Our staff

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

David Adams has a number of leadership positions within the University of Birmingham. In addition to his university posts, David is Director of Birmingham Health Partners, which brings together clinical, scientific and academic excellence across an integral medical and life sciences campus.

Professor John Marriott is Director of the Institute of Clinical Sciences.

John Marriott led the Pharmacy developments within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences. He is a practising pharmacist in the UK, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

John has active research groups examining a variety of aspects of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics and has published widely in ...

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.

As Deputy Programme Director and Academic Year Lead for the MBChB Programme, Alison has responsibility for Programme Governance. Alison is also the academic lead for Years 1 and 2 of the 5-year Programme.

Alison also teaches across a broad range of undergraduate courses at the University including Dental Surgery, Biomedical Science, Bioscience and also Postgraduate courses.

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 ...

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 ...