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Name Mr. Rodney Mountain (55 years)
Married to Fiona Murdoch
Four children
Date of Birth 20 March 1960
Johannesburg, South Africa
Undergraduate Pretoria Boys High school 1973 – 1977
Naval Meteorologist (National Service) 1978 - 79
University of Cape Town Medical School 1980 - 1985
Postgraduate ENT Registrar and Senior registrar (Edinburgh) 1986- 1994
Head and Neck fellowship Ohio State University1994
ENT Consultant NHS Tayside – 1995 to present
Associate Postgraduate Dean
Professional Memberships General Medical Council (UK) 1987
Specialist Register - Otolaryngology
GMC Registration 3366392
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Academic interests *Healthcare education – novel skills training environments
* Surgical instrument design, engineering and technology
*Healthcare product and service design methodology
*Creating design and innovation environments
*Creating lifelong learning “Journeys” for healthcare workers
*Design of communication systems for organisation
*Creation of medical educational comics and virtual reality
Social Interests *Philosophy, music, sailing, fishing
*Managing a rural smallholding in Fife

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PREVIOUS MEDICAL TRAINING
Medical Student and Animal Laboratory Research Assistant
Three years of exposure to laboratory based Pharmacology research
University of Cape Town
1981 – 1985
House officer and Senior House Officer
Extra curricular activity in confronting apartheid healthcare policies
Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
1/1/86 - 30/6/87
Senior House Officer
Cardiff Royal and Royal Gwent Hospital, Wales
1/2/88 - 30/9/89
Career Otolaryngology Registrar
Specific research activity in peripheral nerve repair
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
1989 – 1992
Career Otolaryngology Senior Registrar
Development of the first UK ENT clinic for HIV positive patients
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
1992 - 1995 (Accreditation date 14/10/95)
Clinical Fellow in Head and Neck Surgery
Active surgical and laboratory based oncology research
Arthur G James Cancer Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, USA (Sept 1993 -- Sept 1994)
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT and ROLES
1.Consultant Otolaryngologist (Head and Neck surgeon) - NHS Tayside, Scotland – 10 sessions
2. Associate Postgraduate Dean – NHS Education for Scotland – 2 sessions
3. Honorary Senior Lecturer – University of Dundee
4. Academic health science partnership (AHSP) - lead for “Healthcare design and innovation”
1. CONSULTANT OTOLARYNGOLOGIST (NHS TAYSIDE 1995 – current)
1. Primary clinical role
I am employed by NHS Tayside, primarily as a head and neck surgeon. My weekly clinical
activity includes the diagnosis and management of patients with head and neck cancer. This work

