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Cardiff Unit for Research and Evaluation in Medical and Dental Education

At CUREMeDE (Cardiff Unit for Research and Evaluation in Medical and Dental Education), we undertake research designed to make a difference to the education and training of healthcare professionals.

At Cardiff Unit for Research and Evaluation in Medical and Dental Education (CUREMeDE) we conduct multidisciplinary research and evaluation of the education and training of health professionals.

Established in 2009 as part of Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences, our work focuses on the educational impact of changes in areas such as:

  • foundation and specialist training
  • continuing professional development and lifelong learning
  • skill mix and extended duties
  • technology in the support of learning
  • workplace based learning and assessment
  • knowledge mobilisation
  • standards for healthcare educators

Understanding the links between research, education and healthcare, we consistently deliver on a wide variety of evaluation projects, often working to very tight timescales.

We also recognise the importance of dissemination and have a strong record of presenting our work in Wales, the UK, Europe and across the world with presentations made in the USA, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan.

We have a significant number of high-quality publications and outputs.

Our aims

  • To create networks of multidisciplinary collaboration and a forum for research discussion -  We have worked in conjunction with Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and other health organisations across Wales, the UK and internationally since we began in 2009 and have developed a wide network of collaborators and contacts.
  • To ensure findings from research and evaluation transfer to practice - We recognise the importance of knowledge mobilisation. Formal dissemination is through meetings, conference presentations and publications.  As a centre we have also sought new ways of disseminating our findings to a wider audience including visualising findings in infographics and whiteboard videos.
  • To produce high quality outputs which contribute to enhancing the educational development of health professionals in Wales and beyond.
  • To support the next generation of research staff through student placements and project supervision.

Measuring success

  • securing research funding
  • completing collaborative research and evaluation projects
  • translating findings into practice and publications
  • providing development experiences for novice researchers

Staff

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Professor Alison Bullock

Emeritus Professor

Telephone
+44 29208 70780
Email
BullockAD@cardiff.ac.uk
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Mrs Elaine Russ

Centre Manager, CUREMeDE

Telephone
+44 29208 75403
Email
RussEM@cardiff.ac.uk

Postgraduate students

Key collaborators

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Dr Dorottya Cserzo

Research Associate, CASCADE

Telephone
+44 29208 70137
Email
CserzoDC@cardiff.ac.uk
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Emma Barnes

Research Associate

Telephone
+44 29206 87504
Email
BarnesEJ@cardiff.ac.uk

Ray Samuriwo

Associate Professor, University of Bradford

Email
r.samuriwo@bradford.ac.uk

Doctoral students

NameProvisional research title
Amr MaqnasEstablishing A Reliable And Sustainable Blood Donation And Blood Quality System To Enable The Nationalization Of Manufacturing Of Plasma Fractionation In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Andrew BurnettA Comparison Between 'Commercial' And Further Education Delivery Of Management Skills Training In South Wales From A Business Perspective
Andrew SantosNavigating The Hierarchy: Empowering Student Nurses Through Inter-Professional Simulation
Elizabeth Bowring-LossockHow Does The Learning And The Practice Of Mental Health Nursing Students Benefit From Inter-Professional Education, Facilitated At Pre-Registration Level?
Ellie SonmezerCreative art intervention: student midwife views on a transformative educational approach
Heather WrightAn Exploration Of Patients’ Awareness Of And Attitudes Towards The National Cancer Waiting Times Targets
Roland FletcherThe apprenticeship as a model of learning and the development of legal education in the twenty-first century
Rory PowellExploring The Barriers To Nhs Service Change
Said ShadiExploring And Testing Theoretical Models To Explain Acceptance Of Sotware 'Robots' In Healthcare
Stuart GoddardAn Assessment Of The Perceived Value Of Structured Simulation Training In Colorectal Surgery Within Wales: Implications For The Wider Surgical Profession

Read about our current projects in the fields of training, skills, education, assessment and standards.

Clinical pharmacy placements for undergraduate pharmacists

An evaluation of the new initial education and training standards for pharmacists and the transition of learning from multisector Foundation into funded Undergraduate Clinical Pharmacy Placements.

Pre-registration pharmacy technician and employer/educational supervisor experience of the new IET programme

The next phase of our evaluation of the multisector pre-registration pharmacy technician training pilot in Wales.

Protected time pilot (phase 2)

This evaluation explores the impact of protected time models in supporting community pharmacist Independent Prescribers to maintain and/or expand their scope of practice within a community pharmacy setting.

Pharmacist and patient

Revised model of delivery for a post-Foundation pharmacist training programme

Part of the transition and implementation of the new initial education and training standards for pharmacists, this evaluation looks at the revised post-Foundation pharmacist training programme.

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Past research

Information on all our recent projects

Explore reports, articles and monographs written by our members.

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Recent highlights

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Sustained benefits of a generalist training programme for UK doctors

14 February 2024

Our latest publication revisits the broadbased training programme and explores it's ongoing influence on participants.

The Blurred Lines of Professionalism in Dentistry paper

2 January 2024

This recently published paper explores professionalism in dentistry.

New Publication on Pharmacists’ Integration into the General Practice Skill-Mix

6 December 2023

Our new paper explores the foundations that enable the effective integration and contribution of pharmacists to general practice.