Dr Amber Bennett-Weston

I completed my PhD at Leicester Medical School in 2023. This work explored partnerships for patients who are involved in professional healthcare education. Prior to this I completed a BSc in Psychology at the University of Chester, and an MSc in Health Psychology at the University of Nottingham. I now work as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. 

Bennett-Weston, A., Bostock, J. and Howick, J., 2024. The case for patient involvement in medical curriculum development. bmj, 386. DOI:10.1136?bmj-2024-080641. 

Bennett-Weston, A., Gay, S. and Anderson, E. S. In press. Meaningful patient participation in healthcare education: A theoretically informed study exploring boundaries and identities. Academic Medicine.

Bennett‐Weston, A., Gay, S. and Anderson, E.S., 2024. Reflecting on the Spectrum of Involvement: How do we involve patients as partners in education?. Medical Education. DOI:10.1111/medu.15484.

Howick, J., Bennett-Weston, A., Solomon, J., Nockels, K., Bostock, J. and Keshtkar, L., 2024. How does communication affect patient safety? Protocol for a systematic review and logic model. BMJ open, 14(5), p.e085312. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085312.

Bennett-Weston, A., Keshtkar, L., Jones, M., Sanders, C., Lewis, C., Nockels, K., Solomon, J. and Howick, J., 2024. Interventions to promote medical student well-being: an overview of systematic reviews. BMJ open, 14(5), p.e082910. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082910.

Bennett-Weston, A., Gay, S. and Anderson, E.S., 2023. A theoretical systematic review of patient involvement in health and social care education.  Advances in Health Sciences Education ,  28 (1), pp.279-304. DOI:10.1007/s10459-022-10137-3.

Coleman, T., Bennett-Weston, A., Sy, M., Greaves, J. and Anderson, E.S., 2023. Service user and carer involvement in online interprofessional learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Midwifery, 31(2), pp.104-111. DOI:10.12968/bjom.2023.31.2.104.

ASME Midlands Medical Education Conference, April 2022 (Lincoln Medical School, UK): Workshop "Patients as faculty members - Sharing best practice". Co-presenter: Professor Liz Anderson

ASME Midlands Medical Education Conference, May 2023 (Aston Medical School, UK): Poster accepted: "Exploring partnerships for patients and carers in professional healthcare training". Co-authors: Professor Simon Gay and Professor Liz Anderson

ASME Annual Scholarship Meeting: Developing a Diverse Workforce July 2023 (Birmingham, UK): 

• Oral presentation: "A theoretical systematic review of patient involvement in health and social care education". Co-authors: Professor Simon Gay and Professor Liz Anderson. 
• Oral presentation: "Challenging the Spectrum of Involvement: Are equal partnerships the ultimate goal? Co-authors: Professor Simon Gay and Professor Liz Anderson.
• e-Poster: "Cultivating inclusivity in healthcare education: Exploring the boundaries of meaningful patient involvement". Co-authors: Professor Simon Gay and Professor Liz Anderson.
• Workshop: "Co-production and patient involvement: How do we get it right? Co-presenter with Associate Professor Kate Owen and Professor Liz Anderson. 

• 2020-2023: PhD, 'Exploring partnerships for patients and carers in professional healthcare training' - University of Leicester
• 2017-2018: MSc Health Psychology - University of Nottingham
• 2014-2017: BSc (Hons) Psychology - University of Chester