Deputy Programme Director Dr Paula Smith Deputy Programme Director MSc in Critical Care Deanery of Clinical Sciences College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Contact details Website: MSc in Critical Care Work: +44 (0)131 242 6398 Email: paula.smith@ed.ac.uk Background I joined the Clinical Sciences Teaching Organisation as Deputy Programme Director for the PGCert/PGDip/MSc in Critical Care qualification in October 2021. I have been in continuous academic employment since completing my PhD in 1995. I conducted seven years of postdoctoral research in biomedical science, including a Wellcome Trust Prize Fellowship at Toronto University, Canada. I held lectureships in Neuropharmacology (UoE) and Biomedical Science &Toxicology (Edinburgh Napier University), before spending nine years as an Academic eFacilitator/Senior Lecturer for Edinburgh Surgery Online (UoE). As well as delivering science degree programmes on-campus and online, I have taught in industry (Aptuit) and overseas (Université Paul Verlaine-Metz, France; Hong Kong HKU Space). In 2017, I completed the Edinburgh Teaching Award for Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. I now enjoy supporting students from a range of professions (doctors, nurses, paramedics, and allied health professionals) in their online learning activities and assessment on the Masters in Critical Care programme. Qualifications PhD in Cardiovascular Pharmacology (1992 - 1995) University of Edinburgh BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences: Pharmacology (1st) (1988 - 1992) University of Edinburgh Responsibilities & affiliations International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) – Educational Scholarship Committee member and Fellowship mentor (since 2018) MSc Imaging/Neuroimaging – UoE Board of Examiners Convenor (since 2017) MSc in Clinical Trials - Course Leader: Pharmacovigilance (since 2016) Medical Science Educator Journal - Editorial Board member (Associate Editor) (since 2015) Higher Education Academy/Advance HE – Fellow (2004-2017); Senior Fellow (since 2017) This article was published on 2024-08-22