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involves regular team working with oncologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons,
neurosurgeons, nursing and allied health care professionals.
2. Role within managed clinical network
I set up and work as part of a managed clinical network with NHS Fife and do two, weekly
clinical sessions at the Victoria hospital in Kirkcaldy.
3. Historical lead for Dundee Science center
I was the NHS Tayside representative to the team that developed the Dundee Science Centre
“Sensation”. I helped introduce the concept of focusing the centers philosophy on sciences linked
to sensation and personally created a number of the educational exhibits within the center.
4. Roles within the Academic health science partnership (AHSP) in Tayside
My NHS non-clinical activity has lead me to a number of interactive projects and roles that bridge
between the NHS, NES and the University of Dundee. I joined the Academic Health Science
Partnership (AHSP) and have had roles as co-chair of the “Education and Lifelong learning”
subgroup and more recently as the lead for creating a “Health and social care design and
innovation hub”.
I hope to create a number of novel AHSP initiatives that will ultimately improve patient care,
patient safety and research collaboration through education and lifelong learning.
I have a long-term vision to create novel IT technologies that enhance communication between the
UOD, NHS / NES and to create “Journeys in lifelong learning” for healthcare workers.
5. Activity linking AHSP with DJCAD
I have been actively involved in creating research and education links between DJCAD and the
AHSP. As part of the City of Dundee journey in “Design” we are formalising relationships
between our organisations, thereby combining strengths in Healthcare / Social care / Lifesciences
with the range of expertise held within DJCAD. I aspire to extend these links to engineering,
computing and to the private and third sectors.
We plan to engage our undergraduates and postgraduates in interdisciplinary co-design and
innovation.
I hope to look back in 15 years at a creative Dundee health and social care environment and
economy that has flourished as a consequence of embracing “Healthcare product and service
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2. ASSOCIATE POSTGRADUATE DEAN
1.Foundation and Hospital at night
I lead the creation, management and implementation of the new foundation programme and
curriculum in Tayside.
At a national level, I lead the creation of an educational structure that supports the implementation
of the “foundation curriculum” throughout Scotland.
Together with NHS Tayside, I was the deanery lead for the introduction, design, structure and
management of NHS Tayside “Hospital at night”
2. Cuschieri skills
I lead a successful bid to fund and host a national temporal bone training facility for Scotland in
Dundee. We received 300K in initial funding, which allowed the design and development of the
Cuschieri “Anatomical and Theatre Skills Unit”. This unit compliments the other Cushieri skills
labs and is used as a national resource for multi-professional anatomy, surgery and theatre skills
training - Cuschieri facilities.
I negotiated ongoing funding for the unit to support staff and running costs of approximately 100K
annually.
Through the development of this unit we host a wide range of skills courses that cover mainly
surgical subspecialty curriculums, an example being the portfolio of ENT courses
Cuschieri ENT Courses .
In recent years the “Thiel” cadaveric model has opened up opportunities for a range of novel
skills courses and research projects.
3.Current Deanery lead roles
I lead the National Plastic surgery training program and ENT East of Scotland program.
I also have a wide portfolio covering all of our surgical specialties, anaesthetics, pathology and
emergency medicine.
3. HONOURARY SENIOR LECTURER / NES education, training and research roles
1. ENT Teaching curriculum
Historically, I lead and redesigned the ENT undergraduate medical student phase 3 teaching
curriculum, which is now managed by my colleague Mr. Jones. Annually, I oversee a number of
medical student fourth year projects and special study modules. The majority of these have lead
the students to presenting their work at meetings, conferences and to a number of publications.

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2. Foundation shadow training
My deanery activity helped set up Foundation shadow training in Tayside. I now organise and
oversee foundation shadow training in ENT and contribute regularly to phase 2 and 3 medical
student teaching in clinics and theatre.
3. Lead roles in ENT SpR training
I have a daily role in the education and skills training of ENT surgical trainees. Previously, I was
the local postgraduate lead trainer in Tayside, later progressing to lead as program director for the
East of Scotland ENT program for five years. I now lead this program at a NES national deanery
level.
4. Novel technology / art and IT research
I have created a research environment that now engages a number of medical students, foundation
trainees, ST trainees, art and computing students in collective novel research projects related to
surgical techniques, patient safety, education comics, online and augmented reality education
tools.
5. IMSat research collaboration
A team of ENT colleagues are engaged in collaborative research with the Institute for medical
science and technology (IMSaT). We have developed intellectual property on elasticated retractor
devices and are part of a consortium bid lead by Sir Alfred Cuschieri, applying for European
union funding to develop a new surgical robotic system – “Precise”.
I have extended our elasticated retractor research and clinical application to plastic, OMFS,
vascular, orthopaedic, general and neurosurgery.
Over the forthcoming years I believe that there will be significant advances made in the design of
conformal and elasticated surgical devices and platforms made through interdisciplinary working
with a range of surgical disciplines, IMSaT, DJCAD design teams and Karl Storz.
6. Skills training lead
As part of my postgraduate training portfolio, I have helped set up and tutor skills training on the
following courses: Bronchoscopy and oesophagoscopy, percutaneous tracheostomy with
anaesthetics, emergency safe neck surgery, laryngectomy, thyroplasty, tracheostomy for nursing
teams.
7. Support for Medical art masters students
Over the past three years, I have facilitated active interaction and research with students studying
for a master’s degree in medical art at the University of Dundee. This involves hosting six to eight
students within our clinical environment and overseeing a number of master’s degree projects.

