Dr Laura Sims
Senior Lecturer (Clinical) (E&S)
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01392 725704
Smeall building 107
Smeall Building, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
Overview
Laura has worked as a GP delivering in and out-of-hours primary care for over 20 years.
Current roles within University of Exeter Medical School:-
- Clinical Lead for BMBS Problem-based Learning
- Lead for Pharmacy Education Development
- Programme lead for Clinical Pharmacy Master's degree course
External education roles:-
- GP trainer
- RCGP Clinical Skills Assessment Panel Member
- GP Appraiser
Professional interests:
- Curriculum design
- Problem-based learning
- Postgraduate pharmacy education
- Multimorbidity and polypharmacy
Qualifications
MBBS MRCGP DipMedEd DipOccMed
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2017
Career
Her roles with Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry from 2005-2012 included being Lead for Remediation, Senior PBL tutor and a Professional Practice Tutor. She has been involved with student selection interviews, ISCE examining and delivering SSUs.
Research
Research interests
Postgraduate pharmacy education to support the expanding role of pharmacists in Primary care
Problem-based learning in medical education
Research projects
Sansom A, Terry R, Fletcher E, et al. 2018. Why do GPs leave direct patient care and what might help to retain them? A qualitative study of GPs in South West England. BMJ Open 2018;8:e019849. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019849
Butterworth, J., Sansom, A., Sims, L., Healey, M., Kingsland, E. & Campbell, J. 2017. Pharmacists' perceptions of their emerging general practice roles in UK primary care: a qualitative interview study. British Journal General Practice.
Sims, L., Campbell, J., 2017. Ills, pills, and skills: developing the clinical skills of pharmacists in general practice. Br J Gen Pract, 67(662), pp.417-418.
Teaching
UEMS BMBS Problem-based learning
Co-design and delivery of 'The Pharmacist in Primary Care - an Introduction' https://medicine.exeter.ac.uk/research/healthresearch/primarycare/projects/thepharmacistinprimarycare-anintroduction/
Co-design and co-delivery of Clinical assessment skills courses with Centre for Postgraduate Pharmacy Education team
UEMS representative as a Regional delivery and development partner on the National Clinical Pharmacist in General Practice Phase 2 scheme. https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/gpfv/workforce/building-the-general-practice-workforce/cp-gp/
Modules
2018/19
- HPDM063 - Skills for Patient-centred Care
- HPDM068 - Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing
- HPDM079 - From Theory to Practice to Quality