MBChB, BScMedSci(Hons), MSc(Clin Ed) Dist., FHEA, FAcadMEd
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- craig.brown@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
1:09
Suttie Centre for Teaching & Learning in Healthcare
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition



Biography
Director of Clinical Skills & Simulation (NHS Grampian & 51cg)
Consultant in Emergency Medicine (Aberdeen Royal Infirmary & Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital)
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer (51cg)
Qualifications
- MBChB Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery2007 - 51cg
- BScMedSci(Hons) Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences2007 - 51cg
- FRCEM Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine2017 - Royal College of Emergency Medicine
- MSc(ClinEd) Clinical Education2021 - 51cg
External Memberships
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators
Member of the British Medical Association
Latest Publications
Training the next generation of simulation educators: a scoping review of peers and near-peers undertaking Faculty roles within undergraduate health professions simulation
Journal of Healthcare SimulationContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Extended reality and computer-based simulation for teaching situational awareness in undergraduate health professions education: a scoping review
Advances in Simulation, vol. 10, no. 1, 18Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A scoping review of scoping reviews in healthcare simulation: A research protocol
Journal of Healthcare Simulation, vol. 2025Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Simulation demystified and reimagined- using simulation to transform clinical practices
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 224-227Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Near-peer faculty within simulation-based education in healthcare: A scoping review protocol
Journal of Healthcare Simulation, vol. 2025, pp. 1-5Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- Research
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Research Overview
Simulation based medical education.
Supervision
MSc(Clin Ed)- Supervisor
BScMedSci- Co-Supervisor
MBChB- Elective supervisor
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Honorary senior clinical lecturer in clinical simulation- MBChB
Masters in Clinical Education
- Publications
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Training the next generation of simulation educators: a scoping review of peers and near-peers undertaking Faculty roles within undergraduate health professions simulation
Journal of Healthcare SimulationContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Extended reality and computer-based simulation for teaching situational awareness in undergraduate health professions education: a scoping review
Advances in Simulation, vol. 10, no. 1, 18Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE]
A scoping review of scoping reviews in healthcare simulation: A research protocol
Journal of Healthcare Simulation, vol. 2025Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Simulation demystified and reimagined- using simulation to transform clinical practices
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 224-227Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Near-peer faculty within simulation-based education in healthcare: A scoping review protocol
Journal of Healthcare Simulation, vol. 2025, pp. 1-5Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
You’ve got a friend in me? A scoping review of near-peer teaching in simulation-based education for undergraduate healthcare students
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsA scoping review of virtual and extended reality simulations for teaching and assessing situational awareness in health professions education
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations- [ONLINE]
Development of a Student Simulation Faculty: logistics and lessons from our first year
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsVirtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Simulation for teaching and assessing situational awareness in health professions education: A Scoping Review
Contributions to Conferences: PapersAlbumin Versus Balanced Crystalloid for the Early Resuscitation of Sepsis: An Open Parallel-Group Randomized Feasibility Trial- The ABC-Sepsis Trial
Critical Care Medicine, vol. 52, no. 10, pp. 1520-1532Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Evaluating the effects of simulation training on stroke thrombolysis:: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The Scottish SIMposium 2024Contributions to Conferences: Posters- [OPEN ACCESS]
Does following an “excellent” candidate in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination affect your checklist score?
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 891-903Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Evaluating the Effects of Simulation Training on Stroke Thrombolysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Advances in Simulation, vol. 9, 11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Disembodied, dehumanised but safe and feasible: the social-spatial flow of a pandemic OSCE
Medical Education, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 235-246Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Simulation for teaching and assessing situational awareness and decision making in health professions education: A scoping review protocol
International Journal of Healthcare SimulationContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Does following an “excellent” candidate in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) affect your checklist score?
