Publications | Centre for Healthcare Education Research and Innovation

Heard, valued, supported? Exploring the relationship between evidence and the policy on workforce learning

2024

Pope, L., Johnston, P., Walker, K., Laidlaw, A.

The Clinical Teacher, vol. 21, no. S2, pp. 21

Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

Outcomes reported in elective colorectal cancer surgery research for older patients: A scoping review

2024

Xavier, H., Bhattacharya, Y., Poobalan, A., Brazzelli, M., Ramsay, G.

Colorectal Disease, vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 1871-1882

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.17177
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24652/2/Xavier_etal_CD_Outcomes_reported_in_VoR.pdf

Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Simulation for teaching and assessing situational awareness in health professions education: A Scoping Review

2024

Chandanani, M., Laidlaw, A., Brown, C. W.

Contributions to Conferences: Papers

Enabling and inhibiting doctors transitions: introducing the social identity resource and belonginess model (SIRB)

2024 - E-pub ahead of print

Scanlan, G., Gordon, L. J., Walker, K., Pope, L.

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-024-10360-0
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24060/1/Scanlan_etal_AHSE_Enabling_inhibiting_doctors_VOR.pdf
Additional Links: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10459-024-10360-0?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20240724&utm_content=10.1007%2Fs10459-024-10360-0#Fun; View publication in Scopus

The power of animation: encouraging doctors to access support for psychological wellbeing

2024

Tooman, T. R., Wakeling, J., Cunningham, K. B., Gibson Smith, K., Walker, K., Cecil, J. E., Laidlaw, A.

BMC Psychology, vol. 12, pp. 1-12

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online: https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-024-01821-7
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01821-7
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23850/1/Tooman_etal_BMCP_The_power_of_animation_voR.pdf

Influencing factors in surgical decision-making: a qualitative analysis of colorectal surgeons' experiences of postoperative complications

2024

Bisset, C. N., Moug, S. J., Oliphant, R., Dames, N., Parson, S., Cleland, J.

Colorectal Disease, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 987-993

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16943
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23879/1/Bisset_etal_CD_Influencing_factors_surgical_VOR.pdf

An overview of G2M Programme at University of Aberdeen: Demographic characteristics and correlation analysis of Academic vs. MMI/UCAT performances

2024

Marini, P., Yilmaz, H., Gibson Smith, K., Miller, S., Young, L., Fraser, D., Lumsden, C.

NES Annual Virtual Conference 2024

Contributions to Conferences: Posters

‘You certainly don't get promoted for just teaching’: Experiences of education-focused academics in research-intensive universities

2024 - E-pub ahead of print

Bull, S., Cooper, A., Laidlaw, A., Milne, L., Parr, S.

Studies in Higher Education

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2333946

A qualitative study of social accountability translation: from mission to living it

2024

Cleland, J., Zachariah, A., David, S., Pulimood, A., Poobalan, A.

BMC Medical Education, vol. 24, no. 1, 145

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05093-y
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22783/1/Cleland_etal_BMCME_A_Qualitatitve_Study_VoR.pdf

Disembodied, dehumanised but safe and feasible: the social-spatial flow of a pandemic OSCE

2024

Brown, C., Macleod, A., Hawick, L., Cleland, J. A.

Medical Education, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 235-246

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15173
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22657/1/Brown_etal_ME_Disembodied_Deshumanised_But_VoR.pdf

Demographic disparities in dental school selection: An analysis of current UK practices

2024

Cunningham, C., Kiezebrink, K., Greatrix, R., Patterson, F., Vieira, R.

European Journal of Dental Education, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 56-70

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12914
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20697/1/Cunningham_etal_EJDE_Demographic_Disparities_In_VoR.pdf

Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Simulation for teaching and assessing situational awareness and decision making in health professions education: A scoping review protocol

2024

Brown, C. W., Chandanani, M., Laidlaw, A.

International Journal of Healthcare Simulation

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.54531/wnzw3461
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22733/1/Brown_etal_IJOHS_Vitual_Augmented_And_VoR.pdf

The status and outcomes of interprofessional health education in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

2024

Kitema, G. F., Laidlaw, A., O'Carroll, V., Sagahutu, J. B., Blaikie, A.

