General Medical Council
Professor Alan Denison serves as the Dean of Postgraduate Medicine at NHS Education for Scotland since June 2019, overseeing specialty training across multiple medical disciplines and holding several leadership roles, including CoPMeD lead for various medical fields and team lead for the Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellowship. Additionally, Professor Denison is an Education Associate at the General Medical Council, focusing on new UK medical school approvals, and previously held the position of MBChB Programme Lead at the University of Aberdeen from 2006 to 2019, where significant curriculum redevelopment occurred. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Aberdeen.
General Medical Council
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