Dr Alison Callwood has a background in midwifery, nursing practice and education for health professions spanning 30 years. She gained her Doctor of Philosophy in 2015 at the University of Surrey.
Alison is actively engaged in post-doctoral research exploring admissions to health professions education programmes focusing on ensuing equity. She is member of the Council of Deans for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategic Policy Group and UK Medical Schools Council Selection Alliance Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) Expert Group, a Fellow of the Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of Surrey and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Alison has been awarded multiple grants from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and has orchestrated the design and development of the first known online automated interview (MMI) system with principles of fairness built in.
Her recent work includes exploring the impact AI can bring to recruitment and admissions and how the interface between technology and people can be softened to facilitate equity, inclusivity, and diversity particularly for neurodiverse applicants.
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