Staff Profile

I am currently a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Doctoral Research Fellow (DRF) at the School of Medical Education, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University. This Fellowship is allowing me to carry out research on placement innovation to facilitate the expansion of primary and community care undergraduate clinical placements.

I am also a salaried GP in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.

My research interests are related to teaching and learning in General Practice. This includes use of GP trainees as teachers/ near peer teaching, teaching and learning within GP and innovations in community-based teaching.

My current research, which is contributing towards a PhD, aims to develop, and implement, a novel model of undergraduate clinical placement, in order to facilitate expansion within undergraduate primary and community care placements.

I have experience of teaching across all years of the MBBS course. I also have experience in course evaluation, assessment, examination and curriculum development.

• Articles

  • Chambers J, Alberti H, Harrison M, Mulgrew N. Sustainable quality improvement: An essential ingredient for sustainability in modern medical curricula?. The Clinical Teacher 2024, (ePub ahead of Print), e13776.
  • Harrison M, Hall L, Alberti H. How will the Covid-19 pandemic shape the future of primary care undergraduate teaching? Understanding modifications and developments deployed by academic units of primary care, and their implications for the future. BMC Medical Education 2023, 23, 746.
  • Harrison M, Alberti H. Hoes does the introduction of a new year three GP curriculum affect future commitment to teach? An evaluation using a realist approach. Education for Primary Care 2022, 33(2), 92-101.
  • Alberti H, Rosenthal J, Kirtchuk L, Thampy T, Harrison M. Near peer teaching in General Practice: option or expectation?. Education for Primary Care 2019, 30(6), 342-346.
  • Harrison M, Alberti H, Thampy H. Barriers to involving GP Speciality Trainees in the teaching of medical students in primary care: the GP trainer perspective. Education for Primary Care 2019, 30(6), 347-354.

• Letters

  • Harrison M, Agarwal A, Alberti H. Letter, in response to: 'Nurse-doctor co-teaching: A path towards inter-professional collaboration'. The Clinical Teacher 2024, 21(3), e13700.
  • Ford C, Harrison M, Alberti H. Response to: Factors associated with medical students' speaking-up about medical errors. Medical Teacher 2022, 45(2), 235-236.
  • Alberti H, Carlin E, Harrison M. What factors influence intention towards a career in General Practice?. British Journal of General Practice 2017, 67(659), 253.