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Dr Jenny Johnston

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Jenny Johnson

Dr Jenny Johnston

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Johnston is a critical educationalist and practising GP. Her research uses diverse qualitative methods to explore education as a vehicle for change and social justice within medicine. She has a particular interest in transdisciplinary research. Dr Johnston welcomes PhD applications from a broad range of health professions and social science backgrounds. No qualitative experience is required- just an open mind.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 2094
  • @drjennyjohnston

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Sociocultural and critical approaches to medical education
  • Health inequalities
  • Identities and culture
  • Health professional education in post-conflict societies
  • Trauma-informed practice
  • Any broad theme of social justice in education

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Public outreach & key achievements

Dr Johnston is a practising GP in a deprived area of Belfast and is currently engaged with Prof Nigel Hart in developing in developing a "Deep End GP' initiative to support practitioners in similar areas. Her own PhD won the ASME Research Paper of the Year Award in 2016. In 2020 she won the AMEE Best Simulation Research Paper for her work theorising simulation using a postmodern framework. She is a Deputy Editor of Education for Primary Care and an Editorial Board Member for the British Journal of General Practice. She has worked to raise awareness of women's health issues, including menopause and endometriosis, including several outreach and education activities and publications.


Research students

PhD Title Phenomenological experience of simulated patients
   
PhD Title  Exploring visual assessments in anatomy education 
   
PhD Title  Project ECHO as an Activity System
   
PhD Title  Realist synthesis of near peer teaching
   
PhD Title Deep End GP NI
   
PhD Title A scoping review of the construction of severe COVID risk in BAME patients

 


Alumni: Where are they now

MSc Title Critical consciousness in GP teaching
Current Position  Educationalist for Belfast Subdeanery Pilot Scheme
   
MSc Title  Institutional Ethnography of OSCEs
Current Position  Lecturer, QUB Centre for Medical Education
   

 

 


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