Dr Veronica O'Carroll
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Veronica is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Teaching in the School of Medicine, University of St Andrews. She is the Programme Director for the PgCert/PgDip/MSc Health Professions Education course.
As and educationalist and registered Nurse, Veronica's career spans over 25 years in healthcare and education. Throughout her career, she has played an integral part in leading and influencing the high-quality delivery of education and research both within healthcare and academic settings.
Teaching
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
BSc, MSc, PhD supervisor
MSc, PhD/MD external examiner
Personal Tutor
Research areas
Veronica's research on interprofessional collaborative practice and interprofessional education intersects with several global priority areas including; integrated care, digital health, multimorbidity and community medicine. She has experience in using qualitative methods, mixed methods, case study research, and in conducting systematic reviews. Veronica is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care and a board member of the Centre for Advancement of Interprofessional Education. She supervises BSc (Hons), MSc and PhD/MD/Prof Doc research projects related to interprofessional collaborative practice, interprofessional education, health professions education, and digital health.
PhD supervision
- Elbina Avdich
- Josephine Murray
Selected publications
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Development of an Online Interprofessional Health Professions Education Masters Programme to Influence the Delivery of High Quality Education.
Watson, E. & O'Carroll, V., 14 May 2025, (Unpublished) p. 134.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Open access
Interprofessional collaborative practice in health and social care for people living with multimorbidity: a scoping review protocol
Murray, J.-L. K., Hernandez Santiago, V., Sullivan, F., Hornal, J., Badshah, F., Keatley, B., Galbraith, J., Channer, P., Fearfull, A., Haddow, A., Johnston, E., Ward, M. & O'Carroll, V., 2 Jan 2025, In: Systematic Reviews. 14, 9 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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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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Using virtual reality to support community based medical education
Wang, X., O'Carroll, V., Walmsley, R., Gordon, I., Barclay, G. & Hughes, A., 23 Oct 2025, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Utilising Simulation Based Education and Interprofessional Education to Address Health Inequity: Challenging the Status Quo
O'Carroll, V., Topping, M. & Marshall, S., 24 Apr 2025, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Virtual reality or virtual unreality? Medical educators’ perspectives of the feasibility and potential of virtual reality in community-based medical education.
O'Carroll, V., Walmsley, R., Wang, X., Barclay, G., Gordon, I., Strachan, S. J. A., Dhasmana, D. J., Nisbet, E., Illes, J., Duggal, S., Cezayirli, I. S., Hornal, J. & Hughes, A., 5 Mar 2025, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Open access
Extended reality therapies for anxiety disorders: a systematic review of patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives
Dhunnoo, P., Wetzlmair, L.-C. & O'Carroll, V., 1 Apr 2024, In: Sci. 6, 2, 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Faculty perspective of a simulated stroke rehabilitation multidisciplinary team meeting for graduate entry medical students
Chung, C., O'Carroll, V., Anderson, A., Buchanan, N., Ferrie, T., Brown, K., Flynn, A. & O'Malley, A., 1 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Stroke. 19, 1S, p. 67-68Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review
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Introduction to simulation-based education in health and care
McKinley, M. & O'Carroll, V., 1 Aug 2024, Simulation-based education: a practical approach for health and care educators. Simpson, E., McGuinness, C. & Paton, C. (eds.). Amsterdam: ElsevierResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open access
The status and outcomes of interprofessional health education in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Kitema, G. F., Laidlaw, A. H., O'Carroll, V., Sagahutu, J. B. & Blaikie, A., 1 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Interprofessional Care. 38, 1, p. 133-155 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review