As Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning I oversee the development, deployment, enhancement and evaluation of Hull York Medical School portfolio of postgraduate taught (PGT) and continuing professional development (CPD) programmes. I lead the development and implementation of related policy, infrastructure, and frameworks.
I also provide academic and strategic leadership to academic and professional support teams involved with the delivery of the School’s PGT and CPD portfolio.
Peter is a medically qualified clinical anatomist. He received his medical training at Makerere University in Uganda and worked in general practice and in obstetrics and gynecology at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
A classically trained anatomist, Peter has been an active teacher of embryology, histology, gross anatomy, comparative anatomy, radiological anatomy and clinically applied anatomy since 1997, working at both Makerere University and St George's University of London.
Peter's main professional interests lie in medical education - covering a) learning in the context of medical and health professions education with particular emphasis on anatomy, b) access and participation in medical and health professions education, and c) medical education policy; and clinical anatomy - covering the links and relationship between form and function, and their application to clinical practice and the development of novel surgical procedures.
Peter utilises both quantitative and qualitative methodologies in his research and is an active peer-reviewer for several anatomical and educational journals.
Peter teaches clinical and applied anatomy and is responsible for the provision of learning opportunities (using lectures, synchronous and asynchronous interactive learning opportunities, flipped classrooms, seminars and practical sessions as appropriate) and assessment of gross anatomy, clinical anatomy, radiological anatomy, clinical microanatomy and clinical neuroanatomy for medical students (MBBS), postgraduate students (MSc) and surgical trainees.
His teaching roles across the Medical School’s educational programmes are as follows:
MBBS
Phase 1 (Y1 & Y2) Core clinical anatomy
Phase 2 (Y3 & Y4) Scholarship and Special Interest Programmes (SSIP)
M.Sc. in Clinical Anatomy (and Education)
Research projects supervisor
M.Sc. in Health Professions Education
Research projects supervisor
M.Sc. in Physician Associate Studies
Tutor for core clinical anatomy
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Peter supervises research projects for Postgraduate Research (MSc, MD, PhD) students in a wide spectrum of anatomical and educational areas including radiological studies, biomechanics, cadaveric studies and medical education.
He has supervised the following doctoral students who have successfully completed their studies:
Dr Rebecca Jayne Quinn (2025). Ph.D. in Medical Sciences. “Identifying Threshold Concepts in Human Anatomical Education: An Educator Perspective”
Dr Dane Vishnubala (2023). Ph.D by Published Works. “Influencing the Future of Sport and Exercise Medicine Education in the NHS”
Dr Karen Kirkness (2023). Ph.D. in Medical Sciences. “Authentic Alignment: Toward an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) informed model of the learning environment in health professions education”
Dr Zivarna N. Murphy (2019). Ph.D. in Medical Sciences. “After Body Donation for Medical Education: Identifying Good Practice in the Interactions Between Medical School Anatomy Unit Staff and Families After Donor Death”
He currently supervises the following doctoral students:
Asim Ahmad Abbas - Developing a Specific Quality of Life (QoL) Assessment Tool for Complex Abdominal Wall Hernia (AWH) Patients (MD)
Jerome Philip - Submandibular free-flaps in head and neck reconstructive surgery (MD)
Margaret Guest - Inter-professional Education using simulation in the management of the deteriorating patient in undergraduate nursing and medical students (PhD)
Peter is an examiner for the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (MRCS) and the Series Editor for "Surgical and Clinical Anatomy for the MRCS Exam" in the SURGERY Journal. He is also external examiner for MD5 and MD6 at the University of Nicosia Medical School in Cyprus and external examiner for the year 2 DDS at the UWI School of Dentistry, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
He was previously external examiner for the MBChB at the School of Medicine, University of Keele, the MBChB at the School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, and the MBBS and the Intercalated B.Sc. at St George's University of London.
Peter has been recognised as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE). He is also the Series Editor for "Surgical and Clinical Anatomy for the MRCS Exam" for the Surgery (Oxford) Journal and an active member of both the British Association of Clinical Anatomists and the Anatomical Society.
Peter has also been recognised for his active role as an MRCS examiner - winning the Harold Ellis Prize, which recognises considerable commitment and contribution to the Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on the part of a basic Scientist Examiner.