Are you a resident doctor at ST4+ level who is interested in leadership development and clinical management?

The application process is internal:

1. Confirm support from your Educational Supervisor and TPD

2. Applications for our Chief Registrar posts are advertised in May each year

Fraser Waterson

Currently an ST8 in Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Fraser came to medicine slightly later in life. Originally studying Pharmacology, he undertook an internship with Genzyme Corporation in Boston before making the decision to change pace for medicine. To fund his studies, he worked for G1 Group PLC as an operations and general manager in a variety of Glasgow’s infamous night life venues – the perfect preparation for a future in the ED…

Stemming from the west coast he completed his foundation training in Forth Valley before undertaking a Clinical Development Fellowship in Emergency Medicine and Obstetrics, where he got his first taste of QI and a chance to attend the Medical Leadership Academy. Fraser moved further east to Edinburgh in 2016, to take up run-through training in Emergency Medicine and enjoying experiences in both the ED and in ICU during his ACCS years he is now a dual trainee in Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine here in South East Scotland.

Passionate about systems improvement, enhancing team performance, trainee representation, and work place well-being - he is looking forward to supporting doctors-in-training at NHS Lothian as a Chief Registrar. Having held regional trainee representative positions for foundation doctors and ACCS trainees, he now also represents EM and ICM dual trainees nationally for the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

In his spare time, he enjoys watching the rugby (still a Warriors fan), good food, good coffee and the (very) occasional hike up the hills!

Rachel Bramah

I am an Acute and General Internal Medicine registrar in the Southeast of Scotland. Prior to this, I worked in the West of Scotland for foundation and internal medicine training. Acute medicine training includes clinical attachments in other subspecialties including cardiology, respiratory medicine, medicine for the elderly and intensive care medicine. This gives me the opportunity to work with many different junior doctors and experience the specific challenges they face in the workplace.

Within medicine, I have an interest in simulation training. I currently design, facilitate and debrief medical simulation throughout Scotland. In my spare time I enjoy travelling with the aim of spending as much time in the sunshine as possible and sampling local cuisines.

Katherine McAndrew

Hi, I’m Kat and I’m an ST6 Anaesthetics trainee. I studied at Edinburgh University and spent time in Glasgow and London before returning to Edinburgh for specialty training.

Within work, I’m interested in perioperative medicine and quality improvement. You can recognise me by my Taylor Swift lanyard (1989 tour). Outside of work, I love music of all kinds (except heavy metal). I’m often spotted bobbing in the water at Wardie Bay (email me if you fancy it!). I also love running, travelling,  '90’s Pop' spin rides on my Pelaton, and chocolate.

Always looking for new hobbies so if you need a buddy to try something new, please include me (but no heavy metal gigs).

Georgie Findlay

Hello, my name is Georgie. I’m an ST7 in anaesthetics, and I have been training within South East Scotland since 2017.  I’m originally from North Yorkshire, but left “God’s own county” to go to university in Edinburgh, followed by foundation years in London, after which I made my way back up north. I’m interested in neuroanaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, patient safety and medical education.

When I’m not at work, I spend a lot of time trying to encourage my westie, Morag, to behave. I love gardening, go to a painting class and enjoy sampling as many of Edinburgh’s cafes and restaurants as I have the budget for.

Carol Kwon

I am a senior registrar in Histopathology following completion of foundation training in the East of Scotland Deanery. I completed my medical degree at the University of Dundee after studying at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. My clinical interests include surgical pathology, wellbeing in the workplace, and medical leadership. I also enjoy teaching junior trainees and medical students.

Outside of work I enjoy climbing, skiing, and cycling – I’m especially enjoying my new gravel bike across Scotland’s many beautiful trails. At home, my partner and I cultivate a small forest garden which helps keep us grounded

Gordon Snowden

I’m currently an Orthopaedic registrar and I’m very excited about the year to come as one of the chief registrars. I qualified from med school in Glasgow in 2015 after having done the first 3 years of University at St Andrews. I completed my foundation training in Edinburgh and the south east and have been here ever since.

On a personal note, my wife Jess and I have two children, Charlotte and Robert, and a lively cocker spaniel named Margaret, who all keep us on our toes. When I’m not running after the dog and the kids, in my spare time, I enjoy running as fast as I can (admittedly quite slowly) on the roads and trails around Edinburgh.

Like any good orthopaedic surgeon, I enjoy using power tools at home just as much as in theatre.

Kirstin Griffin

I am a ST5 registrar in Diabetes and Endocrinology.  I am a Glasgow graduate and moved to Edinburgh for my post-graduate training.  I love living in Edinburgh but I didn’t always know what my career would look like. I spent 3 years working in Western Australia after Foundation Training and this gave me the time and opportunity to realise that I wanted to pursue internal medicine.  I am passionate about supporting junior doctors to choose the right path for them and I hope to use my year as Chief Registrar to engage junior doctors in accessing opportunities in specialty training and helping support and build their applications for their future careers.

Outside of work, you will find me spending most of my time with my border collie, Rocky.  Edinburgh is such a dog-friendly city so he can come everywhere with me.  I also love to try new restaurants, and my husband and I are on the hunt for the best dumplings in Edinburgh.  Any new suggestions are welcome!  I’m looking forward to working with the MED team and excited for what this year ahead will bring.

Mark Winton

I’m Mark, a Clinical Oncology Registrar in Edinburgh. I’m originally from Belfast, moved to Scotland for University and haven’t left since! I studied at University of Glasgow, completing Foundation Training in Edinburgh before doing Internal Medicine Training in Glasgow. Subsequently moved back to Edinburgh for Oncology Training and I’ve just completed my ST5 year.

I’m one of this year’s Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellows and will be working across NHS Lothian and Scottish Government Health Workforce. I’m interested in recruitment, trainee wellbeing, and equality, equity, diversity and inclusion.

Outside of work, I’ve recently taken up running as my form of exercise. Usually spend the rest of my spare time with family, on holiday or going to concerts.