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8. Supervision of Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) internships
I have created and will supervise three internships for SGSAH appointed PhD students. A national
process is currently in place for appointment to the internships, which will each run for 3 months.
I hope to use this as an annual method to introduce students from the humanities to research
projects linked to health and social care and thereby create new environments of interdisciplinary
research.
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh activities
1. Education resources
I was the author of a “Head and Neck distance learning study guide” for the FRCS examination
component of the SELECT RCSE education resource.
2. SAB and examiner in ENT
For three years, I was a college examiner and member of the Specialty Advisory Board (SAB) in
Otolaryngology.
3. SAB chair
I set up and chaired the RCSE “Professions allied to Surgery” board for 3 years. This lead to the
introduction of a number of advanced nurse practitioner roles within a wide range of surgical
disciplines. In this role I helped set up the first “Advanced scrub practitioner” courses in Scotland
in 2007.
Research Profile
MedicalSchool
During my medical school training, I worked as a laboratory technician.
This introduced me to working with live animals and to the microscopic assessment of cell
damage done by chemotherapeutic agents.
Registrartraining
As an ENT registrar and senior registrar based in Edinburgh, I carried out a wide range of research
projects linked to gaining a better understanding of peripheral nerve repair and regeneration. This
body of animal laboratory research over three years concluded that there was little difference in
morphological outcome following surgical repair, no matter what suture type was utilised.
I set up a new facial nerve clinic and published on the use of botulinum toxin in the management
of facial synkineses, facial electroneuronography and on the psychological impact of facial palsy.
This research activity introduced me to clinical trials and to the creation of patient databases.

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As a senior registrar, I set up and ran the first ENT clinic devoted to the assessment and
management of patients with HIV related disease. This lead to a better understanding of a number
of aspects of HIV disease at a time when there was great uncertainty within the medical world on
how to assess and manage HIV positive patients.
Publications as a trainee
1. Management of facial synkinesis with Clostridium botulinum toxin injection
RE Mountain, JAM Murray, A Quaba
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 17 (3), 223-224 (1992)
2. A morphological comparison of interposed freeze ‐ thawed skeletal muscle autografts and
interposed nerve autografts in the repair of the rat facial nerve
RE Mountain, MA Glasby, JF Sharp, JAM Murray
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 18 (3), 171-177 (1993)
3. Repair of the facial nerve using freeze-thawed muscle autografts: a surgical model in the sheep
MA Glasby, RE Mountain, JAM Murray
Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery 119 (4), 461-465 (1993)
4. The use of the rat facial nerve model to assess the effect of differing nerve anastomotic agents
on the facial nerve
JAM Murray, M Willins, RE Mountain
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 18 (6), 492-495 (1993)
5. The prognostic value of facial electroneurography in Bell's palsy
IM Smith, C Maynard, RE Mountain, R BARR ‐ HAMILTON, M Armstrong
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 19 (3), 201-203 (1994)
6. The Edinburgh facial palsy clinic: a review of three years' activity.
RE Mountain, JA Murray, A Quaba, C Maynard
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 39 (5), 275-279 (1994)
7. A comparison of glue and a tube as an anastomotic agent to repair the divided buccal branch of
the rat facial nerve
JAM Murray, M Willins, RE Mountain
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 19 (3), 190-192 (1994)
8. An outpatient review of facial palsy in the community
IM Smith, RE Mountain, JAM Murray
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 19 (3), 198-200 (1994)
9. A comparison of epineurial and perineurial sutures for the repair of a divided rat sciatic nerve
JAM Murray, M Willins, RE Mountain
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 19 (2), 95-97 (1994)
10. A comparison of absorbable and non ‐ absorbable 10‐ 0 sutures for the repair of a divided rat
facial nerve
JAM Murray, M Willins, RE Mountain
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 19 (1), 61-62 (1994)

