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
Dr Mary-Louise Montague
ADME (RHCYP/DCN)
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Dr Rob Waller
ADME (REAS)
Consultant Psychiatrist
Undergraduate Lead (REH)

Dr Ross Paterson
ADME (Improvement)
Intensive Care Consultant (WGH)

Dr Vicky Tallentire
ADME - Scholarship

Dr Donald Noble
ADME SJH
Consultant Physician
Educational Coordinators

Stacey Knox
Local Education Coordinator (REH)

Jane McCrindle
Local Education Coordinator RHCYP/DCN
Pauline Dunlop
Medical Education Coordinator SJH

Gaby Calvert
Medical Education Coordinator WGH
MED Associated Staff
Alison Mackie
Lead Pharmacist, MED

Lesley Burgess
Project Support Manager, MED
Marion Wright
Administration Assistant (SJH)

Anaid Candido
MED Quality Officer

Raquel Munoz
Administration Assistant WGH
MED Sim Team

Mr Nathan Oliver
ADME Simulation

Dr Ed Mellanby
Consultant Anaesthetist
Sim Lead - Pan Lothian Faculty Development

Dr James Tiernan
Respiratory Consultant
Clinical Placement Organiser
Sim Lead - Pan Lothian Mastery Programme

Dr Deborah Morley
Simulation Lead (WGH)
Consultant Anaesthetist

Dr Du Toit De Wet
Simulation Lead (SJH)
Anaesthetist

Dr Omair Malik
Simulation Lead, RHCYP/DCN & RIE
Consultant Anaesthetist

Dr Chris O'Shea
Psychiatry Trainee
Simulation Lead REH

Joe Roberts
Simulation Technician (RIE)
Ian Morrison
Simulation Technician (WGH/RHCYP)

Alasdair Dippie
Simulation Technician (REH/RHCYP)
Lisa Anderson
Education Coordinator SIM
Chief Registrars
Each site has a Chief Registrar, with a primary focus on wellbeing and trainee needs, with initiatives like the TMF and Trickle.
Kirsty Crowe
SCLF
Renal Medicine (RIE)

Gary Paul
SCLF
Anaesthetics (RIE)

Carly Brewster
Chief Registrar
Obstetrics & Gynaecology (RIE)

Janey McKane
Chief Registrar
Acute Internal Medicine / General Internal Medicine (WGH)

Jennifer Simpson
Chief Registrar
Chemical Pathology/Metabolic Medicine (RIE).

Alex Stirzaker
Chief Registrar
Geriatric Medicine (RIE)

Amanda Swan
Chief Registrar
Oncology (WGH)
Medical Education Fellows
Lothian's MEFs 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.
Dr Callum Mutch
Medical Education Fellow
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Mr Joe Esland
Medical Education Fellow
Trauma & Orthopaedics

Katherine Ralston
Medical Education Fellow (SJH)
Geriatrics

David Maclennan
Medical Education Fellow
Medicine RIE

Samantha Hopkins
Medical Education Fellow
Oncology WGH

Jennifer Mutch
Medical Education Fellow
Psychiatry REAS

Shauna M Golden
Medical Education Fellow
Sustainability
Emergency Department

Saskia Clark-Stewart
Medical Education Fellow
Digital
Surgery

Arjuna Sivakumaran
Medical Education Fellow
Public Health / Medicine (SJH)

Valerie Rae
Medical Education Fellow
Paediatrics RHCYP/DCN

Daniel Beck
Medical Education Fellow
Opthamology (LB/PAEP)
Structure of NHS Lothian (Dr Simon Edgar)
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