Visitor teams: Kent, Surrey and Sussex deanery
As part of the quality assurance process, deaneries are assessed by teams of visitors.
Below are details about the visitors who visited Kent, Surrey and Sussex during the 2006/7 cycle of visits.
Dr Stephen Kelly
General Practitioner and previously Director of Quality Assurance West Midlands Deanery.
Stephen qualified at Birmingham University Medical School in 1970 and entered general practice in 1973. Over the years he developed an interest in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. He has experience of being a trainer, course organiser, associate adviser, deputy director and was appointed full time director of Postgraduate GP Education in September 2002. Stephen retired from this post in April 2005 and was then Director of Quality Assurance for the West Midlands Deanery to January 2007.
Stephen has experience as a team member and team leader for PMETB deanery visits. He has also been involved in PMETB quality panels.
Stephen is an active general practitioner on the Flexible Career Scheme working in a very supportive practice in Wolverhampton.
Dr Kate Duffield
Kate Duffield is a Specialty Registrar in Anaesthetics in the north east of England. As an undergraduate medical student, Kate developed an interest in medical education, representing the student body on her university's Board of Medical Studies. At UK level, Kate chaired the BMA Medical Students Committee. An undergraduate project in medical education earned her the Association for the Study of Medical Education's Sir John Ellis Student Prize. Since graduating with Merit in 2002, Kate has continued her interest in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, chairing the Junior Association for the Study of Medical Education's annual conference as a PRHO in 2002, and in 2005 becoming an instructor for the UK Resuscitation Council. She has peer reviewed articles for The Clinical Teacher. Having gained Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Kate is now pursuing a career in Anaesthetics.
Dr Jennifer Lambert
Following graduation from Leeds University Medical School in June 2006 Jennie is currently working as an Foundation Doctor at Leeds General Infirmary. She represents Yorkshire at the National Foundation Doctors Forum and has contributed chapters to the Rough Guide to the Foundation Programme.
Throughout her undergraduate education Jennie was heavily involved in student representation and medical curriculum development. Roles, including President of the Leeds Medical Student Council, and positions on numerous Course Management Teams at Leeds have helped her to develop experience in student feedback and support, curriculum enhancement and delivery and in the assessment process.
Her interest in medical ethics and the importance of multi professional teams in healthcare led her to become a key member in the development of multidisciplinary ethics and law teaching packages.
As runner-up in the Real World UK Graduate of the Year 2006 competition Jennie has been able to draw public attention to the importance of extra curricula opportunities, an area of student and junior doctor development that must be considered when shaping the doctors of the future.
As a member of the GMC QABME visiting teams she has built on her experience in student welfare, curriculum delivery and assessment, medical ethics and student representation and hopes to bring these skills to postgraduate medical education as her role as the Foundation Trainee in the QAFP team for KSS.
Mr Geoffrey Orr
Geoffrey Orr qualified from Birmingham in 1971. After demonstrating anatomy in Bristol he underwent surgical training in Aberdeen which included a year in Boston USA. Since 1982 he has been a consultant surgeon in Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock Scotland. He is an Associate postgraduate Dean in the West deanery which is based in Glasgow where he leads the Foundation team. Other responsibilities in NES include refugee doctors, overseas doctors’ induction and developing a careers advisory service for doctors training in Scotland.
Mrs Kate Thorpe
Kate Thorpe has worked in the NHS in HR and general management for 18 years and has specific interest and experience in medical workforce development issues.
Kate is also an Associate Lecturer at the Business School of Oxford Brookes University and a qualified coach.