Career Pathways to Academic Primary Care 2025
Tuesday, 04 November 2025, 1.30pm to 8.30pm
An event for Undergraduate students to explore careers in primary care research and showcases the work of the world-leading Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences.
All are invited to join us at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care annual Career Pathways to Academic Primary Care event on Tuesday 4th November 2025 at 1:30 pm at St Hilda’s College.
The event will enable Undergraduate students to explore careers in primary care research and will showcase the work of the world-leading Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. The afternoon, will highlight the opportunities to engage with academic primary care throughout your university studies and beyond.
Career Pathways to Academic Primary Care. Images from 2024 Undergraduate event.
There will be a series of engaging, interactive discussions with current students, Professors with international expertise, Academic Clinical Fellows, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and GPs currently studying for a PhD (DPhil).
There will also be a complementary drinks reception at 5:50pm and a three-course dinner at 6:30pm at St Hilda’s Garden Pavilion. There will be plenty of opportunities to speak to senior and early career academic GPs at this event.
Please hold the date in your diaries for now and look out for more information at the start of Michaelmas Term. Please feel free to contact Kathy Shaw at kathleen.shaw@phc.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions. Watch the video below to see highlights from last year's event.
Highlights from the 2024 event
Meet the event speakers
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I trained in Physiology and Medicine at UCL and then pursued my GP training at Northwick Park Hospital Vocational Training Scheme. Realising the importance of training in research methods, I undertook a MSc in Epidemiology from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and concurrently pursued a MD at Imperial College London. My work involves considerable interactions with policymakers in national governments and inter-governmental bodies such as the World Bank and World Health Organization. Recognising the need to improve my understanding of policy making processes, I undertook a Harkness Fellowship in Health Policy and Practice based at Harvard Medical School. |
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I am a GP and Professor of Primary Care and Clinical Education in the Nuffield Dept of Primary Care Health Sciences, where I am Director of UG Primary Care studies and lead the Primary Care Workforce and Learning Research Group. I am Chair of the RCGP Scientific Foundation Board which supports and oversees RCGP research funding and awards. I co-lead the NIHR Clinical Education Research Incubator for Clinical Education Research, and lead the Society of Academic Primary Care Education Research group. My research uses qualitive and evidence synthesis approaches to examine delivery and organisation of primary care clinical care and learning systems. My most recent book is called ‘Generalism in Clinical Practice and Education’. |
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I am a Senior Academic GP and Professor of Evidence-Based Healthcare at the University of Oxford. My career developed through the NIHR Clinical Academic Pathways, where I integrated clinical practice with research and teaching. My research group focuses on primary care innovations, particularly how they are implemented, evaluated, and translated into improved patient care and policy. I lead undergraduate and postgraduate education programs and have a strong interest in research leadership and personal development. I continue to practice as a local GP. I am also a husband, a Dad, and I love gardening (especially lawn care). |
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Dr Agalya Ramanathan studied medicine at Cambridge/Imperial and started academic GP training in 2018, alongside which she also completed a Masters in Medical Education and worked in the primary care education team at UCL. Following completion of GP training, she has worked in primary care education at Imperial and St George's as well as Oxford, and has research interests in various areas of medical education including belongingness and innovative educational approaches. |
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Sarah Morrow, BA (Oxon), BM BCh (Oxon), PGDip, MSc, MRCP, ANutr, is a dermatology specialty registrar at Oxford University Hospitals and an NIHR Doctoral Fellow (DPhil Candidate) at the University of Oxford. She also holds an MSc in Applied Human Nutrition. Her research in the Health Behaviours Team explores how dietary and weight-management support can be embedded into routine dermatology care, especially for people with inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis. She uses qualitative methods, co-development approaches, and is preparing for a future randomised controlled trial. Her work aims to improve patient outcomes by bridging evidence-based behavioural science and clinical practice. |
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Anna graduated from Oxford University in 2013 and since then has completed several years of medical training in Oxford and London, before choosing general practice. She completed an academic clinical fellowship in general practice and projects included a qualitative interview study with primary care professionals, as to how they identify and manage frailty. She is now a DPhil student using a mixed methods to understand how to optimise cardiovascular medications in those living with frailty. Anna works as a GP in Oxford, is a clinical lecturer in medicine at Worcester College and Educational Supervisor for Oxford University clinical medical students. |
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I am a Digital Health Researcher in the department of Primary Care Health Sciences here at Oxford. I am also a Mildred Blaxter Fellow, and a Junior Research Fellow at St Anne’s College and The Centre for Personalised Medicine. I have a background in qualitative research, anthropology, and healthcare improvement at UCL and Cambridge University. I came to Oxford’s primary care department in 2021 as a doctoral student under Prof Trish Greenhalgh, focusing on the digitalisation of general practice for my DPhil. I completed my DPhil early in 2025 and have been working as a researcher in the department ever since, looking at how various technologies are implemented and used in primary and palliative care. Currently, I am particularly focused on the impact of AI-enabled tools in the access and triage process on equity of access and care delivery in general practice. |
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I am an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow (non-clinical) in the Medical Sociology & Health Experiences Research Group. My DPhil focuses on being and working with lived experience researchers investigating their health condition(s) within academic and clinical settings. I am also the recipient of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) and Oxford-Reuben Black Academic Futures Scholarships. I was formerly an NIHR Pre-doctoral Research Fellow. |
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During the final year of my GP training in 2019, I completed a Medical Education Fellowship; spending one non-clinical day per week working with the Graduate Entry medical course at Oxford. Since then, I have done education work with both the primary care department and the medical school. I am interested in widening participation and EDI in medicine and higher education. |
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Priya Sarma is a second-year graduate entry medical student at the University of Oxford. Prior to studying medicine, she completed a PhD in HIV and ageing and an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy. In addition, Priya serves as Events Lead for First Gen Doctors, an organisation supporting those who are the first in their families to pursue a medical career. She is passionate about widening participation in healthcare and improving patient care by bridging research and clinical practice. |
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Dr Conor Coyle |
I'm currently in the third year of an Academic Clinical Fellowship in General Practice, having started in 2023 following completion of the Academic Foundation Programme in Oxford. My research interests include Primary Care, Rheumatology and Oncology. |
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Laura is deputy lead for the Year 5 Community Based Medicine (CBM) course. She also leads on Patient and Public Involvement and on Professional Development across the Primary Care Undergraduate Teaching Group. Her educational roles extend beyond the Primary Care Department to pastoral work as an Educational Supervisor and an OSCE examiner across the clinical school years. Laura also works as a GP at a practice in Oxford and for the Oxfordshire Out of Hours service. |
