Staff Profile
Dr Meenakshi Swamy
Senior Lecturer
- Email: meenakshi.swamy1@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 01912083397
- Address: 缅北禁地
Faculty of Medical Sciences
School of Medical Education
Framlington Place
缅北禁地 upon Tyne
NE2 4HH, UK
OVERVIEW
Meenakshi is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Medical Education (SME). She leads anatomy teaching for undergraduate and postgraduate MBBS, Speech and Language Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and MRes Surgical Anatomy Programmes. She is the anatomy assessment lead and Short Answer Paper (SAP) Assessment lead for Year 2 and graduate-entry MBBS programmes.
Her research interests are medical education, anatomy pedagogy, clinical/ surgical anatomy, ultrasound education and supervises undergraduate and post graduate students.
After completing her MBBS in 2009, she obtained MD in anatomy at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India. She has worked as a doctor in the NHS, UK and in India. She has previously taught anatomy and clinical skills at Durham University, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St. Christopher’s College of Medicine in the UK.
QUALIFICATIONS
- MBBS, Bangalore University, India (1999)
- MD (Anatomy), Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India (2003)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education, 缅北禁地, UK (2010)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK (2010)
MEMBERSHIPS
Professional Bodies:
- British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA), Honorary Secretary . She is a Director, Trustee and BACA Ambassador of the north east region. She was the Deputy Secretary of BACA (2018-2021).
- Anatomy Associations Advisory Committee (AAAC), BACA representative
- Anatomical Society
- Human Tissue Authority (HTA) Person Designated
- General Medical Council
- AMEE (2013- 2018)
- ASME (2012- 2018)
Committees and Networks:
- 缅北禁地 Race Equality Network (NU-REN), Executive Committee member
- FMS Equality Project Strategic Oversight Board member
- 缅北禁地 Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team member
- Race Equality Charter Student Workstream Self-Assessment Team member
- 缅北禁地 Health Innovation Partners (NHIP) Widening Participation Workstream member
- Regional BAME Network member
Meenakshi delivers anatomy teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across FMS and HASS faculty.
Module and MBBS Case Leadership
- MBBS Year 2 and A101 Case 24 Lead
- MRes Surgical Anatomy module lead
- Biomedical Sciences Anatomy module lead
- BSc Speech and Language Therapy and MSc Language Sciences Anatomy module lead
Assessment Leadership
- MBBS Year 2 and A101 Short Answer Paper (SAP) lead
- Anatomy assessment lead
Mentor
- Currently Year 2 MBBS Academic Mentor. I have been an academic mentor for Year 1 and A101 MBBS students previously.
- Learning Community Lead
Postgraduate medical courses
- FRCR (Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists) Part 1 regional anatomy course, upper limb anatomy lead
- 缅北禁地 Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia (NUSGRA) international course, faculty
- 缅北禁地 Ultrasound Guided Advanced Regional Anaesthesia and Pain (NUSGRAP) international course, faculty
External examiner
- University of Manchester, Anatomical Sciences Programmes
- MRCS (Membership of Royal College of Surgeons) examiner
Awards
Excellence in Teaching Award at Durham University in 2017
Nomination for the NUSU Teaching Excellence Award for outstanding contribution to teaching at NU in 2019
Other teaching activities
Post graduate clinical anatomy course organiser
Widening participation and outreach activities contributor
Meenakshi has published her work in anatomy and medical education journals. She is an Associate Editor of BMC Medical Education and acts as a peer reviewer for several other journals.
She has successfully hosted British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) conference in December 2019 at 缅北禁地. She was an organising committee member of the first-ever Virtual Anatomical Society Conference held virtually at 缅北禁地 in January 2021.
Google Scholar:
Researchgate:
- Aftab R, Bibby P, White P, Swamy M, Patten D, Saleh DB. . Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 2021, 75(1), 258-264.
- Swamy M, Kakwani R, Venkatachalam S. . In: British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) Virtual Conference. 2021, Virtual: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. In Press.
- Keenan I, Green E, Swainson H, Scotcher K, Swamy M, Saunders E, White P. . In: Anatomical Society summer meeting. 2022, Glasgow and Virtual: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Parkes A, Chaudhry A, Saunders E, Swamy M, Keenan E. . In: Anatomical Society Virtual Summer Meeting. 2021, Glasgow, UK: Journal of Anatomy, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Raditya M, Swamy M. . In: British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) Virtual Conference. 2020, Virtual: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Munro S, Swamy M. . In: British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) virtual conference. 2020, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
- Jarman B, Womack J, Koneti K, Swamy M. . In: British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) Winter Meeting. 2019, 缅北禁地 upon Tyne, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Dangerfield P, Moulton A, Swamy M. . In: British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) Summer Meeting. 2019, Preston, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Swamy M, Ngu S, McCaughey S. . In: International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA) conference. 2019, London, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Gough M, Clowry G, Swamy M, Surash S. . In: British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) Winter Meeting. 2019, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Hamilton D, Manickam B, Swamy M. . In: 37th Annual European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA) Congress. 2018, Dublin, UK: BMJ Group.
