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Marina Sawdon is an academic affiliated with the University of Sunderland, contributing extensively to medical education, anaesthesia, and healthcare professionalism research. Her work focuses on assessment methods, simulation-based learning, and the cardiovascular physiology underlying clinical practice. She has authored/co-authored over 100 publications, including peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and research reports. Her research spans topics such as standard setting in medical education, the impact of thoracic blast injuries on cardiorespiratory systems, and the development of objective measures for professionalism in healthcare trainees.
Her academic contributions include textbook sections on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems for podiatric medicine, and she has presented at international conferences on topics like conscientiousness in medical students and the efficacy of simulation tools like SimMan®. Collaborations with institutions such as Durham University and Newcastle University highlight her interdisciplinary research approach. Her doctoral thesis (2002) explored cardiorespiratory responses to blast injuries, underscoring her early focus on trauma and physiological mechanisms.
Sawdon’s research often bridges clinical practice and education, aiming to improve medical training outcomes and patient care through evidence-based methodologies. She has pioneered tools like the Clinical Conscientiousness Index and explored the psychological factors influencing self-assessment accuracy in medical students.
