I joined Aston University in 2018 as Senior Lecturer in Personal and Professional Development (PPD) and Interprofessional Education (IPE). My role is to develop PPD within the MBChB programme at Aston Medical School and IPE across Aston Medical School and Life & Health Sciences, particularly Pharmacy. Previously, I was Senior Lecturer in Medical Sciences at University of Birmingham and contributed to the development of the Biomedical Sciences programme as deputy programme director, quality lead and senior tutor. I integrated personal and professional development into the programme and was lead for student support. I completed my PhD at the University of Birmingham in Neuroscience in 1998, completed post-doctoral research in Ontario, Canada, before returning to University of Birmingham for a lectureship in Medical Sciences.

My primary focus is aligned with my role at Aston University in the development of PPD and IPE. Research is in the field of professionalism, health and wellbeing and interprofessional education.

2019 - present: Midlands Medical Education Committee

2018 - present: CAIPE; Centre for Advancement of Interprofessional Education.

2018 - present: UK Council Teachers of Professionalism (GMC)

2010- 2019: The Physiological Society

Visiting academic at University of Birmingham

Extrnal reviewer at Dental School, University of Birmingham (electives)

• 2018-2019 Senior Lecturer in PPD and IPE. Head of Student Support for AMS. IPE Lead for AMS and LHS. Aston University.
• 2012-2018 Senior Lecturer in Medical Sciences, Deputy Programme Director Biomedical Sciences, University of Birmingham
• 2008-2012 Lecturer in Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham
• 2003-2008 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Birmingham
• 2000-2003 Post-doctoral Fellow, Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada
• 1998-2000 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Birmingham

• Telephone: 0121 204 4816
• Email: w.leadbeater@aston.ac.uk
  
• Room Number: AMS: MBG54 and LHS: MB434Q