BA (hons) First Class; PGCE; PhD

Profile

School of Education, University of Birmingham
2005 - present Reader in Medical and Dental Education
2000-2005 Senior Research Fellow
1996-2000 Research Fellow Grade II
1990-1996 Research Fellow Grade 1A

Warwickshire LEA

1989-1990 Primary School Teacher

Research and Projects Interests

My current research activity is in the continuing education of dentists and medics and the impact this has on their practice and ultimately on patient care. I am also interested in how postgraduate training is assessed, including the use of competence based approaches. More broadly, I am concerned with the development and use of best evidence in medical education. These are current interests. In the past a significant amount of my research activity has been in the field of educational management, including the use of resources in school. In addition, I have been involved in studies of health education and promotion. I am experienced in a range of approaches to data gathering including large-scale surveys, case studies and interviews.

Publications (selection)

Bullock A.D., Firmstone V., Frame J., and Bedward J. (2007) Enhancing the benefit of continuing professional development: a randomized controlled study of personal development plans for dentists.  Learning in Health and Social Care 6 (1): 14-26

Whitehouse A., Hassell A., Bullock A., Wood L. and Wall D. (2007) 360° Assessment (multisource feedback) of UK trainee doctors: field testing of TAB (team assessment of behaviours).  Medical Teacher  29 (2): 171-176

The CoBaTrICE Collaboration. (2006) Development of core competencies for an international training programme in intensive care medicine. Intensive Care Medicine 32 (9): 1371-1383

Aveyard P., Markham W.A., Lancashire E., Bullock A., Macarthur C., Cheng K.K. and Daniels H. (2004) The influence of school culture on smoking among pupils.  Social Science and Medicine, 58: 1767-1780

Firmstone V.R., Bullock A.D., Fielding A., Frame J.W., Gibson C. and Hall J. (2004) The impact of course attendance on the practice of dentists.  British Dental Journal, 196 (12): 773-777

Morris,  Z.S., Bullock, A.D., Belfield, C.R., Butterfield, S. and Frame, J.W.  (2001) Assessment in post-registration dental education: an evaluation of strengths and weaknesses. Medical Education, 35: 537-543

Publications 2001 - 2008 [complete, pdf]

Publications pre-2001 [pdf]