Our staff

Professor Gillian Condé is the Head of the Birmingham Medical School and a Professor of Medical Education. She manages the team of academics developing and delivering the programmes within the Medical School, and she also has a cross-college role as the College lead for Post Graduate Taught Education.

Chris Tselepis is currently the Director of Education for the College of Medicine and Health. In this role Chris is responsible for the entire education portfolio in the college.  Chris is a Professor of Biomedical Science, a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Principal Fellow of HEA and up to quite recently was Director of the Institute of Clinical Sciences. Chris is heavily involved ...

Kate Thomas has responsibility for leading a team of academics in developing and managing the MBChB programme. She has extensive experience in Medical Education with a particular interest in helping students to develop their professional identity.  She is an Education Associate of the General Medical Council and was part of the GMC group which wrote the current Outcomes for Graduates.

Rachel Westacott is an Associate Clinical Professor in Medical Education. She has worked in Medical Education since her specialty training in nephrology. She is currently co-ordinating the development of the new curriculum at Birmingham Medical School.

 

Rachel works for the Medical Schools Council as an academic lead for the Medical Schools Applied Knowledge Test (MS AKT) and ...

Alison Cooper’s current role focusses on education; this includes everything from face to face student contact through to responsibility for Quality Assurance activity across the college. Alison’s main strategic role is at College level, as the Deputy Director of Education (Quality Assurance). This involves oversight of data, compliance processes and monitoring as well as advising on ...

Kate Straughton is the Programme Director for the PGDip Physician Associate Studies programme and MSc ‘top-up’ for qualified Physician Associates. Kate has significant experience at representing PAs at national level, finishing her role as President of the Faculty of Physician Associates in 2022, but remaining involved in the FPA Education Committee and as a member of the Physician ...