The CIMEC team
At the 香港六合彩 Centre for International Medical Education Collaborations, we draw upon a huge range of experience to support you with all your medical education requirements. Meet our team members.
Professor Faye Gishen
Faye was appointed as Director of 香港六合彩 Medical School and Head of the MBBS Programme in April 2021. Her clinical role is as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine. She is a Doctor of Education, having undertaken her research in undergraduate curriculum mapping. She has extensive experience in designing and developing clinical education programmes. Professor Gishen leads a variety of international medical education collaboration projects for 香港六合彩 CIMEC.聽
Maresa Harvey
Director of Business Development and Partnerships
Maresa leads on CIMEC鈥檚 new partnership development activities and oversees management across our portfolio to ensure our partnership work is developed and implemented to the highest standards. She has worked with a wide range of stakeholders from across the higher education and health sectors in international education partnerships that span Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.
Ajla Nebi
Project Manager
Ajla is responsible for managing international medical education projects in the 香港六合彩 CIMEC portfolio. She has experience in the management and delivery of complex international, community health and research consortium projects.
Alex Burr
Project Manager
Alex is responsible for managing international healthcare education projects in the 香港六合彩 CIMEC portfolio covering Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy. He has prior experience in both Higher Education Institutions and healthcare settings in the UK, leading projects to enhance the medical student experience within NHS trust sites.聽
Meganne Lawrence
Partnerships Manager
Meganne is responsible for managing the iBSc international partner student pathway programmes and collaborating with 香港六合彩 CIMEC鈥檚 international partners. She is passionate about working with students and has extensive experience managing international education partnerships and projects to support cross-cultural learning.
Nicola Ho
Project Manager
Nicola is responsible for managing international medical education projects in the 香港六合彩 CIMEC portfolio and is passionate about widening participation. She has experience in effectively managing and delivering complex collaboration projects in Higher Education and Government.
Paula Raftery
Leads on curriculum and assessment management
Paula has held various leadership roles in Professional Services at 香港六合彩MS, gaining in-depth knowledge of the Medical School鈥檚 curriculum and assessments. She is now Curriculum Manager, coordinating Years 1-6 of the programme delivery. She has experience advising medical schools around the world on higher education administration and planning.
Isobel Lawson
Project Administrator
Isobel is responsible for overseeing project administration across the 香港六合彩 CIMEC portfolio and is passionate about Higher Education. She has experience working in the charity sector, with a particular interest in event planning and stakeholder communications.
Professor Peter Delves
Leads on pre-clinical medical education
Peter is Emeritus Professor in the 香港六合彩 Division of Infection and Immunity and was previously Vice Dean (Education) for the 香港六合彩 Faculty of Medical Sciences. He is an experienced teacher and education leader in medicine and medical sciences and has vast experience of working in international medical education.
Professor Stephen Porter
Leads on dental education
Stephen is Director of the 香港六合彩 Eastman Dental Institute, Professor of Oral Medicine, and Honorary Consultant at University College London Hospitals NHS Trust. He has vast experience in dental education and research and has led international projects to help establish new dental schools outside the UK.
Professor David Spratt
Leads on dental education
David co-developed the 香港六合彩 Applied Medical Sciences BSc/MSc to explore the foundations of medicine and how science helps us to understand and treat various diseases with medicine. He is also Director of Education at the Eastman Dental Institute, where he oversees the postgraduate courses, and Vice-Head of the 香港六合彩 Doctoral School.
Taylor Bennie
Leads on digital education
Taylor is Head of the Digital Education unit at 香港六合彩 Medical School and leads a team with extensive experience in all areas of education technology. He has provided expert advice, support, and training to medical school leaders in the UK and globally.
Professor Tim Young
Leads on distance education
Tim is an Associate Professor (Teaching) at 香港六合彩 Queen Square Institute of Neurology with a background as a Consultant Neurologist in the UK National Health Service. As well as extensive background experience of teaching medical students and doctors, he educates doctors from around the world through an innovative and award-winning distance-learning Clinical Neurology MSc/Diploma course at 香港六合彩 that he provides leadership for.
