Nicola works as a Consultant Psychiatrist covering Whitby and the North Yorkshire Moors, and until recently had lead responsibility for the Block 19 programme for students in the Scarborough locality. She is also the Royal College of Psychiatrists Post Graduate Tutor for the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale locality. Nicola is in the last year of a Masters in Clinical Education programme with Edgehill University. In her Academic Clinical Fellow role she is currently working on a research project looking at the effectiveness of tutor- supported academic discussion forums for phase 2 medical students using telecommunication technology.