Editorial Team
Chief Editor: Dr Imran Jawaid
Dr Jawaid is the Clinical Assessment Lead and Associate Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Buckingham.
Editorial team:
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.
Andrea Petrella
Andrea Petrella is a family medicine resident at The University of Western Ontario in Canada. Prior to this role, she completed her MbChB degree at the University of Buckingham, and an Honours Specialization Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and Master’s of Science in Kinesiology Integrative Sciences at The University of Western Ontario. Her research to date 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 and chronic disease prevention across the lifespan.
Dr 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.
Dr Tom Broughton
Dr Tom Broughton is a GP Partner and GP Trainer working in Oxfordshire. He is also the Clinical Skills Foundation Course Unit Lead at the University of Buckingham Medical School. Tom is experienced in undertaking medical research and has a Masters in Health Research (Distinction) and has been published in internationally recognised journals. He is interested in all areas of medical education and research.
Dr Carmen Piñon
Dr Carmen Piñon has a BSc in Psychology and a PhD in Neuroscience and is a Senior Lecturer and Unit Lead at the Medical School of the University of Buckingham. Is the Academic lead and organiser of the Student Selective Component (SSC), Neurology, Urology and Health Psychology modules. Is a member of the Ethics committee, Patient Information Forum (PIF), as well as an editor of the Journal of Medical Education (JMER).
Carmen started her scientific career investigating the connections and Physiology of the visual cortex in primates. In 2000, moved to Oxford to the group of Professor Alan Cowey at the Dept. Experimental Psychology to study the anatomical basis of the Blindsight phenomena. Later in 2004, joined the group of Professor Zoltan Molnar, at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics to work on the development of the interactions between thalamus and cortex.
Yvonne Batson-Wright. RN,RM,RHV
With a background in Nursing, Midwifery, Health Visiting and Practice Nursing. I am also a qualified Coach and NLP Practitioner.
I am a Lecturer in Medical Education at King's College London within the MBBS programme. Within this I teach and supervise Year 2 medical students on a year long Longitudinal Placement. Additionally, I am the Year 2 Liaison and Support Lead and provide pastoral support for students. I also teach clinical communication within the MBBS programme.
My professional interests include leadership skills, coaching, equality, diversity and inclusion, and inter-professional education. I recently successfully completed an MA in Clinical Education, with research centred on the importance of leadership skills for Year 2 students linked to their future roles as doctors.
Dr Tolaz Sultan (Editorial Fellow)
Dr Tolaz Sultan is an Academic Teaching Fellow at the University of Buckingham and a resident doctor. Her primary area of interest lies in histopathology and optimising how it is incorporated into medical education.
Dr Ian Kay
Dr Ingrid Wallace
Dr Jayanta Mukherjee
Past Chief Editors
2021-2022 Dr Bharathy Kumaravel (University of Buckingham)
2022-2024 Dr Simon Tso (South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust; and Cardiff University)