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Dr Elaney Youssef

Dr Elaney Youssef (BSc MSc PhD SFHEA)

Lecturer B in Medical Education
E: e.youssef@bsms.ac.uk
Location: Southpoint (Royal Sussex County Hospital), 7 Paston Place, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 1HA. Watson Building, University of Brighton, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PH

Areas of expertise: Medical Education; Health Services Research; Qualitative Methodologies

Research areas: Medical Education; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Awarding gaps/attainment; Impact of Disability on Attainment; Health Services Research

Other relevant positions: Deputy Phase 1 Lead, Intercalation and Academic Pathways Lead, Academic Lead for Student Inclusivity Partners

Twitter handle: @Elaney_Youssef

Preferred gender pronouns: She/her

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Biography

After studying for her BSc and MSc at the University of Southampton, Elaney worked in the HIV Research department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. In 2015 she was awarded an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship to complete her PhD at BSMS, which she completed in 2019. After completion, Elaney began working as a Lecturer in Medical Education at BSMS and has since took on several key leadership roles including Deputy Phase 1 Lead and the Intercalation and Academic Pathways lead.

Research

Elaney is a qualitative methodologist with interests in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). She currently leads on a body of work looking at awarding gaps within Medical Education, specifically looking at the impact of disability on progression through the undergraduate medical programme. Elaney has set up and chairs two Medical Education interest groups including the Medical Education Research Involvement (MERI) group, and the Medical Education Research Uncovered (MERU) group – both of which aim to improve the quality of Medical Education research produced locally, and to provide opportunities to share best practice in teaching and learning. Through her medical education work, Elaney engages students as partners. This includes her role as the Academic Lead for Student Inclusivity Partners (SIP), supporting SIPs to work on EDI-related initiatives within the school, and collaborating with Inclusive Practice Partners (IPPs) on ongoing decolonising efforts.

Elaney is part of the Athena Swan team and was a pivotal in the successful submission for the Athena Swan Gold award in 2024. This charter is a framework to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research. The gold award recognises the significant and sustained impact, progression and achievement made in promoting gender equality within the school. Elaney is also a member of the BMA Charter on Racial Harassment National Working Group.

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Teaching

After completion of her PhD, Elaney took on the role of Lecturer in Medical Education at BSMS, primarily as the Module Lead for a Year 2 module (Endocrinology and Reproduction). At the end of the academic year 2022-23 she stepped down as Module Lead to focus on other key leadership roles.

In 2021 Elaney was appointed as the Intercalation lead, a role which she expanded to include Academic Pathways lead (focussing on supporting and encouraging academic opportunities for Medical Students across their 5 years of study). In 2022 she took on a second key leadership role as Deputy Phase 1 Lead. In this role Elaney oversees all teaching and assessment in Phase 1 (Years 1 and 2) of the Undergraduate Medical programme, supports and mentors teaching staff in delivery, represents Phase 1 at all internal BSMS committees, and is a member of committees within the wider university. Elaney is heavily involved with EDI within the school and leads a number of EDI-related initiatives, including the recent successful Athena Swan Gold Award.

As an educator Elaney’s key values focus on accessibility and inclusion, working to ensure the curriculum is accessible, inclusive, diverse, and reflective of the cohort. Through her teaching and supervision, she takes on a mentoring role, supporting students to reach their academic potential..

Selected publications

H Daultrey, E Youssef, J Wright, K Davies, AJ Chakera, T Levett. The investigation of diabetes in people living with HIV: A systematic review. Diabetic Medicine. 2020; DOI: 10.1111/dme.14454

G Wells, E Youssef, R Winter, J Wright, C Llewellyn. Medical student confidence in care of the dying and their family: a systematic review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 2020; DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001977

Pool E, Cooper V,Youssef E, Wright J, Skittrall J, Blach O, Fisher M, Smith H. Use of a Retrospective Methodology to Examine the Process of Care Surrounding Serious Medical Events in HIV-Positive Patients: A Feasibility Study. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2019; 18:1-8; DOI:10.1177/2325958219868747

Youssef E, Wright J, Delpech V, Davies K, Brown A, Cooper V, Sachikonye M, de Visser R. Factors associated with testing for HIV in people aged ≥50 years: A qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2018; 18(1):1204; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-6118-x

Youssef E, Sanghera T, Bexley A, Hayes M, Perry N, Dosekun O. HIV testing in patients presenting with indicator conditions in outpatient settings: Offer and uptake rates, and educational and active interventions. Int J STD AIDS. 2018; 29(13):1289-94; DOI: 10.1177/0956462418781681

Youssef E, Cooper V, Delpech V, Davies K, Wright J. Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing in people age 50 and above: A systematic review. Clin Med (Lond). 2017 Dec; 17(6):508-20; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-508

Pollard A, Llewellyn C, Cooper V, Sachikonye M, Perry N, Nixon E, Miners A, Youssef E, Sabin C. Patients' perspectives on the development of HIV services to accommodate ageing with HIV: a qualitative study. Int J STD AIDS. 2018; 29(5):483-490; DOI: 10.1177/0956462417735723

Thornton AC, Jose S, Bhagani S, Chadwick D, Dunn D, Gilson R, Main J, Nelson M, Rodger A, Taylor C, Youssef E, et al. Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and mortality among HIV-positive individuals. AIDS. 2017; 31:2525-2532; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001646

Youssef E, Cooper V, Nixon E, Vera JH, Fisher M, Wright J. The management of comorbidities in older people living with HIV in England: a cross sectional survey. HIV Med. 2017; 18(7):534-535; DOI:10.1111/hiv.12484

Cooper V, Clatworthy J, Youssef E, Llewellyn C, Miners A, Lagarde M, Sachikonye M, Perry N, Nixon et al. Which aspects of health care are most valued by people living with HIV in high income countries? A systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. 2016; 16(667); DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1914-4

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