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11. Freeze - Thawed Skeletal Muscle Autografts: Experimental Evaluation of These Grafts in
Facial Nerve Repair
RE Mountain, MA Glasby, JAM Murray, JF Sharp
The Facial Nerve, 153-1(1994)
12. The Prognostic Value of Electroneurography in Bell’s palsy
IM Smith, JAM Murray, R Mountain
The Facial Nerve, 230-232 (1994)
13. Best Method for Facial Nerve Anastomosis
JAM Murray, R Mountain, M Willins
The Facial Nerve, 416-417 (1994)
14. Bell's palsy: the effect on self-image, mood state and social activity
AM Weir, B Pentland, A Crosswaite, J Murray, R Mountain
Clinical rehabilitation 9 (2), 121-125 (1995)
15. Re ‐ innervation of facial nerve territory using a composite hypoglossal nerve—muscle
autograft—facial nerve bridge. An experimental model in sheep
SJ Drew, AC Fullarton, MA Glasby, RE Mountain, JAM Murray
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 20 (2), 109-117 (1995)
16. Treatment of facial synkinesis and facial asymmetry with botulinum toxin type A following
facial nerve palsy
MWJ Armstrong, RE Mountain, JAM Murray
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 21 (1), 15-20 (1996)
Head and Neck Fellowship
During my head and neck fellowship at Ohio State University, I carried out a wide range of
clinical, and laboratory based projects and published collaborative research papers related to intra-
operative radiotherapy, mandibular plating and to the expression of cyclin – D1 in head and neck
cancer. These projects and publications introduced me to a range of new treatment modalities and
laboratory research techniques.
Publications as a Head and Neck Fellow
1. Expression of cyclin – DI in carcinomas of the head and neck
JM Lucas, RE Mountain, AW Gramza, DE Schuller, NM Wilkie
International journal of oncology 5 (3), 469-472 (1994)
2. Intraoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for head and neck cancer
S Nag, S Dixit, R Mountain, D Schuller
Radiotherapy and Oncology 31, S30 (1994)
3. Efficient method for preparing normal and tumor tissue for RNA extraction.
AW Gramza, JM Lucas, RE Mountain, DE Schuller, JC Lang
Biotechniques 18 (2), 228-231 (1995)

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4. Adjunctive treatment of cranial base malignancies
DE Schuller, JH Goodman, RE Mountain, BL Brown, JE Frank,
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 6 (1), 69-74 (1995)
5. Mortality and morbidity with intraoperative radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
JR Haller, RE Mountain, DE Schuller, S Nag
American journal of otolaryngology 17 (5), 308-310 (1996)
6. Factors involved in long-and short-term mandibular plate exposure
RE Nicholson, DE Schuller, LA Forrest, RE Mountain, T Ali, D Young
Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery 123 (2), 217-222 (1997)
7. One ‐ Stage Reconstruction of Partial Laryngopharyngeal Defects
DE Schuller, RE Mountain, RE Nicholson, CM Bier‐ Laning, B Powers
The Laryngoscope 107 (2), 247-253 (1997)
8. Intensified regimen for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
DE Schuller, JC Grecula, RA Gahbauer, C Bauer, JLS Au, RE Smith
Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery 123 (2), 139-144 (1997)
9. Frequent mutation of p16 in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
JC Lang, EJ Tobin, TJ Knobloch, DE Schuller, KJ Bartynski, RE Mountain
The Laryngoscope 108 (6), 923-928 (1998)
NHS Consultant
Since my appointment in Tayside, I have published on a wide variety of topics related to my
clinical practice. I have written four book chapters and created a surgical device manual for
international use.
I designed surgical instrument technology that contributed to the development of “bipolar
scissors”. This project lead to my involvement in a BBC “Tomorrows world” production, filmed
at Ninewells Hospital.
Publications as a consultant
1. An audit of fine needle aspiration biopsy for head and neck lesions,
the Ninewells experience
T Odutoye, J Seet, A Cain, B Ram, H Saleh, R Mountain, B Michie
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 112 (11), 1106-1106 (1998)
2. Verrucous carcinoma of the maxillary antrum
B Ram, HA Saleh, AR Baird, RE Mountain
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 112 (04), 399-402 (1998)
3. Bipolar scissor tonsillectomy
HA Saleh, AJ Cain, RE Mountain
Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences 24 (1), 9-12 (1999)

