Summary
Ravi is the Director of MEdIC, a newly formed Medical Education Innovation & Research Centre founded in 2019. This centre is unique in bringing together community, education, and workforce needs into medical education innovations and research that have a positive and sustainable impact on our society. Ravi was awarded the Imperial College President's Medal for teaching innovation in June 2022.
Ravi has a particular interest in students' preparation for practice and leads this theme within MEdIC, working on longitudinal pilot courses within the curriculum, as well as leading and supervising projects within this theme.
Ravi has led a number of pilot medical student courses in longitudinal learning including the Integrated Clinical Apprenticeship (ICA) and F-Zero course. The ICA course involved a number of medical students who spend a day a week throughout their 5th year in a GP practice, with a caseload of patients. Students develop meaningful relationships with these patients, attend appointments and follow their patients through primary and secondary care, often advocating and developing management strategies with their patients. Research has demonstrated the impact of such meaningful roles, levels of responsibility, and teamwork in developing the professional identity of students and supporting them in their transition to a qualified doctor.
Ravi co-led the F-Zero course, an innovative re-design of the final year of the medical curriculum at Imperial College. This involves students spending time in the same GP, general medical firm, and general surgical firm each week throughout their final year. Students develop a sense of belonging and responsibility in their firms and are given increasing responsibility as they transition to qualified doctors. The course was specifically designed to tackle the challenges around preparation for practice and integrated learning.
Ravi studied medicine at the University of Bristol, before moving to North West London to complete his foundation and postgraduate training. He completed the Academic Foundation Program and Academic Clinical Fellowship in General Practice in North West Thames. He has completed in Masters in Education (with Distinction) at Imperial College, winning the prize for his dissertation exploring the sense of belonging in longitudinal learning. He holds Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority (FHEA). He currently works as a GP in Westminster alongside his educational role.
Publications
Journals
Bull S, Coster S, Scott K, et al., 2024, GP trainees as teachers: a rapid review of the barriers, facilitators and outcomes., Educ Prim Care, Pages:1-16
Ikhlaq H, Agarwal S, Kwok C, et al., 2023, Medical students impacted by discrimination: a qualitative study into their experiences of belonging and support systems at medical schools in the United Kingdom, Bmj Open, Vol:13, ISSN:2044-6055
Brown M, Ahuja N, Sivam V, et al., 2023, A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a medical student school outreach project on both medical students and school pupils, Bmj Open, Vol:13, ISSN:2044-6055
Danquah A, Bull S, Parekh R, 2023, Presenting and responding to the keynote plenary ‘Pigeonholes and Johari Windows’, The Clinical Teacher, Vol:20, ISSN:1743-4971
Brown M, Parekh R, Collin V, et al., 2023, Learning machines or the key to care: a qualitative study exploring the impact of the hidden curriculum on medical students’ longitudinal experiences in primary care, Bmj Open, Vol:13, ISSN:2044-6055, Pages:1-9