ProfessorSonia Saxena, MBBS MSc MD FRCGP

I teach, train, and examine students, undergraduate through postgraduate clinical and non-clinical trainees. I am conversant with a range of teaching approaches including one-to-one supervision, interactive small group work and large group didactic teaching using novel digital interactive tools. I have a consistently exemplary record of student and trainee feedback.

Teaching and supervision
2022-date Undergraduate supervisor to Biomedical Bioscience student projects (dissertations) 1/ year
2020-date Undergraduate Medicine Tutor Lifestyle and Prevention Module Year 2 Imperial College London
2012-18 Primary Care & Public Health (Final Yr), Undergraduate Medicine Course Director
2012- date Member, Undergraduate Teaching Committee
2012-date Director of School of Public Health ERASMUS international studentship scheme
2012-date National lead for NIHR GP clinical academic training (Imperial)

Postgraduate teaching and supervision
2019-date Global Masters in public health (online) Life Course Epidemiology Child health specialisation lead
2018 Imperial Business School Diploma Masterclass UAE Coach
2005-date Masters in Public Health lecturer, supervisor, examiner
2005-date GP regional training schemes-academic lecturer

Mentoring
2023 NIHR Mentoring Scheme (cohort 3; 12 mentees) (ongoing))
2022 Equality Diversity Champion Imperial (NIHR SPHR) (ongoing)
2021 Joint Imperial-Kings College London mentoring scheme mentor (ongoing)
2013 Faculty of Medicine Mentor, SPH Postgraduate Promotions Champion (ongoing)
2010-14 Chair, Athena SWAN (Scientific Women's Academic network) Opportunities Committee
2008 Mentor, Oxford International Primary care Research Leadership Course (ongoing)

PhD supervision, current students
2021-Baillie Pain in inflammatory bowel disease (2nd supervisor) (1st Pollok) Y1
2020- Arora Integrated care (2nd supervisor),( 1st Hargreaves) Y3 (submitted)
2021- Skirrow. Late and missed vaccinations in pregnancy and infants (1st supervisor), Y3- interruption of studies until 4.25
2018-Jayasooriya Antidepressant prescribing in inflammatory bowel disease (2nd supervisor), Y3 (submitted)

Completed PhDs
2019-23 Smith Impact of postnatal care on infant health (2nd supervisor) (1st Petersen, UCL)
2017-23 Ma Reducing abortions in women attending primary care (1st supervisor)
2019-22 Philips Physical activity in preschool children (2nd supervisor) (1st Summerbell)
2018-21 Blackwell Impact of depression on outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease (2nd supervisor) (1st Pollok)
2019-21 Venkatraman Evaluating the equity & impact of the Daily Mile on children’s health (1st supervisor)
2017-19 Alexakis Depression in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
2012-16 Cecil Determinants of unplanned hospital admissions in children (1st supervisor)
2016-18 Chahyya Thiopurine treatments in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (2nd supervisor) (1st Pollok)
2010-15 Koshy Optimising antibiotic treatment in children in primary care. (1st supervisor)
2014-17 Chatu Impact of thiopurine treatments on clinical outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease(2nd supervisor) (1st Pollok)
2009-13 Murray Long term outcomes of RSV bronchiolitis in children (1st supervisor)
2009-12 Arrowsmith Improving uptake of long-acting contraception (1st supervisor)
2007-09 Millett Impact of pay for performance on health disparities in people with diabetes (2nd supervisor)
2006-08 Hargreaves Impact of recent migrants on use of A&E and primary healthcare (2nd supervisor)

I have jointly supervised a further 10 PhD students registered within the University of London in the past years including (Thompson; Subramanian, Skow, Hsia, Park). I have examined over 30 PhDs to date