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Honorary Lecturer
The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool values its close relationship with local clinicians and GP practices and the significant contribution they make to the teaching and research agenda of the University of Liverpool.
In recognition of this, the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences will confer honorary academic titles on NHS clinicians who work to further those aims of the university.
Available HCAA titles are:
Honorary Clinical Fellow (HCF)
Honorary Clinical Lecturer (HCL)
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer (HSCL)
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor (HCAP)
Honorary Clinical Professor (HCP)
Honorary Clinical Lecturer (HCL)
Honorary Clinical Lecturer is the title that most GP Tutors will aim to achieve. It recognises NHS Clinical Staff, General Practitioners or others working in a clinical setting who are engaged with the University of Liverpool’s teaching agenda and is awarded at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Medicine.
Individuals must have provided placements for student doctors for a minimum of three years and have completed a satisfactory quality visit. This must include undertaking one or more defined teaching activities, for a minimum of 20 hours per annum. Some of the relevant defined teaching activities for GP Tutors are:
Bedside teaching session (separate to the delivery of service ward rounds)
Administration / organisation / management of teaching for students
Educational Supervisor review and case discussion meetings
Portfolio case discussion as part of attachment to GP practice
GP Tutors will need to submit an application form and HLS Letter of Support (which Dr Matthew James, the Schools Supratheme Lead for Patient in the Community Setting, is required to complete and sign).
Title holders will be entitled to refer to themselves as Honorary Lecturer of the University of Liverpool.
Please see more details on the application process and documents:
If you have further queries regarding this process click here.
University life
The University of Liverpool is a great place to be, both in and outside of your studies.
The campus boasts excellent sports and library facilities, and the Guild of Students offer entertainment, volunteering opportunities, and a wide range of extracurricular activities, from Band Society to Potholing.
There are also a wide range of medical student societies offering specialty interest groups, community outreach activities, and creative opportunities.
Clinical Educator Events from FACE
As a FACE member you will be invited to a regular programme of CPD events offered across the year, covering a range of topics including feedback, assessment and teaching techniques. If you missed a recent event or would like an idea of what topics to expect, please make use of the resources below.
Planning for Learning | 28.06.21
A recording of the speaker presentations from this interactive event.
Workplace Based Assessment | 27.01.21
A recording of the speaker presentations from this interactive event.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | 11.12.20
A recording of the speaker presentations from this interactive event.
An evening discussing innovative ways of using technologies for learning and teaching. Click the link above to open a page containing slides, recordings and other resources from the event.
Our presenters were:
Dr John Curtis: Simple video production for Medical Education - a demonstration of Explain Everything
Meg Juss and Dan Roberts, School of Medicince TEL team
Tools and techniques for fostering active student participation
Simple strategies for creating inclusive learning materials
What's it really like to be a Liverpool student doctor? Students share their highlights and insights of their lives in grey scrubs!
Liverpool School of Medicine prides itself on the wide range of opportunities it provides to its undergraduates - helping shape them into confident, caring and compassionate doctors of the future. If you’ve got the purpose and passion, this is the place!
Our vibrant community of student doctors are known for grabbing these opportunities with both hands. Whether it's in their academic studies, on clinical placement, or even in their sporting and extra-curricular activities, our School news page (link) celebrates our students’ initiatives and achievements over the academic year.
The School's official social channels are also packed with our students' successes. Be sure to follow @LivUniMedicine on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Student societies play a crucial and special role in your student experience. There are hundreds of them in operation via Liverpool Guild of Students, and over 70 of these are run by student doctors. Take a look at our Medical Societies webpage (link) to browse through those on offer. You'll get the chance to meet and interact with these student groups in person as part of your Welcome activities.
Finding your feet at the School
Fresh from completing some head-scratching exercises with 208 Liverpool Field Hospital (link), designed to put their leadership and teamwork skills to the test, Year One students reflected on their first year of studies and shared their highlights and top tips for those of you who are following in their footsteps this September.
The year's biggest highlights
Student Doctor Joe Moody counts sessions at the University’s Human Anatomy Resource Centre (HARC) as one of his favourite parts of the course so far.
"I’d say I’m a hands-on/visual learner, so being able to see the structures we get taught about in lectures on human prosections is really valuable for my learning. The HARC team are very knowledgeable and happy to help, so I always leave the sessions knowing more than when I went in.”
