Chief Editor: Dr Simon Tso

Dr Simon Tso is a Consultant Dermatologist at the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. His Doctor of Medicine degree research thesis was entitled ‘The graduate-entry medical student: challenges to transition through medical school’. His research interests is in transition experience, disability, professionalism and curriculum development.

 

Editorial team:

Prof Joanne Harris

Professor Joanne Harris is the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at University of Buckingham and a general practitioner. Her research interests include assessment of professionalism and cultural aspects of professional identity formation of medical students.

 

Prof Andy McKeown

Professor Andy McKeown is a GP and the Undergraduate Medicine Lead at Keele Medical School. His research interests lie in Educational Authenticity, Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships and Interprofessional Education.

 

Dr Emma Spikings

Dr Emma Spikings is the Student Support Lead and a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Buckingham. She has a biomedical science research background in embryology and an educational interest in supporting students through transition periods and embedding study skills and future functional/professional skills into traditionally “topic-focused” curricula.

 

Prof Oliver Pearce

Professor Oliver Pearce is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon and the Vice Chair of Research at Milton Keynes University Hospital.  He is the UK lead for Rapid Recovery Programmes for Hip and Knee replacement and sits on the European Advisory Board.  He holds Visiting Professors posts in Computing Science (Open University), Materials Manufacturing and Aerospace (Cranfield University) and Health Sciences (University of Bedfordshire).  He holds a Clinical Senior Lecturer post at University of Buckingham Medical School where he runs the Musculoskeletal Sciences undergraduate course.

He publishes on orthopaedic and health technology topics and crosses the boundaries of surgery, medicine and technology at international conferences giving keynote lectures and presenting research.  He is an innovator with several patented healthcare inventions.

 

Dr Varadarajan Baskar

Dr Varadarajan Baskar is a Consultant Endocrinologist and Associate Medical Director, Out of Hospital services at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. He is also the Pharmacology theme lead for phase 2 program within Buckingham medical school. He is a passionate educator with clinical and research experience and has always encouraged enhanced evidence-based medicine focus and presentations and publications from junior doctors and medical students.

 

Andrea Petrella

Andrea Petrella is a second year MBChB candidate at The University of Buckingham. Prior to her MbChB degree, Andrea completed her Honours Specialization Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and a Master’s of Science in Exercise Neuroscience from The University of Western Ontario. Her Master’s thesis focused on the impact of acute exercise on cognitive function in older adults. Andrea’s research has been supported with funding from the Canadian Frailty Network and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Andrea is interested in medical education, sports medicine, chronic disease prevention and healthy aging.

 

Suhaib Abdurrezag Ghula

Dr Suhaib Abdurrezak Ghula is an Academic foundation year 1 doctor working in Yorkshire and Humber deanery. He has an interest in cardiology, medical education, and research.  He is currently enrolled in a Health Research and Statistics (PG Cert) in York University.