Nadia Lascar

Dr Nadia Lascar completed her medical degree and specialty training in Internal Medicine before joining Aston University in 2014 as a Clinical Research Fellow. Her research focused on type 2 diabetes in young adults, resulting in the publication of 11 peer-reviewed journal articles and 13 conference papers in the field. She holds a Honorary contract as SAS Doctor at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

In 2018, Dr Lascar transitioned into medical education at Aston Medical School, initially working as a Clinical Teaching Fellow. She gained formal teaching qualifications, culminating in the award of Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). In 2020, she was appointed Lecturer in Health Sciences and Clinical Practice, with responsibility for managing the Clinical Teaching Fellow team and leading the Renal and Urinary System block.

Promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2023, Dr Lascar currently serves as Year 2 Lead and Deputy Phase 1 Lead at Aston Medical School. She also leads teaching on the Renal and Clinical Pharmacology blocks. She is a Fellow and Council Member of the Academy of Medical Educators (AoME). She is member of the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) and the Chair of the Midlands Medical Education Committee, an ASME regional group involving the Medical Schools based in the Midlands.

Dr Lascar has published three journal articles in medical education and has presented her work at national conferences, including AoME, ASME and DEMEC. Her contributions to the field were recognised through the award of the ASME/GMC Excellent Medical Education Prize. Her research interests centre on the professional development of early career doctors. She is currently involved in two national projects: one exploring the mentoring role of Clinical Teaching Fellows in the early years of medical education, and another focused on developing a structured and standardised framework to support the career progression of early career doctors in educational roles.

In addition to her research and leadership responsibilities, Dr Lascar supervises undergraduate medical students undertaking summer research internships. She also serves as a RITE mentor at Aston University, as an ASME mentor, and Deputy Chair of the Research Ethics Committee in the College of Health and Life Sciences.