UCL Medical School’s 8th TiME Conference

Looking to connect with your community in the world of medical education? Tickets on sale until 19th April. 

This conference is aimed at early career educators and will cover:

• How to support learners through challenging topics in difficult times
• Exploring different career paths within medical education
• Finding your educational support networks
• Sharing great ideas (and great careers)

Challenges are different for different people, but we hope this conference will inspire you to tackle a new topic that’s been on your mind or underrepresented in your curriculum.

Speakers 

Professor Faye Gishen

Professor Faye Gishen is Director of UCL Medical School and Head of the MBBS Programme.

She is a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Education. She enjoys a portfolio career as a clinical academic: an undergraduate medical educator and consultant physician in palliative medicine. Faye is one of around 500 Principal Fellows of the Higher Education Academy internationally.

Faye is co-architect of the UCL MBBS Curriculum Map and previously led the MBBS Professionalism module. Her introduction of reflective practice Schwartz Rounds was world-leading (with impact on student well-being) and this model has subsequently been adopted internationally by many higher education healthcare programmes, including nursing and dentistry. 

She has been awarded 3 UCL Provost Awards across 3 domains, most notably the 2020 Inaugural Provost Team Award for Embedding Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. She contributes to departmental research and international consultancy activities. 

In her personal life, she has three children and enjoys travelling and reading. 

Deirdre Wallace

I have been an educator at UCLMS since May 1999 and currently am the Academic Lead for Clinical and Professional Skills and lead for introducing leadership and management into the undergraduate curriculum. Prior to becoming an educator I had a career in intensive care nursing. Currently I am a doctoral student on the UCL/IOE Ed D programme researching the impact the medical school environment has on medical students’ mental health.

Dr Anna Steel

Dr Steel is Consultant Geriatrician and Medical Examiner in Barnet Hospital. She qualified from University College London in 2008 and has gained the last 15 years of medical training in and around London. She was awarded the British Geriatrics Society Rising Star Award for clinical quality in 2019. Her core interests include frailty, end of life care and medical ethics with her quality improvement projects, teaching interests and publications focusing mainly around these topics.

Dr Steel has been teaching communication skills for 5 years and is a founder of “The Elephant in the Room Advance Care Planning Simulation” course for the Royal Free Trust. Dr Steel also delivers an advanced communication skills course for senior clinicians and teaches communication for MRCP.

Dr Steel was a member of the London End of Life Care Clinical Leadership Group 2014-2015. She held the position of British Geriatrics Society NE Thames Secretary and England Council Member from 2017-2021.

Dr Jayne Kavanagh

Jayne Kavanagh is an Associate Clinical Professor (Teaching) at UCL Medical School and a sexual and reproductive health specialty doctor in London. She is co-chair of Doctors for Choice UK and co-director of the charity Abortion Talk. 

Dr Jim Down

I am consultant in intensive care and anaesthesia at UCLH and chair of the ICU consultants group. I have also published two medical memoirs: 'Life Support, Diary of an ICU Doctor on the Frontline of the Covid Crisis' (published in 2021) and 'Life in the Balance, a Doctor’s Stories of Intensive Care' (published in 2023).

Preliminary Timetable

Apply to speak at the educational project showcase

Thank you to those who have applied for this showcase event. Applications are now closed and presenters have been selected - we look forward to hearing your presentations.

Enter the infographic contest

We are inviting all healthcare professionals to showcase how they have approached ‘challenging topics in difficult times’ as part of the infographic competition. This should relate to an educational initiative and cover one of the three themes below;

• Healthcare improvement
• Championing inclusivity 
• Workforce wellbeing

Any template can be used for creating the infographic, but it is important that all the content fits onto a page and can be easily read from 1m away. Submissions can be team-based or individual but will be restricted to a maximum of two per team/individual.  Once your infographic is accepted, the individual or at least one member of the team must register to attend the conference.

All submissions will be judged according to content and readability with one winner and two runners up announced at the end of the conference. The deadline has been extended to 17^th April. Please submit your entry to: Medsch.CTF@ucl.ac.uk.