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Dr Gemma Ashwell

Dr Gemma Ashwell

  • Position: General Practitioner and Clinical Lecturer in Medical Education
  • Areas of expertise: Medical education; Primary Care; Health Inequity; Inclusion Health
  • Email: G.K.Ashwell@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: Worsley Building
  • Website: Twitter | LinkedIn | ORCID

Profile

I am a Clinical Lecturer in Medical Education at Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, combining teaching, research and clinical practice.

My teaching focuses on health inequity, the social determinants of health, inclusion health, and trauma informed care. I co-lead the public health module and teach Primary Care in the School of Medicine.

Alongside my academic role, I am a General Practitioner in Inclusion Health at Bevan Healthcare in Bradford. My educational work here has included establishing Bevan Healthcare as a GP and medical student training practice, and leading the Street Medics Society, providing medical students with volunteer oppotrtunities in homeless outreach work. I have been the clinical lead of the homeless outreach team and Bradford Respite and Intermediate Care Support Services (BRICSS), an intermediate care facility for people experiencing homelessness and significant physical health problems.

I am a Pathway Fellow and Chair of the Faculty of Homeless and Inclusion Health Education Committee. 

 

Research interests

My research focuses on health professions education and health inequities, I am interested in qualitative methods and co-production.

I am currently undertaking a PhD on Inclusion Health in Undergraduate Medical Education. My supervisors are: Amy M Russell , Andrea Williamson  and Lindsey Pope. 

I have published previous work on homeless healthcare, health inequity and inclusion health in medical education. 

 

 

Qualifications

  • MBChB (Hons)
  • BSc International Health (Hons)
  • PGC Primary Care Ed (Distinction)
  • DCH
  • DRCOG, DFSRH

Professional memberships

  • Royal College of General Practitioners
  • Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Student education

My teaching role in the School of Medicine is principally co-leading the public health module ‘Individuals and Populations’, as well as teaching Primary Care in years 3 and 4. I am involved in supervising research projects with Intercalated BSc students and year 4/5 Extended Research Projects. 

Research groups and institutes

  • Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
  • Division of Primary Care, Palliative Care and Public Health