Rodger Charlton qualified from Birmingham University in 1983 and then completed an MPhil thesis in Medical Ethics. Shortly afterwards he became a part-time Lecturer in General Practice at Nottingham University. In 1991-2, he was a visiting fellow at
...MoreRodger Charlton qualified from Birmingham University in 1983 and then completed an MPhil thesis in Medical Ethics. Shortly afterwards he became a part-time Lecturer in General Practice at Nottingham University. In 1991-2, he was a visiting fellow at the University of Otago Medical School, New Zealand, researching into the perceived needs of undergraduates in palliative medicine education. This formed the basis of his MD thesis. In 1994 he was appointed Senior Lecturer in primary health care at the Postgraduate School of Medicine, Keele University. In September 2000 he was appointed as senior lecturer in continuing professional development at Warwick University and in January 2003 he became the Director of GP Undergraduate Medical Education at Warwick Medical School and is now working as the Co-Director and an Associate Clinical Professor. In November 2003 he was awarded a fellowship of the Society of Medical Writers (SOMW) of which he became the chairman in April 2004 for a year. He has just completed a further textbook entitled; ‘Learn to Consult’, for Radcliffe Publishing, Oxford. He has a particular interest in the humanities and runs a Special Studies Module at Warwick Medical School entitled; ‘Creative, Critical & Practical Writing Skills in Medicine’.
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