Steve Riley

Professor Steve Riley serves as Pro-Vice Chancellor for the College of Biomedical and Life Sciences and Head of School at Cardiff University's School of Medicine. His academic focus includes curriculum design, education leadership, and systems theory application in medical education. He champions social accountability, health equity, and environmental sustainability in academic settings.

As a clinical academic in nephrology within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Riley co-designed the C21 Medicine curriculum and pioneered Wales' first Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators and an alumnus of Harvard's Macey Leadership Programme.

• Medical education leadership
• Curriculum innovation
• Systems theory in education
• Nephrology research
• Health inequality mitigation
• Environmental sustainability advocacy

His research spans medical education transformation, with recent studies on educational continuity during pandemics, social media in small-group learning, and longitudinal clerkship models. He has published extensively in BMJ, Medical Teacher, and BMC Medical Education, focusing on curriculum evaluation and clinical training innovations.

• Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators
• Contributor to medical education reform
• Curriculum design innovator

Riley teaches clinical nephrology and renal physiology on the MB BCh course, facilitates case-based learning, and supervises student research projects. His work integrates biomedical research with educational practice, addressing both clinical and academic challenges in healthcare training.