Welcome to the Medical Education Website. This department is responsible for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education for students, (junior) doctors in training and senior/ career doctors within our Trust.
Medical education is led by a number of consultants within our trust., a strong team of teachers and experienced and well qualified support staff. Their roles and responsibilities include faculty support (including training the trainers) as well as organisation of undergraduate and postgraduate education.
We have strong links with the Universities of Newcastle and Durham for our medical students, the Base Units of the Tees and the Wear within our Medical School, other Trusts within the Northern Region for specialty rotations and the Northern Deanery in Newcastle with the support of the Postgraduate Dean, Professor Chris Gray.
We have a number of objectives. These include: -
Director of Medical Education: Dr. Richard Prescott People and OD Manager - Medical Education: Mrs. Anne Sewell Undergraduate Tutor: Dr. Andrew Hawthorne Assoc Undergraduate Tutor: Mr. Andrew Jennings Foundation Tutor: Dr. Leigh Simmonds
Foundation Tutor: Dr. Daya Ashok
Specialty Tutors: Mr. Pete Blakeman, Mr. Jeremy Cundall & Dr. Namita Kumar
Please contact anne.sewell@cddft.nhs.uk if you need further information.