Staff Profiles - Brian Jolly

Brian Jolly is the Director of the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education. He has interests in assessment, clinical teaching, clinical skills development as well as research design and statistics. Brian’s current responsibilities include the development of research initiatives in health professions education, academic guidance to the Graduate Certificate in Health Professionals Education, assisting in the development of undergraduate assessment protocols and fitness to practise initiatives.

Previously, he was Professor of Medical Education at the University of Sheffield, UK, and studied psychology at Birmingham University before graduate studies in educational film and television production in Manchester. In 1979, he joined St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College, first as Assistant Director of Education and Medical Illustration Services, and subsequently as head of the Academic Unit of Medical & Dental Education.

In 1988, Brian was a visiting professor in medical education at the University of Toronto. His PhD, from Maastricht University, involved work on clinical teaching. He has had a significant involvement in the GMC Performance Review project, and on the GMC’s Revalidation Technical Group. He was the foundation Chairman of the Education Committee of the General Osteopathic Council from 1995 – 2001, Director of the Medical Education Unit in the University of Leeds Medical School and Senior Warden for Devonshire Hall, Leeds, from 1996-1999.

Married to Mary Lawson, with a five-year-old daughter Grace, his other interests include cooking, water sports, gardening, and watching association football, tennis and cricket. He also contributes to the Barmy Army road show when required. For more details see Medical Education, 2002, 36, 397-8.