Jessica O'Sullivan

Jessica O’Sullivan, based in Australia, is a general surgery registrar and past scholar of the online PgDip in Human Factors in Patient Safety.

What is unique about this course?

I suppose what is unique and the reason I picked this course is that it’s the only course that explores human factors, also what I think is unique is the layout and its also what appealed to me hugely. It’s a mix of individual assignments as well as group projects as well as weekly class discussion boards, that provide a really great method of course delivery at a lot of really interesting and engaging conversations.

What was it like to study this course at a distance?

It was actually really easy, as this is delivered exclusively online and all lectures are recorded. it makes it easy to catch up and follow along even if you are in a completely different time zone like I am in Australia, everything is accessible internationally. Actually the last 2 assignments I completed while travelling around India for a month, and there was no issue.

What advice would you give someone who is thinking about doing this course?

I would say that you should definitely just do it, I’ve definitely learned a lot more this course than I actually thought I would and also a lot of things that have definitely benefited me learning early on in my career.