Journal of Interprofessional Care, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 133-155

Contributions to Journals: Review articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2023.2168631
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23060/1/Kitema_etal_JIC_The_Status_ANd_VoR.pdf

Staying and getting on: Developing strategies to support widening access students in their medical studies

2024

gouveia, k., ferguson, e., Laidlaw, A., Poobalan, A., Lumsden, C., Walker, K., Gibson Smith, K.

Contributions to Conferences: Papers

Staying in and getting on: Developing strategies to support widening access students in their medical studies.

2024

gouveia, k., Laidlaw, A., Poobalan, A., Lumsden, C., Walker, K., Gibson Smith, K., ferguson, e.

The Clinical Teacher, vol. 21, no. S2, pp. 50

Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

Establishing the predictive validity of the intercollegiate membership of the Royal Colleges of surgeons written examination: MRCS Part A

2023

Ellis, R., Cleland, J., Scrimgeour, D. S., Lee, A. J., Hines, J., Brennan, P. A.

The Surgeon, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 323-330

Contributions to Journals: Review articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2023.07.004
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22331/1/Ellis_etal_TS_Establishing_the_Predictive_VOR.pdf

Common mental health problems in medical students and junior doctors - an overview of systematic reviews

2023 - E-pub ahead of print

Aljuwaiser, S., Brazzelli, M., Arain, I., Poobalan, A.

Journal of Mental Health

Contributions to Journals: Review articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2023.2278095
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22141/1/Alijuwaiser_etal_JMH_Common_Mental_Health_VoR.pdf

Starting Research in Clinical Education

2023

Rees, E., Ledger, A., Walker, K.

Wiley-Blackwell, UK. 296 pages

Books and Reports: Books

"For us, whatever we do is wrong, until we do something really good": a qualitative study of the lived experiences of doctors from minority ethnic backgrounds in Scotland

2023

Chopra, C., Poobalan, A., Gibson Smith, K., Youd, E., Johnston, P.

BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 10, e073733

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073733
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21990/1/Chopra_etal_BMJO_For_Us_Whatever_VoR.pdf

Social identity resources can enable or inhibit transitions into the medical community: A qualitative study

2023

Scanlan, G., Gordon, L., Walker, K., Pope, L.

ASME ASM 2023 - Developing a diverse workforce, pp. 57

Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13657
Additional Links: Conference Book of Abstracts

Establishing the predictive validity of the intercollegiate membership of the Royal Colleges of surgeons written examination: MRCS part B

2023

Ellis, R., Cleland, J., Scrimgeour, D. S., Lee, A. J., Hines, J., Brennan, P. A.

The Surgeon, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 278-284

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1479666X23000811
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2023.07.003
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21929/1/Ellis_etal_TS_Establishing_the_Predictive_VOR.pdf

Affordability, inclusivity and justice: threats to the sustainability of the medical workforce in an economic crisis

2023

Gibson Smith, K., Johnston, P., Cleland, J.

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 167-168

Contributions to Journals: Editorials

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1177/14782715231175004
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21993/1/Smith_etal_JRCPE_Affordability_Inclusivity_Justice_VOR.pdf

Integrating simulation into surgical training: a qualitative case study of a national programme

2023

Shah, A., Cleland, J., Hawick, L., Walker, K., Walker, K. G.

Advances in Simulation, vol. 8, 20

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-023-00259-y
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21504/1/Shah_etal_AIS_Integrating_Simulation_Into_VoR.pdf

Context matters in curriculum reform: an analysis of change in surgical training

2023

Shah, A., Walker, K., Walker, K., Cleland, J.

Medical Education, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 741-752

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15071
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21247/2/Shah_etal_ME_Context_Matters_In_AAM.pdf; http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21247/1/Shah_etal_ME_Context_Matters_In_VoR.pdf

Scratching beneath the surface: how organisational culture influences curricular reform

2023

Shah, A., Walker, K., Hawick, L., Walker, K. G., Cleland, J.

Medical Education, vol. 57, no. 7, pp. 668-678

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14994
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21017/1/Shah_etal_ME_Scratching_beneath_surface_VOR.pdf

An inclusive strategy to enhance equity and quality of research-led teaching experience

2023

Kyle, J., Nath, M., MacCallum, D., Poobalan, A., Tucker, S.

Contributions to Conferences

‘Here I am five years later…’: conceptualising the barriers faced by widening access students

2023

Gibson Smith, K., Lumsden, C., Walker, K.

