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
- Tionge Sikwese
Selected publications
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Advancing Interprofessional Education in Practice: Insights from the Scottish Health and Care Workforce
O'Carroll, V., 3 Jun 2026, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Evaluation, quality improvement and research in interprofessional education and collaborative practice
O'Carroll, V., Wetzlmair-Kephart, L., O'Leary, N. & Huber, M., 24 Jun 2026, Building bridges : a European perspective on interprofessional education, practice, policy and research. Xyrichis, A., Kvarnström, M., Huber, M. & Mahler, C. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Springer, ChamResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Improving unscheduled care for people in their last year of life: a mixed methods study protocol
O'Carroll, V., Mills, S., Alexander, R., Bowden, J., Bowers, S., Donnelly, P., Hall, P., Lemmon, E., Loynd, M., Maini, R., Sullivan, F., Raman, R., Taylor, R. A., McCowan, C. & Weir, M., 13 Jul 2026, (Submitted) In: BMC Health Services Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Pre-registration students learning together in clinical practice: the impact on staff, students and people. Protocol for a scoping review
Stephens, M., O'Carroll, V., Kyle, R., Hussain, S., Farini, F. & Greaves, J., 13 Feb 2026, Open Science Framework.Research output: Other contribution
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Open access
The wellbeing of postgraduate taught students: an exploratory case study
Marshall, F., Fotheringham, F., O'Carroll, V. & Miles, P. J., 18 May 2026, In: Frontiers in Education. 11, p. 1-11 11 p., 1797548.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding Interprofessional Education in Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce: Mapping the Landscape and Strategic Direction
O'Carroll, V., Paton, C. & Welsh, L., 7 Jan 2026, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Using Virtual Reality to Support Community-Based Medical Education: A Mixed Methods Study
Wang, X., O'Carroll, V., Walmsley, R., Gordon, I., Barclay, G. & Hughes, A., Jan 2026, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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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