Helen Church

ORCID: 0000-0003-0455-9576
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Research Areas
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Reflective Practices in Education
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Conferences and Exhibitions Management
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Nursing Roles and Practices

University of Nottingham
1997-2025

Queen's Medical Centre
2021-2023

National Institute for Health Research
2022

University of Southampton
2022

University of Sheffield
2015-2020

Edge Hill University
2020

St Mary's Hospital
2018

St. Mary's Hospital
2018

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2017

Manchester University
2011

Preparedness for practice has become an international theme within Medical Education: healthcare systems to maintain their highest clinical standards, junior doctors must "hit the ground running" on beginning work. Despite demonstrating logical, structured assessment and management plans during undergraduate examinations, many newly qualified report difficulty in translating this theoretical knowledge into real environment. "Preparedness" constitute more than skills acquired medical school....

10.1080/0142159x.2017.1359523 article EN Medical Teacher 2017-08-08

In the latest "Connections" article, Church and Brown use concept of 'critical mass' to explain how stigma, lack career pathways prioritization clinical seniority may discourage non‐practicing clinicians from becoming educationalists.

10.1111/medu.14940 article EN Medical Education 2022-09-23

Explore the term "Social Justice" in this new "When I Say" article. The authors consider its origin, advocate for a broader definition, and encourage renewed focus field.

10.1111/medu.15394 article EN cc-by Medical Education 2024-04-11

Introduction: Medical school graduates in the UK consistently report feeling underprepared for task of prescribing when embarking on practice. The effective application self-regulated learning (SRL) approaches and feedback complex tasks are associated with improved outcomes practice-based clinical skills.Aims: This study aimed to investigate effectiveness an educational intervention using SRL-enhanced video improving competency junior doctors.Methods: A prospective cohort was designed...

10.1080/0142159x.2020.1748183 article EN Medical Teacher 2020-04-17

Medical Educators face an ongoing challenge in optimizing preparedness for practice newly qualified doctors. Junior doctors have highlighted specific areas which they do not feel adequately equipped to undertake their duties, including managing the acutely unwell patient. In these highly stressful, time-critical scenarios it might be assumed that a lack of knowledge underpins feelings apprehension from junior medics; however, having studied, trained and passed examinations demonstrate such...

10.1080/0142159x.2016.1270440 article EN Medical Teacher 2017-02-28

Doctors experience a range of negative reactions when managing acutely unwell patients. These may manifest as emotions or behaviors. Without appropriate coping strategies, these and behaviors can impede optimal clinical performance, which directly affects patient care. Athletes use performance enhancing routines (PERs) to minimize the effect their on competitive performance. The authors investigated whether PERs could similarly improve recently qualified doctors' emotional behavioral control...

10.1097/acm.0000000000003809 article EN Academic Medicine 2020-10-21

Abstract In recent years, we have seen the emergence of term ‘non‐clinical practice’ used in literature and healthcare field more broadly. However, there has not yet been a critical examination what this means how it may subtly influence social reality culture practice. Based on available authors' lived experience, position article relative to medical doctors. tenets argument below are true for any practitioner. Taking constructivist approach, critically analyse explain why readers should...

10.1111/medu.15177 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Medical Education 2023-07-30

Thyroid function was assessed by measurement of free thyroid hormones and thyrotrophin (TSH) in 78 acutely ill elderly patients a control group without acute illness. Abnormal results with any test were more frequently found the than controls. In particular, abnormal TSH values 40% only 8% controls (p < 0.001). Seven subjects had very low levels ( <0.04 mU/1) blunted response to thyroid-releasing hormone (TRH). With few exceptions these abnormalities could not be attributed disease. This...

10.1093/ageing/18.6.398 article EN Age and Ageing 1989-01-01

The decision to undertake a PhD in medical education could mark critical point defining your future career. Attaining the highest level of degree such diverse and rewarding area as may not only provide you with an opportunity important new research, but also unlock different job opportunities. As is often case, rewards are gained lightly. There can be real challenges making then successfully navigate PhD. specific subject process each doctorate unique, leaving many prospective current...

10.1080/0142159x.2017.1322192 article EN Medical Teacher 2017-05-09

<title>Abstract</title> Background Internationally, there has been a move towards fostering diverse healthcare workforces that are representative of the patient populations they serve. Selection criteria for academic-clinicians often aim to capture skills and attributes demonstrate both clinical academic excellence. Currently, it is not known whether selection early academic-clinical careers advantage or disadvantage certain ethnic socioeconomic groups. The UK structured route integrated...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-4541270/v1 preprint EN Research Square (Research Square) 2024-06-28
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