
Professor Sheena Warman
EdD, B.Sc.(Edin.), B.V.M.S.(Glas.), DSAM, DipECVIM-CA
Expertise
Internationally-recognised, award-winning educational leader and veterinary surgeon, with over 20 years' experience. Current research interests include curriculum leadership and scholarship of teaching and learning.
Current positions
Professor of Veterinary Education
Bristol Veterinary School
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Biography
Sheena is widely published in educational and clinical spheres, with over 150 papers, conference contributions and book chapters. She co-edited the highly acclaimed textbook “100 Top Consultations in Small Animal Medicine”. Her educational research spans assessment, reflection, faculty development, spectrum of care, and workplace-based learning, with a current focus on curriculum leadership and supporting educators to develop their scholarship of teaching and learning.
Sheena graduated from the University of Glasgow, with an intercalated degree in Veterinary Pathological Sciences from the University of Edinburgh. She worked for several years in private veterinary practice before undertaking post-graduate training at Bristol Vet School and working as a clinical academic for twenty years. She holds clinical specialist qualifications in small animal medicine, a Doctorate of Education from the University of Bristol, Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and Membership of the Academic of Veterinary Educators, and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy in 2016.
Research interests
My research interests are wide-ranging, with a current focus on curriculum leadership, scholarship of teaching and learning, and veterinary spectrum of care. I collaborate widely nationally and internationally, and have published on areas as diverse as the use of the flipped classroom and developing teaching resources for evidence-based veterinary medicine. I led a cross-disciplinary team to better understand feedback practices that support transitions to the workplace (LeapForward project), co-authored a "Guide to Assessment in Veterinary Education" and am leading a University-wide project to support Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. My doctoral research focussed on recent veterinary graduates' experiences as they engage in reflective practice in the workplace, the findings from which influenced the redesign of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' Veterinary Graduate Development Phase.
Research keywords- veterinary education
- curriculum review
- educational leadership
- spectrum of care
- assessment and feedback
After graduating from Glasgow Vet School, I spent 4 years in mixed practice. I then undertook a 3 year clinical training scholarship (residency) in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care at Bristol University. After a short spell in private referral practice, and having gained RCVS and European diplomas in small animal medicine, I returned to Bristol University where I was a clinical teacher for many years. I gained a Doctorate in Education from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law in 2018. I am currently Professor of Veterinary Education at Bristol Vet School, and Faculty Education Director for undergraduate programmes in the Faculty of Health Sciences. I am widely published in both educational and clinical spheres, with over 150 papers, conference and book contributions.
Publications
Recent publications
11/03/2024Exploring the socio-cultural experiences of student veterinary nurses, in the clinical learning environment, through the lens of Situated Learning Theory
Veterinary Record
"Going from strength to strength”. Delving into professional identity formation of veterinary curriculum leaders
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
Developing new Clinical Educational Partnerships
Clinical supervisors' and students' perspectives on preparedness for veterinary workplace clinical training
Veterinary Record
Comparing the Efficacy of a New Clinical Skills Model with a Traditional Method to Teach Tube Feeding of an Avian Patient
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
Thesis
Reflection as purposeful, social activity
Supervisors
Award date
06/11/2018