I began working in the Deanery in October 2013 having had a long standing interest in medical education. I am Manchester born and bred, and apart from a few years in Liverpool, where I went to medical school, I have remained in the North West.
I am a GP working from Wigan and a product of North Western Deanery. I have been involved in Medical Education throughout my career. I started as an undergraduate supervisor and subsequently became a GP Trainer after securing the Post Graduate Diploma in Education via the PED course.
As Associate Postgraduate Dean in the Deanery I have a few areas of responsibility –
Lead Associate Dean with responsibility to the North Western Deanery School of Surgery and the surgical specialties including core surgical training within the School.
Graduated from the University of Manchester with a MBChB (Honours) degree in 1996. Attained MRCP UK in 2000 and became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London (FRCP) in 2011. Specialised in Nephrology and developed a sub-specialty interest in Lupus Nephritis.
I have been an Associate Dean since 2011 and in that role have a special interest in Careers, I lead on issues around less than full time training and am involved in managing doctors in difficulty level in Speciality training.
I am a GP in an 8 partner practice in Tottington, Bury. I was appointed as a trainer in 1994 and still actively train a GPST. I have previously undertaken the roles of scheme organiser, training programme director and now associate dean.
Having been born in Bury, schooled in Bolton and being a lifelong fan of Burnley FC I was pleased to return to the region from Yorkshire to take up my post as Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Tameside Hospital in 1998.
