Dr Andrew O'Malley
Senior Lecturer
Teaching
Andrew is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine.
He is Head of the Education Research Divison and Deputy Programme Director of the Scottish Graduate Entry Medical Programme (ScotGEM).
Andrew is an anatomist and forensic anthropologist by training and teaches on a range of subjects in the School of Medicine, including ScotGEM Case Based Learning eLearning and plenaries, medical ethics and generative artificial intelligence.
Research areas
Andrew's research interests are related to the use of technology in health professions education, including Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL), telehealth and generative artificial intelligence.
Andrew writes a free newsletter about his research and AI in MedEd.
Selected publications
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Agents of change: preparing Scotland’s future doctors to lead health system transformation
Flynn, A., O'Malley, A., Stuart, J., Millar, A., Walmsley, P. & Denvir, L., 23 Oct 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Open access
Demographic biases in AI-generated simulated patient cohorts: a comparative analysis against census benchmarks
Veenhuizen, M. & O'Malley, A., 18 Nov 2025, In: Advances in Simulation. 10, 1, p. 1-8 8 p., 58.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Development and innovation in a new distributed medical programme: Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM)
Graham, F., Dowell, J., Flynn, A., Gupta, S., MacFarlane, A., O'Malley, A., Scully, R., Sullivan, F. M., Thompson, L. S. J. & Alexander, K., 14 Jul 2025, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 12, p. 1-12 12 p., 1586851.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Empowering students as leaders of change: building agency and shaping the future of healthcare
Flynn, A., O'Malley, A. & Stuart, J., 5 Mar 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Open access
Enhancing diagnostic accuracy of ophthalmological conditions with complex prompts in GPT-4: comparative analysis of global and low- and middle-income country (LMIC)–specific pathologies
M'gadzah, S. A. T. & O'Malley, A., 30 Jun 2025, In: JMIR Formative Research. 9, p. 1-9 9 p., e64986.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing undergraduate clinical communication teaching and learning through AI simulation
Duggal, S., Hughes, A., O'Malley, A. S., Wang, X., Murad, S., Zachariou, M. & Gordon, I., 14 Apr 2025, UK Council of Clinical Communications conference (UKCCC 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Open access
Evaluating the educational impact of an AI-powered totipotent interactive patient simulator (SimPatient)
O'Malley, A., Duggal, S., Gordon, I., Hughes, A., Murad, S. & Wang, X., 12 Oct 2025, p. 1-11. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Open access
Evaluating the reliability and consistency of a custom GPT-4-based marker of student assignments
O'Malley, A., Duggal, S. & Illes, J., 25 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Open access
Medical students’ and educators’ opinions of teleconsultation in practice and undergraduate education: a UK-based mixed-methods study
Wetzlmair-Kephart, L. C., O’Malley, A. & O’Carroll, V., 6 Mar 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 3, p. 1-22 22 p., e0302088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Quality assurance and validity of AI-generated single best answer questions
Ahmed, A., Kerr, E. & O'Malley, A. S., 25 Feb 2025, In: BMC Medical Education. 25, 10 p., 300.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review