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Ash O'Brien

Assistant Professor in Anatomy (Medical Education)

Brighton and Sussex Medical School

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  • Assistant Professor in Anatomy (Medical Education)
    Brighton and Sussex Medical School

BIO

Lecturer in anatomy at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
Currently leading the anatomy teaching for the year 2 undergraduate medic head and neck module and a student selected component on comparative and evolutionary anatomy of the head and neck.

Research areas of interest include comparative and evolutionary anatomy, plastination and virtual and augmented reality in anatomy education.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer in Anatomy
    Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Department of Medical Education, Brighton, United Kingdom1 Mar 2021
  • Teaching Fellow
    University of Birmingham, Anatomy Unit, Birmingham, United Kingdom23 Sep 2019 - 20 Feb 2021

DEGREES

  • Clinical Sciences BSc (Hons)
    University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom1 Sep 2011 - 15 Jul 2015
  • Clinical Anatomy MSc
    Hull York Medical School, Hull, United Kingdom2 Oct 2017 - 23 Aug 2018

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
    Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review