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Professor Janet Lefroy is a faculty member in the School of Medicine at Keele University, serving as Professor in Medical Education and Lead for Consultation Skills. She is based at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and the Clinical Education Centre. Her research focuses on clinical skills assessment, medical student training, and healthcare communication strategies. She has contributed to projects on telehealth implementation, shared decision-making in osteoporosis treatment, and the impact of medical education on career choices. Her work emphasizes realist evaluation methodologies and improving feedback systems in clinical education.
Key areas of interest include consultation skill development, assessment innovation, and bridging gaps between simulation training and real-world clinical practice. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on interventions to enhance patient care protocols and medical education outcomes. Recent projects include the iFraP initiative for osteoporosis medicine uptake and the evaluation of social distancing practices in healthcare training.
Professor Lefroy’s contributions span over two decades, with publications addressing consultation skills validation, workplace-based feedback mechanisms, and the emotional aspects of medical training. She actively engages with medical education societies and has led efforts to standardize clinical consultation training and assessment procedures.
