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Dr Katie Webb

Dr Katie Webb

Reader

Email
webbkl1@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2251 0115
Campuses
First Floor, Neuadd Meirionnydd, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
Users
Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

Dr Katie Webb, BA(hons, BPS), MSc, PhD, CPsychol, FAcadMEd

I am a Reader in Medical Education. I have worked academically within the field of health and work for 16 years. My research background is in mental health and decision making, the academic field of my PhD (2014).

I am the Senior Personal Tutor for the MBBCh programme and I am passionate about supporting students through the life course of their studies, equipping students with the tools to fulfil their potential, manage transitions and getting the most out of their education and training. I also work very closely with the Disclosure Response Team and deliver sessions to students and staff raising awareness and understanding in identifying violence and abuse and being an empowered bystander we can all play our part in creating a safe and inclusive spaces thus effecting change in culture. 

I worked as a researcher in the School of Psychology and School of Medicine before moving to the School of Social Sciences in Cardiff University for 5 years, before taking up a post as Lecturer in the School of Medicine after working on a range of health-related studies at Cardiff University.

Since 2019, I have been a lecturer for Cardiff Business School’s Diploma in NHS Planning.

In 2022 I graduated from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI; Cambridge, USA) Improvement Advisor (IA) Professional Development Programme as an Improvement Advisor (IA). By haivng advanced knowledge and skills to exceed in the art and science of improvement, employing a framework of practical skills and theory an Improvement Advisor is "devoted to helping identify, plan and execute improvement projects through an organisation, deliver successful results and spread change across the entire system" (Institute ofr Healthcare Improvement).

I work at the boundaries of psychology and applied social science exploring and understanding stress management and behaviour change, and how education and research make a difference to clinicians’ workplace practice and the effect that might have on patient care.

My teaching portfolio includes research project coordination, research methods, educational theory and teaching approaches across Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies, as well as enhancing the education and training of practicing clinicians.

I have led a number of high impact evaluations in the health-related education and training. In her current role she leads on research examining preparedness for practice, transitions, identity and evaluating the training and implementation of Quality Improvement in both Primary and Secondary Care.

Current projects include the evaluation of HEE’s SuppoRTT programme; Cardiff School of Medicine’s Longitudinal Clerkship (‘CARER’); a programme of work exploring the understanding, prevalence and management of Burnout in final year Medical Students, Foundation Trainees and Postgraduate trainers; and Health Education Improvement Wales’ Gender, Equity and Fairness in the Workplace.

My work in many of these areas directly link with issues such as patient safety.

I have published and presented widely both nationally and internationally.

I am author or co-author of over 50 peer reviewed publications on medical education, including a commissioned book by Wiley-Blackwell How to Succeed at Revalidation.

I am a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society member of the British Psychological Society.

I supervise both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.

Biography

Education, qualfications and professional recognition

Awarded:

2022: Improvement Advisor (IA) Professional Development Programme, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, USA

2017: Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Educators (FAcadMEd)

2014: Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) British Psychological Society

2014: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) "Management of Common Mental Health in Primary Care", School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK

2007: MSc Research Methods, Cardiff University, UK

2005: BA (hons, BPS route) Education/Psychology, Cardiff University, UK

Honours and awards

2022 - Wolfson Award - "Autism and Autistic Traits in Undergraduate Medical Students: A study of prevalence, training and support needs" Wolfson Foundation Intercalated Degree Research Fellowship 2022.

2022 - Poster Prize, "Exploring Year 3 university delivery of teaching in the context of a Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC)", Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)/ the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Annual Scholarship Meeting

2021 - Exceptional Enhancement for the Student Learning Experience - The Centre for Medical Education (C4ME), School of Medicine, Cardiff University's Celebrating Excellence Awards

2019 - Excellence in Teaching - Intercalated Programme Team, Centre for Medical Education Excellence in Teaching Awards (SURGAM), Cardiff University

2018 - Professional Services Team of the Year Award' for the Disclosure Response Team 'Response, Enquire and Act' (R.E.Act) training facilitator, Cardiff University's Celebrating Excellence Awards

2017 Poster Prize, "On the road to quality improvement: a community of practice model supporting pharmacists-in-practice", Developing Excellence in Medical Education Conference (DEMEC)

2008-2010 Private investor PhD bursary

2006-2007 Wales Centre for Health, Public Health Training Fellowship

Professional memberships

Education Committee Member - Academy of Medical Educators

Advisory Group Member NIHR Incubator for Clinical Education Research

Member of the Society for Academic Primary Care

Member - Association for the Study of Medical Education

Member of the British Psychological Society

Publications

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Teaching

Katie's teaching portfolio includes research project coordination, research methods, educational theory and teaching approaches across Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies, as well as enhancing the education and training of practicing clinicians.

My research interests focus on medical education, mental health and wellbeing of health professionals, gender, identity, Quality Improvement and patient safety.

I employ a diverse range of methodological approaches using both quantitative and qualitative approaches along with participatory, visual, creative and narrative methods in my work with a range of health professionals, and those in undergraduate and postgraduate training.

2022 - Health Education England - Evaluating Health Education England's Undergraduate Pharmacists Clinical Placement Pilots (2021-2022) (duration 1 year)

2022 - Innovation for All - Translating the evidence: Development of a platform to educate and support medical students and clinicians with Burnout (duration 1 year) 

2021 - Joint Royal College of Physicians Training Board - Royal College of Physicians - Evaluation of Group Socratic Dialogues for Internal Medicine Trainees (IMT) (duration 1 year)

2020 - Health Education England - Evaluation of workstreams/recommendations delivered as part of the HEE Foundation Programme (duration 3-years)

2020 - Health Education England - Evaluation of Health Education England's Internal Medicine Training (IMT)  (duration 3-years)

2020 - Health Education England - Evaluation of Less than Full-Time Training Category 3 (LTFT) Expansion in England. (duration 2-years)

2020 - Health Education and Improvement Wales - Gender, Equity and Fairness: A study of Doctors in Training in Wales. £4704 (Principal Investigator)

2019 - Health Education England - Evaluation of  'Supported Return to Training (SuppoRTT) Reforms. (duration 3-years)

2019 - Wales Deanery - Quality Improvement across Undergraduate and Postgraduate medical education and training. £55,000

Supervision

Current (2022) supervision areas:

Professional Doctorate

  • Exploring speech and language therapists' (SLT) understanding of person-centred practice using appreciative inquiry"

MSc in Healthcare Planning

  • Project Title: "What are the perceived constraints associated with the Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) development and approval process in relation to prevention planning for avoidable non-communicable diseases"
  • Project Title: "Understanding the possible barrier and attitudes to uptake of the combined Covid-19 booster vaccines and influenza vaccinations of staff at Hywel Dda University Health Board"

iBSc in Medical Education

  • Project Title: "Autism and Autistic Traits in Undergraduate Medical Students: A study of prevalence, training and support needs"
  • Project Title: "Sewing Stories: Exploring students’ experiences of medical school using creative stitch work"
  • Project Title: "The impact of an LIC on student transition to foundation doctor - exploring trainees and trainers views of preparedness for practice"
  • Project Title: "Exploring why health professions educators decide to leave their teaching roles"
  • Project Title: "Understanding the impact Medical students’ feel their gender has on their education, training and decisions they make about their careers: A qualitative study" 
  • Project Title: "CARER prepared? Exploring the process of learning in Women's and Children's health for students during and following a longitudinal community placement" 

 

Current supervision

Nia Came

Research student

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