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Biography
Dr Tyrrell achieved his BMedSci in 2005 and BMBS in 2007, both from the University of Nottingham. Following foundation training in Nottingham and Mansfield he completed GP training in Nottingham and was awarded Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) in 2012. He currently works part time as a GP in Nottingham, as well as having a role as Research Lead for the Nottingham City GP Alliance.
He has worked as an academic GP since 2012 in a combination of teaching and research focused roles. He took up the role of Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Primary Care in 2012 and was course convener for one of the Primary Care taught modules within the undergraduate medical degree alongside working in the Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Group.
In 2014 he completed an MSc in Applied Epidemiology and was awarded an NIHR In-Practice Fellowship, working on a variety of studies focused on self-harm in young people. He then took up his current post as a Clinical Assistant Professor in 2017 within the Primary Care Education Unit. He is currently course lead for one of the Primary Care taught modules within the undergraduate medical degree while maintaining a strong interest in both primary care based epidemiological research, as well as educational research. He has experience of curriculum development and innovation, as well as running studies to test new educational innovations.
His clinical research is in the area of Injury Epidemiology, self-harm and suicide, primarily using large primary care databases.
Expertise Summary
Injury epidemiology, self-harm, suicide, undergraduate teaching
Teaching Summary
Dr Tyrrell teaches on a number of courses run by the Primary Care Education Unit across all years of the medical curriculum involving topics such as ethics, consultation skills, communication and… read more
Research Summary
Dr Tyrrell's main area of clinical research is injury epidemiology, in particular using primary care data to investigate risk factors and associations that influence self-inflicted injury episodes.
Most of this recent work has focused on using primary care data to explore the patterns and risk factors involved in self-harm or suicide, to better inform primary care practice.
Selected Publications
Dr Tyrrell teaches on a number of courses run by the Primary Care Education Unit across all years of the medical curriculum involving topics such as ethics, consultation skills, communication and chronic disease management.
He currently leads the Early Primary Care module taught to 3rd year undergraduate medical students. He has a strong track record of curriculum development and testing educational innovations.
He is currently leading a piece of work to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence in undergraduate medical education, as well as working on evaluating other technological advancements and innovations in primary care based medical education.