Rebecca A. Szabo

Dr Rebecca Szabo is a specialist obstetrician/gynaecologist, medical educator and simulation expert. She is an honorary senior lecturer at The University of Melbourne in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health and the Department of Critical Care. She is the lead of the Gandel Simulation Service a translational simulation service based at the Women’s in partnership with The University of Melbourne and has a Masters of Clinical Education focused on simulation and is a PhD Candidate exploring implementation of simulation in hospitals focused on health systems integration, quality improvement and patient safety. She is the Chair of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Simulation Training Advisory Group. Rebecca has been an instructor for the AMaRE / Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) program for over 10 years and was the Chair of the Board 2021-2023. She has experience working and teaching across Australia, Thailand and Mongolia and is passionate about healthcare access, safety and equity. In 2020 Rebecca was a member of the infection prevention mechanisms subgroup of the the Victorian statewide Healthcare Worker Infection Prevention and Wellbeing Taskforce for education and simulation expertise. Her work and research has focused on maternity care and safety, simulation and training, science communication and education.