The clinical exposure offered by the MBChB programme here at Liverpool, both on placement at the wide range of trust and practice partners across the region, is always a big draw to the course.
Students Callum Robinson and Erin Connell loved getting stuck in during small-group Clinical Skills teaching.
Callum says, “I’ve enjoyed lots of things in Year 1 but a highlight is probably the Clinical Skills sessions where we can put into practice the theory we’ve been studying."
At Liverpool, students have Clinical Skills sessions from the first semester of Year 1 - I think this will stand us in really good stead when we go on placement later in the course.
The principles of developing a deep and meaningful understanding of (and compassion for) yourself, colleagues, and your patients, are embedded across the curriculum. An important part of developing this is the practice of reflecting on experiences as they unfold. Something that was quite new for Joe Moody.
“One thing I didn’t expect from the course was the amount of reflective writing. It was something I’d never really done at school and kind of caught me off guard. I feel a lot more comfortable with this style of writing now however, which is good as I think there’ll be a lot more of it in the future.”
Year One Students Joe Moody and Callum Robinson
Tips for Year One
Joe encourages students to try not to get overwhelmed at the start of the year. “There are a lot of new concepts and information in the foundation block, and it can be tough to keep up with all the content. However, as you go through the year, a lot of topics tie in with each other and things start to make more sense with time. Also, make friends with people on the course - they’ll be your colleagues someday!”
Matt recommends joining a club or student group. “I would say to get stuck into all the societies and medics sports team. I myself have found the medics rugby great. I have thoroughly enjoyed myself and having connections to older years is always a bonus.
Callum says, “Work hard and try to be organised right from the start of the course. But, also, make time to enjoy yourself!"
Liverpool’s a great place to be a student and there’s always lots going on.
Rhema agrees, “Aim to enjoy your time at medical school and make the most of it! Work towards achieving the right work-life balance and make sure to look after your wellbeing.”
The good news is the School has its own dedicated Wellbeing service offering activities, events and one-on-one appointments to help you take control of your mental wellbeing and organise the unique demands of studying medicine.
Erin suggests new students get involved with as many things as possible.
There are so many events and societies within the School, some of which I have made my best memories and friends within.
"I would also say to not worry about the academic side too much! It can be overwhelming at times but there is lots of support and help available from the School and friends. I would definitely recommend making friends within the course as it makes it easier when you're all in it together!”
Read more insights from last year's Year One students in this article (link) on our School news page.
Student Doctors Rhema Nwosu and Matt Deehan
Class of 2022
Before graduating this summer, our final-year students took a moment to reflect on their time at the School and shared with us their biggest highlights and fondest memories.
Shannon Collings
Student Doctor Shannon Collings feels ready to step into her foundation doctor role thanks particularly to the variety of acute clinical placements in Year Five, and the intercalated BSc degree she completed in Urgent and Emergency Care.
A real highlight from my final year was organising the LMSS Masquerade Charity Dinner for 350 people, raising over £2000 for Refugee Women Connect. The LMSS has played such a huge role in my time at the School, from holding dinners to organising charity events and revision sessions before exams.
I’d encourage everyone to get involved in a society at university, it’s loads of fun, you meet so many amazing people and it’s a great way to do things outside of medicine, which is of course so important for your wellbeing and work-life balance.
Liverpool has been the best university to study Medicine, and I’d recommend the city to anyone considering coming here. Very, very sad to be leaving after the best six years!
Lillie Dummer
Student Doctor Lille Dummer picked up the Reginald and Dora Goodrick Prize for excellent performance in clinical assessment in Year Four.
The clinical aspect of studying Medicine has always been my favourite part. It’s why I chose Liverpool, as clinical experience and practice is a priority throughout.
Watching myself grow into the junior doctor role is an exciting (albeit nerve-wracking) feeling! During my Year Five Emergency Medicine rotation, I saw myself take on more clinical responsibility, being encouraged by the doctors I was working alongside to have confidence and belief in myself to know that the hard work I’ve done has prepared me for this next step.
(L-R) Shannon Collings and Lillie Dummer
Ovin Jayawardena
Student Doctor Ovin Jayawardena counts the benefits (and challenges!) of primary care placements and simulated learning as highlights and what have prepared him best for clinical practice after graduation this July.
As a student at the University of Liverpool, I have had the opportunity to immerse myself in a vibrant and lively city with incredibly friendly people. As a medical student, I have benefited from early clinical exposure and a rare yet vital opportunity to experience placements in numerous local primary, secondary and tertiary specialist hospitals to help support our learning.
