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DoctorsTraining was originally founded by Dr Liz Spencer in 2008. In 2019, leadership transitioned to Dr Simon Frazer, who took on the roles of CEO and Creative Director. Since then, we have continued to expand as a dynamic team of inspirational medical educators, executive coaches, and leadership experts, united in our mission to provide training and support for ALL doctors.

Dr Simon Frazer
Paediatrician and Founder Doctors TrainingI have worked in acute paediatrics for 27 years and have held numerous regional and national roles in medical education over the last 22 years. I was proud to lead the services at an acute trust for eight years as the Director of Education and...

Dr Simon Frazer
Paediatrician and Founder Doctors TrainingDr Simon Frazer
Paediatrician and Founder Doctors Training
I have worked in acute paediatrics for 27 years and have held numerous regional and national roles in medical education over the last 22 years. I was proud to lead the services at an acute trust for eight years as the Director of Education and Deputy Medical Director, a role I completed in 2017.
My career progression also led me to train as an executive coach with Health Education England, further enhancing my leadership and educational mentoring skills. As a certified executive coach with the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), I am deeply committed to supporting all doctors.
This passion for medical education led me to serve as the education advisor to Medical Education Leaders UK (NACT) and as a senior appraiser for responsible officers and national medical directors. In 2019, I became the CEO and Creative Director at DoctorsTraining. We are a national collaboration of doctors, organisational psychologists, and leadership coaches who have dedicated our careers to supporting the professional development of doctors, trainers, and leaders within the NHS.

Mrs Amanda Smith
Partnership and Business ManagerAs an experienced business and development manager, Amanda managed programmes, events and business accounts at Barnardo’s for over 20 years. She has extensive experience in event management and client relationships.

Mrs Amanda Smith
Partnership and Business ManagerMrs Amanda Smith
Partnership and Business Manager
As an experienced business and development manager, Amanda managed programmes, events and business accounts at Barnardo’s for over 20 years. She has extensive experience in event management and client relationships.

Dr Toni Brunning
Partnership and Internal Quality LeadToni is a consultant anaesthetist with a master’s in MedEd. She’s held education roles including College Tutor and Champion of Flexible Training. She is interested in clinician wellbeing and has run courses in this area for over ten years. She...

Dr Toni Brunning
Partnership and Internal Quality LeadDr Toni Brunning
Partnership and Internal Quality Lead
Toni is a consultant anaesthetist with a master’s in MedEd. She’s held education roles including College Tutor and Champion of Flexible Training. She is interested in clinician wellbeing and has run courses in this area for over ten years. She has a lifestyle medicine diploma and is a EMCC qualified coach. At the Royal College of Anaesthetists, she is both a consultant-member of council and trustee of the charity. She was elected as Vice President starting in Sept 2024. Outside of work, Toni likes to be in nature (including wild swimming) with her family and dogs.

Amie Burbridge
Podcast Lead and Senior ConsultantAmie is a Consultant Acute and General Physician, who has a Master’s in Medical Education. She is a member of the education faculty at the Royal College of Physicians and is the Head of Quality and Wellbeing at West Midlands Deanery School of...

Amie Burbridge
Podcast Lead and Senior ConsultantAmie Burbridge
Podcast Lead and Senior Consultant
Amie is a Consultant Acute and General Physician, who has a Master’s in Medical Education. She is a member of the education faculty at the Royal College of Physicians and is the Head of Quality and Wellbeing at West Midlands Deanery School of Medicine. Amie’s area of interest focuses on teaching clinical reasoning and cognitive biases and promoting good communication to enhance the trainee-trainer relationship. Amie is passionate about medical podcasting as an alternative way to educate.

Dr Liz Burgess
Content Lead and Senior ConsultantLiz is a consultant in Emergency Medicine with a passion for medical education. She is Deputy Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, Training Programme Director of Higher Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine and a Trust appraiser. She is...

Dr Liz Burgess
Content Lead and Senior ConsultantDr Liz Burgess
Content Lead and Senior Consultant
Liz is a consultant in Emergency Medicine with a passion for medical education. She is Deputy Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, Training Programme Director of Higher Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine and a Trust appraiser. She is also a triathlete representing Great Britain for Age-Group racing, an accredited triathlon coach and an ILM7 certified executive coach and mentor. Driven by a deep curiosity for discovering true potential in self and others, and a joy for developing that potential, Liz’s current areas of interest also include International Medical Graduate support, educational supervisor development and simulation faculty development.

Dr Jess Morgan
Engagement Lead and Senior ConsultantJess is a non-clinical paediatrician and part of the core DoctorsTraining team. She has a portfolio career combining her passion for teaching with her drive to improve the wellbeing and working lives of doctors. Having worked as a primary teacher...

