
Dr Russell Hearn MB BS, MSc., MRCGP, FAWM, FAcadMEd, SFHEA
Reader in Medical Education & Deputy Director of Community Education
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Dr Hearn is the Deputy Director of Community Education and the Stage 3 GP Block lead for the MBBS curriculum. He is the programme lead for our intercalated BSc in Primary Care. He is also the module lead for Doctor as Teacher for Stage 2 medical students. Outside of King's Dr Hearn is a GP partner in North London as well as Dean of Primary Care working with Health Education England, London. Dr Hearn is from Newcastle upon Tyne and studied medicine at UCL prior to training as a GP in North London. His primary research interests are in medical education. He also has specialist interests in simulation, access to medicine, pre-hospital medicine and wilderness & expedition medicine. Dr Hearn was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2022 for innovations delivered in clinical education.
In response to Covid, he led Primary Care Hot Services across North Central London and then developed a unique vaccination service which was jointly designed with KCL students. The vaccine service has delivered almost 200,000 vaccines so far with the majority of vaccines given by KCL students from medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacy. The service was supported by volunteer students and faculty from across KCL. With a particular focus on improving vaccine uptake, the service held popup clinics at mosques, churches, schools, foodbanks and community centres. Dr Hearn also led the mass vaccination events at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which delivered over 7000 vaccines in one day. After a visit from the Prime Minister and the announcement of a target to offer the public a booster by Christmas 2021 KCL students and staff at Morris House Group Practice delivered the UK’s first 24-hour Jabathon vaccinating several thousands of patients overnight. The impact of the work of KCL students and Dr Hearn were recognised with a Health Society Journal (HSJ) Award in 2022.
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More than 200 King's students involved in award-winning Covid vaccine service
Volunteers from King’s collected the award with Morris House Group Practice for their Covid service that vaccinated up to 7,000 patients per day, as well as...

King's lecturer wins award for outstanding impact on student outcomes and teaching
Dr Russell Hearn has been recognised by the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) for his contribution towards student outcomes and the teaching...

King's students take part in 24-hour vaccine service
On Friday 17 December, Dr Russell Hearn, Deputy Director of Community Education and Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at King’s, ran a 24-hour...

Features
King's community helps to drive COVID-19 vaccination service
Members of the King’s community continue to play a crucial role in the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in North London.

News
More than 200 King's students involved in award-winning Covid vaccine service
Volunteers from King’s collected the award with Morris House Group Practice for their Covid service that vaccinated up to 7,000 patients per day, as well as...

King's lecturer wins award for outstanding impact on student outcomes and teaching
Dr Russell Hearn has been recognised by the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) for his contribution towards student outcomes and the teaching...

King's students take part in 24-hour vaccine service
On Friday 17 December, Dr Russell Hearn, Deputy Director of Community Education and Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at King’s, ran a 24-hour...

Features
King's community helps to drive COVID-19 vaccination service
Members of the King’s community continue to play a crucial role in the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in North London.
