School of Medicine

Graduated Birmingham Medical School in 1988. MA (Medical Ethics) Keele in 1992. PGDipMedEd Dundee 2000, FRCGP 2002, EdD Candidate Institute of Education (MEd Practitioner Research 2011).  Initial training in paediatrics, now a partner in general practice. Immediate past Chair of Midland Faculty RCGP and member of  RCGP National Quality Management of Training Standards Committee

Past projects have included qualitative work looking at factors affecting withholding of consent to enter clinical trials; assessment of teaching styles; supporting learners studying in a second language. Current project uses socio-cultural theory to look at the differential success of BME students in postgraduate assessments.

1. Mohanna K. The Renaissance of Generalism. EPC 2006. 17,5,425-431
2. Jenkins M, Mohanna K. EEP: An Electronic Evaluation Toolkit for Appraisal. EPC 2007  18,3,346-354
3. Mohanna K.  Teaching in the healthcare setting. PMJ 2007;83:143-144 
4. Mohanna K. Chambers R. Wall D. Developing your teaching style; increasing effectiveness in healthcare teaching. PMJ. 2007 83: 145-147
5. Mohanna K, Waters M, Deighan M. Designing Effective Blended Learning Environments for Training Trainers in Primary Care. EPC 2008.19, 6, 597-604.
6. Mohanna K, Waters M. Educational Perspectives: Which way for instructional media design (Leader) EPC 2008.19, 6.
7. Mohanna K. Supporting learners who are studying or training using a second language: preventing problems and maximising potential. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2008;37:1034-7
8. Shrewsbury D, Mohanna K Influencing Medical Professionalism: innate, caught or taught? Education for Primary Care (2010) 21: 3,199-202
9. Mohanna K. International is not just ‘over there’ but ‘right here’. Commissioned leader.  Education for Primary Care (2012)

I have published, with others,  13 books including  Teaching Made Easy (Radcliffe, now in its third edition); Care of Children and Young People (RCGP);  General Practice Specialty Training: Making it Happen (RCGP); Risk Matters: explaining , managing and communicating risk (Radcliffe); Know your Teaching style (Radcliffe).

Recent presentations have included:

1. Study skills support for overseas students. APMEC Singapore Jan 2008
2. Differential Success in the CSA Exam: Focus group exploration of the experiences of those taking part AMEE Glasgow 2009.
3. RCGP research symposium . Winner of the David Morgan Prize for best short presentation ‘Differential success rates in the CSA: Assessment, assessor or assessed?’   West Midlands. June 2010
4. Differential Success in Postgraduate Assessments HUAXI International Conference in Higher Education, Xi’an Huaxi University, Xi’an, China August 12-15, 2011.
5. Studying and Training overseas: minimizing problems, maximising potential. INDUS Higher Education Congress. Mubai, Bangalore and New Delhi, India Autumn 2011
6. Swapping Identities; preserving the self. International Development and  Education Conference.  IoE London,  January 23rd 2012 
7. Importance of consultation skills in Family Medicine. Invited seminar, Nationwide Family Healthcare Services, Bangalore, India. June 2012

Educational Interests

Socio- cultural factors in development and assessment of professional identity and competence.

Module lead for Faculty Research Methods module

Lead for medical education and independent studies  in MMedSci

Advanced trainer for West Midlands Deanery.

ARCP assessor for academic trainees and those appealing against release from training.

SEDA External Examiners Certificate. External examiner at Birmingham, UEA and Sheffield

RCGP Curriculum Guardian for Women’s Health