Kim Elkovich

Dr Kim Elkovich is a nationally recognised consultant, academic lecturer, clinical supervisor and dual-qualified health professional with more than 30 years of experience across healthcare. She completed her PhD in 2026 at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Macquarie University. She also holds a Master of Counselling, an MBA, a Graduate Diploma of Psychology and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing). 

Dr Elkovich's career includes a 15-year background in corporate healthcare holding national business management positions in the pharmaceutical industry, change management (state government), 16 years in higher education teaching and curriculum development, and more than three decades in healthcare delivery, counselling and workplace mental health. She has taught and coordinated undergraduate and postgraduate programs in counselling, mental health nursing and public health while mentoring future health professionals.

Dr Elkovich's doctoral research, Exploring an Ethical Climate - A Case Example: Nauru, examines ethical dilemmas, decision-making and organisational ethical climate within complex healthcare systems. Her research interests include complex adaptive systems, organisational ethics, public health governance, client safety and health equity.