General Practice and Community Medical Education (GPCME)

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General Practice and Community Medical Education (GPCME)

GPCME provide teaching to all 5 years of the MBChB programme.

Years 1-3 are delivered by a core network of local GP Practices. Years 4 and 5 we have both core teaching and clinical placements.


GPCME can be contacted by emailing teamgp@abdn.ac.uk this email is monitored daily.

Core Team

  • Dr John McKeown - Head of Teaching
  • Dr Shirley Laird - Years 1 to 3 Co-Ordinator
  • Dr Fiona Parker - Senior Clinical Lecturer Senior Years Strategic Lead
  • Dr Kim Miller, Senior Clinical Lecturer General Practice Lead, Highland
  • Dr Nader Maria - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y1 Block Lead
  • Dr Fiona Marr - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y1 Block Lead
  • Dr Amy Tewson - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y2 Block Lead
  • Dr Naomi Dow - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y3 Block Lead
  • Dr Cath McLaren - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y3 Deputy Block Lead
  • Dr Jenny Sinclair - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y1
  • Dr Pauline Williams - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y2
  • Dr Linzi Lumsden - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y1-3 GP Enhanced
  • Dr Lynn Wallace - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y4 Block Lead (Grampian & Fife)
  • Dr Alice Edgar - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y4 Block Lead (Highland)
  • Dr Walter Mouat - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y5 Block Lead (Grampian, Fife, Shetland, Dumfries & Galloway)
  • Dr Louise Dytch - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y5 Block Lead (Highland, Orkney & Western Isles)
  • Dr Laura Muirhead - Senior Clinical Lecturer Y4-5 GP Enhanced
  • Dr Ken Lawton - Senior Clinical Lecturer
  • Mrs Diane Kinnaird - GP Administrator Y1-5
  • Mrs Irene Pacitti - Institute Administration Coordinator - Years 1 to 3 GP
  • Ms Sabina Aslam - Administration Assistant Y3 GP
  • Mrs Pauline Redford - Institute Administration Coordinator GP Placements Year 4-5