Associate Professor Dr Alison Brown

Profile

I am Associate Professor for Medical Education, having worked in Medical Education and as a General Practitioner for over 20 years.

My work in medical education started as GP Lead for medical student placements in my own GP practice until in 2005 I was appointed as GP Lead for Undergraduate Medical Education by Bradford teaching PCT to support recruitment of teaching practices to support placement provision for MBChB at the University of Leeds, using a co-development partnership model.

Along with my team we developed support for recruitment and retention of GP practices providing undergraduate clinical placements and developed a Quality assurance and enhancement system to support GP placement provision. This involved supporting individual practices, review of student evaluation, and ensuring curriculum integration through development and delivery of Continuing Professional Development workshops for GP Tutors at regional level.

I went on to support development of clinical teaching and placement within the early years MBChB curriculum, including during the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic. During this time I also contributed to a national HEE virtual work experience package to support prospective medical students in their applications to medicine. Most recently I am involved in strategic MBChB curriculum development in relation to personal and professional development and professional identity development.

My interests are supported at a national level by enaggement with UKCEMP ( UK Council for Educators of Medical Professionalism) who support the development of medical education in relation to professionalism.

Research interests

I have completed research relating to student experiences of reflective learning on clinical placement for my MSc in Education in Primary Care, and have supervised several MBChB undergraduate research projects including intercalated BSC and ESREP research.

My involvement in strategic curriculum review has been informed by staff-student partnership workshops in conjunction with review of student evaluation.

Research interests include Medical Professionalism Education including professional identity development, personal and professional development, reflective practice, the use of e-portfolios and the clinical field of Primary Care.

Qualifications

• MBBS ( Hons with distinction) 1998, University of Newcastle
• MSC Education in Primary Care 2015

Professional memberships

• MRCGP 2003
• FRCGP 2012

Student education

My work at the University of Leeds has involved srategic curriculum review including evaluation, design, delivery and assessment of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the School of Medicine related to clinical practice and professionalism. My expertise as a clinician and academic in design and delivery of placements has informed development of the MBChB curriculum to ensure integration between campus and placement learning opportunities, and preparation of students for the clinical environment. I have worked in partnership with Primary Care placement providers at regional level to support delivery of placements for MBChB students. Curriculum development has included introduction of an e-portfolio and a professional development review model to support formative personal and professional development for MBChB students. I am currently involved in strategic curriculm review within the School of Medicine shaping teaching practice and policy.

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