East Scotland Faculty
Welcome from East Scotland Faculty. We are a group of volunteer RCGP members who provide local networking, education and support for members in the area. We cover Dundee, Angus, Perthshire and North Fife, supporting over 500 RCGP members and their peers. As a Faculty, we have a particular interest in supporting our members' CPD and professional development and provide a range of education courses, tailored to local needs from GP registrars through to retired members.
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Upcoming events
10 July 2025
Introduction to the SCA (free preparation webinar)
Join us for the first of a two-part series of FREE webinars on the SCA exam. This informative webinar introduces the SCA exam and is led by esteemed professionals Dr Roger...
11 July 2025
Active Bystander Training
Witnessing verbal and physical abuse, discrimination, racism and micro-aggression effects everyone! Have you ever been in a situation where you want to challenge someone’s...
16 July 2025
Physical activity: how to create effective health pathways
Did you know that physical activity has significant benefits for health, both physical and mental, and can help to prevent and manage over 20 chronic conditions and diseases...
17 July 2025
SCA cases and panel discussion (free preparation webinar)
Join us for the concluding instalment of our two-part series of FREE webinars on the SCA exam, led by esteemed professionals Dr Roger Neighbour, Dr Robin Simpson, and Dr Jim...
Board meetings
We meet four times per year, in February, June, September and November to progress our local engagement activities and discuss issues pertinent to our members, which are then fed back to the College Council. All local members are very welcome to attend Board meetings and participate in these discussions and we are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us develop our local engagement programme.
The 2025 Faculty Board meetings are scheduled to take place online on:
- Wednesday 5 March 2025
- Wednesday 11 June 2025
- Thursday 11 September 2025
- Wednesday 19 November 2025
Awards and prizes
We are pleased to offer the following awards:
- The John Lawson Award to a final year student for excellence in general practice. The 2024 prize was awarded to Isla Carter.
- The Art of Rural General Practice Award to a S3/D5 student whose piece of submitted creative work is judged to best capture the essence of rural general practice. The 2024 prize was awarded to Wan Née Shue.
- 4th Year Merit Prize Award to the outstanding student for excellence in 4th year GP attachment. The 2024 prize was awarded to Miles Keenan.
- Community Engagement Project Prize awarded to a S3 student who has demonstrated exceptional community engagement to the reputational benefit of ScotGEM Programme. The 2024 prize was awarded to Rosie James.
- The Provost Medal promotes quality and excellence by recognising the outstanding achievements of an individual GP in the East Scotland Faculty area. Dr Alex Watson is the winner of the 2025 Provost Medal.
- Faculty General Practice Education Award for distinguished work in the field of medical education, recognises GP educationalists who have ‘gone the extra mile’ to deliver high quality personal teaching to young doctors preparing for careers in general practice. Dr Barney Reilly is the winner of the 2025 Faculty Education Award.
Please contact us for more information
Meet your faculty
Faculty Officers
Dr Munro Stewart - Chair and UK Council Rep
- Dr Laura Roberts - Vice Chair and Honorary Secretary
- Dr David Shackles - Provost
- Dr Shawkat Hasan - Honorary Treasurer
Faculty Board Members
- Dr Scott Jamieson - Scottish Council Rep
- Dr Amy Knighton – Scottish Council Rep
- Dr Lloyd Thompson - Education Lead
- Dr Julie Kanya - GP Registrar Rep
- Dr Anna Podlasek – F5 Rep
- Dr Umar Abdullahi – IMG Rep
- Dr Karen Nicolson
- Dr Claire Stubbings
- Dr Paula Roberts
- Dr Gordon McLeay
- Dr Kevin McConville
- Dr Pauline Law
- Dr Issy Penner
- Dr Richard Humble
- Dr David Shaw
- Dr Chris Mair
- Dr Lloyd Hughes
- Dr Yvonne Wedekind
Contact us
RCGP East Scotland Faculty
Telephone: 020 3188 7730
Email: escotland@rcgp.org.uk
Your Faculty Support Officer is Diana Lints
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