Grow Our All - Doctors for Tomorrow (GOAT) event
Saurav Roy, Hussein Lubbad, Jeremy Howick, Ed Briggs, Wen Wang
31 May 2026
Introduction
Trainee doctors are a vital component of the UK health workforce, constituting a quarter of total NHS doctors. Despite being an invaluable part of the health system, they are bearing the varying burdens of the adverse impacts of poor workplace culture. Medical educators play an essential role in their training experience and learning outcomes. The Grow All Our Doctors for Tomorrow (GOAT) initiative is devoted to sharing evidence-based medical education, fostering collaboration between academic and NHS doctors for innovation and growth. This is done through constructive dialogue among medical educators, NHS England-Midlands, and academics.
About the Event
The GOAT event took place on 15 May 2026 at Brookfield House, University of Leicester School of Business. The day enabled constructive discussion between medical educators, NHS England representatives, and academic researchers. It was attended by 105 guests: 85% (NHS medical educators), 10% (academics including 12 researchers from 6 different Universities shared their ongoing NHS-related research projects), and six resident doctors shared their lived experience. The remaining attendees included NHS England senior leaders and representatives from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) and the British Medical Association (BMA).
Key Speakers and Sessions
Professor Fang Gao Smith OBE, FMedSci, University of Birmingham
Professor Jonathan Corne, Regional Postgraduate Dean, NHS England (Midlands)
Professor Mathew Hughes, Dean of Research and Enterprise, University of Leicester
Professor Deborah Price, Head of Management, University of Leicester School of Business
Academic and NHS Doctors’ Collaboration:
Professor Huabing Yin, Professor in Biomedical Engineering, University of Glasgow
Dr Mehran Habib, Lecturer, UK Management College, Derby
Dr Liu Peng, Senior Lecturer, Loughborough University
Dr John Richmond, Assistant Professor, University of Leicester School of Business
Dr Xuebing Cao, Senior Lecturer, Keele University
Dr Dennis Pepple, Associate Professor, University of Leicester School of Business
Safe Learning (SLEC):
Dr Caroline Brown, Associate Postgraduate Dean, NHS England Midlands
EDI & Differential Attainment:
Dr Salma Baz Lecturer, University of Leicester School of Business
Dr Hussein Lubbad, Core Surgical Trainee (CT1) | PhD Researcher, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Evidence-based medical education
Almost all medical trainers who provided feedback – about 8 out of 10 – see the value in and are interested in using our video clips in their teaching.
This is what medical educators said about these video clips:
“The video clips were a really succinct and effective way of getting across the findings. I was especially pleased to see the incorporation of personal input from resident doctors, which really gave a strong sense of their lived experience.”
“They capture a lot of information in a short period of time.”
“Very appealing and engaging videos.”
Presenters in evidence-based medical education
Great academic and NHS doctors networking
Evidence-based medical education
This is what medical educators said about the event:
“Well-organised. Could have more big leaders, maybe, who can really help drive change and decision-making for the NHS.”
“Thank you so much to you and your team for organising today’s meeting. I really enjoyed it.”
“Excellent event with a lot of insight.”
Recommendations
Doctors have suggested that future events include short sessions on scenarios to allow for discussion and generate ideas, and to bring senior NHS Trust leaders into the room. Your wish is our command! We hope to see you in 2027.
Acknowledgements
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