Dr Jess Morgan
Engagement Lead and Senior ConsultantDr Jess Morgan
Engagement Lead and Senior Consultant
Jess is a non-clinical paediatrician and part of the core DoctorsTraining team. She has a portfolio career combining her passion for teaching with her drive to improve the wellbeing and working lives of doctors. Having worked as a primary teacher for a couple of years, Jess brings a creative and innovative approach to education. She is a firm believer in the power of storytelling and connection and has used this in her drive to educate through social media.
Our Experts

Dr Anna Baverstock
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Dr Anna Baverstock
Paediatrician and Senior ConsultantDr Anna Baverstock
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Anna is a consultant in Community Child Health, looking after children with complex neurodisability and their families. She has been an Educational Supervisor and Associate DME for support and wellbeing. She was invited to be a member of the NHS Staff and Learners’ Mental Wellbeing Commission in 2019. Currently she is Lead for Senior Doctor Wellbeing and Leadership within Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Anna is a trained coach, mediator and Schwartz round facilitator. Her philosophy is how do we ensure the first patient of the shift and the last get the same kind, safe care? When not talking, she loves to run, do yoga, read, draw and doodle – often inspired by quotes or poems that resonate.

Mr Dan Berral
Surgeon and Senior Consultant
Mr Dan Berral
Surgeon and Senior ConsultantMr Dan Berral
Surgeon and Senior Consultant
Dan is a consultant Surgeon and Deputy Director of Education. He is passionate about quality in training and supervision and enhancing the working relationship between supervisors and trainees. He delivered trainer bootcamps as part of the Improving Surgical Training pilot, is clinical lead for the Royal College of Surgeons of England Excellence in Surgical Supervision course and faculty on their Training the Trainers course. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and faculty for their NOTSS (non-technical skills for surgeons) course.

Dr Marwan Bukhari
Rheumatologist and Senior Consultant
Dr Marwan Bukhari
Rheumatologist and Senior ConsultantDr Marwan Bukhari
Rheumatologist and Senior Consultant
Marwan a consultant Rheumatologist, director for postgraduate and undergraduate medical education and academic foundation tutor. He is also the editor in chief of the journal Rheumatology (Oxford). He is the northern regional advisor for NRAS and the north west coast musculoskeletal NIHR lead. He is the north west co representative on medical education leaders.

Professor Will Carroll
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Professor Will Carroll
Paediatrician and Senior ConsultantProfessor Will Carroll
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Will has more than 20 years experience as a senior educator and has learnt valuable lessons from his time as a College tutor, Training Programme Director, Head of School and Director of Medical Education. He has a particular interest in how to quality assure training programmes and assessments. He has gained some important insights working for almost 20 years with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health examination team, having spent more than 10 years as the Head of Written and Theory examinations. For the last 5 years he has been part of the GMC National Trainee Survey group.

Dr Sarah Cooper
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Sarah Cooper
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Sarah Cooper
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Sarah was a doctor in the NHS for 19 years, specialising in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. She worked in West Yorkshire throughout her career. She led various teams through her work as clinical lead for obstetric anaesthesia and then critical care. In 2022 Sarah changed her role completely, and is now working full time as a professional coach. This is a different, but equally valuable form of life support! Sarah provides individual and team coaching, having gained ILM level 5 in effective mentoring and coaching and a team coaching practitioner qualification. Her other interests are painting, parenting and gardening.

Dr Andy Davies
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Andy Davies
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Andy Davies
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Andy is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and former Associate Director of Medical Education for Clinical Skills, Simulation, and Technology Enhanced Learning. He established the renowned @LeedsEDSim program and has helped built a widened community of Multi-disciplinary educators. He is passionate about Human Factors and non-technical skills training. As an accredited Executive Coach, Andy supports doctors in training through points of transition and challenge. He has experience in Clinical Leadership roles, RCEM EM Leaders development program, and previously held regional education roles.

Dr Shumontha Dev
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Shumontha Dev
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Shumontha Dev
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Shum is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He works as a Deputy Director of Medical Education and the lead Foundation Training Programme Director. He is on the Council of NACT-UK, representing the Foundation Programme. He is an examiner for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Shum gained the Masters in Medical Education and is an accredited executive coach.

Dr Helen Draper
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Helen Draper
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Helen Draper
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Helen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Kingston Hospital and is currently Deputy DME, Champion for Flexible Training and Educational Supervisor for Foundation doctors. Previously she was Foundation Training Programme Director for many years and Specialty Tutor for Emergency Medicine. She is an enthusiastic advocate for career-long professional learning and development – in recent years Helen has completed a MA in Clinical Strategic Leadership and qualified as an Interpersonal Mediator.

Dr Mayada Elsheikh
Emergency Medicine and Senior Consultant
Dr Mayada Elsheikh
Emergency Medicine and Senior ConsultantDr Mayada Elsheikh
Emergency Medicine and Senior Consultant
Mayada is a consultant in Emergency Medicine, having had an interest in medical education early on in her training she took a post in Simulation & Medical Education introducing a technology enhanced learning (TEL) programme. She also developed virtual resources to train educators in using TEL. Her time in the simulation fellowship has helped her develop an interest in non-technical skills and unconscious bias which she incorporates in her teaching sessions. As an international medical graduate (IMG) she developed a particular interest in IMG education and has delivered courses tailored to the non-clinical needs of IMGs.

