I am a practising GP in West London and a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Medical Education at the GKT School of Medical Education, the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London.

I am Programme Lead for Healthcare Entry Medicine (HEM), King’s novel four-year accelerated MBBS pathway for experienced healthcare professionals wishing to transition into medicine. I oversaw the development of the programme, coordinating its curriculum development, implementation and governance through to launch, and now lead its ongoing delivery. I am also the Clinical Reasoning Module Lead within HEM.

My previous academic role at King's was within the GP teaching team, where I led the longitudinal GP placement for second-year medical students. This experience helped shape my ongoing interest in longitudinal models of education and the integration of learners within clinical environments.

I have interests in programme design and curriculum development, clinical reasoning, transitions in professional identity, integrating learners within the clinical environment, and longitudinal approaches to educational delivery. I am particularly interested in how curricula can build on learners’ previous experience while supporting their transition into new roles and communities of practice.

I am Co-Chair of the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) Longitudinal Educational Models Educators Group Special Interest Group. Our group supports collaborative approaches to developing longitudinal models of educational delivery, promotes discussion around advances in this area, and creates opportunities for shared learning and collaboration.

Alongside my academic role, I continue to work clinically as a GP and supervise trainees and students at my practice. I am also a GP appraiser where I support doctors through reflective appraisal and review of their professional development in alignment with regulatory requirements.

Teaching:

Dr Liza Kirtchuk is the course leader for the MBBS course: Healthcare Entry Medicine Programme, and the module lead for the MBBS Clinical Reasoning module.

Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9939-8498