School of Medicine

Janet is a GP and has been a member of faculty at Keele since 2003, initially senior lecturer in community medical education and now senior lecturer in medical education. Prior to this she was medical director of a public health education programme in northern Tanzania and part-time lecturer at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College.

Janet completed the Keele Masters in Medical Education in 2009 and now conducts research in the learning and assessment of consultation skills.
Current projects:
Faculty and student development and face validation of a set of strategies for improvement of consultation skills Grades or No Grades in Formative Workplace-Based Assessment

Lefroy, J. E., Swai, S., Hoopman, R., & Van Hell, L. (1995). How effective is community health education in preventing worm infestation? Tropical Doctor.
Lefroy, Janet. (2008). Should I ask my patient with cancer to teach students? The Clinical Teacher, 5(3), 138-142. doi:10.1111/j.1743-498X.2008.00223.x
Lefroy, J. E. (2010). How can the existing communication skills curriculum be optimised, in the light of experience here and elsewhere, and in congruence with the rest of the curriculum? Masters Dissertation Keele.
Lefroy, J, Brosnan, C., & Creavin, S. (2011). Some like it hot: medical student views on choosing the emotional level of a simulation. Medical education, 45(4), 354.
Lefroy, J, Gay, S. P., Gibson, S., Williams, S., & McKinley, R. K. (2011). Development and face validation of an instrument to assess and improve clinical consultation skills. International Journal of Clinical Skills, 5(2), 115-125.
Lefroy, Janet, & McKinley, R. K. (2011). Skilled communication: comments further to “Creativity in clinical communication: from communication skills to skilled communication”. Medical education, 45(9), 958; author reply 961-2. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04009.x

Educational interests including teaching:

Consultation skills
End of Life Care
Global Public Health