Dr Caz Farrow
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Caz Farrow
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Caz Farrow
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Caz is a Consultant Anaesthetist with a longstanding interest in postgraduate teaching, completing a PGCE in 2010 and a six-year term as College Tutor. She is passionate about training, education and creating a productive learning environment, and supporting the development of others to achieve their full potential. Caz has developed anaesthetic-specific Educational Supervisor resources for HEE and was on the SEAUK Council for several years. She is faculty on simulation courses and has implemented high fidelity multi-professional simulation and non-technical skills training in her Trust. She is also an appraiser, trained mentor and currently doing an MSc in Performance Psychology.

Ms Anna Frazer
Events Coordinator
Ms Anna Frazer
Events CoordinatorMs Anna Frazer
Events Coordinator

Mrs Elaine Frazer
Associate Director
Mrs Elaine Frazer
Associate DirectorMrs Elaine Frazer
Associate Director

Dr Suzy Jordache
Senior Consultant
Dr Suzy Jordache
Senior ConsultantDr Suzy Jordache
Senior Consultant
After 17 years of clinical experience in psychiatry and palliative care, Suzy spent 11 years working with a medical defense organisation, reducing medicolegal risk and professional burnout. She mentored an international faculty of 50 presenters, researched and developed face-to-face and online training in resilience, burnout, and associated risk in healthcare settings. Suzy also trained doctors in reliability science, ergonomics, and cognitive biases affecting patient safety. She personally coached hundreds of doctors, reducing the risk of claims or referrals to regulatory bodies and increasing joy in work. Suzy worked with doctors globally, giving her a unique insight into their strengths and vulnerabilities in the workplace.

Dr Anwar Khan
GP and Senior Consultant
Dr Anwar Khan
GP and Senior ConsultantDr Anwar Khan
GP and Senior Consultant
Anwar’s roles include GP Trainer, Appraiser, GP lead for genomics and Senior Clinical Advisor to NHSR. He is also heavily involved in assessment both in UK (MRCGP Examiner) and abroad (Medical Director for International Accreditation) and is Professor of Primary Care Medical Education at the University of East London. He has co-edited a book and published papers on assessment. His senior roles in commissioning, education, and assessment are driven by a passion to promote patient safety through education and safe systems around hard-working professionals on the frontline.

Mr Renol M.Koshy
Upper GI Surgeon and Senior Consultant
Mr Renol M.Koshy
Upper GI Surgeon and Senior ConsultantMr Renol M.Koshy
Upper GI Surgeon and Senior Consultant
Renol is an Upper GI Surgeon, whose passion lies in supporting LEDs through the ‘portfolio pathway’. An IMG, who came to the UK in 2015 to train in UGI Cancer, he achieved his Specialist Registration (CESR) in 2020 and is now Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon at the James Cook University Hospital. His CESR journey makes him a strong advocate of the process and has successfully mentored many. He is heavily engaged with the Intercollegiate platform of the Royal College of Surgeons, as the lead for General Surgery- Portfolio Pathway Support and represents the group on the AUGIS council-the upper GI specialty forum.

Dr Pria Krishnasamy
Sports and Exercise Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Pria Krishnasamy
Sports and Exercise Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Pria Krishnasamy
Sports and Exercise Physician and Senior Consultant
Pria is an experienced Sport & Exercise Medicine physician and is passionate about a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. She is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) of the UK and was appointed as the Honorary Secretary of the FSEM UK in 2022. She has experience in working at national and international sports events including the London 2021 Olympics and Paralympic Games as well as the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Mr Stefan Krok-Paszkowski
Strategic MEM and Senior Consultant
Mr Stefan Krok-Paszkowski
Strategic MEM and Senior ConsultantMr Stefan Krok-Paszkowski
Strategic MEM and Senior Consultant
Following a short career with the military, Stefan spent 15 years at Hillingdon Hospital working his way up to MEM in the med-ed team before moving to a more senior role with Frimley Hospitals NHS FT. Stefan has a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) with a special interest in adult psychological development, resilience and the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in research. Stefan is an accredited MBTI Facilitator and member of the Positive Psychology Guild.

Dr Andrew Long
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Dr Andrew Long
Paediatrician and Senior ConsultantDr Andrew Long
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Andrew is a consultant in paediatrics and has worked as Deputy Medical Director and RO at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Andrew was Chair of the National Association of Clinical Tutor; Head of the London School of Paediatrics and Associate Dean in the University of London from 2009 until 2014 and Vice President for Education at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health from 2013 until 2018. He was involved in establishing the Professional Support Unit and Careers Service for the London Deanery and has more recently been involved in the work of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges leading the work on remediation for doctors in difficulty.

