Rate My Professor Gary Gilkes

Gary Gilkes is an Associate Professor in Paramedicine at Buckinghamshire New University, where he joined in 2024 as Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science programme within the College of Health and Society. A registered paramedic since 2012, he studied Paramedic Science at Swansea University and participated in the European Implementation Scientific Education Network project at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, developing his PhD proposal. Previously, Gilkes served as an Associate Professor at Coventry University, leading a portfolio of paramedic programmes and developing international delivery provisions, including collaborations with institutions like the International Institute of Health Sciences in Sri Lanka to deliver paramedic science degrees and facilitate international recruitment. He has worked extensively in the ambulance service for over ten years, providing care and treatment, and holds roles such as Geographical Education Lead for the Midlands area at the College of Paramedics. Gilkes contributed to the development of the 6th edition of the College of Paramedics' curriculum guidance, programme management, and practice portfolio-based assessment. He is a Member of the College of Paramedics and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.