Professor Anna Ryan is Head of Department and Director of Assessment in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Melbourne. Her work extends across graduate entry medical education, post graduate clinical education, research supervision, accreditation and regulation contexts. Anna’s overarching research interest is in the use of assessments to guide learning, while still supporting the traditional role assessments play in certifying competence and ensuring patient safety. She is an associate editor of the journal Advances in Health Sciences Education and a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.