Co-applicants
Professor Jill Morrison
- Professor of General Practice / Dean for Learning & Teaching
- College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Professor Jill Morrison MBChB, MSc, PhD, FRCGP, F Acad Med, FRCP&S (Glas - Hon), FRCP(E - Hon), FHEA, DCH, DRCOG
Jill graduated from Glasgow University in 1982 and, after vocational training in Paisley, completed a Scottish Home and Health Department research fellowship in general practice, gaining an MSc by research into the social effects and stigma of epilepsy.
She became a GP principal in Bathgate in 1987 and then a lecturer in Glasgow in 1990. Research into the development and evaluation of the first GP attachment in Glasgow formed the basis of her PhD. She was promoted to a personal chair in 2001.
Jill was Head of the Undergraduate Medical School from 2007 until 2010 and is now Dean for Learning and Teaching in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. She chairs West of Scotland Regional ACT Priorities Group, College Learning and Teaching Committee, College Honorary Status Committee and College Appeals Committee. Research interests include: primary care management of depression; learning disabilities; medical education; and RCTs. She spends one day each week in general practice.
Professor Morrison is the primary care contact for NATTINA in Scotland acting on behalf of Professor Frank Sullivan while he is on sabbatical.