Helping to ensure training is as awesome as possible

The MED Team

The Medical Education Directorate is led by Dr Simon Edgar and there are also Associate Directors of Medical Education (ADME) on each Lothian site.

MED Team

Dr Simon Edgar

Director of Medical Education

Consultant Anaesthetist

Marion Mackay

Service Manager

Comien Moffat

PA to DME and SM

The Medical Education Directorate (MED) aims to develop and translate the NHS Lothian clinical education strategy by fully integrating medical training and education into the demands of a clinical service

The MED consists of a network of leaders across the 5 main sites:

Associate Directors (ADMEs)
Undergraduate Leads
Simulation Leads

There is also a team of dedicated Educational Coordinators led by the MED Service Manager (Marion Mackay) who can assist you in accessing additional information and support.

ADMEs

Our ADMEs are key to the quality assurance and governance of the teaching and training delivered on each site in NHS Lothian.

Dr Sara Robinson

ADME (RIE)

Emergency Medicine Consultant

Dr Lesley Dawson

ADME (WGH)

Oncology Consultant

Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology

Undergraduate Lead (WGH)

Mr Iain Hathorn

ADME (SJH, LB, PAEP)

Undergraduate Lead (SJH, LB, PAEP)

Consultant ENT Surgeon

Mr Ken Stewart

ADME (RHCYP)

Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Dr Rob Waller

ADME (REAS)

Consultant Psychiatrist

Undergraduate Lead (REH)

Dr Ross Paterson

ADME (Improvement)

Intensive Care Consultant (WGH)

Educational Coordinators

Stacey Knox

Local Education Coordinator (REH)

Jane McCrindle

Local Education Coordinator (RHSC)

Lisa Simpson

Local Education Coordinator (WGH)

Marion Wright

Local Education Coordinator (SJH)

Niall Heseltine

Local Education Co-ordinator (RIE)

MED Associated Staff

Alison Mackie

Lead Pharmacist, MED

Lesley Burgess

Project Support Manager, MED

Rachel Hallows

Quality Officer

Megan Thomas

Administrative Assistant

WGH

Sofia Robertson

Mandatory Training Admin

RHCYP

Lisa Anderson

Administration Assistant, RIE (CDF/CTF)

MED Sim Team

Mr Nathan Oliver

MED Simulation Manager

Dr Ed Mellanby

Consultant Anaesthetist

Sim Lead - Faculty Development

Dr Deborah Morley

Simulation Lead (WGH)

Consultant Anaesthetist

Dr Du Toit De Wet

Simulation Lead (SJH)

Anaesthetist

Dr Omair Malik

Consultant Anaesthetist

Simulation Lead (RHSC/RIE)

Deppie Roumpeka

Simulation Tech (WGH)

Joe Roberts

Simulation Tech (RIE)

John Dickson

Simulation Tech (SJH)

Chief Registrars

Each site has a Chief Registrar, with a primary focus on wellbeing and trainee needs, with initiatives like the TMF and Trickle.

Dr Lexi Pittock

REH Chief Registrar

Psychiatry

Dr Patrick Robinson

RIE Chief Registrar

Trauma & Orthopaedics

Mr Francis Robertson

RIE Chief Registrar

General Surgery

Dr Alan Mackenzie

Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow

Clinical Teaching Fellows

Lothian's CTFs are doctors either taking an OOPE or a natural break in training, with full time commitment to Medical Education. This is supporting both undergraduate modules and postgraduate teaching, with a focus on Foundation Simulation.