Dr Rob Macpherson
Psychiatrist and Senior Consultant
Dr Rob Macpherson
Psychiatrist and Senior ConsultantDr Rob Macpherson
Psychiatrist and Senior Consultant
Rob works as a part time early intervention psychiatrist in Gloucestershire. Throughout his career Rob had a significant involvement in medical education, having been clinical tutor, training programme director for general adult psychiatry and for seven years head of Severn School of psychiatry. He was also involved in the development of appraisal in his trust and was lead for appraisal for a number of years. He has had a number of college roles, including seven years as Director of South West Training, and membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists recruitment committee.

Dr Sara McDouall
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Sara McDouall
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Sara McDouall
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Sara is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Royal Berkshire Hospital and has been Associate DME for 4 years, focusing on trainee support and wellbeing. She is also Training Programme Director for Speciality trainees in Thames Valley and Anaesthetics’ wellbeing lead. Sara has a keen interest in education and completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education and is an ILM5 qualified coach. She collaborated with Thames Valley PSWS to create Survive and Thrive, a regionally run course for all trainees, helping them understand themselves and thrive in their medical careers.

Dr James McFetrich
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr James McFetrich
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior ConsultantDr James McFetrich
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
James has 25 years experience in the NHS, 14 as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine. He has had an interest and been developing an expertise in education all his career, with experience as an undergraduate tutor; college tutor for RCEM; director of simulation; and supervisor of doctors and allied health professionals.

Dr Damian McKeon
Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Damian McKeon
Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Damian McKeon
Physician and Senior Consultant
Damian is a Respiratory Physician and practices on the Isle of Man, currently redesigning respiratory services there. He has spent over a decade in senior medical education roles for both Bangor Hospital and Wales Deanery. During that time, through a decade of educational change and innovation led a team that successfully turned round the reputation and recruitment of doctors in Bangor Hospital. He has contributed to the MedEdLeaders UK council, and been editor of ‘Clinical Tutor’. A recent travel fellowship to North Carolina taught him the value of investing in your local community and the role of unconscious bias in recruitment. His favourite quote is ‘culture eats change for breakfast’.

Dr Hamish McLure
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Hamish McLure
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Hamish McLure
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Hamish qualified in medicine from Manchester University then trained as an anaesthetist in West London. He was a consultant at the Royal Marsden Hospital before heading north to work at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals in 2001. He’s had a number of management roles in Leeds, including Clinical Director for Theatres & Anaesthesia, Medical Director for Workforce & Professional Standards, Responsible Officer and interim Chief Medical Officer. Outside of the NHS, he was deputy Chair then Chair of the RCoA National Clinical Director Executive which put him on the College Council and was a co-opted member of the Board of the Association of Anaesthetists. He’s now moved to NHS England where he’s the Regional Medical Director for the North East & Yorkshire, although he still does a day a week as an anaesthetist.

Dr Nic Morgan
Orthogeriatrician and Senior Consultant
Dr Nic Morgan
Orthogeriatrician and Senior ConsultantDr Nic Morgan
Orthogeriatrician and Senior Consultant
Nic is a consultant orthogeriatrician and has a strong interest in medical education is an experienced educational supervisor, trained mentor, appraiser and held role of TPD for geriatric medicine. More recently she has worked as a Clinical Tutor during which she has focussed on developing learning opportunities and support for locally employed doctors specifically those from international medical backgrounds. She is currently an associate medical director in University Hospitals Leicester and her focus is on developing and supporting the medical workforce.

Dr Emily Muirhead
GP and Senior Consultant
Dr Emily Muirhead
GP and Senior ConsultantDr Emily Muirhead
GP and Senior Consultant
Emily is a GP, educator, appraiser and an executive ILM qualified coach in West Yorkshire. Emily is passionate about communication and using these skills to facilitate a better work:life balance to avoid stress and burnout. She is also a professional jazz singer, giving her a unique style in connecting with people.

Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee
GP and Senior Consultant
Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee
GP and Senior ConsultantDr Amrita Sen Mukherjee
GP and Senior Consultant
Amrita is a Portfolio GP with over a decade of working in the NHS. A distinguished Positive Psychology Practitioner, Coach and Disability Advocate, and Portfolio GP – she is renowned for her work in positive transformation and post-traumatic growth. As a TEDx speaker, she challenges societal norms, backed by groundbreaking research in the British Journal of Health Psychology. An expert featured on BBC News and podcasts, she also co-chairs the Disabled Doctors Network. Amrita’s impactful presence extends to conferences like the GMC Symposium and NHS Disability Summit. During the pandemic, her dedication to wellbeing earned awards from the University of East London and the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Dr Vijay Nayar
GP and Senior Consultant
Dr Vijay Nayar
GP and Senior ConsultantDr Vijay Nayar
GP and Senior Consultant
Vijay has been a GP and medical educator for over 30 years. He was previously Primary Care Dean in the East of England and until recently was the NHSE Primary Care Lead for Differential Attainment. Vijay is interested in how we can promote equity and fairness in education and training through compassionate and inclusive leadership by creating working cultures and practices that recognise, respect, value and harness difference for the benefit of the organisation and individuals.

Dr Monica Negoita
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Dr Monica Negoita
Paediatrician and Senior ConsultantDr Monica Negoita
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Monica is a consultant in Community Child Health. She trained in Romania, Republic of Ireland and the UK and comes with a wide view on medical education in different settings. Monica has a keen interest and growing experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. She has been the chair of the Yorkshire and Humber regional Level 3 trainee-led paediatric training programme and has driven the programme’s development and restructuring for online delivery through the COVID19 pandemic. She also helped deliver regional programmes including Ethics principles in medical research, teaching and supervision skills.

Dr Yvette Oade
NHSE Medical Director and Senior Consultant
Dr Yvette Oade
NHSE Medical Director and Senior ConsultantDr Yvette Oade
NHSE Medical Director and Senior Consultant
Yvette is the Medical Director for NHSE and former Chief Medical Officer & Deputy Chief Executive for Leeds Teaching Hospitals. She led the transformation of the trust, improving staff engagement, quality of care, and financial performance. Yvette was instrumental in implementing the Leeds Improvement Method in collaboration with the Virginia Mason Institute and led significant improvements in Research & Education. During the pandemic Yvette provided leadership to the Y&H Nightingale Hospital and Vaccination programme.

Dr Dipesh Odedra
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Dipesh Odedra
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Dipesh Odedra
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dipesh is a consultant anaesthetist and Postgraduate Director of Medical Education at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Dipesh introduced a successful MTI fellowship program and expanded it to recruit successfully additional Trust doctors. Due to his experience, he was invited to be on the RCoA MTI leadership group since its formation and has delivered talks to new MTIs and potential hosts hospitals on the college workshops. In his current role, Dipesh leads on international relationships for the Trust and is now sharing his experience with other specialties to assist in the workforce challenges in the junior grades and how to integrate additional posts and roles into the junior workforce and securing new talent pipelines to expand senior decision maker grades.

Dr Bob Philips
Paediatric Oncologist and Senior Consultant
Dr Bob Philips
Paediatric Oncologist and Senior ConsultantDr Bob Philips
Paediatric Oncologist and Senior Consultant
Bob Phillips is an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Oncology at Leeds Children’s Hospital and Senior Clinical Academic at the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York. Bob has worked extensively to promote and teach evidence-based practice with the Yorkshire Deanery, providing training to multidisciplinary groups and individuals. He has worked with the Centre for Evidence-based Medicine in Oxford, UK, and also the Centre for Evidence-based Child Health (Institute of Child Health, London, UK). He edits the evidence-based practice sections of the Archives of Diseases in Childhood, and is an associate editor of the journal.

Dr Sophie Price
Palliative Care Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Sophie Price
Palliative Care Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Sophie Price
Palliative Care Physician and Senior Consultant
Sophie is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine working across acute trust and community services. She has a specialist interest in Medical Education, completing a Masters degree in 2014 and a subsequent fellowship with HEE in Wessex, leading the group of regional Medical Education Fellows. She has run and published a number of qualitative research studies in medical education for postgraduate trainees and professional support. She is an experienced facilitator, teaching on regional and national multi-professional programmes, including courses for specialty training, enhanced communication skills and training the trainers.

Dr Claire Pulford
Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Claire Pulford
Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Claire Pulford
Physician and Senior Consultant
Claire is a consultant in General & Geriatric Medicine and a highly experienced educator, with 20+ years of leadership experience at local, regional and national level. She has been Director of Medical Education at Oxford University Hospitals since 2019, and is an RCP Regional Adviser and a GMC Education Associate. Other skills include QI Practitioner, Executive Coach & Mentor (ILM7), MBTI Practitioner. She has been an appraiser and appraiser trainer since revalidation was introduced, having completed hundreds of appraisals with excellent feedback. Her Masters in Education focussed on lifelong learning and interprofessional education. She is passionate about valuing and supporting clinical educators, and providing professional development opportunities across all stages of our careers.

Dr Jamie Read
SAS Dean and Senior Consultant
Dr Jamie Read
SAS Dean and Senior ConsultantDr Jamie Read
SAS Dean and Senior Consultant
Jamie is Dean of Medical Education and Director of the Centre of Medical Education at Cardiff University School of Medicine. He is also SAS Lead for the Royal College of Physicians. An Associate Specialist in Geriatric Medicine by background, Jamie has pursued an education career alongside his clinical roles, undertaking academic training before stepping into his SAS role. Jamie’s interests in medical education include how doctors develop their professional identities, a topic his PhD focussed on. This research and education background has been especially useful in informing work creating and delivering on the Royal College of Physicians’ SAS Strategy.

