University of Exeter Medical School

Dr Laura Sims

Dr Laura Sims

Associate Professor (Clinical) (E&S)

 L.Sims2@exeter.ac.uk

 5704

 01392 725704

 College House G.03

 

College House, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK

Overview

Throughout my career as a GP, I have been committed to delivering high quality healthcare through ensuring my knowledge and skills are honed for practice. My motivation to keep learning has naturally led me to develop a special interest in clinical education. I have guided my teaching career so that I continue to be involved with curriculum areas that are related to patient-facing healthcare roles. I enjoy working with others to develop their communication skills, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills as I feel these are vital for working in complex environments.

Qualifications

  • MBBS (St George's Hospital Medical School)
  • FRCGP (Exeter GP VTS Scheme)
  • DipMedEd, DGM, DRCOG, DFFP, DipOccMed, M.Ed

Career

Clinical

  • 2016 - present: GP (St Thomas Medical Group, Exeter)
  • 2002 - 2015: GP Partner (Mount Pleasant Health Centre, Exeter)

Current BMBS role

  • Lead for Clinical Assessments

Previous UG BMBS educational roles

  • Lead for Problem-based Learning and Communities of Practice
  • Lead for Remediation & PDG Tutor 
  • SSU provider (Dermatology in Primary Care, Doctors as Teachers)

Previous roles

  • GP Trainer & GP Appraiser
  • NHS England complaints reviewer

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Research

Research interests

  • Postgraduate pharmacy education to support the expanding role of pharmacists
  • Problem-based learning / case-based material in clinical education
  • Curriculum design

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Publications

Journal articles

Girvin B, Sims L, Haughey S (2023). Empowering future pharmacists - Embedding prescribing in the United Kingdom pharmacy undergraduate degree. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 15(4), 334-339.
Sims L, Hay-Smith J, Dean S (2022). Pelvic floor exercises and female stress urinary incontinence. Br J Gen Pract, 72(717), 185-187.  Author URL.
(2020). Pharmacy Education Conference 2020 Manchester, United Kingdom. Pharmacy Education, 20, 249-264. Abstract.
Clark CE, Sims L (2018). Hypertension care: sharing the burden with pharmacists. Br J Gen Pract, 68(675), 458-459.  Author URL.
Sansom A, Terry R, Fletcher E, Salisbury C, Long L, Richards SH, Aylward A, Welsman J, Sims L, Campbell JL, 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, 8 Abstract.
Sims L, Campbell J (2017). Ills, pills, and skills: developing the clinical skills of pharmacists in general practice. Br J Gen Pract, 67(662), 417-418.  Author URL.
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. Br J Gen Pract, 67(662), e650-e658. Abstract.  Author URL.

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External Engagement and Impact

Awards

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

External Examiner Positions

  • External Examiner: MSc Advanced Pharmacy Practice, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen
  • External Examiner: MB BS Year 3 at Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia

External positions

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Teaching

Modules

2023/24

Information not currently available


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