Dr Katy Letham

NHS Lothian, Edinburgh

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 2005 I worked in the Northern deanery in England before returning to Edinburgh for Emergency Medicine training. During my postgraduate training I completed the MSc in Clinical Education, graduating in 2014.

I began working as a consultant in NHS Lothian in 2014 and have furthered my interest in clinical education by taking on a number of roles. I am the lead examiner for the FRCEM Primary examination and am the deputy module organiser for the undergraduate Emergency Medicine rotation. I am also part of the faculty for the MSc in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. I am particularly interested in innovative ways to overcome some of the challenges of delivering medical education and as part of this I co-founded an education website for our Emergency Department which saw our team gain a high commendation for ‘Education Team of the Year’ at the BMJ awards in 2016.

Qualifications

• MBChB, University of Edinburgh
• MSc in Clinical Education, University of Edinburgh
• Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine