Professor Julian Burton

Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health

Professor of Medical Education

Senate Award Fellow in Learning and Teaching

AUME Director of Education / MBChB Co-Director (Early Years)

j.l.burton@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5546

Full contact details

Professor Julian Burton
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
Profile

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I joined the University in 1998 as a Clinical Lecturer in Histopathology. I rapidly became involved in the delivery and management of the MBChB curriculum.

In 2002 I designed the first phase of the curriculum, which was launched in 2003. I was awarded a Masters in Education in 2003 and a Senate Fellowship for Excellence in Learning and Teaching in 2005.

In 2010 I was voted Personal Tutor of the Year for the Faculty of Health by the University of Sheffield Union of Students.

In 2011 I was voted Lecturer of the Year by the Medical Society.

I have previously been Director of Undergraduate Admissions, a role in which I revised our selection processes and contributed to the plans to expand the number of medical student places.

I am now a Professor of Medical Education. I am the MBChB Co-Director (Early Years). I am a member of the University Discipline Committee.

Research interests

My research interest is the use of selection methods to choose from applicants to the MBChB programme.

Publications

Books

Journal articles

Chapters

Conference proceedings papers

  • Suvarna SK, Burton JL, Kitsanta P & Miller E (2018) An Analysis of the Benefits and Limitations of Post-Mortem Computed Tomography (PMCT) in Unselected Cases. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 245 (pp S13-S13) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burton JL (2003) The multiple positive (and negative) uses of the autopsy in the modern undergraduate medical curriculum: tutor's perspectives.. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 201 (pp 46A-46A) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burton JL (2003) Tutors' personal attitudes to the autopsy.. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 201 (pp 46A-46A) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burton JL, Diercks-O'Brien G & Rutty GN (2003) Videos have a role in postgraduate autopsy education.. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 201 (pp 46A-46A) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burton JL, Crisp H, Stewart R & Wells M (2003) Complementary use of p57(KIP2) immunohistochemistry and automated image cytometry refines the diagnosis of hydatidiform moles. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 201 (pp 12A-12A) RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching interests

Student experience and engagement, Assessment, Student support, Curriculum design/management.

Teaching activities
  • Admissions
  • Assessment
  • Detection of plagiarism
  • Student support
  • Curriculum Design/Management
Professional activities and memberships

I am the Director of Education in the Academic Unit of Medical Education and coordinate the department's education activities.

I am Co-Director of the MBChB degree programme at the University of Sheffield, with responsibility for the early years (Phases 1, 2a and 2b).

I run the online histology course for Phase 1 MBChB students. I coordinate the first teaching block (Introduction to Medicine and Medical Sciences) of the programme.

I deliver lectures on histology, physiology and pathology to students in Phases 1 and 2 of the MBChB curriculum.

I am Chair of the Council of the Association of Clinical Pathologists and previously have been Education Secretary, Website Content Editor and chair of the Communications Committee.

I have been an external examiner at the University of Warwick, Hull York Medical School and the University of Manchester.