Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Please contact me to discuss possible MD or PhD projects. Most of our available projects are assessment-oriented and use Scottish data.
I am a psychometrician specialising in assessment and feedback. My three main areas of research are:
-Differential Attainment - what causes attainment gaps between groups in medical education? How can we better understand and reduce such gaps?
-Multi-site research - what can we learn by comparing different medical schools, deaneries, and postgraduate groups? Are some groups outperforming others on written or clinical examinations, and if so, why?
-Predictive validity - which parts of medical education predict future performance as a clinical worker? What can we learn about standards and remediation from the link between undergraduate performance, preparedness for practice, and success in the workplace?
I am a fellow of the HEA and teach undergraduate, MSc, MD and PhD students. I have collaborated with a range of UK and International Groups on medical education, including MRCP, RCPG, MSCAA, and the PSA.
I have been awarded a Teaching Innovation Award from the International Association for Medical Education for my work on OSCEs, a Critic's Choice Award from Medical Education, and given invited talks at ASME and to the GMC. You can find a list of my recent publications below.
I am the Programme Director of the Clinical Education PhD. If you would like to discuss possible supervision, please email me. I am also available for internal/external examining.
Our team tries to collaborate as widely as possible. If you would like to discuss working with us, or if you'd like a general chat about our projects or are looking for some advice, please email me.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium
1/05/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Hislop, J., Aitken, G., Dewar, A., Fawns, T., Hope, D., Japp, A. & Marson, L.
Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium
1/10/22 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium
20/11/19 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
Hope, D., Barrie, C. & Brooks, E.
UK-based charities, UK industry, commerce and public corporations
20/11/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
Dewar, A., Hope, D. & Jaap, A.
1/08/19 → 31/07/20
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
20/03/15 → 1/06/15
52 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research