Dr Andy Brown
Lead for OSCEs
Sam was previously Leverhulme Research Fellow in Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London. His research interests lie in interpretation of morphological differences in terms of the underlying developmental processes.
Sarah is the convenor of the Mammal Ecology and Environments Group. She is interested in the comparative ecological context of human evolution, Old World monkey palaeobiology and evolutionary history, palaeoecology, functional morphology of the primate postcranial skeleton.
Mike has a long-standing research interest in mediated information, the role of the internet and delivery of welfare. He has recently been working on the role of Web 2.0 in health and social care.
Janine's main responsibilities revolve around the delivery and development of PBL and clinical skills in Phase 1 of the undergraduate curriculum. The training and development of the tutor group is also a key responsibility, including contributing to the development of the HYMS Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education and tutoring on the joint HYMS/Newcastle Postgraduate Clinical certificate. She has developed a number of courses in psychiatry, clinical skills, medical education and arts and humanities and delivers ethics workshops in Phase 1.
John has been a clinical placement tutor for Leeds University medical students and his general practice has research, undergraduate and postgraduate training activities. At HYMS, his main responsibilities are:
- development and delivery of problem-based learning for phase I students
- development and delivery of Integrated Clinical Method sessions
- recruitment, development and management of PBL facilitators.
Patricia's medical education research concentrates on interprofessional training and prescribing teaching. As a clinical researcher, she has been a chief investigator on a series of competitively-funded projects investigating cardiovascular risk with anti-inflammatory drugs. Her research in this area is ongoing in collaboration with colleagues in North America and Australia.
Jean's research involves applying cognitive science principles to education covering a range of areas including educational technology, organisational redesign, the role of discussion in learning, graphical representations for reasoning in and across disciplines, reflection and metacognition, and critical thinking skills.
She joined HYMS in 2003, where her primary areas of responsibility are eLearning, personal and professional development for students, postgraduate training in teaching and learning for clinical staff, assessment strategies, and educational research. Jean received a University of York Vice-Chancellor's Team Teaching Award for her involvement in the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in 2008.