Tim Dornan (born 1950) is a British physician,

endocrinologist Endocrinology (from ''endocrine'' + '' -ology'') is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental events ...

and medical educationalist. He is Professor at the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at the

Queen's University Belfast The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...

. He was formerly Professor of Medical Education at

Maastricht University Maastricht University (abbreviated as UM; ) is a public university, public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 1976, it is the second youngest of the thirteen List of universities in the Netherlands, Dutch universities. In ...

, where he is now Professor Emeritus. He has been a visiting professor at

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, the

University of Dundee The University of Dundee is a public research university based in Dundee, Scotland. It was founded as a university college in 1881 with a donation from the prominent Baxter family of textile manufacturers. The institution was, for most of its ...

and the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

. Dornan's work has been cited over 10,000 times, nearly 40,000 times if counting two collective articles. His main research interest is clinical workplace learning and especially the application of social learning theories and qualitative methodologies to medical education. Dornan studied medicine as well as history and philosophy of science at the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

and the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

, and qualified as a doctor at Oxford in 1975. He worked in Oxford and Nottingham, obtained a clinical research doctorate at Oxford and was a postdoctoral researcher in

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. He since worked as a consultant internist and endocrinologist in Manchester, and became Undergraduate Dean at Hope Hospital. From the 1990s he focused increasingly on education, and in 2010 he became Professor of Medical Education at

. He was also an Honorary Professor at the

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The University of Manchester is c ...

. In 2014 he became Professor of Medical Education at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dornan, Tim 1950 births Living people British endocrinologists Academics of Queen's University Belfast Academic staff of Maastricht University Academics of the University of Manchester Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of the University of Oxford