The Faculty of Medicine's Collaborative Partnerships team at Imperial College London was established in 2010. An experienced team with a broad, global outlook, our expertise comes together in our passion for collaboration, working with partners to design, develop and deliver a wide variety of projects in the field of medical education, including building a new medical school, developing new degree programmes, offering student exchange programmes and providing world-leading clinical placement opportunities.  

Meet the Team Accordion

Leadership

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  Professor Neena Modi
Vice-Dean (International Activities) for the Faculty of Medicine

Professor Neena Modi leads on the Faculty of Medicine's international partnership activities in research and education.  Also, Neena Modi is Professor of Neonatal Medicine at Imperial College London and Consultant in Neonatal Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. Neena has a national and international profile as a medical leader and clinical scientist.

 Martin Lupton Mr Martin Lupton 
Vice-Dean (Education) for the Faculty of Medicine

Mr Martin Lupton leads on the Faculty of Medicine's undergraduate and postgraduate education activity. He also works as a consultant obstetrician at Chelsea and Westminster Foundation NHS Trust.

 Emma Keeling Dr Emma Keeling 
Associate Dean for Educational Partnerships 
emma.keeling@imperial.ac.uk

Emma is the Academic Lead for the Collaborative Partnerships Team and a General Practitioner. Emma leads the team in developing and building new partnerships and works closely with our current partners. Emma has experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education with focus on curriculum design, development and review, digital learning and transnational education.

Academic Team

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Emma Keeling

Dr Emma Keeling 
Associate Dean for Educational Partnerships 
emma.keeling@imperial.ac.uk


Emma is the Academic Lead for the Collaborative Partnerships Team and a General Practitioner. Emma leads the team in developing and building new partnerships and works closely with our current partners. Emma has experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education with focus on curriculum design, development and review, digital learning and transnational education.

 

Dr Lesa Kearney
Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow (Collaborative Partnerships) 
l.kearney@imperial.ac.uk

Lesa is a senior clinical teaching fellow, having trained at St George’s and worked across other London medical schools with a background in management consulting. Her areas of expertise include curriculum design, clinical skills and simulation, data analysis and strategic planning. She is focused on curriculum development and planning for the new Pears Cumbria School of Medicine.

 

Angie Illman
Senior Project Manager: Pears Cumbria School of Medicine
a.illman@imperial.ac.uk

Angie is the Project Manager for the Collaborative Partnerships Office. They work to manage new projects and support the team in ensuring that new collaborations are delivered with rigour and on time. Angie has experience working across several universities, specialising in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Knowledge Exchange, Curriculum Development and Delivery as well as Creative Project Management.

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Collaborative Partnerships

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 Penny Kharroubi Penny Kharroubi
Collaborative Partnerships Manager
p.kharroubi@imperial.ac.uk

As manager of the Collaborative Partnerships team, Penny oversees all collaboration activity and works with Roxy and Lucie to ensure a high level of service is consistently provided in all aspects of the team's partnerships. She specialises in working with and understanding the needs of new partners to scope and plan their projects, so you can get in touch with her if you'd like to discuss an idea or potential partnership.

 Roxy Hughes Roxy Hughes
Collaborative Partnerships Officer
r.hughes@imperial.ac.uk

Roxy coordinates the student activities for students from Imperial’s collaborative partners, including elective programmes, clinical placements and the Imperial Immersion Week. She also provides support to scoping for new partnerships. Roxy has experience working at three Universities in a variety of roles, predominantly focusing on transnational education and quality assurance.

  Lucie Gibson
Collaborative Partnerships Officer
lucie.gibson@imperial.ac.uk

Lucie works closely with our new and existing partner medical schools to support governance-related activity including the alignment and implementation of academic regulations, policies, quality assurance and committee approval. 

Angela Rochester Angela Rochester
Executive Assistant
angela.rochester@imperial.ac.uk
(+44) 020 7594 0937

Angela is the key point of contact for the office. Duties include managing the London Office of LKCMedicine; coordinating diaries, making sure the office has the resources it needs to run efficiently and dealing with any financial matters including ordering, purchasing and invoices. In addition, Angela coordinates domestic and international travel arrangements for collaborative activity.