I'm a medical doctor who splits my clinical work between General Practice and lesional Dermatology at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. In 2019-20 as part of my final year of GP training, I undertook a Medical Education Fellowship with the Graduate Entry Medicine course. During this time I was offered a role teaching Pembroke medical students and jumped at the chance!

Teaching Philosophy

I believe learning is active process, and works best when educators facilitate students' interrogation of their own cognitive structures, encouraging them to form more complex and meaningful ways of thinking about the material. At the same time, students often feel under huge pressure from myriad sources and I believe it is crucial to foster an environment in which learners feel comfortable to be themselves, have periods of vulnerability and are able to make mistakes. Ultimately, I try to treat students in the ways that resonated with me when I was in their position.

Other Academic Work

Outside of Pembroke, I’m involved in a range of activities within the School of Medicine. This includes giving clinical lectures, providing pastoral care for students, engaging in clinical communication skills teaching, design and delivery of examinations and work promoting equity, diversity and inclusion within the medical school. I have sat as Co-Chair of the EDI Working Group for the Clinical School of Medicine during which time I helped lead the design and implementation of a brand-new EDI curriculum for the school. Our team's work was recognised as part of the Radcliffe Science Library EDI portraiture project.

Teaching Awards

I've been fortunate enough to receive awards at college level with “Recognition for Excellence in Teaching” awards from Pembroke (in 2021 and 2023) as well as "Early Career Excellent Teacher" (2021) and "Excellent Teacher" (2023) awards from the University's Medical Sciences Division.