Although I was lucky to hold a few leadership positions and win the occasional prize, it is the people that I have met, the friends that I have annoyed, and the memories that I have made that have been the best part about university and that I will cherish the most.
Steven Toh
Student Doctor Steven Toh has been a passionate advocate for medical research, was awarded a summer studentship from the Academy of Medical Science’s INSPIRE programme and led the University’s surgical research society.
I started my first foray into research as a research assistant in Monash University in Malaysia, mainly to earn some spare income and bolster my CV. Fast forward 2.5 years later, I have been elected as the President of the UoL Student Surgical Research Society, secured multiple first-author publications in high-impact journals, disseminated my research findings at national and international conferences, and will soon begin work as a Specialised Foundation Programme doctor.
Being involved in research has opened my eyes to how medical practice is constantly changing to improve clinical outcomes, led to meaningful relationships with my personal mentors and like-minded peers, and taught me how to critically appraise research conducted by others.
(L-R) Steven Toh and Ovin Jayawardena
Jeremey Easow
International student Jeremy Easow says Liverpool is a fantastic city to study in, full of friendly and supportive people.
The early clinical exposure we get in a wide array of healthcare settings whilst engaging with the numerous academic and sporting societies the University has to offer are just a few of the many good things about studying here.
I’ve been fortunate enough to be guided by incredible mentors who have left a lasting positive impact on me and the patient interactions that I have had as a student doctor have been extremely rewarding.
If there is one thing I would tell my first-year self it would be to enjoy the journey and cherish each moment - the opportunities will come.
Charlie Hextall
Charlie Hextall is an aspiring surgeon who has made the most of the broad range of clinical placements at Liverpool to prepare himself for his foundation years beginning this August.
Following my Intercalated Master of Research in Translational Medicine here at Liverpool, it has been great to get back into clinical placements in the new Year 5 curriculum. I was lucky to be at Aintree Hospital, which is a major trauma centre, and it was a really unique experience to be involved in the management of trauma from both the AED and Surgical perspectives.
I’m hoping to pursue a career in Surgery, and the experiences that this course has given me will be great foundation blocks for my future career.
This year has really made me feel prepared to start as an F1 in August and will hopefully make the transition from medical student to doctor a little less scary. I will be staying local, so if you come through Southport Hospital during your placements, please do say hello!
(L-R) Charlie Hextall and Jeremy Easow
Janie Bamforth
Student Doctor Janie Bamforth is passionate about child health, community care, dance and fundraising – all of which she has been able to nurture and develop through the MBChB programme.
I worked with Professor Semple at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital on a study into flexible bronchoscopies, which I then presented on at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health conference. I am currently doing Community Child Health on the Wirral and am loving the opportunity to interact with children and families and learn more about neurodevelopmental disorders.
Alongside my studies, I have participated in Artefacts, dancing in variety shows, Chicago and The Addams Family, all of which are real stand-out memories from my time in Liverpool.
I have really appreciated the clinical experience the course has given me, but also the encouragement to pursue outside interests. I will really miss it!
George Richardson
George Richardson was able to dive deeper into his interest in neuroscience through an intercalated MRes at the University of Liverpool.
I jumped at the chance to intercalate at Liverpool. Following a placement at the Walton Centre, I found myself interested in neuroscience and my MRes gave me the chance to develop useful new skills in an area that I liked. I have loved returning to in-person placements this year, The FY1 ward shadow placement has really helped me get to grips with what will be expected of us when we start work in August, and the acute blocks have been an excellent opportunity to develop my clinical practical skills.
Finding myself in Liverpool turned out to be the best thing that has ever happened to me!
It’s a fantastic city, full of brilliant people. I’m looking forward to staying in Liverpool for my job as a Specialised Foundation Programme (SFP) doctor in August, although I am going to be very sad to no longer be a student here!
(L-R) Janie Bamforth and George Richardson
Hear more from our Class of 2022 in the two-part Student Spotlight on our School news page - Part I (link) and Part II (link) - and follow the series on the School's Instagram channel (link).
Year One Students Joe Moody and Callum Robinson
Student Doctors Rhema Nwosu and Matt Deehan
(L-R) Shannon Collings and Lillie Dummer
(L-R) Steven Toh and Ovin Jayawardena
(L-R) Charlie Hextall and Jeremy Easow
(L-R) Janie Bamforth and George Richardson