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A/ProfLewis MacKinnon

Adjunct Associate Professor (Clinical)

Curtin Medical School

Orcid identifier0009-0001-8160-3801
  • Adjunct Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Curtin Medical School
  • Curtin University, c/o Discipline of Medicine, L5, Building 410, Bentley, Australia

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Associate Professor Lewis MacKinnon is a senior academic and practising GP in Western Australia. As Director of General Practice and Clinical Adjuncts at Curtin Medical School, he provides academic governance and calibration across Curtin’s GP teaching program and adjunct network, ensuring standards, quality and alignment with curriculum needs.

 

Principal GP and Founder of Skye Medical Armadale and Canning Vale, he holds specialist interests in HIV medicine, cardiology and preventative disease care. He is an experienced S100 HIV/HBV prescriber and continues active clinical practice.

 

He serves on the North Metropolitan Health Service Board, contributing to safety, quality, finance and risk governance across a major WA health service, as well as several other committees and governance roles.

 

His research focuses on GP workforce pathways, medical education, chronic disease management and HIV guideline integrity. He is Chief Investigator on several funded projects, including NHMRC and RACGP Educational Research Grant programs.

 

A/Prof MacKinnon holds an MBA with Dean’s Commendation and is active proponent of supporting sustainable quality improvement in general practice and providing mentoring and professionalism support for peers. His work continues to centre on strengthening general practice as a vital component of WA’s health system.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Director of Clinical Education (Placements), General Practice & Clinical Adjuncts
    Curtin University, Discipline of Medicine, Perth, Australia4 Jan 2023 - present

DEGREES

  • MBCHB
    University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • MBA
    Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
  • GradCertFin
    Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

CERTIFICATIONS

  • MRCGP
    Royal College of General Practitioners, London, United Kingdom2015 - present
  • FRACGP
    Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, East Melbourne, Australia2016 - present

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

ROLE

  • Staff

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy

DEPARTMENT

  • Curtin Medical School