I am a Senior Lecturer (Education) within the Centre for Biomedical Sciences Education in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences.  As an anatomist, my area of subject expertise is gross anatomy. 

My key areas of leadership are:

• Designated Individual (DI) for the Anatomy Licensed Area (2011 - present)
• Programme Co-ordinator of the MSc in Clinical Anatomy (September 2016 - August 2024)
• Academic Lead for anatomy within year 2 C19 of the medical curriculum (2010 - 2021) and C25 (2021 - )
• Academic Lead and Co-ordinator of External Courses in Anatomy (2015 - present)
• Academic Lead for Anatomy Placements within the Academic Foundation Programme (AF2) (2017 - present)
• Medicine Liaison for Anatomy (between the Centre for Biomedical Sciences Education and the Centre for Medical Education)
• Academic Lead for Recruitment of Clinical Demonstrators in Anatomy

Undergraduate

Year 1 Medicine (MB BCh BAO)

Musculoskeletal 1 (MSK 1) Unit - Joint Unit Lead

Year 2 Medicine (MB BCh BAO)

Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Renal and Reproductive Unit - Anatomy Lead

Neurological System Unit - Anatomy Lead

Musculoskeletal 2 (MSK2) Unit - Anatomy Lead

Postgraduate

MSc in Clinical Anatomy

Applied Anatomy of the Head, Neck and Brain (SCM8113) 40 CATS module - Joint Module Co-ordinator and Teacher

Anatomy Project Module (SCM8079) 60 CATS module - Module Co-ordinator and Supervisor

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

External Appointments

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)

In 2013, I was appointed to the Faculty of Examiners for the Intercollegiate MRCS Part B OSCE, by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd).  As an experienced College Examiner, I have examined at a number of national centres (Edinburgh, Manchester, Buckingham).  As of 2018, I have been personally invited by RCSEd to examine internationally (New Delhi, India; Kuching, Borneo; Chennai, India; Cairo, Egypt).

I have supported the Wade Programme in Surgical Anatomy, organised and delivered by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) for a number of years.  Between 2014 - 2018, I attended in-person courses at the College, contributing to anatomy review sessions.  In 2023, I was invited to become a member of core teaching faculty for the programme.

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)

In 2024, I was endorsed by the Court of Examiners, RCSI, as Examiner for  the Intercollegiate MRCS Part B OSCE.

The University of Bristol

I held the role of External Examiner for anatomy within year 1 of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree, The University of Bristol (2015 - 2020).

My research interests revolve around the specific learning approaches that are adopted by medical students when learning human anatomy; it is this area that was the focus of my doctoral research.  I am particularly interested in exploring the extent to which student perception of clinical relevance of anatomy and previous qualifications predict student learning approach.  From a theoretical perspective, I am interested in Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development and how this particular theory may be translated to the study of anatomy by medical students.