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Clinician-educators; how do we engage the non-engagers?

2025

Nedelea, F., Walker, K. A.

The Clinical Teacher

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70267

It is those little basic things for people which make a big difference: how can we make this happen

2025

Johnston, P. W., Walker, K. A., Pope, L., ferguson, e.

The Clinical Teacher

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70265

Physician Associates: the future, navigating opportunities and a way forward

2025

Walker, K. A., Fraser, F., Allan, L.

The Clinical Teacher

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70266

Extended reality and computer-based simulation for teaching situational awareness in undergraduate health professions education: a scoping review

2025

Chandanani, M., Laidlaw, A., Brown, C. W.

Advances in Simulation, vol. 10, no. 1, 18

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-025-00343-5
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/0dde3b5a-1fbb-4d1b-af15-9b43850057a0/download
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A systematic review of comprehensive Robotic-assisted surgical (RAS) curricula

2025 - Accepted/In press

Kieslich, A., Jardine, R., Ibrahim, H., Calvert, A., Walker, K., Walker, K. A., Watson, A. J. M.

Journal of robotic surgery

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-025-02962-6

Expert consensus on best content of a robotic surgical curriculum: a systematic review

2025

Kieslich, A., Jardine, R., Ibrahim, H., Calvert, A., Walker, K., Walker, K. A., Watson, A. J. M.

Journal of robotic surgery, vol. 19, 721

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-025-02893-2
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/79ad4a54-2607-4d48-a537-faa76105d634/download

Burnout, wellbeing and resilience of healthcare workers in the post-COVID world

2025

Malik, M. (ed.), Walker, K. A. (ed.), Weeks, K. (ed.), Bafna, T., Choudhury, M.

Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne. 198 pages

Books and Reports: Books

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-8325-6873-6

COVID-19 vaccination systems: Human Factors at the 'sharp end'

2026

Edmonds, J., Hignett, S., Vosper, H., Currie, H., Bowie, P.

Applied Ergonomics, vol. 130, 104588

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104588

Editorial: Burnout, Wellbeing and Resilience of Healthcare Workers in the Post-Covid World.

2025

Malik, M., Weeks, K., Bafna, T., Choudhury, M., Walker, K. A.

Frontiers in Medicine, vol. 12, 1679590

Contributions to Journals: Editorials

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1679590
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/fd87bda1-2ce9-4c72-b9ad-7f8fdb5f3e4c/download

Inclusion in an exclusive world? A two-country comparison of widening participation in medicine

2025 - E-pub ahead of print

Coyle, M., Bullen, J., Sandover, S., Poobalan, A., Cleland, J.

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-025-10470-3
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/73a6a753-ddb8-485a-a6fd-6af46e68d712/download
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Personalised Continuing Professional Development of Healthcare Professionals: a scoping review

2025

Nedelea, F., Walker, K. A.

AMEE 2025

Contributions to Conferences: Posters

Research Priorities in Health Care Communication Education Research

2025

Finn, Y., Papageorgiou, A., Sterie, A., Laidlaw, A., Browne, A. C., Campos, C.

Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 137, 109185

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109185

Investigating discrepancies in perceptions regarding the provision of hospital rest and relaxation spaces in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: a qualitative study.

2025

Walker, K. A., Cunningham, K. B., Ferguson, J., Gibson Smith, K., Scanlan, G., Cecil, J. E., Gordon, L. J., Laidlaw, A., Pope, L. M., Johnston, P. W., Aitken, G.

BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 8, e096154

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096154
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/90f35dcd-36be-4ad2-94ff-a678d86f6e8a/download

"I'd keep going until somebody said no and nobody ever said no": exploring identity strengths amongst medical students from widening participation backgrounds

2025

Gibson Smith, K., Cleland, J., Walker, K. A., Lumsden, C., Laidlaw, A.

