Katie Wardle

Dr. Katie Wardle serves as a Clinical Lecturer (Teaching) at University College London's Medical School, where she works full-time within the Curriculum Review team and as a Year 1 Personal Academic Tutor. With over six years of experience in medical education, she has held pivotal roles in UCL's MBBS curriculum development, assessments, and Clinical and Professional Practice tutoring.

Her educational background includes an MBChB from the University of Liverpool (2012-2016) and a BSc (Hons) from the University of Manchester (2008-2011). She is currently pursuing a Master's in Clinical Education at Keele University with research focusing on professional identity formation. Her postgraduate training includes Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas in Clinical Education from Keele University.

Research interests center on curriculum review, curriculum mapping, e-learning, and professional identity development in medical education. Her recent publications demonstrate strong focus on curriculum mapping interventions, clinical apprenticeship models, and e-learning assessment validity.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent emphasis on practical curriculum implementation challenges, with significant attention to

• innovative clinical teaching models
• assessment validity and predictive value
• wellbeing impacts of teaching on clinicians
• digital resource development for pathology education

Professional recognition includes:

• Senior Fellow (SFHEA) and Fellow (FHEA) from Advance HE
• Multiple Excellent Personal Tutoring Nominations (2021-2022)
• Faculty and Provost Education Team Awards for Curriculum Mapping
• Teacher of the Year award from Whittington Health NHS Trust (2018)

As an active curriculum developer, she has led the e-learning case-based course "Case of the Month/Module" and co-organized the NIHR Academy Insight Day (2024). She established a Clinical Teaching Fellows network across UCL-affiliated trusts to support professional development in medical education. Her teaching spans undergraduate medicine fundamentals, Clinical and Professional Practice, and final-year assessment preparation.