Dr Veronica O'Carroll

Dr Veronica O'Carroll

Senior Lecturer

Researcher profile

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 3011
Email
vo1@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Biography

Veronica is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Teaching in the School of Medicine, University of St Andrews. She is currently the Programme Director for the PgCert/PgDip/MSc Health Professions Education course, an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.  

As an educationalist, Veronica has been involved in health professions education since 2007 where she took up her first academic teaching post in the School of Medicine, initially teaching clinical skills and then as a Clinical Lecturer and Lead for Interprofessional Education. In 2014, she went on to work in the University of Dundee as a Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences and returned to St Andrews in 2017 to take on the role as Deputy Director of Teaching and lead for quality assurance and enhancement in the School of Medicine . 

As a Registered Nurse, Veronica has worked in medical, surgical and renal wards, and in telehealth. She continues to maintain her professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and continues clinical teaching.

Teaching

Clinical and communication skills teaching 

BSc, MSc, PhD supervisor 

MSc, PhD/MD external examiner

Personal Tutor

Research areas

Veronica’s research interests include: interprofessional education and collaborative practice in healthcare; telehealth and digital health.  She has experience in using qualitative and mixed method approaches.  She has led the design and implementation of a number of projects within the academic and practice learning environment to provide health professional students with opportunities for interprofessional learning.  In 2017, she completed her PhD in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at St Andrews, under the supervision of Dr Martin Campbell.  Her PhD investigated health and social care professionals’ attitudes and perceptions of interprofessional practice and learning.  She is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care and co led the Centre for Advancement of Interprofessional Education Research Group 2018 - 2021.  Veronica supervises BSc, MSc and PhD/MD/Prof Doc research projects related to interprofessional collaborative practice, interprofessional education, healthcare education, telehealth, digital health.

PhD supervision

  • Josephine Murray
  • Elbina Avdich
  • Gatera Fiston Kitema

Selected publications

 

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