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Keywords

medical education, e-learning, learning technologies, virtual patients, audience response systems, e-books, digital professionalism

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Medical education

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Dr Fiona Curtis BSc (Hons), PhD, PGCertLTHE, FHEA

Lecturer

Lancaster Medical School

Furness Building

Lancaster University

Bailrigg

Lancaster LA1 4YG

United Kingdom

E-mail: Show email

Tel: +44 1524 594825

Location: C40 Furness College

Career Details

Dr Fiona Curtis joined Lancaster Medical School in April 2011 as a Lecturer in Medical Education, Her main research interest is the use of e-Learning, particularly in Medical Education. Fiona is also a College Advisor for County College.

Fiona graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1997 with a BSc (Hons) in Immunology; and in 2004 with a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Cancer Sciences & Molecular Pathology and Clinical Neurosciences. She began working for Durham University in March 2002 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences.

In September 2007, Fiona joined Durham University's School of Medicine and Health as the Learning Resources Manager, enhancing the student learning experience by leading e-learning within the School and supporting staff and students in use of the University’s virtual learning environment and other learning resources. Fiona graduated in June 2008 with a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from Durham University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She was also a CETL4HealthNE (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) Fellow and a member of the Durham University Medical Education Research Group, researching the use of technology to enhance the student learning experience.

Whilst at Durham University, Fiona also acted as a College Mentor and was a representative on the Stephenson College Council.

Current Teaching

Fiona teaches on the Lancaster Medical Degree programme (MBChB) in Lancaster Medical School. She is Director of year two, lecturer on biomedical science topics, a Problem Based Learning (PBL) tutor and a Special Study Module (SSM) convenor.