Dr Shirley Remington
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Shirley Remington
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Shirley Remington
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Shirley was a consultant in ICU and Anaesthesia in North West England for over 25 years and during this time was Director of Medical Education and Medical Director. For 10 years she worked as Associate and later Deputy Dean leading on trainee support – introducing supported return to training , LTFT changes , managing trainees needing additional support and developing an active careers service. Always committed to developing education and supporting individuals to achieve their full potential and become life long learners in order to deliver the best care to patients .She introduced a proactive approach to wellbeing for trainees and trainers from 2012 when she joined HEE. Shirley was also President of the Manchester Medical Society and Vice Chair of the National Association of Clinical Tutors.

Professor Miles Riddle
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Professor Miles Riddle
Paediatrician and Senior ConsultantProfessor Miles Riddle
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Miles works as a Consultant Paediatrician in Manchester and leads the Paediatric Diabetes Service for Wythenshawe Hospital. He also works as a Hospital Dean for Manchester University and holds an Honorary Chair. He has many years experience working in leadership roles within both under and post- graduate medical education. He is the North West Careers Advisor for the RCPCH and is a senior examiner with that college.
Miles has been an Iyengar yoga practitioner for over thirty years, has maintained a daily meditation practice for a decade and attended several retreats. He has an interest in Buddhist philosophy mainly in the Mahayana tradition. He is a French speaker and musician, playing violin and guitar.
Miles has an interest in intergenerational working and a growing motivation towards promoting compassion for self and other in the workplace.

Dr Caroline Rimmer
Gynaecologist and Senior Consultant
Dr Caroline Rimmer
Gynaecologist and Senior ConsultantDr Caroline Rimmer
Gynaecologist and Senior Consultant
Caroline has been Associate Specialist in Gynaecology and GUM for many years. She has a PGCert in Healthcare Education and trained as an executive coach at Henley Business School and is an NLP Practitioner. Caroline is passionate about the welfare and support of doctors and healthcare professionals at all stages of their careers. She works as a coach and is an educator, examiner and educational supervisor at Oxford Medical School.

Dr Kath Rowe
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Kath Rowe
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Kath Rowe
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Kath has been a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia for over 10 years, having trained in Yorkshire, the East of England and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She has held leadership positions in deteriorating patients, organ donation, appraisal and revalidation and clinical effectiveness. Kath has recently completed an Executive MBA which includes level 7 CMI accreditation in Management.

Dr Jen Russell
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Jen Russell
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Jen Russell
Emergency Medicine Physician and Senior Consultant
Jen is an Emergency Medicine Consultant in Leeds, who is a dedicated appraiser, mentor, assessor, and educator. Her academic interest lies in performance and assessment, which drives her to enable others to better understand its importance, advocate for collaboration in learning, and role-model effective feedback practice. With a distinction in her master’s in clinical education, Jen is highly effective in facilitating learning and development in both virtual and face-to-face environments.

Dr Alison Sabine
Rheumatologist and Senior Consultant
Dr Alison Sabine
Rheumatologist and Senior ConsultantDr Alison Sabine
Rheumatologist and Senior Consultant
Alison has more than 30 years’ experience in the NHS, 15 as a Consultant Rheumatologist. She currently works as a Specialist within both primary and secondary care. She has a particular interest in the mind-body connection and how nutrition and lifestyle impact our health and wellbeing, taking a whole person approach to care. Alison has trained as a Health Coach, is a qualified Nordic Walking and Fitness Instructor and is also a certified Leadership and Life Coach and Trainer. Alison loves to inspire and motivate change and is passionate about wellbeing in the workplace.

Dr Mark Slade
Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Mark Slade
Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Mark Slade
Physician and Senior Consultant
Mark has held leadership roles within the NHS as a clinical director, medical director and responsible officer. He is a committed educator and enjoys excellent feedback as a coach, mentor, educational supervisor and appraiser. He is an appraiser of medical directors for NHS England. He completed the international health and social care leadership programme of the University of Yale school of public health and regularly teaches on leadership and its components.

Dr Kevin Smith
Deputy Director Healthcare and Senior Consultant
Dr Kevin Smith
Deputy Director Healthcare and Senior ConsultantDr Kevin Smith
Deputy Director Healthcare and Senior Consultant
Kev Smith is Deputy Director Healthcare for NHS North East and Yorkshire. Kev worked in clinical medicine before training in Public Health. He was a Senior Lecturer at ScHARR at the University of Sheffield. He was the national Medical Adviser for Specialised Services and Screening in the Department of Health, before leading the development of the services to be commissioned by NHSE. Kev was also the first Director of Population Health at York CCG, is a member of the Yorkshire Senate and continues to teach at York, Leeds and Sheffield Universities.

Dr Kay Spooner
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Kay Spooner
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Kay Spooner
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Kay is an anaesthetic consultant in Bristol. She has been involved in medical education since a student in London. She has been an educational supervisor, Foundation Programme Director, Associate DME for support and now Associate Dean for Professional Support and Wellbeing for NHS England SW. She is a trained coach, Master Practitioner of NLP, Time Line Therapy and hypnosis. Her mediation training allowed her to manage anaesthetic complaints and LRMs and she has an MSc in Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals. When not working, Kay can be found playing golf, preparing for a retirement vineyard and fostering guide dogs in training.

