Shelley Fielden

Profile

I am responsible for the development, co-ordination, and delivery of teaching in areas such as interprofessional learning and teamwork.I have worked in LIME since 2003. Prior to my role as Interprofessional Learning Co-ordinator I worked in the department supporting communication skills teaching and patient involvement initiatives.  I co-chair a number of networks supporting students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, new and early career researchers and clinical staff interested in clinical education. These include the Clinical Education Network and the LIME Lecturers Network. 

Research interests

My areas of research interest are interprofessional education, workplace learning and patient involvement. I am specifically interested in the ways in which people (students, qualified professionals, patients) learn and work in academic and practice settings and the impact on identity.

Qualifications

• BA (Hons)
• MA

Student education

I am responsible for the development, coordination, and delivery of teaching in areas such as interprofessional learning and teamwork. Teaching includes initiatives aimed at students in all five years of the undergraduate MBChB programme, and providing training to academic and clinical staff involved in delivering teaching in these areas.  I am module lead for the Medical Education Placement module on the BSc Applied Health (Medical Education) intercalated degree and supervise students at undergraduate and postgraduate level on topics related to patient involvement and workplace learning. In 2011 I was awarded a University of Leeds Student Education Development Fellowship in recognition of my work in student education.

Research groups and institutes

• Leeds Institute of Medical Education
• Educating doctors to provide safer care