Anique Atherley, MBBS, MPH
Dr. Anique Atherley is a medical doctor from the south of Barbados. Anique completed medical training at the University of the West Indies (The UWI) and medical internship at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados. She then went on to complete, with merit, a master’s degree in public health (epidemiology) from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. During her internship, she sought out and met Dr. Charles G. Taylor, Jr. who opened her eyes to the field of medical education. With his guidance, she then took on a role as a Junior Research Fellow in Medical Education at The UWI and contributed to teaching undergraduate medical students research methods and other public health concepts. Her love for education started during medical school teaching her peers and preparing presentations; and blossomed when she had this teaching opportunity at The UWI. She also completed numerous online courses in health professions education and graduated in 2018 with a Postgraduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning from The UWI, Cave Hill in Barbados. During her time at The UWI, she was the coordinator of the Medical Education Learning Community (MELC) at her institution and contributed to the creation of a career-advising symposium highly rated by medical students. Anique also contributes to the community and she is the co-founder of ‘Drops of Love’— an organization that offers public education regarding blood donation to increase voluntary donations in Barbados. Currently, she also offers research coaching to postgraduate students who may need guidance and support.
In 2017, Anique received the opportunity she had been searching for. After the passing of her beloved mentor Dr C. Taylor Jr, she knew she wanted to complete a doctorate in Medical Education and continue her academic journey as an early career medical educator. She was blessed to be chosen as the inaugural recipient of a Joint PhD scholarship from the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University (WSU) and School of Health Professions Education (SHE) at Maastricht University. She began her PhD trajectory in September 2017. Along this journey to becoming a medical education researcher, she gained experience facilitating problem-based learning sessions at WSU. To this day, she has published over 15 peer-reviewed articles and has conducted workshops and made presentations Internationally. Anique keenly remains involved with SHE through contributing to the Master in Health Professions Education programme. She also contributes to international medical education literature as she is a reviewer for international journals including Medical Education, Transfusion Medicine and Advances in Health Science Education among others.
Currently, she serves as Assistant Professor in the Academy of Teaching and Learning at Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) in Barbados. She is excited to contribute to the vibrant department — Academy of Teaching and Learning at RUSM.
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uiiPThEAAAAJ&hl=en
Twitter: @aniqueatherley
Academic and Research coaching- students and faculty
Qualitative Social Network Analysis
Longitudinal qualitative inquiry
Literature reviews
Research poetry
Digital data collection
Blood donation
PhD, Maastricht University and Western Sydney University (graduation 2021)
MPH, University of Liverpool
MBBS, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
Professional awards
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados
Outstanding Intern Award
2012
Academic awards
Travelling Scholarship
Association of Scientific Medical Education
2019
Joint PhD Scholarship, Maastricht | Australia
Maastricht University | Western Sydney University
2017
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Master in Public Health with merit
2015
UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados
Professor Harley Moseley Award- Best candidate in the 4th year Anaesthesia & Intensive Care clerkship
2011
Presentation awards
17th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators, Edinburgh, Scotland
2013
‘Final Year Clerkships - Does one size fit all? - Preliminary findings’
Nominee for Best Poster Award
15th Annual Errol Walrond Symposium, Barbados
2015
‘Towards 100% Voluntary Blood Donation’
Third place prize for best oral research presentation
Affiliations and Memberships
2016-present — Associate Fellow of AMEE
Pijls BG, Jolani S, Atherley A, et al Demographic risk factors for COVID-19 infection, severity, ICU admission and death: a meta-analysis of 59 studiesBMJ Open 2021;11:e044640. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044640
Atherley, A, Hu, W, Teunissen, P, Hegazi, I, Dolmans, D (2020) Appraising the use of smartphones and apps when conducting qualitative medical education research: AMEE Guide No. 130, Medical Teacher, DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1838461
Atherley, A, Nimmon, L., Teunissen, PW, Dolmans, D., Hegazi, I, Hu, Wendy. (2020), ‘Students’ social networks are diverse, dynamic and deliberate when transitioning to clinical training’ Medical Education Early Online View
Atherley, A, Meeuwissen, SNE (2020) Time for change: Overcoming perpetual feelings of inadequacy and silenced struggles in medicine Medical Education 54 (2), 92-94
Foo JS, Atherley, A, Ash J, Hu W (2020) Discussion Paper: The Canberra Meeting: An initiative for building research capacity in health professions education. Focus on Health Professional Education: A multi-professional Journal 21 (2), 48-54
Atherley, A, Dolmans, D, Hu, W, Hegazi, I, Alexander, S, Teunissen, P. W. (2019), ‘Beyond the struggles: a scoping review on the transition to undergraduate clinical training’ Early view, Medical Education
Taylor CG, Taylor G, Atherley A, Hambleton I, Unwin N, Adams OP. (2017) The Barbados Insulin Matters (BIM) study: Barriers to insulin therapy among a population-based sample of people with type 2 diabetes in the Caribbean island of Barbados. Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology; 8, 49-53
Taylor CG, Taylor G, Atherley A, Hambleton I, Unwin N, Adams OP. (2017) Barbados Insulin Matters (BIM) study: Perceptions on insulin initiation by primary care doctors in the Caribbean island of Barbados. Primary care diabetes; 11(2):140-7.
Atherley, A, and Taylor Jr., C (2017) "Student perceptions of clerkship handbooks." The clinical teacher 14.4: 242-246.
Atherley, A, Whittington, A, Taylor, C, Jonker, C (2016) ‘Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards blood donation in Barbados’ Transfusion Medicine; 26(6), 415-421
Atherley, AE, Hambleton, I, George, C, Unwin,N, Lashley, PM & Taylor Jr., CG (2016) ‘Exploring the transition of undergraduate medical students into a clinical clerkship using organizational socialization theory’ Perspectives on Medical Education; 5(2), 78-87
Taylor, C, Atherley, A, Murphy, M (2016) ‘Towards an inpatient diabetes curriculum: medical student generated aims, objectives and methods for ward-based learning of non-critical, non-perioperative inpatient diabetes care, Diabetic Medicine 33(6), 827-834
Taylor, C, Bynoe, K, Worme, A, Atherley, A, Hambleton,I, Husbands, A., Unwin, N. (2015) ‘A checklist that enhances the transmission of education to patients during insulin initiation: a randomized controlled trial’ Diabetic Medicine 33(9), 1204-1210
Taylor Jr., CG, Atherley, A, George, C, Morris C (2014) ‘How we implemented a classroom-based educational intervention for ward-based diabetes care’ Medical Teacher 37 (8), 718-722
Atherley, A & Taylor, C (2015) ‘This thing called life’ Perspectives on Medical Education 4(4), 200-202