Dan Baumgardt The Conversation

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Profile Articles Activity

I am a medically-qualified clinical neuroscientist and anatomist, based at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol.

I initially graduated from Bristol with a BSc in Neuroscience, before proceeding to the University of Warwick to study medicine at graduate entry. I returned to my home in the South West of England to undertake Foundation and General Practice specialist training within the Severn Deanery. I qualified in 2016 and have been working in primary care in the BNSSG region ever since. My main clinical interests and expertise are in neurology and ophthalmology, musculoskeletal medicine and paediatrics.

I joined the University of Bristol as an academic in 2016, becoming a Lecturer at the School of Anatomy in 2018. I was appointed Senior Lecturer at the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience in 2023. I teach across the medical, dental and vet programmes, as well as widening participation and BSc students studying health and life sciences, including Neuroscience, Anatomy and Physiology. I supervise final year science students for dissertation projects across a wide range of clinically associated topics.

My academic interests lie within the teaching of clinically-orientated biomedical disciplines, and their relevance to body function, and both medical and surgical practice across the three professional programmes. I also contribute to pedagogical research, and outreach/public engagement initiatives, promoting the value and importance of life sciences through presentations and writing.

Experience

• 2023–present Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Bristol
• 2018–2023 Lecturer in Anatomy, University of Bristol

Education

• 2011 University of Warwick, MB ChB Medicine and Surgery
• 2007 University of Bristol , BSc Neuroscience

Publications

• 2024 In or out? How GPs can thrive in both clinical practice and academia, British Journal of General Practice
• 2023 From Anatomy to GP and back again: lessons from an academic full circle, British Journal of General Practice
• 2020 Using videoconferencing to deliver anatomy teaching to medical students on clinical placements, Translational Research in Anatomy

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (FHEA)
• Member of the Anatomical Society

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