- Illing J, Corbett S, Kehoe A, Carter M, Hesselgreaves H, Crampton P, Sawdon M, Swamy M, Finn G, Medford W, Ikah D, Rothwell C, Swan L, Page G, McLachlan J, Tiffin P. . 2018.
- Hesselgreaves H, Swamy M, Kehoe A, Illing J. . In: AMEE Annual Scientific Meeting. 2018, Switzerland: An International Association for Medical Education.
- Illing J, Corbett S, Kehoe A, Carter M, Hesselgreaves H, Crampton P, Sawdon M, Swamy M, Finn G, Medford W, Ikah D, Rothwell C, Swan L, Page G, McLachlan J, Tiffin P. . In: AMEE Annual Scientific Meeting. 2018, Switzerland: An International Association for Medical Education.
- Illing J, Corbett S, Carter M, Kehoe A, Hesselgreaves H, Crampton P, Sawdon M, Swamy M, Medford W, Finn G, Tiffin P. . 2017.
- Swamy M, Putturaya S, Ballard P. . In: AMEE Annual Scientific Meeting. 2017, Finland: An International Association for Medical Education.
- Swamy M, Ngu S, McCaughey S. . In: Joint Summer Meeting of the British and European Associations of Clinical Anatomists. 2017, Coventry, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Swamy M, Sawdon M, Chaytor A, Cox D, Barbaro-Brown J, McLachlan J. . In: 13th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). 2016, Singapore: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Ferguson GR, Bacila IA, Swamy M. . BMJ Open 2016, 6(4), e010054.
- Ferguson GR, Bacila IA, Swamy M. . In: AMEE Annual Scientific Meeting. 2016, Barcelona: Association for Medical Education in Europe.
- Swamy M, Venkatachalam S. . In: 17th Ottawa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions 2016. 2016, Perth, Australia.
- Illing J, Corbett S, Crampton P, Carter M, Tiffin P, Hesselgreaves H, Kehoe A, Sawdon M, Swamy M, IKAH D, Medford W, Page G, Finn G, Swan L, McLachlan J. . 2016.
- Illing J, McLachlan J, Hesselgreaves H, Crampton P, Tiffin P, Carter M, Corbett S, Sawdon M, Swamy M, Ikah D, Finn GM, Swan L, Page G, Husband A, Kehoe A. . In: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) conference. 2016, Perth, Australia: ANZAHPE.
- Illing J, Corbett S, McLachlan J, Hesselgreaves H, Crampton P, Tiffin P, Finn G, Sawdon M, Swamy M, Kehoe A. . In: AMEE Annual Scientific Meeting. 2016, Barcelona: Association for Medical Education in Europe.
- Illing J, McLachlan J, Hesselgreaves H, Crampton P, Tiffin P, Finn G, Corbett S, Sawdon M, Swamy M, Kehoe A. . In: AMEE Annual Scientific Meeting. 2016, Barcelona: Association for Medical Education in Europe.
- Ikah DSK, Finn GM, Swamy M, White PM, McLachlan JC. . Anatomical Sciences Education 2015, 8(3), 221-229.
- Swamy M, Searle RF. . In: International Congress of Clinical Anatomy. 2015, Rouen, France: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Illing J, McLachlan J, Hesselgreaves H, Crampton P, Tiffin P, Carter M, Corbett S, Sawdon M, Swamy M, IKAH D, Finn G, Swan L, Page G, Husband A, Kehoe A. . 2015.
- Swamy M, Venkatachalam S, McLachlan J. . BMC Medical Education 2014, 14(1), 230.
- Swamy M, Sawdon M, Chaytor A, Cox D, Barbaro-Brown J, McLachlan J. . BMC Medical Education 2014, 14, 231.
- Swamy M, Sawdon M, Chaytor A, Cox D, Barbaro-Brown J, McLachlan JC. . In: 16th Ottawa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions. 2014, Ottawa, Canada: Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).
- Swamy M, Searle RF. . BMC Medical Education 2012, 12(1), 99.
- Swamy M, Searle R. . In: The Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) conference 2014. 2014, Brighton, UK: ASME.
- Swamy M, Bloomfield TC, Thomas RH, Singh H, Searle RF. . BMC Medical Education 2013, 13(1), 20.