Meet the Deans
From February 2024, the following clinical leadership will be in place until further notice:
Postgraduate Deans
Dr Gary Wares
Regional Postgraduate Dean for London and Responsible Officer for London trainees
Gary is the Regional Postgraduate Dean of Medical Education and Workforce Development. In addition to providing strategic leadership for postgraduate medical programmes, he is also responsible for Healthcare Science, Pharmacy, Dental, Allied Health Professions and undergraduate medical and dental training.
Gary is the General Medical Council "Responsible Officer" for approximately 12,000 postgraduate doctors in training and has a particular interest in supporting progression in those with complex fitness to practice or health issues to ensure the best possible outcomes in training.
He is committed to the management of health inequalities through the delivery of training programmes and the use of WTE resources, and he co-chairs the England Public Health Workforce Collaborative. He is the 4 Nations Lead Dean for Public Health, Pathology, Ophthalmology and Audio-vestibular Medicine training. Gary is the national lead for the "Gold Guide" which guides the delivery of postgraduate medical training in the UK.
Gary has held a number of educational leadership roles including as the first Director of Medical Education at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Training Programme Director for the London Intensive Care training programme and Deputy Postgraduate Dean for North Central and East London.
He maintains a small clinical role as a consultant in critical care medicine at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, where he was previously Divisional Medical Director.
Dr Liz Carty
Local Postgraduate Dean for London
Liz is Postgraduate Dean for London. In addition to providing strategic leadership for postgraduate (PG) medical programmes, she is responsible for leading the team monitoring the quality of PG education and training in education providers, including the standards required by the regulators including the General Medical Council (GMC).
Liz is the Nominated Deputy Responsible Officer for Postgraduate Doctors in training in London and co-chairs the pan-London Responsible Officer Advisory Group. She is committed to improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in the delivery of training programmes and the use of WT&E resources. Liz works on behalf of the English PG Deans with the English Primary Care Deans national group and the Maternity and Neonatal National Team. Liz is the 4 Nations Lead Dean for Specialty and Associate Specialists (SAS) at the Royal College of Surgeons.
Liz has a MD in Gastroenterology and an MA in medical education. She has won research prizes and an ASME small grant. Her current research interest is in SAS and LEDs doctors’ experiences of appraisal and career guidance. She has published 17 abstracts, 16 original papers, 3 book chapters, and a book.
Liz maintains a clinical role as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Whipps Cross University Hospital, a large busy District General Hospital which is part of Barts Health NHS Trust in East London. She is the Lead Clinician for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease multidisciplinary team and is an endoscopy and colonoscopy trainer.
System Deans
| ICB | System Dean | Trusts |
| North West London |
Richard Bogle |
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| North Central London |
Vivienne Curtis |
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| North East London |
Louise Schofield |
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South East London |
Cleave Gass |
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| South West London |
Bhanu Williams |
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