Medical Education Quantitative research methods Qualitative research methods Mixed methods research Systematic reviews
Emily is the Deputy Director and the Education Lead for the Directorate of Warwick Applied Health (WAH) at WMS and a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), leading the delivery of the Directorate's education strategy through co-creation and implementation.
She is passionate about:
- Medical education and enhancing the professional development of doctors and future doctors;
- Teamwork, creativity and complex problem solving;
- Engaging and inspiring others to fulfil their potential and reach their academic goals;
- Raising awareness of inequalities across the Higher Education sector, and supporting the implementation of initiatives to reduce these.
Emily is a member of the MBChB (medical course) team at WMS, where she is the lead for Phase 3 Faculty Development. She leads the teaching, learning and educational strategy of multidisciplinary teams of NHS clinical educators.
In other words, she is the bridge between the medical school and the NHS hospital Trusts, striving for excellence in the quality of education for future doctors.
Her professional background is as an experienced medical educator and practising clinician provide her with a unique insight into the challenges and opportunities of educating future medical professionals, and enables her to develop a diverse network of clinicians, educators and researchers throughout the sector.
Emily is a published post-doctoral researcher and her research is focused in two primary arenas:
- Understanding how sex / gender influences factors associated with doctors' professional performance and career trajectory;
- Reviews to guide education practice (in simulation for surgical training and prescribing safety).
- Ormiston, Rory, Unwin, Emily, 2023. A mixed methods systematic review : does computer-based simulation (CBS) in fracture surgery leads to better knowledge, skills and competencies than traditional preparation?. Surgery in Practice and Science, 13
- Unwin, Emily, Woolf, Katherine, Dacre, Jane, Potts, Henry WW, 2019. Sex differences in fitness to practise test scores : a cohort study of GPs. British Journal of General Practice, 69 (681), pp. e287-e293
- Woolf, Katherine, Jayaweera, Hirosha, Unwin, Emily, Keshwani, Karim, Valerio, Christopher, Potts, Henry, 2019. Effect of sex on specialty training application outcomes : a longitudinal administrative data study of UK medical graduates. BMJ Open, 9 (3)
- Unwin, Emily, Potts, Henry W. W., Dacre, Jane, Elder, Andrew, Woolf, Katherine, 2018. Passing MRCP (UK) PACES : a cross-sectional study examining the performance of doctors by sex and country. BMC Medical Education, 18 (1)
- Unwin, Emily, Woolf, Katherine, Wadlow, Clare, Potts, Henry W. W., Dacre, Jane, 2015. Sex differences in medico-legal action against doctors : a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine, 13 (1)
- Unwin, Emily, Woolf, K., Wadlow, C., Dacre, J., 2014. Disciplined doctors : does the sex of a doctor matter? a cross-sectional study examining the association between a doctor's sex and receiving sanctions against their medical registration. BMJ Open, 4 (8), pp. e005405-e005405
- Walsh, S. B., Unwin, Emily, Vargas-Poussou, R., Houillier, P., Unwin, R., 2011. Does hypokalaemia cause nephropathy? an observational study of renal function in patients with Bartter or Gitelman syndrome. QJM, 104 (11), pp. 939-944
- Bose, Pentop, Unwin, Emily, Warakaulle, Dinuke, Uthappa, Vipin, 2009. Migration of embolization coils : our experience. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, Springer, pp. 195-196