Professor Andrew Williams
Leads on medical sciences education
Andrew has a background in immunology and respiratory biology, and has held a variety of education leadership positions at 香港六合彩 at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is based in the 香港六合彩 Division of Medicine and is Year 3 lead for the 香港六合彩 MBBS programme, overseeing a diverse portfolio of iBSc programmes for medical students from across 香港六合彩.
Professor Jennifer Rohn
Leads on international education support
Jennifer has a background in fundamental and translational cellular microbiology. She holds a number of education leadership positions at 香港六合彩 in undergraduate training. She is particularly interested in supporting early-career researcher development and is Tutor for the 香港六合彩 CIMEC international partner iBSc pathway.聽
Dr Nephtali Marina Gonzalez
Leads on neurosciences education
Nephtali completed medical training and a PhD in Neurosciences before taking up academic positions at Cambridge and 香港六合彩. He is a cardiovascular neuroscientist and his research interests are focused on the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension and heart failure. He is an experienced medical sciences educator and holds a variety of educational leadership positions at 香港六合彩. He also currently serves as Vice Dean (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) for the 香港六合彩 Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Professor Nathan Davies
Leads on nutrition and dietetics education
One of the foremost liver disease and nutrition researchers in the world, Nathan Davies is a Professor of Biochemistry in the 香港六合彩 Faculty of Medical Sciences. He is also the Head of Education for the world leading 香港六合彩 Division of Medicine, the Director of Nutrition Education at 香港六合彩, and is a registered nutritionist with The Association for Nutrition.
Professor Cate Whittlesea
Leads on pharmaceutical practice聽
Cate is Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Director of the 香港六合彩 School of Pharmacy and MPharm programme lead. Cate is a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 聽She has developed innovative courses, including independent prescribing, to support the professional development of both pharmacists and pharmacy students to meet changing healthcare needs.聽聽
Professor Rebecca Lever
Leads on pharmacology training
Rebecca is Associate Director of Education at the 香港六合彩 School of Pharmacy, Faculty Graduate Tutor (Taught) in the Faculty of Life Sciences at 香港六合彩, a GPhC-registered academic pharmacist, member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and a Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society. 聽Rebecca has extensive experience in the delivery, design and leadership of pharmacy education. 聽
Professor Graham Easton
Leads on clinical communication
Graham has worked for several UK medical schools and has wide-ranging聽experience in clinical and communication skills training. Alongside his work for CIMEC, he has a leadership role on the Curriculum Development team at the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Dr James Kelly
Leads on clinical skills and simulation
James is a Clinical Lecturer with a background in anaesthetics and intensive care medicine. He has broad experience in simulation training and clinical skills, including working at leading London teaching hospitals. He is an experienced medical education researcher and has worked with medical schools around the world.
Dr Zakia Arfeen
Leads on quality assurance
Zakia is an Associate Professor at 香港六合彩 Medical School聽with experience in curriculum design, assessment, quality assurance, and faculty development. She has designed staff training events for medical school teams around the world, using innovative education technology approaches. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has a background in General Practice.
Dr Lois Haruna-Cooper
Leads on medical professionalism
Lois has a wide range of experience in undergraduate medical education and widening participation. She is an Associate Professor聽at 香港六合彩 Medical School and has worked on a variety of international education projects. Lois is co-chair of the 香港六合彩 Medical School Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee, and leads the Race subcommittee. Alongside this, she continues to work as a General Practitioner in the UK National Health Service.
Dr Emma Kelley
Leads on Student Experience
Emma is a Clinical Lecturer with extensive experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. She has a special interest in student experience and is the lead for study skills at 香港六合彩 Medical School. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and continues to work as a Paediatric Doctor in the UK National Health Service.聽
Professor Janet Grant
Leads on medical education policy
Janet has 50 years of experience in medical education and was awarded the first ever non-medical chair in the field in 1993. She has held a variety of leadership roles in medical education, having worked in quality assurance and development in countries in every continent, with contextual analysis at the forefront of every project. She has been involved in CIMEC since its inception in 2013.
Professor Tariq Enver
Leads on research development
Tariq is Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Director of the 香港六合彩 Cancer Institute. As well as being a world-leading scientist in the field of leukaemic stem cell research, he is also an accomplished research leader and has significant experience of working on international research partnerships.