University of Exeter Medical School

Professor Karen Mattick

Professor Karen Mattick

Professor of Medical Education

 K.L.Mattick@exeter.ac.uk

 2918

 +44 (0) 1392 722918

 South Cloisters South Cloisters 2.06

 

South Cloisters, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK

Overview

As Professor of Medical Education, I am committed to high quality health professions education and research and am motivated to impact positively on healthcare processes and outcomes.  I lead the Health Professions Education & Wellbeing research group at Exeter, which provides a forum through which to develop high quality and impactful research, drawing on the expertise and enthusiasm of university staff, clinical academics, students and patient representatives. Alongside my work at the University of Exeter, I am President of the Association for the Study of Medical Education, Deputy Editor for the journal Medical Education, and Member of the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Funding Committee.  My work has been recognised through various awards, such as ASME President's Medal winner 2022, Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and National Teaching Fellow. 

Research specialisms

  • The work and wellbeing of health professionals in their first five years of practice
  • The potential for workplace-based feedback to change organisational culture
  • Wide ranging methodologies including realist research, scoping reviews, qualitative and mixed methods research studies. 
  • Wide ranging funders e.g. National Institute for Health Research, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, NHS Education for Scotland, General Medical Council.

Qualifications

  • PhD Clinical Microbiology
  • MSc Education Research

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Research

Research interests

  • The work and wellbeing of health professionals in their first five years of practice
  • The potential for workplace-based feedback to change organisational culture
  • Wide ranging methodologies including realist research, scoping reviews, qualitative and mixed methods research studies. 
  • Wide ranging funders e.g. National Institute for Health Research, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, NHS Education for Scotland, General Medical Council.
  • Head, Health Professions Education & Wellbeing research group
  • Co-Lead, Centre for Research in Professional Learning
  • Published >100 peer-reviewed research papers
  • Deputy Editor, Medical Education.

Research projects

  • 2023-4. Pearson, Forbes, Noble, Mattick. Internationalising health professions education researcher development: a collective approach in two continents. Medical Education Developing Scholarship Award.

  • 2022-4. Carrieri, Mattick, Wong, Papoutsi, Hancock, Pearson. Care Under Pressure 3: Optimising the delivery and impacts of interventions to reduce hospital doctors’ mental ill-health in the NHS, NIHR HS&DR Project 13/29/31.  See project website.

  • 2022-4. Uys, Carrieri, Mattick. How do shared social spaces impact the wellness and learning of junior doctors? A realist evaluation. ASME Board Award. 

    2022-3. McCulloch, Mattick, Scott, Hancock. Exploring the Attitudes of UK Medical students in Choosing a Career in Psychiatry: A Realist Evaluation. ASME Small Grant. 

  • 2020-2. Maben, Taylor, Mattick, Carrieri, Briscoe. Care Under Pressure 2: Caring for the Carers – a realist review of interventions to minimise the incidence of mental ill-health in nurses, midwives and paramedics, NIHR HS&DR Project 12/95/28.

  • 2020-2. Gale et al. GMC1203 - Preparedness of recent medical graduates to meet anticipated healthcare needs. General Medical Council.

  • 2020-1. Burford et al. An evaluation of Interim Foundation Programme (FiY1) posts: new doctors’ adaptation to practice during the COVID-19 crisis.  General Medical Council.  See project website.

  • 2020. Mattick, Lloyd, Conn, Dornan.Optimising prescribing feedback conversations: enabling and empowering prescribers to enhance prescribing development and patient care. ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) Co-Creation Project. See project website.

  • 2017-19. Mattick, Pearson, Briscoe, Carrieri, Jackson, Papoutsi, Wong.  Care Under Pressure: a realist review of interventions to tackle doctors’ mental ill-health and its impacts on the clinical workforce and patient care. NIHR HS&DR Project 16/53/12. Leading to a full report, publication, cartoons and videos to summarise the key findings and highlight why doctor's health is important to patients and the public.

  • 2018-19. Proctor, Leeder, Mattick. The case for Faculty Development: how does investment lead to improved education outcomes for learners? ASME-GMC Excellence in Medical Education Scheme award. Leading to a publication in Medical Education.

  • 2016-17. Mattick, Bethune et al.  ePIFFany@Exeter: Developing a pharmacist-led feedback intervention on antibiotic prescribing for doctors in training. Pfizer / SW AHSN. Leading to a short video output describing the project and its impact for a wide audience, and a longer video output for those would like to implement the approach.

  • 2016-17. Leitner, McNeill, Allan, Mattick. Medical Aspirations and Planning Parenthood - The Experiences of Future and Foundation Doctors. ASME Small Grant.

  • 2016-19. Foster-Collins, Mattick, Baumfield, Monrouxe, Rees.  Interprofessional learning, working and support.  ESRC studentship.

  • 2015-16. Baumfield, Mattick.  Cost, Value and Quality in Professional Learning: promoting economic literacy in medical and teacher education. BERA Research Commission.

  • 2015. Monrouxe, Bullock, Gormley, Mattick, Rees.  Emotional regulation in Foundation Programme doctors. General Medical Council.

  • 2015-16. Wong, Mattick, Pearson, Brennan. Interventions to improve antimicrobial prescribing of doctors in training: A realist review. National Institute of Health Research HS&DR Project: 13/97/24.  Leading to a full report, an animation video for use in junior doctor inductions and some practitioner resources such as an infographic.

  • 2013-14. Monrouxe, Gormley, Mattick, Rees. How prepared are medical graduates for practice and what are the implications of this for the 'outcomes' featured in Tomorrow's Doctors 2009? General Medical Council.

  • 2013. Cleland, Rees, Skatun, Watson, Mattick, Johnston. Understanding push-pull factors in medical careers decision making. NHS Education for Scotland.

  • 2012 - 2013. Mattick, Rees, Kelly. By junior doctors, for junior doctors: A project to develop educational interventions to support junior doctors' antimicrobial prescribing. British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

  • 2013 - 2016. Mattick, Postlethwaite. Studentship: What types of science count? Epistemology and medical students.

  • 2012-2013. Rees, Cleland, Mattick, Monrouxe. A qualitative evaluation of Foundation Programme supervised learning events. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

  • 2012. Grant, Rix, Mattick. Identifying good practice among medical schools in the support of students with mental health concerns. General Medical Council.

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External Engagement and Impact

Awards

National Teaching Fellow, 2005

Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy, 2012

Honorary Fellow, Academy of Medical Educators, 2021

President's Medal winner, Association for the Study of Medical Education, 2022


Editorial responsibilities

Deputy Editor, Medical Education


External positions

President, Association for the Study of Medical Education

Visiting Professor, Queen's University Belfast

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Teaching

  • Module lead, MSc Clinical Education.
  • Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2012
  • National Teaching Fellowship, 2005.

Modules

2023/24


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