EDUCATION
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2002 2003Glasgow
BSc (Med Sci) - Developmental Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Intercalated degree. Research project was on the stereologic analysis of the distribution of myosin and elastin in placentas from smoking and non-smoking mothers. -
1999 2005Glasgow
MBChB - Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Medical degree at Glasgow University. Included electives at Great Ormond Street Hospital London, and Kanti Children's Hospital, Kathmandu. -
2005 2007Stirling & Glasgow
Foundation Training
NHS Education for Scotland
FY1: Surgery and medicine at Stirling Royal Infirmary. FY2: Oncology (Beatson Unit, Glasgow), General Surgery (Western Infirmary/Gartnavel), Paediatric Endocrinology (Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow) -
2009
DCH: Diploma of Child Health
Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
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2007 2010Ayrshire
MRCGP: GP Training
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Based with London Road Medical Practice, Kilmarnock. Rotations included A&E and Medicine (Ayr Hospital), Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Paediatrics (Crosshouse Hospital).
General Practice
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2010 2011Isle of Arran
GP Rural Fellowship
NHS Education for Scotland / Arran
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2011 2013Isle of Arran
Salaried GP
Arran Medical Group
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2013 2019Isle of Arran
GP Principal
Arran Medical Group
Ten-GP practice providing full range of rural medical services - from core general practice to A&E and inpatient care at Arran War Memorial Hospital. In addition, we provided out-of-hours, forensic medical services, prehospital 'BASICS' care and more. I had specific responsibilities in the practice for IT, patient access, emergency care, respiratory medicine, the rural fellowship and undergraduate teaching. -
Apr 2020 Mar 2022Dunbar, East Lothian
GP Principal
Lauderdale Medical Practice, Dunbar
One of four partners in a semi-rural location on the East Coast of Scotland. I also continued to work on an ad-hoc basis with Lothian Unscheduled Care Service (LUCS). -
2019 PresentEast Lothian
Portfolio GP
In July 2019 I moved to East Lothian, where I worked as a salaried GP with Tranent Medical Practice, a locum GP throughout the area and on an ad-hoc basis with Lothian Unscheduled Care Service (LUCS). In January 2020 I became a GP at Lauderdale Medical Practice, Dunbar. I left the partnership in March 2022. I continue to do locum, out-of-hours and other GP work.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
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2011 presentOnline
Peer Reviewer
InnovAiT Journal (RCGP)
Occasional reviewer for the RCGP journal for GP trainees. -
2016 2019Dundee
Honorary Senior Clinical Teacher (Medicine)
University of Dundee
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2014 presentGlasgow
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer (Medicine)
University of Glasgow
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2020 presentEdinburgh
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer (Medicine)
University of Edinburgh
Committee & Representation Work
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2008 2010London
Trainee Representative
RCGP Associates in Training Committee
Representing West of Scotland Trainees. I also organised the Trainees' stream of the annual Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference, held in Glasgow in 2009. -
2011 2014Aberuthven
Co-Director / Company Secretary
BASICS Scotland
Initially co-opted to BASICS Scotland Board in 2011, and a Director from September 2012 to December 2014. -
2012 2017Edinburgh
Member
RCGP Scottish Council
Including a focus on input regarding First5 and rural issues. I have also been media trained to work with TV, radio and print journalists. -
2012 2018
Clinical Governance Co-Lead
BASICS Scotland
Since 2012 we have developed a system for clinical governance - including regular VC meetings - for responders across Scotland. -
2013 2016
Undergraduate Liaison
Rural GP Association of Scotland
Oversee undergraduate student input to the annual conference, and set up the RGPAS Student & Travel Scholarship programme in 2015. -
2016 2018
Chair
Rural GP Association of Scotland
Representing the needs and views of rural GPs across Scotland. There's lots of fantastic work going on in rural practice, and RGPAS aims to showcase some of this. There have also been challenges, including concerns around the implementation of the new GP contract in rural Scotland. This has required skills such as regularly chairing committee meetings, engagement with members and work with media to represent these concerns. This experience has led to understanding of the medicopolitics that are defining Scottish general practice today. -
2018 2019
Vice-Chair
Rural GP Association of Scotland
Other roles
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2010 2017Isle of Arran
Co-ordinator
Arran Resilience
Co-ordinator to the Arran Resilience group, which brings together the emergency teams on Arran. In 2013, Arran Resilience was awarded the UK Resilience Team of the Year award by the UK Emergency Planning Society. -
2013 2018Isle of Arran
Team Member
Arran Mountain Rescue Team
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2015 2019RNLI Lamlash
Lifeboat Medical Adviser (LMA)
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Providing on-shore input, particularly in the provision of RNLI medical examinations for current and prospective crew. Deputy LMA until 2017 when I took over the role of LMA. -
2015 2017Isle of Arran
Founder & Past Chair
ConnectArran
ConnectArran was set up to catalyse development and innovation on Arran. This project aimed to be a helpful conduit to lilnk the local population & businesses with regulators & connectivity pioneers, in order to facilitate far-reaching connectivity across the island. The project led to the successful deployment of the first consumer-level 'Dynamic Spectrum/WhiteSpace' provision of superfast internet to Machrie and the South End of Arran, two areas that were set to lose out to the BT roll-out of superfast broadband. We also saw effective lobbying to improve 4G and other connectivity around the island, such that the project concluded in 2017.