Dr James Gray
MEd, MB ChB, FIMC.RCSEd, DUMC.RCSEd, MRCSEd, DCH, SFHEA
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
School Director of Recruitment
Course Director MMedSci Physician Associate Studies
Senior University Teacher
+44 114 222 2090
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Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
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For enquiries, please contact – ClinMed-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk
After qualifying from Sheffield Medical School in 1998 I undertook basic surgical training before moving to become a GP. I have subsequently had a portfolio career working in different areas of healthcare including Medical Director roles in both Commissioning and Provider organisations particularly Ambulance Trusts.
I have always had an educational interest supporting both medical student and allied health professional education in my practice and wider roles.
I have been Course Director of the Physician Associate postgraduate diploma, now Masters, course since 2016.
- Research interests
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I have undertaken studies in emergency and unscheduled care, particularly around new roles, and more recently in teaching and assessment an area of ongoing interest.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Physician associates: dissociated doctors. British Journal of General Practice, 74(742), 203.2-204.
- Undertaking a face to face Summative OSCE assessment during the COVID-19 Pandemic - a descriptive narrative [Version 2]. MedEdPublish, 9(1). View this article in WRRO
- Undertaking a face to face Summative OSCE assessment during the COVID-19 Pandemic - a descriptive narrative. MedEdPublish, 9(1).
- Secondary care clinical supervisors’ views on the tensions between education and service delivery in medical student clinical placements. MedEdPublish, 9(1). View this article in WRRO
- A review of the use of technology for pedagogical purposes by students in clinical placement. MedEdPublish, 9(1). View this article in WRRO
- Designing a curriculum to address barriers and facilitators to integrating physician associates into the general practice workforce : a grounded theory approach. Education for Primary Care, 30(3), 188-189. View this article in WRRO
- National swine flu adult assessment guidelines: retrospective validation of objective criteria in three proxy datasets. Emergency Medicine Journal, 28(4), 287-289. View this article in WRRO
- View this article in WRRO Influences on patient satisfaction survey results: is there a need for a rethink?. Quality in Primary Care, 18(6), 373-378.
- Does the pandemic medical early warning score system correlate with disposition decisions made at patient contact by emergency care practitioners?. Emergency Medicine Journal, 27(12), 943-947.
- "At the sharp end": does ambulance dispatch data from south Yorkshire support the picture of increased weapon-related violence in the UK?. Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(10), 741-742.
- Is referral to emergency care practitioners by general practitioners in-hours effective?. Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(8), 611-612.
- Can emergency medical service staff predict the disposition of patients they are transporting?. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(10), 691-694.
- AMPDS categories: are they an appropriate method to select cases for extended role ambulance practitioners?. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(9), 601-603.
- Avoiding admissions from the ambulance service: a review of elderly patients with falls and patients with breathing difficulties seen by emergency care practitioners in South Yorkshire. Emergency Medicine Journal, 25(3), 168-171.
- Introduction of non-transport guidelines into an ambulance service: a retrospective review. Emergency Medicine Journal, 24(10), 727-729.
- 14 Assessment and management of neurological problems (1). Emergency Medicine Journal, 22(6), 440-445. View this article in WRRO
- 15 Assessment and management of neurological problems (2). Emergency Medicine Journal, 22(8), 564-571.
- 7 Abdominal pain, abdominal pain in women, complications of pregnancy and labour. Emergency Medicine Journal, 21(5), 606-613.
- Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage: a 10-year case study and review. Forensic Science International, 105(1), 13-23.
- Are physician associates higher risk than other healthcare professionals?. BMJ, q2307-q2307.
- A review of the use of technology for pedagogical purposes by students in clinical placement. MedEdPublish, 9, 12-12.
- Developing Clinical Reasoning in a Physician Assistant curriculum. The University of Sheffield approach.. Journal of Physician Assistant Education.
Preprints
- Managing very small scale objective structured clinical examinations - can we ensure reliability of pass/fail decisions with low candidate numbers? A feasibility study of global score only decision making, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Does prior healthcare experience predict success on clinical courses and add value to admissions processes?, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Professional activities and memberships
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Clinical Roles
- GP Partner at Meadowgreen Health Centre - Sheffield
Other Roles
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External Examiner MSc PA Studies – Ulster University
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External Examiner Msc PA Studies – St Georges, University of London
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Member Physician Associate Schools Council
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Exam Development Member – Diploma in Urgent Care – Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care RCS Edinburgh
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Regular Examiner for the RCP (National PA exams) and Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care