Award-winning education expert wins new funding to improve healthcare teaching

Dr Faith Hill , of the University's School of Medicine, has received a £200,000 grant from the Higher Education Academy's National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS).  She has received the grant for a project that aims to facilitate smooth transitions for students moving from university-based teaching to workplace learning. The project, also led by Dr Anja Timm of the School of Medicine, is a collaboration between Southampton's Schools of Medicine, Health Sciences and Institute for Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) and the University of Leeds.

Dr Hill is Director of the Division of Medical Education and Director of the Medical Education Development Unit in the School of Medicine. As an outstanding leader and innovator in medical education, she works to improve healthcare through enhancing the learning experience and inspiring the next generation of clinicians.

Dr Hill leads a highly successful programme of staff development for over 1,000 clinical and academic teachers throughout the Medical School and the South Central NHS Region. This includes leadership training for key educators within the medical curriculum. Her approach to staff development involves innovative teaching methods and her courses offer an imaginative blend of theory and interactivity.

Last year, Dr Hill was awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship from the Academy in recognition of her teaching excellence in higher education.

Professor Debra Humphris, Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Southampton, commented: "Faith's contribution to the development of staff to support our medical students has been outstanding. There is much that she has developed that we can learn from across the institution and I look forward to hearing about her future ideas."