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

Mr Ken Stewart

ADME (SJH)

Consultant Plastic Surgeon

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

Educational Coordinators

Stacey Knox

Local Education Coordinator (REH)

Jane McCrindle

Local Education Coordinator RHCYP/DCN

Lisa Simpson

Local Education Coordinator (WGH)

Marion Wright

Local Education Coordinator (SJH)

Niall Heseltine

Local Education Coordinator (RIE)

MED Associated Staff

Alison Mackie

Lead Pharmacist, MED

Lesley Burgess

Project Support Manager, MED

Rachel Hallows

Quality Officer

Ciara Lawson

Administration Assistant, RHCYP/DCN

Lisa Anderson

Administration Assistant, RIE (CDF/CTF)

Fiona Anderson

Administration Assistant, WGH

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

Simulation Lead, RHCYP/DCN & RIE

Consultant Anaesthetist

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 Alison Hunter

Chief Registrar, REAS and AAH

Rehabilitation Medicine

Dr Connor McLaughlin

Chief Registrar, SJH

Emergency Medicine

Dr Dan Day

Chief Registrar, RHCYP/DCN

Emergency Medicine

Dr Dylan Yong

Chief Registrar, WGH

Radiology

Dr Eleanor Hampton

Chief Registrar, RIE

Respiratory and General Medicine

Dr Hani Abuelgasim

Chief Registrar, SJH

Acute Medicine

Mr Islam Noaman

Chief Registrar, RIE

General Surgery

Dr Kirsty Hogg

Chief Registrar, RHCYP/DCN

Paediatrics

Dr Rob Grecian

Chief Registrar, WGH

Respiratory and General Medicine

Dr Stuart Edwardson

Chief Registrar, RIE

Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine

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.