I am Professor Joanne Harris, and I am delighted to have joined the University of East London this month as the new Dean of Medicine. In addition to my education role, I also practice as a GP in London. The University is embarking on an exciting initiative to establish a GMC-accredited MBBS undergraduate School of Medicine at the Stratford campus, with the first cohort of students set to begin in 2027. As we develop this programme, we aim to leverage the comprehensive resources of the UEL Health Campus to create enriching learning opportunities for local healthcare providers, including both medical and Allied Health professionals.
Building on the success of the workshop series as part of the Postgraduate Academy of Health education programme, previously developed and delivered to our Health Fellows, we are expanding these offerings to a broader audience. As part of this initiative, we will be hosting a series of lunchtime webinars covering a range of topics relevant to local healthcare providers.
The webinars will be conducted online and will run from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Details of our current programme are listed below.
If you have suggestions for future topics, I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to email me at jharris1@uel.ac.uk.
Lunchtime webinars from 1pm – 1.30pm
- Thursday 22/05/2025 “Optimal mentorship and staff wellbeing” Dr Matthew Arnold/ Dr Sophie Bokhari
- Date tbc – Enhancing students competencies when concerns are raised” Steph Messner/ Richard Harty
- Date tbc – Effective learning objectives – Caroline Doolan
- Date tbc – Streamlining portfolio development – Teresa McMahon
- Date tbc – PGA by publication – Dr Laura Vanderbloemen
Workshops are from 5-7pm at our UEL Stratford Campus. Please book here
- Wednesday 12/02/2025 “How can we sustain lifestyle changes in our patients?” Chair: Prof Anwar Khan, Speakers – Dr Patricia Smith & Prof Sir Sam Everington (TBC)
- Wednesday 09/04/2025“Assisted dying legislation- what does the public want?”
- Wednesday 11/06/2025“Should the NHS be privatised?”
- Wednesday 17/09/2025 “Are we over-diagnosing neurodiversity?”
- Wednesday 12/11/2025“Marijuana should be legalised