Contributions to Conferences

Additional Links: HETL 2023; Conference book of abstracts

It's making me think outside the box at times: a qualitative study of dynamic capabilities in surgical training.

2023

Shah, A., Walker, K., Walker, K. G., Hawick, L., Cleland, J.

Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 499-518

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-022-10170-2
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20956/1/Shah_etal_AHSE_ItsMakingMeThink_VOR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

Scotland's “Incentivised Laparoscopy Practice” programme: Engaging trainees with take-home laparoscopy simulation

2023

Walker, K. G., Shah, A. P., Brennan, P. M., Blackhall, V. I., Nicol, L. G., Yalamarthi, S., Vella, M., Cleland, J.

Surgeon, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 190-197

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online: https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/292725282/SURGE_D_22_00107_R1.pdf
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2022.05.007
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

From SEDA funding do oak trees grow...The unexpected benefits of a SEDA grant

2023

Parr, S., Laidlaw, A., Bull, S., Cooper, A.

Educational Developments, vol. 24, pp. 18 - 21

Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles

The relationship between the preferences of the oral glucose screening test and the levels of health literacy and perinatal anxiety of pregnancy

2023

Erdem, D., Yardimci, F., Yilmaz, H. B., Buhur, A.

Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 51-57

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jompac/issue/73152/1207032
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1207032
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21340/1/Erdem_etal_MPC_The_Relationship_Between_VOR.pdf

To fuse or not to fuse: the elderly patient with lumbar stenosis and low-grade spondylolisthesis. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

2023

Abdel-Fattah, A., Bell, F., Boden, L., Ferry, J., McCormick, C., Ross, M., Cameron, I., Smith, T. O., Baliga, S., Myint, P. K.

The Surgeon, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. e23-e31

Contributions to Journals: Review articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2022.02.008
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19894/1/Abdel_Fattah_Etal_TS_To_Fuse_Or_VoR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

The Challenges of Visualisation During Delivery and Assessment of Clinical Teaching Under COVID-19: A Reflective Account of Problem Solving

2022

Walmsley, R., Watson, E., Laidlaw, A., Hughes, A.

Biomedical Visualisation: Volume 14 - COVID-19 Technology and Visualisation Adaptations for Biomedical Teaching. Varsou, O., Rea, P. M., Welsh, M. (eds.). Springer, pp. 199 - 214, 15 pages

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17135-2_11
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus; https://abdn.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/7ae96465-9e8b-4148-81ff-72b134c11773

An investigation of the relationship between the chronotypes of mothers who had normal delivery and various characteristics of them and their babies

2022

Baytas, E., Erdem, D., Yilmaz, H.

Genel Tip Dergisi, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 768-773

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1181497

Human factors and patient safety in undergraduate healthcare education: A systematic review

2022

Sheehan, P., Joy, A., Fleming, A., Vosper, H., McCarthy, S.

Human Factors in Healthcare, vol. 2, 100019

Contributions to Journals: Review articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfh.2022.100019
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22574/1/Sheehan_etal_HFiH_Human_Factors_and_VOR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

Navigating the Labyrinth: Research in Medical Education

2022

Gibson Smith, K., Laidlaw, A.

Contributions to Conferences

Exploring variation in surgical practice: does the surgeon's personality influence anastomotic decision-making?'

2022

Bisset, C. N., Ferguson, E., Macdermid, E., Yassin, N., Dames, N., Keller, D., Oliphant, R., Parson, S., Cleland, J., Moug, S. J., Stein, S., Collaborators, P. P. S. G.

British Journal of Surgery, vol. 109, no. 11, pp. 1156-1163

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac200
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20115/2/Bisset_etal_BJS_Exploring_Variation_In_AAM.pdf; http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20115/1/Bisset_etal_BJS_Exploring_Variation_In_VoR.pdf

Rest and relaxation spaces: Accessibility and availability for wellbeing of doctors

2022

Walker, K., Aitken, G., Cunningham, K. B., Gibson Smith, K., Scanlan, G., Cecil, J., Gordon, L.

Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13542

Scotland's improving surgical training (IST) pilot: a tale of two cultural webs

2022

Shah, A., Hawick, L., Walker, K., Walker, K., Cleland, J.