Higher Education Teaching and Learning conference - 2023Contributions to Conferences: Posters- [ONLINE]
Beyond the blueprint... A socio-material case study of a high-stakes OSCe held during the COVID-19 pandemic
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations- [ONLINE]
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Effectiveness of high and low-fidelity simulation-based medical education in teaching cardiac auscultation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
International Journal of Healthcare Simulation, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 75-84Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Dual-stream simulation, the answer to broadening the experience
ASME 2022 Annual Scholarship Meeting- Future proof medical education: Practical wisdom and adapting to changeContributions to Conferences: Posters- [OPEN ACCESS]
Resilient practical assessment- Looking forward following a sociomaterial case study of a disrupted high stakes clinical assessment held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
13th Annual Academic Development SymposiumContributions to Conferences: Posters- [OPEN ACCESS]
‘A Safe Learning Environment’: Simulation-Induced Stress Literature Review
ASPiH- Moving Upstream, pp. A75-A76Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE]
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COVID-19 Simulation programme- rapid tests of change
ASPiH- Moving UpstreamContributions to Conferences: Posters‘A safe learning environment’ Simulation induced stress literature review
ASPiH- Moving UpstreamContributions to Conferences: PostersInterprofessional Learning in Immediate Life Support training does effect TEAM performance during simulated resuscitation.
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations- [ONLINE]
Simultaneous Sequential Debriefing in interprofessional simulation based education
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE]
Multiperspective simulations for implementing a change in service: stroke telethrombolysis
BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 624-626Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Interprofessional Education in Immediate Life Support Training Improves Simulated Patient Related Outcomes
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Urgent introduction of iPAD-based WPB programmatic assessment due to the COVID-19 pandemic for final year medical students
NES Annual Virtual Conference 2021Contributions to Conferences: Posters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Following a star: Does who you follow in an OSCE station affect your checklist score?
NES Annual Virtual Conference 2021Contributions to Conferences: Posters- [ONLINE]
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Multi-perspective simulations for implementing a change in service: Stroke Tele-thrombolysis
Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scottish ConferenceContributions to Conferences: Posters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Twelve tips for introducing simulation based assessment in the objective structured clinical examination
Medical Teacher, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 380-383Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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90 COVID-19 Simulation Programme: Rapid Tests of Change
ASPiH- Moving Upstream, pp. A55Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Listening and using participant and observer perspectives following large group, team-based simulations: empowering many voices
BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 374-375Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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O7 Effectiveness of simulation-based medical education in teaching cardiac auscultation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Association of Simulation in Healthcare Conference 2019, pp. A4-A5Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Interprofessional learning in immediate life support training does effect TEAM performance during simulated resuscitation
BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 204-209Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
P52 Effectiveness of simulation-based medical education in teaching cardiac auscultation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 5, no. Suppl 2, pp. A83-84Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The positive predictive value of an ambulance prealert for stroke and transient ischaemic attack
European journal of emergency medicine, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 411-415Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Student acceptability of human patient simulators in undergraduate OSCEs
BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 207-208Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Using mobile technology to enhance medical student assessment
BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 77-78Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The use of mobile technology in evaluation
The Clinical Teacher, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 63-64Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Twelve tips for conducting successful multiple patient encounter simulations (simultaneous simulations)
Medical Teacher, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 660-664Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Multiple patient encounter simulations in emergency medicine
BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 129Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The integrated use of simulation and voting with Personal Response Systems
The Clinical Teacher, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 332-336Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The use of trauma interprofessional simulated education (TIPSE) to enhance role awareness in the emergency department setting
Journal of Interprofessional Care, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 388-390Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Should we add smells in simulation training? A systematic review of smells in healthcare-related simulation training
BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 19-22Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Techniques for improving survey response rates in medical education
Medical Teacher, vol. 6, pp. 634Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
The costs of medical education assessment
Medical Teacher, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 111-112Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Tablet- or iPAD-based marking of OSCEs and MMIs: An imaginative cost-saving approach
Medical Teacher, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 211-212Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Money makes the (medical assessment) world go round: How costly is an OSCE?
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE]
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Trauma Inter-Professional Simulated Education (TIPSE)
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE]
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