Gerard Gormley

Gerard Gormley is a Clinical Professor at Queen’s University Belfast, leading the Clinical Skills Education Centre (CSEC) within the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences. His expertise lies in simulation-based education and clinical skills training for healthcare professionals. He champions integrating compassionate care into simulation practices to preserve patient-centered values in medical education. His research focuses on three key areas: pedagogical insights in simulation, expanding simulation applications to mental healthcare and general practice, and maintaining humanistic aspects in simulation-driven learning.

He has led projects like 'Developing a Forum Theatre approach to preparing social workers' and contributed to studies on pharmacy prescribing and prostate cancer patient care. His awards include the Annual Celebration of Excellence Awards (2014) and recognition for best research papers in healthcare simulation (2016, 2020). Gormley actively engages in academic activities, including keynote lectures on simulation innovation and peer-reviewed publications across 220+ outputs. He supervises research in medical education and collaborates internationally on healthcare training methodologies.