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Dr Michael Tran

Dr Michael Tran

Senior Lecturer

MBBS, BSc(Med)Hons, DCH, FRACGP, AFHEA, MRSN

Medicine & Health
Discipline of General Practice

Michael Tran is an early-career academic general practitioner at ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ. He co-convenes the primary care program. He works part time in clinical practice with a broad range of interests in children’s health, family planning, women's and sexual health, sports medicine, mental health and dermatology. His research interests include medical education and understanding the process of transitions in training and specialist practice.
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Rudland J; Ash J; Barclay L; Bloomfield J; Bogossian F; Byrne K; Butler M; Chur-Hansen A; Clark S; Edgar A; Fotheringham P; Forbes R; Green E; Haworth N; Hays R; Judd B; Martin P; Macdiarmid R; Mcnally C; Mcneill L; Mcgee R; Needham J; Poole P; Raymond J; Ridd M; Schoo A; Tran M; Virtue D; Wilkinson T; Wrigh J; Chroinin DN, 2025, 'Rethinking clinical placements: A response to changing healthcare demands', FOCUS ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 26, pp. 60 - 77
    Journal articles | 2025
    Tran M; Balasooriya C; Jonnagaddala J; Leung GKK; Mahboobani N; Ramani S; Rhee J; Schuwirth L; Najafzadeh-Tabrizi NS; Semmler C; Wong ZSY, 2025, 'Situating governance and regulatory concerns for generative artificial intelligence and large language models in medical education', Npj Digital Medicine, 8,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Tran M; Balasooriya C; Semmler C; Rhee J, 2025, 'Generative artificial intelligence: the ‘more knowledgeable other’ in a social constructivist framework of medical education', Npj Digital Medicine, 8,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Tran M; Ee C; Rhee J; Bareham M, 2025, 'General practice, mental health and the care of people with cancer', Austrailan Journal of General Practice,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Tran M; Rhee J; Blazek K; Balasooriya C; Vuong K, 2025, 'Digital health technology use in Australian general practice (GP) consultations: A cross-sectional analysis of the medicine in Australia: Balancing employment and life study', Primary Health Care Research and Development, 26,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Tran M; Wearne S; Davey A; Magin P, 2025, 'Educational and research utility of the registrar clinical encounters in training (ReCEnT) project: an exploration of mechanisms using the context, input, process and product (CIPP) framework', Family Medicine and Community Health, 13,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Balasooriya C; Lyons K; Tran M; Pather N; Chur-Hansen A; Steketee C, 2024, 'Learning, teaching and assessment in health professional education and scholarship in the next 50 years.', Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal, 25, pp. 110 - 129,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Fisher K; Patsan I; Klein L; Turner A; Runciman D; Fielding A; Tran M; Pond D; Guppy M; Starling C; D’Amore A; Davey A; Magin P, 2024, 'Registrars as teachers: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Australian general practice registrars in teaching roles', BMC Medical Education, 24,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Magin P; Ralston A; Fielding A; Holliday E; Tran M; Tapley A; Van Driel M; Ball J; Moad D; Mitchell B; Fisher K; Fitzgerald K; Spike N; Turner R; Davey A, 2024, 'Prediction of general practice licensure/certification examination performance by a measure of 'questionable' activities in clinical practice: a retrospective cohort study', Postgraduate Medical Journal, 100, pp. 382 - 390,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Marshall KH; Riddiford-Harland DL; Meller AE; Kruger V; Kirsebom M; Tran M; Caplan GA; Naganathan V; Cullen J; Gonski P; Zwar N; O'Keeffe JA; Krysinska K; Rhee JJ, 2024, 'Feasibility and acceptability of facilitated advance care planning in outpatient clinics: A qualitative study of health-care professionals experience', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 43, pp. 314 - 322,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sturman N; Tran M; Vasiliadis S, 2024, 'Rescuing the profession we love: general practice training sector recommendations for improving the attractiveness of general practice training. A qualitative analysis', Medical Journal of Australia, 220, pp. 461 - 465,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Tran M; Lea V; Wong L-C, 2024, 'Complications of psoriasis: clinicopathology, screening, and management', British Journal of General Practice, 74, pp. 329 - 330,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Tran M; Rhee J; Hu W; Magin P; Shulruf B, 2024, 'General practice trainee, supervisor and educator perspectives on the transitions in postgraduate training: a scoping review', Family Medicine and Community Health,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Tran M; Rhee J; Smith O, 2024, 'Improving feedback literacy in a primary care rotation', Medical Teacher, 46, pp. 614 - 616,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Fisher K; Fielding A; Ralston