Paul O'Neill
Professor
Head of Medical School
University of Manchester
39 Danesmoor Road Disbury
Manchester, UK
Phone: 00441612757792
Fax: 00441614459050
Email: p_a_oneill@btopenworld.com
Education and Professional Experience:
Manchester University B.Sc (Hons), First class 1976 (Pharmacology & Physiology)
Manchester University MB ChB 1979 (Medicine)
Manchester University M.D. 1995
Royal College of Physicians of London, FRCP, 1994
Trained in medicine in Manchester and Bristol, 1979-86
Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, 1989- present
Senior Lecturer in Geriatric Medicine, 1992-00
Professor of Medical Education 2000-present
Head of Manchester Medical School and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical & Human Sciences
Scholarly Interest:
I am Head of the Medical School and Deputy Dean (Education) for the Faculty. Within the School, we have the largest undergraduate course in the U.K, currently graduating over 450 doctors each year. The course is innovative with extensive use of PBL, including the clinical years. 2000, I was appointed the first professor of Medical Education in Manchester and was a National Teaching Fellow in 2001. Nationally, I am a team leader for the General Medical Council assessing basic medical education and I was the chair of the the Univesities Medical Assessment Partnership (UMAP) which has established a high quality common question bank between 16 partner medical schools (now being extended to all UK Schools). I am also a special advisor to the UK Foundation Programme Office and am currently leading on a major project to improve selection into Foundation (PGY1&2) training on behalf of the Medical Schools Council and UKFPO, which is funded from the Department of Health. I am chair of the Standards Committee for the Academy of Medical Educators.
Personal Background:
Born and raised in Leeds, I decided to do medicine very late at High School having done voluntary work with people with severe learning difficulties. I was the first person in our family to go to University (and also to study medicine). I decided to train in Geriatric Medicine because of its wide range and teamwork. My involvement in medical education came about by chance. This led to attendance at the summer course in problem-based learning in Maastricht, which was a watershed in the way I perceived how adults learn. I have been married for 30 years and we have two children ages 18 and 22. Outside of medicine my main interests are sport, bonsai trees and outdoor activities such as walking, canoeing, windsurfing and sailing. Recently, I have learnt to ski - with encouagement from my children.