Rachel Lindley

Co-lead for Service Learning in the Faculty of Medicine, Biology and Health and Innovation and Impact role for the MBChB Community Team within the Division of Medical Education in FBMH.

Working to support Partner-enabled and Service Learning in the faculty for students and staff increasing the impact of teaching activity in collaboration with community partners.

I led the Community team over 9 years during an expansion of face to face teaching across all years of the programme, and enhancing community engaged learning opportunities. We encompass a range of community clinicians and professional support staff who manage clinical placements in the community. We also design, teach, examine and revise a range of topics on the MBChB programme in Manchester including clinical debrief, patient safety, diversity and prescribing.    

MBChB, FRCGP, MSc (Medical Education), DFFP, DRCOG. 

I have always had an interest in learning and as a student I set up a peer-led sexual health teaching programme linking student doctors with local schools which led into Sexpression and helped to found Students for Global Health when I was a student. This programme was rolled out across UK medical schools and is still running. This experience led me to value the benefits of learning whilst delivering care and expertise for the local community.  I have taught a number of clinical topics and broader areas in medical education such as feedback, raising concerns, health inequalities, PBL, active learning, learing in the community,clinical communication. 

I am interested in students learning experiences in community settings, including issues of identity formation and the potential benefits of witnessing patients stories. For my MSc dissertation I used the students own iPads to collect narrative data during a placement. Due to my experiences as a student, doctor and patient I am continuing to work on ways to improve student placements and healthcare services.