Rate My Professor Maureen Kelly

Her academic background includes a PhD from University of Galway (2015), Masters in Medical Education from University of Dundee (2003), MB BCh BAO, DCH, DObs, membership (MICGP) and fellowship (FRCGP) of the Irish College of General Practitioners and Royal College of General Practitioners. Research interests encompass general practice education and training, medical student recruitment and selection, widening participation in healthcare professions education, communication skills training, and civic and community engagement. Notable contributions include serving as Working Group Chair and lead author of the joint AUDGPI/ICGP report "Medical Student to General Practitioner: An urgent call to action" (2023). Key publications include "Impact of telehealth implementation on medical non-consultant hospital doctors training experience" (BMC Medical Education, 2024, with Piggott L. and Piggott S.), "Perspectives on the production, and use, of rapid evidence in decision making during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study" (BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 2023), and numerous articles, conference publications, and commissioned reports. Awards include shortlisting for the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) PhD of the Year Award (2016), Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) Educator Development Group Travelling Fellowship (2011), and Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2012). Her leadership in national collaborations and plenary lectures has advanced primary care education in Ireland.