Frontiers in Medicine, vol. 12, 1530738

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1530738
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/460ce094-fd0c-4072-a9cd-2bdcefbec564/download

Student Ambassadors – A Solution to Selector Recruitment for Multiple Mini Interviews?

2025

MacRae, E., Logan, S., Yilmaz, H. B., Miller, S., Chung, C.

ASME Annual Scholarship Meeting 2025

Contributions to Conferences: Posters

Surviving and Thriving in Medicine: Developing Theory-Based Interventions for Students From Widening Access Backgrounds

2025

Gibson Smith, K., Ferguson, E., Gouveia, K., Walker, K. A., Poobalan, A., Laidlaw, A.

The Clinical Teacher, vol. 22, no. 3, e70076

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70076
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/f93c8be3-f070-42fe-8b73-51cd3b29582d/download

A scoping review of virtual and extended reality simulations for teaching and assessing situational awareness in health professions education

2025

Brown, C. W., Chandanani, M., Laidlaw, A.

Contributions to Conferences

Additional Links: https://internationalclinicalskillsconference.com/uploads/2025/2025%20ABSTRACTS_FA.pdf

Breaking the silence: Exploring help-seeking behaviours among professionals in training

2025

Lawrie, L., Laidlaw, A., Gibson Smith, K., Ferguson, E., Poobalan, A.

16th University of Aberdeen Annual Academic Development Symposium., pp. 8

Contributions to Conferences: Posters

Ensuring that UK medical graduates meet the General Medical Council’s outcomes relating to Human Factors

2025

Gold, F., Adams, M., Carpio, A. J., De Alwis, D., Schlemmer, C., Taylor, C., Bowie, P., Vosper, H.

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

Online: https://ergonomics.org.uk/asset/028A90A5%2DE1A9%2D4003%2DAF6BFDAF0660222A/
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/150085f1-ee15-4ef8-a779-c0e015b6d778/download

Human factors and ergonomics in health and social care: An applied approach

2025

Sujan, M., Pickup, L., Vosper, H., Catchpole, K.

Class Professional Publishing, Bridgwater. 189 pages

Books and Reports: Books

Additional Links: https://www.classprofessional.co.uk/books-ebooks/recently-published/human-factors-and-ergonomics-in-health-and-social-care/

Enabling and inhibiting doctors transitions: introducing the social identity resource and belonginess model (SIRB)

2025

Scanlan, G., Gordon, L. J., Walker, K., Pope, L.

Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol. 30, pp. 475-496

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-024-10360-0
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/20150e6d-f2d9-4088-9122-03f7f5215aab/download
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Rapid Response: Re: Physician associates and anaesthetic associates in UK: rapid systematic review of recent UK based research

2025

Nagraj, S., Wong, G., Tooman, T., Walker, K. A., McGivern, G., Zhao, Y., Rhys, S., Leckcivilize, A., English, M.

BMJ, vol. 388, pp. e084613

Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

How can we promote academic GP careers?: A qualitative framework analysis of factors affecting the development of the academic GP workforce

2025

McElhinney, Z., Laidlaw, A., Scully, R., Gordon, L., Kennedy, C.

BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 3, e091833

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091833
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/6838cccc-6b30-4e31-8ea3-ed3615bd7c5d/download

Big data analysis: examination of the relationship between candidates’ sociodemographic characteristics and performance in the UK’s Membership of the Royal College of Physicians Part 1 examination

2025

Johnston, P., Vieira, R., Cameron, I., Kumwenda, B., Walker, K., Cleland, J.

Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol. 30, pp. 53-68

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-024-10406-3
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/49af541b-06e1-47fc-b725-9c21aba0ac69/download
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‘You certainly don't get promoted for just teaching’: Experiences of education-focused academics in research-intensive universities

2025

Bull, S., Cooper, A., Laidlaw, A., Milne, L., Parr, S.

Studies in Higher Education, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 239-255

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2333946
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/e5a45371-7aaf-41a3-bce8-a849a81eb081/download