Dr Jane Sturgess
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Jane Sturgess
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Jane Sturgess
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Jane is a consultant anaesthetist who has worked in both tertiary teaching and district general hospitals. As an educator she has been a clinical supervisor, an educational supervisor, a foundation training programme director and is currently an Associate Dean for Faculty Development in East of England. She has held numerous leadership positions and posts in patient safety and is trained in QI methodology including LEAN. She has published on Consent, and essential legal matters for medics.

Dr Sanjay Suri
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Dr Sanjay Suri
Paediatrician and Senior ConsultantDr Sanjay Suri
Paediatrician and Senior Consultant
Sanjay is a Consultant Paediatrician and former Training Programme Director with the School of Paediatrics in Yorkshire. He has a longstanding interest in Resilience. He developed his interest in Mindfulness and has completed an 8-week MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) course (developed by Jon Kabat Zinn at Harvard) and is currently training to be a MBSR teacher with Bangor University (North Wales) Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice.

Dr Shubhada Suri
GP and Senior Consultant
Dr Shubhada Suri
GP and Senior ConsultantDr Shubhada Suri
GP and Senior Consultant
Shub is a GP, Trainer and mindfulness teacher and has trained at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP), University of Bangor, Wales. She has an interest in Medical Education and has completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from the University of Sheffield. She has facilitated several introductory and 8-week courses in mindfulness for the NHS during the pandemic. She then worked as a SAS doctor prior to qualifying as a GP in 2005.She has been a GP trainer since 2010 and is currently supervising Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) training.

Dr Peter Taylor
Haematologist and Senior Consultant
Dr Peter Taylor
Haematologist and Senior ConsultantDr Peter Taylor
Haematologist and Senior Consultant
Peter, a former Director of Medical Education, worked 10 years as a Deputy Postgraduate Dean. He holds a Masters in Medical Education and an ILM (level 5) in Coaching and Mentoring. He has a keen interest in developing, implementing, and assessing educational materials for healthcare trainees and their supervisors. Peter has conducted educational quality reviews for various healthcare providers. He strives to improve the quality of training experiences for learners and trainers.

Dr Jane Thurlow
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Jane Thurlow
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Jane Thurlow
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Jane trained in anaesthesia and has had a keen interest in Medical Education for most of her medical career. She has worked as a Director of Postgraduate Medical Education in 2014, stepping down from this role in 2017 to become Associate Dean for Education and Faculty Development in Severn Deanery. She then went on to become the Associate Dean for Professional Education and Development as SW lead, HEE-SW in 2020. Jane has expertise in supporting local and national initiatives for the continuing professional development and accreditation of education and clinical supervisors, as well as postgraduate medical training programs.

Professor Patrick Tissington
Leadership Expert and Senior Consultant
Professor Patrick Tissington
Leadership Expert and Senior ConsultantProfessor Patrick Tissington
Leadership Expert and Senior Consultant
Pat has designed and delivered leader development programmes for 20 years for NHS doctors, the military and civil service and is a former Director of the RCP Medical Leadership Programme. He takes the strengths-based approach to personal development and has seen dramatic results by focussing on the discovery of personal strengths and how best to leverage them. Pat is a full tenured Professor and teaches on the Warwick Business School Executive MBA as well as being the skills lead in the University Executive Team. He is an executive coach working individually and with teams.

Dr Andrew Tresidder
GP and Senior Consultant
Dr Andrew Tresidder
GP and Senior ConsultantDr Andrew Tresidder
GP and Senior Consultant
Andrew’s medical background is as a GP and NHS Practitioner Health SW Lead Clinician. Currently, he works part time for NHS Somerset and as a GP Appraiser. Throughout his career, he has been medical student tutor, University of Bristol Medical School GP Academy Lead, Police Surgeon, Prison Doctor, Somerset Local Medical Committee member, and current Section 12 Approved Mental Health Assessor as well as Health Educator widely across SW and Midlands. Andrew’s Health Educational focus for many years has been specifically on the important subject of Human Factors and Health and Self Care.

Dr Caroline Walker
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Caroline Walker
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Caroline Walker
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Caroline is a Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care. She has a strong interest in medical education and is an experienced educational supervisor and mentor. She is also a Training Programme Director and Clinical Lead of Simulation in her trust. She also has a particular interest in human factors and well-being, and has co-developed a programme of trust-wide multi-professional human factors workshops.

Dr Esther Waterhouse
Palliative Care Physician and Senior Consultant
Dr Esther Waterhouse
Palliative Care Physician and Senior ConsultantDr Esther Waterhouse
Palliative Care Physician and Senior Consultant
Esther is Palliative Medicine consultant. She held leadership roles at the University of Leicester Medical School and currently serves as a Clinical Tutor. Esther’s diverse experience includes being the FY1 Foundation Programme Director, Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, and now the Associate Medical Director for Leadership Development and Mentorship. She has a wealth of knowledge in teaching communication skills and is an accredited trainer for the Connected Advanced Communication Skills course.

