Dr Ann O'Brien, MSc, FRCGP, CILT
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Tel: 13 2506
Fax: +44 20 7882 7144
Location: Whitechapel, Old Medical College Build, 3.17
email: a.e.obrien@qmul.ac.uk
Ann O'Brien qualified from Kings College Hospital Medical School in 1975 and then undertook General Practice Vocational Training, completing this in 1980. She has been a principal in General Practice since then and has had experience of working in the FHSA, FPC, PCT and LMC in Redbridge over the last 25yrs . Ann is a GPSI in Diabetes and was awarded the FRCGP in 2002. She moved into a more academic role at Barts and the London in April 2004 to follow her interest in undergraduate medical education.
Ann is also working part-time as Medical Director of NHS Redbridge. Since being a member of the academic staff she has been involved in teaching communication skills across all years of the curriculum. This has been in addition to facilitating PBL groups in years 1 and 2, as well as acting as a mentor to year 3, 4 and 5 students. She has acted as an OSCE examiner for exams across all years and has been involved in the development of exam questions.
Within the Centre for Community-based Medical Education, Ann is the module convenor for Year 5 general practice module.
Ann's interests are in interprofessional education, professionalism in medicine and diabetes.
Publications:
Kwong T, Kwong Q, O'Brien A, Haswell J, Hill K. Elsevier - Medical Communication Skills and Law made easy: The patient centred approach.