Meet the CAPC Teaching Team

• Prof. Trevor Thompson, Head of Primary Care Teaching
  Trevor works as a GP, since 2006 in the multi-cultural setting of Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Barton Hill, Bristol. He is proud to head up a capable team of academics and administrators. His group leads on “effective consulting” in the medical school and created the COGConnect consulting toolkit. Professional interests include lifestyle interventions, sustainable healthcare, and the role of the arts in health. When not at work he is at play with boats, bikes, books and bettering the yield of a large allotment.
• Dr Simon Thornton, GP Engagement Lead
  Dr Simon Thornton is a clinical lecturer at the University of Bristol. He is passionate about teaching medical students in practice and is a partner at Pioneer Medical Group in north Bristol.
• Dr Lucy Jenkins, Year 1 & 2 GP lead
  Lucy is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol where her primary responsibility is Year 1 & 2 primary care placements. She is an academic mentor for Bristol students. She also works as a GP at Concord Medical Centre. Lucy is involved in developing questions and standard setting for the Medical Licensing Exam and is a Faculty Case Investigator for student Fitness to Practise at the university. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends and has two young children.
• Dr Ciaran Conway, Year 3 GP Lead & Year 4 Co-lead
  Dr Conway is a Clinical Lecturer, the lead for GP in year 3 and co-lead for GP in year 4 of the undergraduate medical degree. Outside of the University he is a GP in Gloucestershire is a Curriculum Editor for the RCGP’s postgraduate curriculum.
• Dr Kimberly Bruce, Year 4 GP Co-Lead
  Kimberly is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol for Year 4 GP attachments. She also teaches medical students in Practice and works as a salaried GP in Bristol with interests in women’s health and contraception. Outside medicine she enjoys playing the ukulele, weight lifting and open water swimming.
• Dr Lizzie Grove, Year 4/5 GP Co-Lead
  Dr Lizzie Grove is a clinical lecturer at the University of Bristol. She is co-lead for GP in years 4 and 5 working alongside Dr Kimberly Bruce and Dr Veronica Boon. She also enjoys teaching medical students in practice and online. Lizzie works as a GP in Bristol, and outside of medicine enjoys running, cycling and reading for her book club.
• Dr Veronica Boon, Year 5 GP Co-Lead
  Veronica is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. She develops and runs the Year 5 Primary Care attachments. Veronica is also a locum GP working at various practices across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, an academic mentor and a small group tutor for consulting skills.

• Dr Imogen Llewellyn, Community GP Lead for Somerset
  Immy is the Community GP lead for Somerset. She is a GP at Vine Surgery in Street. Immy is involved in teaching medical students in practice and does small group teaching (CBT) at Yeovil Academy. Immy is a point of contact for Somerset based GP practices that teach medical students and for non-teaching practices that are want to know more.
• Dr Karen Pond, Community GP Lead for Gloucestershire and Year 5 co-lead
  Dr Karen Pond is the Community GP lead for Gloucestershire. She acts as a point of contact for Gloucestershire based GP practices that are currently teaching medical students and for non-teaching practices that are keen to find out more information. She also supports other members of the teaching team with educational resources. She is a GP Partner in Stroud and her special interests include Paediatrics and Women’s health. She also enjoys teaching medical students at her practice. Outside of medicine she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and swimming.
• Dr Paul Hanlon, Community GP Lead for Swindon
  Dr Paul Hanlon is the Community GP lead for Somerset. He is a GP at Pioneer Medical Group and also works as a GPSI in heart failure at the Bristol Heart Institute.
• Dr Jess Buchan, Year 2 Effective Consulting Lead
  Dr Jessica Buchan is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. She leads the Year 2 & 3 Effective Consulting (EC) Course and is EC curriculum co-lead at Bristol Medical School. This is a course that teaches clinical, communication and clinical reasoning skills through experiential campus based teaching and early years clinical placements. She is co-author of Essential Primary Care and represents Bristol Medical School on the UK Council for Clinical Communication
• Dr Juliet Brown, Year 1 Co-Lead and Effective Consulting Co-Lead
  Dr Juliet Brown is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. She is Year 1 Co-Lead for the Medical Undergraduate programme and curricular lead with Dr Jess Buchan for the Effective Consulting Course teaching clinical, communication and reasoning skills. She represents Bristol Medical School on the UK Council for Clinical Communication. Her interests are in early clinical consultations and the implementation of well-being strategies in the clinical curriculum. She is the Speak Up Guardian for Primary Care Teaching at Bristol Medical School. Dr Brown is a GP in North Somerset.

• Mrs Melanie Butler, Primary Care Teaching Manager
  Mel leads the administrative team for Primary Care at the University of Bristol. She has been at the Medical School since 2004 and spent most of her time working in Primary Care. It's an interesting and varied role working with GPs across the South-West and surrounding area. Mel enjoys reading and traditional dancing outside work.
• Alison Capey, Primary Care Teaching Senior Administrator
  Alison has worked in HE administration for over 30 years, and joined the University of Bristol in 1999. She administers Year 1 and Year 2 GP placements within Primary Healthcare Teaching. Outside of work, she enjoys HIIT training and is a student of British Sign Language.
• Kirsten Gill, Primary Care Teaching Administrator
  Kirsten has worked in HE administration since 1999. She moved to the Primary Care Teaching Team in 2015, where she currently looks after Year 3 GP placements, GP workshops, the Newsletter and Primary Care Student Choice.
• Jolyon Sheate, Primary Care Teaching Administrator
  Jolyon is a Primary Care Teaching Administrator working with Year 4.
• Sam Walker, Primary Care Teaching Administrator
  Sam is a Primary Care Teaching Administrator working with Year 5. He has a background in Business and Marketing and grew up in Australia before moving to the UK in 2018.