Greg Moorlock
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Greg Moorlock
@gregdoesethics
Bioethicist, mostly transplant ethics. Associate Professor. Academic Lead for Phase 1 and VLE WMS MBChB. Deeply personal views, obv.




I love science. I owe my medical career to an inspiring science teacher who made the Krebs cycle sparkle and mitochondria memorable. At medical school I was lucky enough to learn from amazing scientists who turned complicated theories into fascinating stories. My PhD years immersed me in research alongside world leading scientists, and these days I collaborate daily with scientists whose insights continuously reshape my clinical thinking. Yet I’ve noticed a troubling trend: medical students increasingly find themselves mostly taught by scientists or educationalists, even on clinical aspects where they have little or no experience. Like most trends, this boils down to time and money. Clinical academics, despite being vital educators, are both expensive and irritatingly elusive. Read more here . . . should doctors be taught by doctors? @bmj_latest bmj.com/cgi/content/fu…
















