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Professor of Medical Education
MBChB (Hons), MSc,MD, MRCP(UK), MRCGP,FAcadMEd,Diploma in Counselling, Diploma in Palliative Medicine, Cert Ed, FHEA
After training in hospital medicine, John entered the world of General Practice. John was also a GP trainer, GP tutor, Macmillan GP Facilitator in Palliative Medicine and part-time lecturer in general practice at the University of Manchester. During his time in general practice, he was awarded the AH Robins' Fellowship in General Practice Research. He developed his academic career in medical education as Associate Professor in the Leeds Institute of Medical Education, University of Leeds and was appointed Professor in Medical Education at the University of Sheffield before moving to Edge Hill University in 2016 as Professor of Medical Education.
John is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators and Higher Education Academy. Whilst at the University of Leeds, he was awarded a University Teaching Fellowship and was also a World University Network Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has received major funding for national and international projects including Health Education England, NICE, JISC and European Union Framework 7. Total research funding has been over £1.5 million. John’s research has led to over 170 peer-reviewed publications, with a 2022 Scopus h-index of 29. He has been key note speaker at national and international conferences, as well as being a Visiting Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and Honorary Professor in Medical Education at the University of Sheffield.
He is an Associate Editor for Medical Teacher and a member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Medical Education. He is Assessment Panel Lead for the Academy of Medical Educators, a member of the Advisory Board of the NIHR Incubator for Clinical Education Research (https://clinicaleducationresearch.org/) and immediate past co-chair of the AMEE Technology Enhanced Learning Committee.
John is co-lead of the IPP (Improving Professional Practice) research theme and Clinical Education Research Group (CERG) in the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine at Edge Hill University, and is a member of the Health Research Institute. He is actively involved with the new Edge Hill University Medical School, where he is Director of Medical Education Innovation and Scholarship. His main focus of research is developing the individual potential and performance of health professionals across the continuum of medical education, from undergraduate to continuing. His approach is multi-disciplinary and collaborative, with national and international researchers. He has a special interest in applying insights from health profession education into clincial and health service interventions. The main areas of interest are the application of self-regulated learning and metacognition, the use of technology and the evaluation of teaching and training interventions.
Recipient of the 2020 ASME PhD studentship with colleagues from Edge Hill University (Professor Jeremy Brown), Queen Mary University of London ( Professor Rakesh Patel) and University of Nottingham (Professors Emma Wilson). Investigating clinical reasoning using self-regulated learning and virtual patients.
John has succesfully supervised 7 PhD students to completion and is an experienced PhD external examiner. He has provided faculty development workshops in both the UK and internationally, including Australia,Barbados,Brazil,China,Dominica,Egypt,India, North Macedonia, Oman, Poland, Qatar,Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan and Ukraine.
FULL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (including prior to Edge Hill University): PUBMED
GOOGLE SCHOLAR (with current h-index and i10-index)
SCOPUS (with current h-index)
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):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Project report › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Project report › peer-review
SANDARS, J., HUNTLEY, E., Cronin, L. & Patel, R.
2/01/23 → 29/12/23
Project: Research
BROWN, J., SANDARS, J., HENSHAW, K., WAYNE-KEVAN, C., MILLER, A., Groom, P., Luthra, P. & Blackshaw, J.
Project: Research
BRIDSON, J., BROWN, J., SANDARS, J., Jenkins, L. & Patel, M.
Project: Research
DAVID ALLAN (Speaker) & JOHN SANDARS (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation