Rate My Professor Dilshani Hunukumbure

Dr. Dilshani Hunukumbure is a Senior Lecturer and Reader, serving as Lead for Clinical Practice and Skills as well as OSCE at Brunel Medical School, Brunel University London in Uxbridge. A dedicated clinician and medical educator, she has accumulated nearly 20 years of experience working within the National Health Service (NHS). In her previous roles at Hillingdon Hospital, Dr. Hunukumbure was instrumental in teaching and overseeing the delivery of clinical skills and clinical examinations to medical students from Imperial College London during their clinical placements. She also took a lead role in the development of multiple simulation courses tailored for medical training and has conducted numerous research studies in the field of medical education. Currently, as Lead for Clinical Skills, she bears overall responsibility for the delivery of clinical examination and procedural skills training, ensuring that students meet the General Medical Council (GMC) outcomes required by the time of their graduation.

Dr. Hunukumbure's academic interests and research specializations center on advancing medical education through innovative practices. Her work explores structured volunteering programmes for undergraduate medical students, online discussions to facilitate meaningful teacher feedback, simulation training for final-year students on dealing with death, practical tips for surgeons to maximize medical student learning in the operating theatre, adaptations in simulation training during the COVID-19 pandemic at a London District General Hospital, perspectives on outpatient learning in a UK hospital setting, comparisons of undergraduate feedback in clinical practice between junior doctors and consultants, and holistic feedback approaches incorporating video review and peer discussion under teacher supervision. Key publications authored or co-authored by her include: “More than just a medical student”: a mixed methods exploration of a structured volunteering programme for undergraduate medical students (2022); Twelve tips for surgeons to maximise medical student learning in the operating theatre (2021); An online discussion between students and teachers: a way forward for meaningful teacher feedback? (2021); Dealing with death: simulation for final-year medical students (2021); COVID-19: Experience and development of simulation for training in a London District General Hospital (2020); Outpatient learning perspectives at a UK hospital (2020); Insight into undergraduate feedback of clinical practice: Junior Doctors vs Consultants (2018); and Holistic feedback approach with video and peer discussion under teacher supervision (2017). These contributions have amassed 125 citations, underscoring her influence in medical education research.