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4. Surgical simulation: an animal tissue model for training in therapeutic and diagnostic
bronchoscopy
B Ram, M Oluwole, RL Blair, R Mountain, P Dunkley, PS White
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 113 (02), 149-151 (1999)
5. Endoscopic Treatments for Zenker's Diverticulum
PS White, RE Mountain
Surgical Innovation 6 (4), 177-185 (1999)
6. Bipolar scissor division of tongue‐ tie under tubeless anesthesia
HA Saleh, AJ Cain, RE Mountain The Laryngoscope 109 (5), 838-839 (1999)
7. Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis and the dermatologist
MWJ Armstrong, RE Mountain, JAM Murray
British Journal of Dermatology (2001)
8. Pulmonary oedema induced by a piece of chicken
M Ranta, AJ Cain, B Odutoye, RE Mountain
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 95 (8), 404-405 (2002)
9. Anatomic landmarks for locating parotid lesions in relation to the facial nerve: cross-sectional
radiologic study.
H El-Hakim, R Mountain, L Carter, EL Nilssen, P Wardrop, M Nimmo
The Journal of Otolaryngology 32 (5), 314-318 (2003)
10. Face lift, part 2: aetiology of platysma cording and its relationship to treatment
MWJ Armstrong, RE Mountain, JAM Murray
Head & Neck Surgery (2006)
11. Bleomycin-induced “flagellate dermatitis”
G Arseculeratne, L Berroeta, D Meiklejohn, RE Mountain, JC Ryan
Archives of dermatology 143 (11), 1447-1462 (2007)
12. The aetiopathogenesis of HPV in malignant disease: evidence for a global immunisation
programme
MS Miah, RA Crosbie, RE Mountain, S Mahendran
Oral Oncology Supplement 3 (1), 121-122 (2009)
13. Nurse-led triage of otolaryngology outpatient referrals: an acceptable alternative?
IF Hathorn, ML Barnes, RE Mountain
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 123 (10), 1160-1162 (2009)
14. Severe benign hypopharynx/upper‐ oesophageal strictures: successful
treatment with a novel interventional radiology technique in three patients
MS Miah, IA Zealley, RE Mountain, S Mahendran
Clinical Otolaryngology 37 (4), 313-317 (2012)
15. Current and future practices in surgical retraction
PRC Steele, JF Curran, RE Mountain
The Surgeon 11 (6), 330-337 (2013)

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16. Bolsterless Management of Auricular Haematoma: an Underutilised Technique
H Abo-Leyah, M Shakeel, V Vallamkondu, RE Mountain
Irish Journal Of Medical Science 182, 518-518 (2013)
17. Elasticated retractors in tracheostomy
PRC Steele, RE Mountain
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 127 (11), 1141-1142 (2013)
18. A Simple Combined Antegrade Radiological and Retrograde Endoscopic Procedure to
Recanalise Fibrotic Hypopharyngo-Oesophageal Occlusions: Technical Description and Lessons
from Clinical Outcome in Three Cases
MS Miah, IA Zealley, A Alijani, B McGuire, RE Mountain, S Mahendran
International Journal of Otolaryngology and
Head & Neck Surgery 2 (05), 179 (2013)
19. Improved retraction for tracheostomy using elasticated retractors: Comparing surgical
exposure in cadaveric models
P Steele, J Curran, H Sturrock, R Mountain
International Journal of Surgery 11 (8) (2013)
20. Human papillomavirus association in epithelial cancers: a systematic review of the literature
MS Miah, C McCowan, RA Crosbie, RE Mountain, S Mahendran
Oncology Discovery ISSN 2052-6199 (2013)
BOOK CHAPTERS / SURGICAL GUIDES PUBLISHED
1. Primary Author
Surgical correction of nasal fractures
R.E. Mountain in: Operative Otorhinolaryngology
Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1995
2. Primary Author
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
SELECT study module for distance learning
R.E. Mountain Neck disease 1998
3. Contributing Author
Head and neck reconstructive surgery
D.E. Schuller, M. J. Sullivan, R.E. Mountain in:
K.J. Lee – Essential Otolaryngology Sixth Edition 1995
4. Contributing Author
Prevention and management of auricular injury
D.E. Schuller, R. E. Mountain in:
3rd edition Current therapy in sports medicine. Mosby 1995
5. Primary Author
Neck Lumps
The Salivary Glands
R. E. Mountain and R. L. Blair:
Essential Surgical Practice, 4th Edition, 2002

