About us
Responsible for the management, commissioning and delivery of postgraduate medical education in Scotland.
The Management Team of the Deanery is made up of the Executive Medical Director of NES and the Senior Team (Medical Directorate Senior Team)
Medical Directorate Apex Group (MDAG)
Chair: Prof Emma Watson - Executive Medical Director
MDAG is the senior decision making group in the Directorate.
Chair: Prof Emma Watson - Executive Medical Director
MDRG is responsible for the overarching overview of postgraduate medical education.
Medical Directorate Quality and Safety Group (MDQ&SG)
Chair: Prof Lindsay Donaldson - Deputy Medical Director
Chair: Amanda Barber - Associate Director
MDMG is responsible for the day-to-day management of Medical Directorate business.
Foundation & Specialty Training Boards
Advisory Boards made up of Associate Deans, College Representatives, Training Programme Directors, Trainee representatives, Service representatives. The Boards advise on workforce planning, curriculum delivery, quality management of programmes. There are 8 Boards, covering groups of specialties and Foundation.
Workstream Management Teams
The work of the Deanery is split into four workstreams, each led by a Dean, GP Director and Lead or General Manager.
Professional Development
Lead GP Director: Prof Nitin Gambhir
Principal Lead: Rosie Porter
General Manager: Anna Alexander
Quality
Lead Dean: Prof Adam Hill
Principal Lead : Anne Dickson
General Manager: Jill Murray
Medical Directorate Support
Lead: Prof Lindsay Donaldson, Deputy Director of Medicine
General Manager: Lisa Pearson
Training Management
Lead Dean: Prof Adam Hill
Principal Lead: Anne Dickson
Senior Training Manager: Lesley Metcalf
Academic Training and Medical ACT
Lead Dean: Alan Denison
Principal Lead: Rosie Porter
This page was last updated on: 05.03.2025 at 11.52
