Professor Karen Mattick (she/her)

Professor Karen Mattick is an internationally recognised expert in the education of health professionals and associated research into the healthcare workforce.  Professor Mattick leads the Health Professions Education & Wellbeing research group at Exeter, which exists to support the local and national implementation of the NHS Ten Year Plan and the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan - especially focussing on the training and retention of healthcare staff.  

Professor Mattick is also President of the Association for the Study of Medical Education and Member of the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Funding Committee. Her work has been recognised through various awards, such as ASME President's Medal winner 2022, Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators, and Principal Fellow and National Teaching Fellow for Advance HE.

Research specialisms

• The work and wellbeing of healthcare staff, especially early career staff
• The potential for education to change organisational culture
• Wide ranging methodologies including realist reviews and realist evaluations