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6. Surgical guide
Lonestar retractor system
Head and Neck procedure guide 2014
Summary link to papers published - Google scholar
Current research and innovation profile
Innovation in surgicaltechnique / device design/ anatomy
1. Over the past three years I have published papers that support the introduction of elasticated
retraction to surgical disciplines. I have stimulated debate on how we improve the design and
scope of surgical retractor devices by publishing the first overview of retraction in surgery -
“Current and future practices in surgical retraction” in the RCSED journal “The Surgeon”
2. I have pioneered a number of novel surgical techniques using the principles of “elasticated
retraction”. These have lead to significant advancements in safer surgical access, reduced tissue
trauma, enhanced trainee and trainer roles and reduced operating time. These techniques are now
starting to be used by a wider range of ENT sub-specialties and are being introduced to a range of
other surgical disciplines. The techniques have been introduced to a wider surgical audience
through direct skills training events, poster and presentation at conferences and through “how I do
it” manuals.
3. Together with industrial partners, I have published the first surgical manual on the safe use of
“elasticated retraction” in head and neck surgery and have published a short review of the
technique in “ENT and Audiology news”
4. In collaboration with IMSaT technology group - imsat.org/, Medical Physics, CAHID and
industrial partners we are currently involved in elasticated retraction instrument design,
laboratory and Thiel cadaver research and publication. We are awaiting the confirmation of
patents on a number of retraction devices and hope to bring them to clinical use over the next few
years.
5. Our IMSat team are partners in a consortium grant application for EU funding for the
development of a new skull base surgical robot – “precise”. If successful, our ENT team will lead
on the development of new surgical effector devices and I will take a personal lead on novel
elastication based retractor technologies to support the robotic surgery platform.
6. In my Deanery role, I am developing closer links between the UOD CAHID department
(Professor Tracey Wilkinson) and our NES Postgraduate Deanery. We plan to offer a much wider
range of anatomical skills training to support healthcare workers and introduce Thiel cadaver
based courses to physician, nursing and AHP teams.

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Innovation and collaborative researchwith Art / Technologiesand Computing
1. Over the past three years, I have a very active role supporting medical art student projects that
have introduced 3D printing, educational APP’s and comic based education tools to our education
environment handiwork/graphic-sequence.html - signin. This research has introduced me to a
wide range of info-graphic and augmented reality techniques that will enhance healthcare
education and training. I am in the process of developing education and research links with APP
developers in Dundee (Waracle).
2. I have developed a number of education resources and technologies that support education and
training. These include APP’s scrubbedin teaching - app, iBooks, comics and augmented reality
tools. If brought to a bigger scale and audience, I believe that we could enhance the profile and
scope of healthcare education and training in Tayside.
3. I have recently completed the “futurelearn” MOOC course on (innovation and enterprise) and
understand that the UOD are now contributing to the creation of MOOCS, through the
“futurelearn” platform. I propose to offer the development of “futurelearn’ modules that relate to
healthcare design and innovation, as this platform provides an excellent method of providing
education to a wider audience.
4. Together with a medical student colleague Chris McCann, I have designed a new
communication system for communities (seedir) https://www.seedir.com/our-team, based on
creating a directory of information for staff, Patients, groups and institutions. A stong emphasis of
our design relates to improving the role of mentors and tutors and to the creation of an
environment of communication for all staff and patients in Tayside.
5. I have recently joined a group in Dundee called “Thinkdifferent Dundee” This group has been
set up by Alaistair McGill who is now taking a lead on Innovation for the UOD. Through my
contact with Alastair and through recent discussion with Jean Ker, I believe that we should
consider creating an environment that supports Innovation and entrepreneurial activity for all staff
and patient groups through the structures within the new AHSP. This would involve the provision
of educational resources and training at an early stage in healthcare professional studies and with
direct support for entrepreneurs within our services.
6. I have taken on a new lead role for the AHSP – developing a “Healthcare Design and
Innovation Hub” within the Ninewells Hospital concourse. I have also put forward proposals to set
up an online platform to support “Journeys in lifelong healthcare learning”
7. Over the past year I have formalized a range of collaborative activities between the AHSP and
DJCAD and hope to introduce “DESIGN” and particularly “service design” to NHS Tayside.

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Summary
I have been fortunate enough to work for 20 years in an NHS and University environment that
allows for creative career progression. I have progressed my ENT career to a position of
leadership within head and neck cancer services, developed a national NES skills and education
profile and now through my role linking AHSP and DJCAD aspire to create a vibrant,
entrepreneurial environment of product and service design for health and social care.
I hope to develop closer research and education links with the private and third sectors as part of
this process and focus my activity on healthcare product and service design.
I believe that we need to bring innovative design thinking, entrepreneurial education and support
services to a much wider range of healthcare workers and most importantly to our patients.
We have well respected national and international Tayside “brands” in lifesciences, skills training
healthcare education, computing, engineering, art and design. The V&A development has put
“design” at the heart of the City of Dundee’s roadmap for the future. We need to join that
philosophy of thinking and use “design methodologies” to create new ways of working that cross-
traditional academic and social boundaries and thereby grow our economy.