A; Holliday E; Ball J; Tran M; Davey A; Tapley A; Magin P, 2023, 'Exam prediction and the general Practice Registrar Competency Assessment Grid (GPR-CAG)', Education for Primary Care, 34, pp. 268 - 276,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ralston A; Fielding A; Holliday E; Ball J; Tapley A; van Driel M; Davey A; Turner R; Moad D; FitzGerald K; Spike N; Mitchell B; Tran M; Fisher K; Magin P, 2023, ''Low-value' clinical care in general practice: a cross-sectional analysis of low-value care in early-career GPs' practice', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 35,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Tran M; Anderson K, 2023, 'Takeaway tinctures', Medical Journal of Australia, 218, pp. 192,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Tran M; Lawrence R; BPharm CA; Manski-Nankervis JA; Heal C; Douglas K; Rhee J, 2023, 'Improving general practice research in Australia', Australian Journal of General Practice, 52, pp. 734 - 736,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Tran M; Lea V; Zhao C; Kristoffersen S, 2023, 'Venous eczema and chronic venous disease', BMJ,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Tran M; Wearne S; Fielding A; Moad D; Tapley A; Holliday E; Ball J; Davey A; van Driel M; FitzGerald K; Spike N; Bentley M; Kirby C; Magin P, 2023, 'Early-career general practitioners’ perceptions of the utility of vocational training for subsequent independent practice', Education for Primary Care, 34, pp. 74 - 82,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tran M; Wearne S; Tapley A; Fielding A; Davey A; van Driel M; Holliday E; Ball J; FitzGerald K; Spike N; Magin P, 2022, 'Transitions in general practice training: quantifying epidemiological variation in trainees’ experiences and clinical behaviours', BMC Medical Education, 22,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tran M; Wong LC; Thiruvilangam V; Moir D, 2022, 'Atypical melanoma: clinicopathological features and management in general practice', British Journal of General Practice, 72, pp. 545 - 547,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tran M; Wong LC, 2022, 'A waxy plaque on an infant aged six months', Australian Journal of General Practice, 51, pp. 431 - 432,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tran M; Thiruvilangam V, 2019, 'Blistered skin in a 30-year-old woman', Journal of Primary Health Care, 11, pp. 380 - 383,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tran M; Grant M; Clayton J; Rhee J, 2018, 'Advance care decision making and planning', Australian Journal of General Practice, 47,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tran MMA, 2018, 'An indurated, longitudinal plaque on the arm of a seven-year-old girl', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 47, pp. 689 - 690,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tran MMA, 2018, 'An indurated, longitudinal plaque on the arm of a seven-year-old girl.', Aust J Gen Pract, 47, pp. 688 - 690,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Tran MMA; Tantsis EM; Ging JM, 2017, 'In children requiring intravenous fluid for hydration maintenance, which out of hypotonic saline and isotonic saline is less likely to result in the development of hyponatraemia?', JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 53, pp. 309 - 313,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Tran MMA; Browne M, 2016, 'Coeliac disease presenting as apparent haemochromatosis', INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, 46, pp. 860 - 862,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Tran MMA; Fancourt N; Ging JM; Tantsis EM; Nelson TY; Sharma R, 2016, 'Failure to thrive potentially secondary to maternal venlafaxine use', AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY, 24, pp. 98 - 99,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Tran MMA; Iredell JR; Packham DR; O'Sullivan MVN; Hudson BJ, 2015, 'Delusional infestation: an Australian multicentre study of 23 consecutive cases', INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, 45, pp. 454 - 456,
  • Conference Presentations | 2025
    Tran M; Magin P; D'Amore A; Davey A; Patsan I; Robinson-Kingi H; Holliday E; Dizon J; Tapley A, 2025, 'Transitions in Telehealth Use by Australian GP Registrars: Implications for Educational Practice', presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, Geelong, Victoria, 11 August 2025 - 12 August 2025
    Conference Abstracts | 2025
    Tran M; Rhee J; Jonnagaddala J; McColl A; Devi A; Funnell I; Montague C, 2025, 'From Prompt to Practice: Assessing the Quality and Safety of AI-Generated Medical Information', Geelong, Victoria, presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, Geelong, Victoria, 11 August 2025 - 12 August 2025
    Conference Presentations | 2025
    Tran M; Uebel K; Smith O; Rhee J; Varma R; Foster R; Damodaran A; Fentoullis M; Wong S; Kalucy M; Balasooriya C, 2025, 'Supervising While Consulting: Understanding Cognitive Load in Medical Student Supervision', presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, Geelong, Victoria, 11 August 2025 - 12 August 2025
