Meet the Programme Team

Details of the programme team and their profiles

Meet the Clinical Education Team

 

The core programme team comprises our highly experienced eProgramme Support Officers and Lecturers with varied clinical backgrounds and extensive experience in higher education. We are actively engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning; undertaking research projects and contributing to national and international conferences. As well as being participants in the University of Edinburgh community of scholars; we have an expanding network of national and international links. Our practice as educators is underpinned by an 'ethic of hospitality' whereby we seek to welcome people into an environment where all are valued and feel able to make a contribution.

 

View the profiles of programme team staff

 

NameJob TitleProfile
Gill AitkenDirector for Postgraduate Medical Educationview profile
Lynsey CampbellLecturerview profile
Magdalena Cerbin - KoczorowskaProgramme Directorview profile
Veronica DaveySenior Academic Co-ordinatorview profile
Jess GurneyLecturerview profile
Jane HislopSenior Lecturerview profile
Janette JamiesonAcademic Co-ordinatorview profile
Stephen MeldrumLecturerview profile
Femke MorrisoneProgramme Support Officerview profile
Lorraine NolaneProgramme Support Officerview profile
Olga PatersonLearning Technologistview profile

Faculty Staff

Our Faculty includes associate tutors at the University of Edinburgh and a number of senior clinicians who bring their expertise to the programme and courses.  These include:

NameJob TitleProfile
Dave HopeFellow in Medical Education and Psychometrician, University of Edinburghview profile
Ruth JenkinsCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Liaison Librarian, University of Edinburgh 
Sonia JosephConsultant Paediatrician and Associate Director of Medical Education, NHS Lothian, Edinburghview profile
Katy LethamConsultant in Emergency Medicine, NHS Lothian, Edinburghview profile
Lisa MacInnesNurse Educator/Researcher, University of Edinburgh 
Ed MellanbyConsultant Anaesthetist, NHS Lothianview profile
Nathan OliverClinical Simulation Manager, NHS Lothianview profile
Simon RileySenior Lecturer, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburghview profile

Research

Research is an integral part of the Clinical Education programme; it informs our teaching, which is delivered by a research active multiprofessional team.  Where possible, we give participants the opportunity to contribute directly to our programme of research through the MSc dissertation and we support graduates to disseminate their work via conferences, peer reviewed journals and our own series of research briefings.

Research interests of tutors involved with the programme include:

  • Graduate attributes
  • Assessment and feedback
  • Inter-professional education
  • Experiences of online learning and teaching
  • Memory, media and learning
  • Junior doctors as teachers