Medics Academy

Melody is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow on the Paediatrics training programme in South Yorkshire, having completed the Academic Foundation Programme in Medical Education in North Yorkshire and East Coast Foundation School. She has held several roles within the British Medical Association as a medical student and as a junior doctor, including having chaired two subcommittees. Her roles in this capacity have involved working on education and training, medico-political issues, and matters of scientific interest. Melody has also been a national committee member for the Junior Association for the Study of Medical Education, and has held several other representative roles at a local and regional level.Regularly writing columns for The Yorkshire Post on issues surrounding healthcare politics, Melody reflects on the day-to-day life and experiences of working as a doctor. She has engaged with national, regional and local media, in addition to producing blogs, all mainly around medical issues. Academically, Melody has an MBBS, an intercalated BSc (Hons) in Medical Science, a PGCert in Health Professionals Education, and several publications, presentations and prizes. She holds a position as an honorary lecturer at Hull York Medical School, and acts as a medical student mentor for Sheffield Medical School. She is also an honorary staff member for the University of Sheffield oncology and metabolism department.