As my work with the PGVLE goes on, my experience continues to grow. I now look forward to take these ideas to the British Orthopaedic Association Education & Careers Committee as the new Lead for Simulation and Digital Learning.
I hope to continue on my personal mission of promoting collegiality and collaboration in healthcare.
I’ve joined the team at Health Education England as the West Midlands Training Programme Director for Core Surgical Teaching on a 3-year secondment. My main role is to coordinate the delivery of the teaching programme for approximately 120 Core Surgical Trainees in the West Midlands. This involves delivery of both the surgical curriculum as well…
After 2.5 years at SaTH, during an incredibly difficult time for everyone across the nation I have taken an exciting new opportunity at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust as a Lower Limb Arthroplasty and General Trauma Surgeon. I am joining an exciting and diverse team committed to providing the best care across the county southern…
After 2.5 years at Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals NHS Trust I have opted to leave. In what has been a fantastic opportunity to developed my consultant persona and establish my practice, i’ve been facilitated by a terrific department at Telford. During my time here I developed my independent practice, built the Virtual Fracture Clinic and…
One of my overriding aims was to grow the PGVLE organically. Not just build it and put it out there but to nurture and invite groups into the fold. We started with surgery – Vascular and Ortho leading the way, but now all rotations in the West Midlands on board (with some logistical exceptions) Then…
This month my article on the ‘Virtual Learning – Moving Forward’ was published in the December 2020 issue of the Journal of Trauma & Orthopaedics In this article I highlight the way in which Virtual Learning has been a real opportunity for positive change in the way we learn, but it you can’t just do it!…
Your hearing is precious – occupational sound exposure in orthopaedics is significant!
