Dr Sandra Gibson
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer in Medical Education |
S dot Gibson at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 1277 |
Medical School 2.23 |
Career
- BSc (hons)
- PhD
- PGCE
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- Foundation member of Academy of Medical Educators
- Member of Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)
- Member of An International Association for Medical Education (AMEE)
Research interests
- Assessment
- Admission validity
- Learning Disabilities
- Educational gaming
Career summary
I began my career in medical education 10 years ago at St George’s, University of London, where I was based in the Department of Cellular Pathology and was fortunate to be asked to join the newly formed department of medical education where I took on the additional role of staff development coordinator for the school. After gaining experience as part of the team developing a new Problem Based Learning MBBS course, I left to pursue my interest in educational technologies and assessment at the University of Cambridge Exam Board (UCLES/Cambridge Assessment). In 2007 I returned to medical education at the University of East Anglia, where I now have responsibilities in assessment development and delivery , staff development and undergraduate training as a module lead and management team member on our Masters in Clinical Education.
Key Research Interests
My main research focuses around the assessment of student performance. Of great interest to me is the whole journey students undertake from admission to performance in foundation year training, and the validity of the methods that we develop to ensure that students reach their full potential. I am currently involved in a number of projects including;
- Validity of admissions criteria
- Dyslexia: how students cope
- Evaluation of post mortem teaching
- Educational gaming for pathology training
Selected publications
List up to 10 of peer reviewed outputs since 2001, most recent first
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate
- Problem Based Learning
- Physiology of Aging
Postgraduate
- The Adult Learner, supporting learning for individuals
- Assessing and Evaluating students (joint)
Continuing Professional Development
- Assessment writing workshops
- Standard setting workshops
- Introduction to Assessment
- Seminar training
Article
Gibson, Sandra (2011) Tuition fees increase: what impact on medical students? OnMedica, Epub.
Gibson, S and Leinster, SJ (2011) How do students with Dyslexia Perform in Extended Matching Questions, Short Answer Questions and Observed Structured Examinations? Advances in Health Science Education, Epub ahead of print.
Gibson, S (2006) A Basic guide to Standard Setting.
Gibson, S (2006) Off guns and crazy toilets. An article reviewing Serious Games.
Gibson, S and Johnston, IA (1995) The effect of temperature on the development of turbot Scophthalmus maximus. Marine Biology, 124 (1). pp. 17-25.
Gibson, S and Johnston, IA (1994) Temperature, scaling, and individual variability of the maximum swimming speed of turbot, Scophthalmus maximus. Marine Biology, 121 (3). pp. 401-408.
Book Section
Gibson, S and Bowater, L (2011) The Shifting Landscape: how undergraduate students have changed. In: The Changing Face of Medical Education. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, Abingdon, pp. 103-115.
Monograph
Gibson, S, Sayer, MD and Joyce, JA Lumpsucker culture: Diversification using existing resources. Internal Report. Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Report No. 204. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED.
Gibson, S, Sayer, MD and Joyce, JA A Report on the background and economic potential of Lumpsucker Culture: Diversification using existing infrastructure (MAFF). Research Report. UNSPECIFIED.
Conference or Workshop Item
Gibson, S, Leinster, SJ and Heylings, DJA (2009) The impact of changing to a multi station interview process on predictive validity of assessed criteria. In: Oral presentation Association for Medical Education in Europe 28th August-2nd September 2009. Malaga Spain..
Miles, S, Gibson, S, Tsouroufli, M, Cavenagh, P and Leinster, SJ (2009) Prepared to practice? The views of F1 doctors. In: Interactive poster presentation at Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME), Annual Scientific Meeting 2009, 15-17th July, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
Leinster, SJ, Gibson, S and Miles, S (2008) Do graduates perform better than school leavers at medical school? In: Poster presentation at 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence. 5-8th March 2008. Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. Melbourne, Australia..
Leinster, SJ, Gibson, S, Miles, S and Bowker, LK (2008) A variant of the OSCE as a qualifying examination. In: 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence. 5-8th March 2008. Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre, Melbourne, Australia..
Leinster, SJ, Miles, S and Gibson, S (2008) Does prior experience affect the students' performance in medical school OSCEs? In: 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence. 5-8th March 2008. Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre, Melbourne, Australia., 5-8 March 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
Papageorgiou, A, Miles, S, Gibson, S and Fromage, M (2008) Consultation skills teaching at UEA: The students' experience. Quantitative and content analysis of students' evaluation during 2005-6. In: Poster presentation at European Association for Communication in healthcare (EACH). , 2-5th September 2008. , Oslo Conference Centre, Oslo, Norway.
Gibson, S and Johnston, IA (1994) Temperature, scaling relationships and individual differences in burst swimming performance of larval and juvenile turbot. In: Presented at the joint meeting of the British Ecology Society and the Society for Experimental Biology, Durham, January, 1994..
External Activities and Indicators of Esteem
- Steering group member of the Universities Medical Assessment Partnership
- Reviewer for the Higher Education Academy
- Jisc/Cetis sig
Administrative Posts/Responsibilities
- Faculty of Health Learning and Teaching Committee (FOH-LTQC)
- Deputy director of Masters in Clinical Education program
- Module lead: Teaching & Learning in Health Care Settings
- MBBS Curriculum Design and Deliver (CDD)
- MBBS Assessment Group (AG)
- MBBS written assessment coordinator
- MBBS Year team (years 1 & 3)
- Deputy disabilities officer
- CPD coordinator (assessment)
- Medical Education Group
- Medical Education Research Group
- Higher Education Research and Innovation Group (HERIG)
