Specialist General Practitioner, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
Dr Michael Tam is a clinical academic Specialist General Practitioner, combining the provision of family medicine, research, health services development, and governance. Michael’s clinical interest is in the whole-person primary care of people living with mental illness. He is actively involved in mental health policy, strategy, and governance, with local, state, and national bodies. Michael’s research is in integrated care and preventive care in general practice. He has expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Experience
2014–present
Staff Specialist, Academic Primary and Integrated Care Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District
2014–present
Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW Sydney
2017–2018
Senior lecturer, Discipline of General Practice, University of Sydney
2011–2014
Lecturer in Primary Care, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW Australia
2007–2014
General Practitioner, Glebe Family Medical Practice
Education
2013
New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry, Master of Mental Health (General Practitioner) (Research)
2007
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, FRACGP
2002
University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Science (Medicine), Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Publications
2018
HealthPathways implementation on type 2 diabetes – a programmatic evaluation (HIT2 evaluation), Journal of Integrated Care
2018
How doctors conceptualise P values: a mixed methods study, Australian Journal of General Practice
2018
How to ensure your research follows ethical principles, How to Do Primary Care Research
2017
Can research that is not intended or unlikely to be published be considered ethical?, Australian Family Physician
2017
General practitioner follow-up in older patients after an emergency department admission, Australian Family Physician
2017
The informatics capability maturity of integrated primary care centres in Australia, International Journal of Medical Informatics
2016
Patients’ acceptance of SNAP assessment: An exploration, Australian Family Physician
2016
Ethical considerations in recruiting primary care patients to research studies, Australian Family Physician
2016
Alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary care – Evidence and a pragmatic practice-based approach, Australian Family Physician
2015
Consultation contexts and the acceptability of alcohol enquiry from general practitioners - a survey experiment, Australian Family Physician
2015
Let's listen to patients' and GPs' perspectives on alcohol-screening research, Australian Family Physician
2015
Alcohol enquiry by GPs - understanding patient perspectives: a qualitative study, Australian Family Physician
2015
Ethical research or research ethics?, Australian Family Physician
2015
Research ethics and approval process: A guide for new GP researchers, Australian Family Physician
2013
Australian general practitioner perceptions of the detection and screening of at-risk drinking, and the role of the AUDIT-C: a qualitative study, BMC Family Practice
2012
Available, intuitive and free! Building e-learning modules using web 2.0 services, Medical Teacher
Grants and Contracts
2019
Communication concordance between Arabic-speaking patients and ED doctors
Role:
Principle Investigator
Funding Source:
South West Sydney Research, Small Grants Scheme
2019
Melanoma risk predictions among Australian general practitioners
Role:
Co-investigator
Funding Source:
RACGP Foundation, Chris Silagy Research Scholarship
2016
The 'Watch Me Grow’ App for identification of developmental and mental health problems in early childhood: a validation study
Role:
Co-investigator
Funding Source:
Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant
2013
Patient acceptability and attitudes to receiving alcohol use enquiry from general practitioners
Role:
Principle Investigator
Funding Source:
RACGP Foundation, Family Medicare Care Research Grant
Professional Memberships
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care
South Western Sydney Primary Health Network
Research Areas
Primary Health Care (111717)
Mental Health (111714)
Medicine, Nursing And Health Curriculum And Pedagogy (130209)