Sam is the programme director at GKT School of Medicine and has a passion for inclusive, innovative and pragmatic medical education . He is involved in the strategic and operational delivery of an innovative school course and curriculum at one of the biggest medical schools in the UK. 

Sam graduated from King’s College London in 2001, dual training in Adult & Paediatric Emergency Medicine in London before being appointed a consultant in 2011 at the Princess Royal University Hospital, KIngs NHS Trust. 

He has Masters’ level degrees in Clinical Medical Education, Advanced Paediatrics and an executive leadership Master’s Business Administration eMBA.

At postgraduate level he is a RCEM examiner and sits on the RCEM Paediatric advisory group and was the London Health Education England lead for CT3 PEM trainees for 7 years. He continues to preach to anyone that will listen, and especially those that don’t, that that ‘children are not just small adults’.

Academically he has written and edited 12 textbooks and has published in peer review journals and given oral and poster presentations at national conferences in emergency medicine, paediatrics, medical education and patient safety. 

Sam has an expertise in Pre Hospital Event Medicine and been the lead doctor for the London Olympic Stadium since it  reopened in 2015, overseeing major events such as Premier League Football, the Rugby World Cup, the World Athletics Championships, Major League  Baseball and music concerts.