Medical education, international electives, global health education, qualitative methodologies, mixed methods research
Birgit is an experienced medical educator and is the Academic Lead for the Students Selected Component (SSC) and Elective programme in the MB ChB course. Her interests focus around international elective exchanges, global health education and medical education research. In her part-time PhD in Clinical Education she is studying international elective exchanges in socio-economically contrasting settings. She has supervised a number of student research projects for the Master in Medical Education and SSC. Birgit originally qualified in medicine and worked in various clinical posts in ENT and other surgical specialties before coming to Warwick Medical School in 2008.
- Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Jenkins, Simon P., Davies, David A., Griffiths, Frances, 2023. International short?term placements in health professions education : a meta?narrative review. Medical Education
- Hardy, T., Botes, A., Evans, D., Fruhstorfer, Birgit, 2021. Core surgical trainee perspectives on a career in vascular surgery. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 103 (2), pp. 89-93
- Wiskin, Connie, Barrett, Michael, Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Schmid, Matthias L, 2018. Recommendations for undergraduate medical electives : a UK consensus statement. Medical Education, 52 (1), pp. 14-23
- Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Mousoulis, Christos, Uthman, O. A., Robertson, Wendy, 2016. Socio-economic status and overweight or obesity among school-age children in sub-Saharan Africa - a systematic review. Clinical Obesity, 6 (1), pp. 19-32
- Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Palmer, Julie, Brydges, Stephen, Abrahams, Peter H., 2011. The use of plastinated prosections for teaching anatomy - the view of medical students on the value of this learning resource. Clinical Anatomy, Vol.24 (No.2), pp. 246-252
- Sinnathuray, A. R., Watson, D. R., Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Olarte, J. R., Toner, J. G., 2011. Cochlear implantation in Brown?Vialetto?Van-Laere syndrome. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 125 (3), pp. 314-317
- Hodgson, Elaine L. B., Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Malata, Charles M., 2005. Ultrasonic liposuction in the treatment of gynecomastia. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 116 (2), pp. 646-653
- Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Hodgson, Elaine L.B., Malata, Charles M., 2004. Early experience with an anatomical soft cohesive silicone gel prosthesis in cosmetic and reconstructive breast implant surgery. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 53 (6), pp. 536-542
- Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Malata, C.M., 2003. A systematic approach to the surgical treatment of gynaecomastia. British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 56 (3), pp. 237-246