International Conference on Surgical Education and Training (ICOSET) 2022, pp. 117

Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13542
Additional Links: ICOSET 2022

Beyond the blueprint... A socio-material case study of a high-stakes OSCe held during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022

Brown, C. W., Hawick, L., Macleod, A., Cleland, J.

Contributions to Conferences

Additional Links: Conference Book of Abstracts; Link to Presentation

A cross-sectional study examining the association between MRCS performance and surgeons receiving sanctions against their medical registration

2022

Ellis, R., Cleland, J., Scrimgeour, D., Lee, A., Brennan, P.

The Surgeon, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 211-215

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2021.04.003

Developing research skills with weekly online seminars over the summer

2022 - Accepted/In press

Gregory, J., Cunningham, C., MacLeod, A., Kiezebrink, K., Martin, K., Morgan, H., Myint, P. K., Parson, S., Poobalan, A., Speirs, V., Turner, S.

Europhysiology 2022

Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

A modified Delphi process to establish research priorities in hernia surgery

2022

Scrimgeour, D., Allan, M., Knight, S. R., East, B., Blackwell, S., Dames, N., Laidlaw, L., Light, D., Horgan, L., Smart, N. J., De Beaux, A., Wilson, M. S., Scottish Surgical Research Group and the British Hernia Society

Hernia, vol. 26, pp. 751-759

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-021-02519-0
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19627/1/Scrimgeour_etal_H_A_Modified_Delphi_VoR.pdf

Scotland's Improving Surgical Training (IST) pilot: a tale of two cultural webs

2022

Shah, A., Walker, K., Hawick, L., Walker, K., Cleland, J.

International Conference on Surgical Education and Training (ICOSET) 2022

Contributions to Conferences: Posters

Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18981/1/ICOSET_2022.pdf
Additional Links: Conference posters and abstracts

Resilient practical assessment- Looking forward following a sociomaterial case study of a disrupted high stakes clinical assessment held during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022

Brown, C. W., Hawick, L., Cleland, J., Macleod, A.

13th Annual Academic Development Symposium

Contributions to Conferences: Posters

Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18653/1/Sociomateriality_academic_development_conference_PDF.pdf

Heard, valued, supported?: Doctors' wellbeing during transitions triggered by COVID-19

2022

Gordon, L., Scanlan, G. M., Tooman, T. R., Walker, K. A., Cairns, P., Ferguson, J., Aitken, G., Cecil, J., Cunningham, K. B., Smith, K. G., Johnston, P. W., Laidlaw, A., Pope, L. M., Wakeling, J.

Medical Education, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 516-526

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14698
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19560/1/Gordon_etal_ME_Heard_Valued_Supported_VOR.pdf
Additional Links: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/heard-valued-supported-doctors-wellbeing-during-transitions-triggered-by-covid19(2e1d70ce-8c2e-4fd4-b6bb-0d243d034587).html; View publication in Scopus

Predictors of weight discussion in primary care consultations: a multilevel modelling approach

2022

McHale, C., Laidlaw, A., Cecil, J.

Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 502-511

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.07.008
Additional Links: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/predictors-of-weight-discussion-in-primary-care-consultations(c5495461-ab50-4854-ae4e-8de49c4e078f).html

Supporting doctors' well-being and resilience during COVID-19: A framework for rapid and rigorous intervention development

2022

Gibson Smith, K., Cunningham, K. B., Cecil, J., Laidlaw, A., Cairns, P., Scanlan, G., Tooman, T., Aitken, G., Ferguson, J., Gordon, L., Johnston, P., Pope, L., Wakeling, J., Walker, K.

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 236-251

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12300
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21220/1/Smith_etal_APHWB_Supporting_doctors_well_being_VOR.pdf
Additional Links: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/supporting-doctors-wellbeing-and-resilience-during-covid19(b2c2b13a-8f70-4330-985a-7f9778a639e6).html

Implementing change: Intervention development

2022

Gibson Smith, K., Cunningham, K. B., Cleland, J.

The Clinical Teacher, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 63-63

Contributions to Journals: Letters

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13435

The impact of disability on performance in a high-stakes postgraduate surgical examination: a retrospective cohort study

2022

Ellis, R., Cleland, J., Scrimgeour, D., Lee, A., Brennan, P.

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, vol. 115, no. 2, pp. 58–68

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1177/01410768211032573
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20086/1/Ellis_etal_JRSM_The_Impact_Of_VoR.pdf
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus