SFHEA
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- a.venkatesh@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437810
- Office Address
319, Suttie Centre
Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Co-lead for Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (SMMSN) (2021- ): I aim to create an inclusive culture within the School in line with the University Aberdeen 2040 strategy to enable all staff and students to thrive. I co-led the creation of our SMMSN EDI strategy.
Co-lead for Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team for the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (2022- ): I led the submission of our first school-level Bronze Athena Swan gender equality charter (submitted November 23).
Assessment Lead for Anatomy (MBChB) (2022- ): Responsible for the strategy of MBChB Anatomy assessments and led the move to online Anatomy assessments for MBChB (Y1-3) on the ExamWrite platform.
Licensed Teacher of Anatomy (Licensed by His Majesty’s Inspector of Anatomy) (2017- ) with responsibility for ensuring image handling in accordance with the Anatomy Act (1984) as modified by the Human Tissue Act (2006).
Year 2 MBChB Lead (2015-2022): Oversaw the quality assurance of the curriculum for Year 2 MBChB in our systems-based curriculum. Responsible for liaising with NHS clinicians and university academics to ensure that our curriculum was delivered successfully. Between 2020 and 2022 I was responsible for leading the Year 2 MBChB curriculum through online delivery of teaching and assessment.
Course Coordinator for Year 2 MBChB Anatomy (2010- ): I coordinate the largest course within Anatomy which entails seven different body systems to class sizes of ~300 students. Course feedback from students is very positive and this course is regarded as a very well-designed and delivered part of their programme.
Athena Swan Lead for the Institute for Education in Medical and Dental Sciences (2016-2020): Successfully led the achievement of Bronze award for the institute (which is now IEHMS) and implementation of the action plan.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Chair of the following Committees:
- Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee (SMMSN) co-lead
- Athena Swan Self Assessment Team (SMMSN) co-lead
- Assessment Lead for Anatomy for MBChB
- Extenuating Circumstances Committee for Postgraduate Taught programmes (SMMSN)
Member of the following Committees:
- SMMSN Executive Committee
- Schools EDI leads Committee
- University Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- University Education Committee
- University Gender Equality Steering Group
- School Teaching and Learning Committee
- SMMSN Decolonisation Implementation group
- Year 2 Executive (Medicine)
- Written and Anatomy Assessment Committee
- Exam boards (Y1-3 MBChB)
- SSLC (Staff Student Liaison Committee) – Year 2 MBChB
- Senate for University of Aberdeen (2014 – 2018
Pastoral Care:
Regent for MBChB students
Pastoral care for students in Year 2 MBChB
- External Memberships
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- Membership Officer of the Anatomical Society (Jan 2022 - Dec 2024)
- External Examiner, Year 1 Medicine, University of Glasgow (2023-2026)
- External Examiner, Year 2 BDS, University of Dundee (2021-2024)
- External Examiner - Year 2 Medicine, Manchester University (2019-2023, completed)
- Member of the Trans European Pedagogic Anatomical Research group (TEPARG, 2021- )
- Member of the Anatomy Associations Advisory Committee (2022 - )
- Lead Organiser of the Scottish Anatomists Group (2014 - 2021)
- Reviewer for the Journals including Medical Teacher, Journal of Anatomy, Anatomical Sciences Education
- Also reviewed the following textbooks - Essential Clinical Anatomy 3rd Edition by Keith L. Moore and Anne M. Agur in May 2007. This is the recommended textbook at the University of Aberdeen for students of MBChB and BSc (BMS); “Embryology at a Glance” (Publisher Wiley Blackwell), manuscript reviewed in 2010, Oxford Assess and Progress: Medical Sciences (publisher Oxford publications) reviewed the Head and Neck & Neuroscience chapter in 2010
Prizes and Awards
AUSA and University of Aberdeen Best Undergraduate Lecturer 2020
AUSA and University of Aberdeen Best Undergraduate Supervisor 2021
AUSA and University of Aberdeen Best Undergraduate Supervisor 2022
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Course Coordinator for ME3029 (Anatomy for Year 2 MBChB)
In addition I teach on the following courses:
- Anatomy for MBChB Years 1-3
- Anatomy for Year 2 Dentistry
Undergraduate project supervision of:
- Biomedical Sciences Honours projects
- MBChB student elective project
- IEHMS summer studentships
- Publications
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The need for creation of new learning outcomes in Core Curricula publications on Differences in Sex Development and Transgender Anatomy
Journal of Anatomy, vol. 245, no. 3, pp. 510-511Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.14060
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Online anatomy assessments for large classes: educational and ethical considerations
Winter meeting of the Anatomical Society, Nottingham 2023, pp. 371Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13957
Overcoming the neurophobia of tracts: travelling the path is as important as the destination reached
Anatomical Society Winter Meeting 2023, pp. 375Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13957
“WHO KNEW ANATOMY COULD BE SUCH FUN?”: COORDINATING AND INTEGRATING FUN-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES WITHIN ANATOMY TEACHING
Journal of Anatomy, vol. 224, no. 2, P34Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13957
The Inclusive Anatomy curriculum – antecedents and approaches
Contributions to Conferences: PapersNot for Room 101
Biomedical Visualisation. Varsou, O., Rea, P. M., Welsh, M. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 215-228, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17135-2_12
Anatomy education re-imagined
Sri Lanka Anatomy Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 13-17Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDeveloping clinical anatomy e-learning packages for senior medical students and evaluating their effectiveness using pre and post-tests: A pilot study
Journal of Anatomy, vol. 239, no. 4, pp. 938Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13460
A novel adaptation of Latini’s modification of Klinger’s method of cerebral hemisphere preservation to develop a white matter dissection course for neurosurgical trainees.
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsElectromagnetic neuronavigation for the percutaneous treatment of trigeminal neuralgia with balloon compression: technical note and cadaveric validation study
Acta Neurochirurgica, vol. 160, no. 7, pp. 1337-1341Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3548-2