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Magin P; Tran M; Ralston A; Fielding A; Holliday E; Tapley A; van Driel M; Ball J; Moad D; Mitchell B; Fisher K; FitzGerald K; Spike N; Turner R; Davey A, 2024, 'Questionable’ clinical activities and RACGP examination performance: is a measure of registrars’ quality of clinical practice predictive of examination outcomes?', Adelaide, South Australia, presented at Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, South Australia, 01 July 2024 - 04 July 2024
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Tran M; Balasooriya C; Warner K; Rhee J; Abhayaratna E; Greenberg J; Dettmann Hughes L; Leechman M; McQuillen N; Morris D; Lamarche T; Chong J; Liu B, 2024, 'A pilot project exploring student-generated frameworks for the evaluation and utilisation of artificial intelligence in learning', Adelaide, South Australia, presented at Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, South Australia, 01 July 2024 - 04 July 2024
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Tran M; Fielding A; Moad D; Tapley A; Holliday E; Ball J; Davey A; van Driel M; FitzGerald K; Spike N; Bentley M; Kirby C; Turnock A; Magin P, 2024, 'Factors associated with early-career general practitioners’ retention as independent specialists in former training practices.', Adelaide, South Australia, presented at Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, South Australia, 01 July 2024 - 04 July 2024
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Tran M; Ralston A; Fielding A; Magiros M; Starling C; Li M; Magin P, 2024, 'Use of a formative mock examination in predicting Australian general practice licensure examination performance', Adelaide, South Australia, presented at Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, South Australia, 01 July 2024 - 04 July 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Tran M; Ralston A; Holliday E; Tapley A; Fielding A; Moad D; Ledger J; Wearne S; Davey A; van Driel M; Ball J; Moran V; Dizon J; Magin P, 2024, 'General practice registrars’ practice in outer metropolitan Australia: A cross-sectional comparison with rural and inner metropolitan areas.', presented at Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, South Australia, 01 July 2024 - 04 July 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Tran M; Rhee J; Blazek K; Balasooriya C; Vuong K, 2024, 'Digital health technology use in Australian general practice consultations: a cross-sectional analysis of the MABEL study', presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, Sydney, Australia, 15 August 2024 - 16 August 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Tran M; Shulruf B; Hu W; Magin P; Rhee J, 2024, 'General practice trainee, supervisor, educator and student perspectives on the transition into postgraduate training: A scoping review', presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, Sydney, Australia, 15 August 2024 - 16 August 2024
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Tran M; Smith O; Lawrence R; Rhee J; Shulruf B, 2024, 'Self-identified learning needs in a primary care rotation', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, Sydney, Australia, 15 August 2024 - 16 August 2024
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Tran M; Smith O; Lawrence R; Rhee J, 2024, 'Investigating the effect of an undergraduate primary care program on professional identity, feedback literacy, tolerance of uncertainty and readiness for interprofessional learning', presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, 15 August 2024 - 16 August 2024
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Tran M; Smith O; Lawrence R; Rhee J, 2024, 'Investigating the effect of an undergraduate primary care program on professional identity, feedback literacy, tolerance of uncertainty and readiness for interprofessional learning', Adelaide, South Australia, presented at Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, South Australia, 01 July 2024 - 04 July 2024
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Tran M; Smith O; Rhee J, 2024, 'Improving feedback literacy in a primary care rotation', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, Sydney, Australia, 15 August 2024 - 16 August 2024
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Tran M; Smith O; Rhee J, 2024, 'Improving feedback literacy in a primary care rotation.', Adelaide, South Australia, presented at Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, South Australia, 01 July 2024 - 04 July 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2022
    Tran M; Wearne S; Ralston A; Tapley A; Fielding A; Moad D; Davey A; van Driel M; Holliday E; Ball J; Bentley M; Moran V; Magin P, 2022, 'General practice training in outer metropolitan Australia: A cross-sectional analysis', presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, 18 August 2022 - 19 August 2022
    Conference Posters | 2022
    Tran M; Wearne S; Tapley A; Fielding A; Moad D; Davey A; van Driel M; Holliday E; Ball J; FitzGerald K; Bentley M; Kirby C; Spike N; Magin P, 2022, 'Early-career general practitioners’ perceptions of the utility of vocational training for subsequent independent practice', presented at Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, 18 August 2022 - 19 August 2022