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Profile summary
Clinical Professor and Consultant Anaesthetist Director of Assessment (Medicine and Dentistry)
Director of Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education Research and Assessment
Joint Programme lead, MSc Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety
Director of Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education Research and Assessment
Joint Programme lead, MSc Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety
Professional memberships
Royal College of Anaesthetists
European Board of Medical Assessors
Roles on external bodies
Chair, Recruitment Committee, Royal College of Anaesthetists
Executive Board member, European Board of Medical Assessors
Member of Quality & Standards Group, Medical and Dental Recruitment and Selection, Health Education England
Member of Curriculum Review Group, Royal College of Anaesthetists
Executive Board member, European Board of Medical Assessors
Member of Quality & Standards Group, Medical and Dental Recruitment and Selection, Health Education England
Member of Curriculum Review Group, Royal College of Anaesthetists
Supervised research degrees
Thuraya Kattan, PhD in Medical Studies. Exploring the Validity of Multimedia Written Assessment in Saudi Arabia. Completed November 2019
Rebecca Baines, PhD in Clinical Education. Can the value and acceptability of a patient feedback tool for revalidating psychiatrists be improved for patients and psychiatrists through its co-production? An action research approach. Completed October 2020
7 students completed masters level dissertations - MClinEd Clinical Education
6 students completed masters level dissertations - MSc Simulation and Patient Safety
Teaching interests
Clinical skills & simulation
Joint Programme Lead MSc Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety 2018 – date
Director of Clinical Skills & Simulation (Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) 2013 – 18
Module lead for Clinical Skills (PCMD) 2011 – 18
Programme Lead, MSc Simulation and Patient Safety 2013 – 17
Assessment
Director of Assessment (Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) 2013 – date
Curriculum review committee, Royal College of Anaesthetists 2019 – date
Chair of BMBS Programme Award Board 2014 – 18
Chair of Medical School Teaching Learning and Quality Committee 2015 – 17
Chair of IT assessment integration group (Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) 2015 – 17
Chair of Faculty Assessment Working Group 2014 – 15, 2018 – 19 & Deputy Chair 2017 – 18
Academic tutor, educational supervisor, clinical supervisor
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Academic qualifications
BMBS, University of Nottingham
… → 1994
Research Interests
- Healthcare workforce
- Clinical Education
- Patient Safety
- Wellbeing
- Professional Support
- Clinical Skills and Simulation
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Preparedness of Health and Care Professions registrants for practice
Brennan, N. (PI - Principal Investigator), Burns, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Henderson, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Walker, K. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Gale, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Health & Care Professions Council
1/10/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Exploration of stressors in anaesthetic training and mechanisms to improve trainee wellbeing
Gale, T. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Bryce, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia
1/02/22 → 1/03/25
Project: Research
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Optimising the delivery of remediation programmes for doctors: A participatory co-design and realist evaluation approach
Brennan, N. (PI - Principal Investigator), Gale, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Price, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Lloyd, H. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
NHS National Institute for Health Research
1/07/21 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
Research output
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A qualitative exploration of stressors in anaesthesia training in the UK and mechanisms to improve resident wellbeing
Gale, T., Winter, S., Daykin, H., Tredinnick-Rowe, J., Withers, L. & Bryce, M., 25 Feb 2025, In: Anaesthesia. 80, 7, p. 799-811 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Establishing priorities for Clinical Education Research: exploring the views of UK professional and public stakeholders
Burford, B., Yeates, P., Bluemel, A., Park, S., Sandars, J., Henry, C., Corness-Parr, C., Conn, R., Gale, T., O'Brien, T., Goddard-Fuller, R., Vance, G. & Ellis, J., 30 Jun 2025, In: Clinical Teacher. 22, 4, e70144.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing recommendations to optimise professional support in the medical workplace: A participatory approach
Reynolds, E., Lloyd, H., Cleland, J., Wong, G., Withers, L., Price, T., Gale, T. & Brennan, N., 14 Oct 2025, In: Medical Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tolerance of ambiguity and psychological wellbeing in newly qualified doctors: an analysis over multiple time points
Gale, T., Oct 2025, In: Medical Education. 59, 10, p. 1094-1104 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using entrustment-supervision scales in anaesthetic assessments
Hughes, W., Westall, H. & Gale, T., 13 Oct 2025, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 135, 6, p. 1897-1899 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Media stories
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University of Plymouth Reports Findings in Catheterization (Educating for capability and preparing for practice: Integrating theory and skills)
Johnson, R., Gale, T. & Hanks, S.
30/01/24
1 item of Media coverage
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University of Plymouth Reports Findings in Medical Education (A narrative review of adaptive testing and its application to medical education)
Zahra, D., Burr, S., Gale, T. & Millin, P.
12/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
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University of Plymouth Reports Findings in Health Human Resources (Mutual recognition of qualifications, health workforce migration, and graduate outcomes: a comparative mapping study of undergraduate dental education in Europe)
Zahra, D., Bryce, M., Gale, T., Burns, L. & Hanks, S.
18/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Media story