Mrs Emma Fisher
Leadership Development Specialist and Senior Consultant
Mrs Emma Fisher
Leadership Development Specialist and Senior ConsultantMrs Emma Fisher
Leadership Development Specialist and Senior Consultant
Emma is a Leadership Development Specialist Consultant with over 15 years’ experience of working for the NHS & private sector. She supports leaders and managers through coaching, mentoring and personal development interventions and programmes to help them be as effective as possible. Emma delivers Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) 5 and 7 qualifications for individuals to become coaches and mentors. She has a systemic approach and has delivered coaching to senior leadership teams and supported Trusts to develop internal coaching and mentoring strategy.

Dr Zoë Fox
GP and Senior Consultant
Dr Zoë Fox
GP and Senior ConsultantDr Zoë Fox
GP and Senior Consultant
Zoë was a general practitioner for over 20 years, but now works predominantly as a quality improvement facilitator, most recently as Co-Clinical Lead for the Primary and Community Transformation and Improvement Team in NHSE. She is also a qualified coach and the Pastoral Care Lead for Somerset LMC, a role that enables her to follow her passion of supporting others to survive and thrive. Based in North Yorkshire, any free time is devoted to walking in the Dales.

Mrs Sarah Johnson
Organisational Development Manager and Senior Consultant
Mrs Sarah Johnson
Organisational Development Manager and Senior ConsultantMrs Sarah Johnson
Organisational Development Manager and Senior Consultant
Sarah is an Organisational Development Manager and Leadership Development Specialist within the NHS. She believes in supporting leaders and managers through coaching, mentoring and personal development interventions and programmes to help them to be as effective as possible to ensure delivery of excellent services to all service users. Sarah delivers Institute of Leadership and Management qualifications for individuals to become executive, workplace and strategic coaches and mentors.

Mrs Angela Tinning
Events Co-ordinator
Mrs Angela Tinning
Events Co-ordinatorMrs Angela Tinning
Events Co-ordinator
Angela has recently joined the team as Events Co-ordinator after more than 35 years working as a PA and legal secretary. Angela supports Amanda with the administration duties of the events booked and delivered. This includes everything behind the scenes from course registers to programmes, feedback forms and all elements of the customer journey.

Dr Scott Cooper
GP and Senior Consultant
Dr Scott Cooper
GP and Senior ConsultantDr Scott Cooper
GP and Senior Consultant
Scott’s passion for developing others has been evidenced throughout his career, initially as a GP trainer, appraiser and Programme Educator, and since 2020 as an Associate Dean for NHS England. His interest in self-actualisation led to ILM coaching and mentoring qualifications and the formal mentoring support of newly qualified GPs. Scott enjoys walking and travelling with his wife and family, and meeting new people. He confesses to enjoying an odd pint of the black stuff too.

Dr Radha Sundaram
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Radha Sundaram
Anaesthetist and Senior ConsultantDr Radha Sundaram
Anaesthetist and Senior Consultant
Dr Radha Sundaram MBBS MRCP FRCA DICM FFICM is a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics in Scotland . Having qualified in India, she did her postgraduate medical, anaesthetic and intensive care training in Liverpool, Oxford and Glasgow. She has been the Regional Advisor for training in ICM in Scotland and is currently the EDI Lead for the Glasgow medical school.She has a longstanding interest in education and training.She is currently involved in setting up a Peer support network for IMG doctors in her healthboard.

Dr Francesco Vasques
Critical Care and Senior Consultant
Dr Francesco Vasques
Critical Care and Senior ConsultantDr Francesco Vasques
Critical Care and Senior Consultant
Francesco is a Consultant in Critical Care at a tertiary London hospital, Resident Doctors Lead, an Educational Supervisor, an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, and an Educator for the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Francesco is passionate about communication and conflict resolution. He is a Mediator for civil and workplace disputes and a Conflict Coach. He is currently qualifying as a coach and mentor. Francesco also enjoys acting, chess, and fitness.

Dr Asha Adwani
Breast Surgeon and Senior Consultant
Dr Asha Adwani
Breast Surgeon and Senior ConsultantDr Asha Adwani
Breast Surgeon and Senior Consultant
Asha Adwani MBBS, MS surgery MCh Surgical Oncology FRCS SFHEA FEBS Breast surgery is an Associate specialist in Breast surgery with a passion for medical education. She is the SAS advocate , a Trust educational supervisor and appraiser. She is an ILM7 certified executive coach and mentor and is a coach with NHSE. She is also a Honorary senior clinical lecturer and has a PG Dip in learning and teaching in higher education. She has PG certificates in Leadership / change management and Career development. Having been a SAS tutor and Development director for SAS doctors, she has leadership experience of developing doctors.
Her areas of interest are supporting all doctors to reach their potential in extended leadership, educational supervision and appraiser roles.
