Dr Clare Conway is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education (International Lead) at the University of Limerick, School of Medicine. Her role involves residency / early career preparation, academic advising / student support, research, assessment and curriculum development. She also facilitates PBL groups in the pre-clinical phase of the BMBS course.

Professional Experience: 

Clare finished her foundation medical/surgical training in Scotland in 2008 and worked for a year as an NCHD in Dublin. Having completed core specialty training in Paediatrics (Yorkshire, UK), she moved into a career in Medical Education in 2014, teaching clinical skills at the University of Leeds.  Following relocation to Ireland in 2016, she worked as both a clinical skills and PBL tutor, gaining a broad range of experience in teaching, assessment, research and student support at the University of Limerick, School of Medicine. She took up her current 0.8FTE position as Senior Lecturer in March 2023.

Professional Memberships: 

  • AOME (MAcadMEd)

Research Interests: 

  • International Student Support, Career Development, PBL

Qualifications/Awards: 

  • MSc Health Professions Education | University of Limerick | 2022
  • Bill Shannon Award for Excellence in Medical Education | University of Limerick | 2020
  • Higher Education Authority (UK) Fellowship | 2016
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education (Distinction) | University of Leeds |2015-2016
  • Diploma in Child Health | RCPCH | 2010-2012
  • Medicine MBChB |University of Dundee | 2002-2006
  • BSc Biological Sciences Hons. Anatomy (2.1) | University of Edinburgh | 1998-2002
Publications

Conference presentations/workshops:

  • INHED 2023: “A conceptual framework for holistic learner handover”
  • INHED 2022: “Learner handover; Friend or foe?”
  • INHED 2021: “Moving small group tutorials online” and  “Sharing sensitive information in the context of learner handover”
  • INHED 2020: “An evaluation of clinical skills revision sessions”