Dr Roger L Kneebone

PhD FRCS FRCSEd FRCGP 

Dr Roger Kneebone trained first as a general surgeon, working both in the UK and in Southern Africa. After finishing his specialist training, Roger decided to become a family physician and joined a group practice in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. In the 1990s he developed an innovative national training programme for minor surgery within primary care, using simulated tissue models and a computer-based learning program. In 2003, Roger left his practice to join Imperial College London.

Roger’s current research focuses on the contextualisation of clinical learning. Working with colleagues from communication and computing, he has developed innovative approaches to learning invasive clinical procedures, where models are attached to simulated patients to create a safe yet realistic learning environment. He is currently developing a scenario-based Integrated Procedural Performance Instrument (IPPI) for assessing a range of clinical skills.

Roger is also researching the impact of stress upon surgical performance, using high fidelity operating theatre simulations to create an environment where stress can be created and managed under controlled conditions.

Roger leads several high-profile national programmes aimed at training healthcare professionals to undertake new roles within the UK National Health Service. He is co-director of the UK’s only Masters in Education (M Ed) in Surgical Education, which started in October 2005.