Vivekananda-Schmidt, Pirashanthie, Professor

Professor Pirashanthie Vivekananda-Schmidt

DPhil, C.Psychol, MA(Ed), PFHEA, AFBPsS, Occ.psy

School of Medicine and Population Health

Professor of Medical Education

p.vivekananda-schmidt@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5363

The Medical School

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Professor Pirashanthie Vivekananda-Schmidt
School of Medicine and Population Health
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
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For enquiries please contact - SMPH-West-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk

I am a Chartered Psychologist with practitioner status in occupational psychology. I am a Principal Fellow of the UK Higher Education Advance, UK and a senior member of staff of the ��«Ӱҵ Medical Education team. My interests and experiences are summarised below.

Educational leadership: I have experience in curriculum development in practice through my work in Medical Education. I have held senior leadership roles in Education including oversight for quality and governance within the Faculty of Health.
Organisational development, managing change and training: developing and assessing professionalism and ethics and law education; human factors and errors in decision making.
Professionalism and Patient Safety: I lead on the MBChB Professionalism and Patient Safety theme which encompasses developing competencies in ethics and law, developing leadership and teamwork skills, and developing as a reflective and safe practitioner.

Research interests

Developing and validating assessment tools within healthcare education.
Technology-enhanced learning, especially applying Serious Gaming principles for medical and healthcare training.
Understanding factors that influence student performance.
Developing ethical practice including sustainable practice.

Publications

Journal articles

Tokidis E, Perin G, Vivekananda‐Schmidt P & Balasubramanian SP (2025) . World Journal of Surgery.
Tokidis E, Vivekananda-Schmidt P & Balasubramanian SP (2025) . Journal of Surgical Education, 82(1), 103348-103348.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2024) . Occupational Psychology Outlook, 3(2), 4-5.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2024) . Occupational Psychology Outlook, 3(1), 4-5.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2023) . Occupational Psychology Outlook, 2(1), 4-5.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P & Dennis N (2023) . Occupational Psychology Outlook, 2(1), 7-7.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2023) . Occupational Psychology Outlook, 2(1), 6-6.
Vivekananda‐Schmidt P, Oldale F, Russell J & Sandars J (2023) . The Clinical Teacher.
Goble M, Whitfield A, Ogden-Newton J & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2022) . BMC Medical Education, 22(1).
Qureshi A, Fino E, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Sandars J & Halti Cabral R (2019) . Cogent Medicine, 6(1), 1620087-1620087.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P & Sandars J (2018) . Education for Primary Care.
Jackson B, Chandauka R & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2018) . Education for Primary Care, 29(4), 228-231.
Johnsen HM, Fossum M, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Fruhling A & Slettebø Å (2018) . Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(1), 15-19.
Johnsen HM, Fossum M, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Fruhling A & Slettebø Å (2018) . Nurse Education Today, 62, 62-68.
Fowler GE & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2017) . Clinical Ethics, 12(4), 167-173.
Fowler GE & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2017) . Medico-Legal Journal.
Shaw ST & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2017) . Journal of Patient Experience.
Johnsen HM, Fossum M, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Fruhling A & Slettebø Å (2016) . International Journal of Medical Informatics, 94, 39-48.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P & Sandars J (2016) . The Clinical Teacher, 13(2), 91-97.
Kaczmarczyk J, Davidson R, Bryden D, Haselden S & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2016) . The Clinical Teacher, 13(4), 277-282.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Crossley J & Murdoch-Eaton D (2015) . BMC Medical Education, 15(1).
Chandauka RE, Russell JM, Sandars J & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2015) . Education for Primary Care, 26(1), 11-15.
Holden BJ, Burnett AH & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2014) Case-based learning: Integrating medical ethics and law into clinical practice. Education for Primary Care, 25(5), 283-287.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P & Vernon B (2014) . J Med Ethics, 40(4), 277-281.
Fisher P, Holden BJ, Burnett AH, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Beveridge J, Shackles D & Bruce D (2014) . Education for Primary Care, 25(5), 281-293.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, MacKillop L, Crossley J & Wade W (2013) . Med Educ, 47(11), 1080-1088.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Crossley J & Bax N (2011) . Clin Teach, 8(4), 267-271.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Marshall M, Stark P, McKendree J, Sandars J & Smithson S (2011) . Med Teach, 33(10), 846-850.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2011) . Educ Prim Care, 22(3), 152-158.
Mackillop LH, Crossley J, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Wade W & Armitage M (2011) . Med Teach, 33(2), e75-e83.
Crossley J & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2009) . Med Teach, 31(12), e603-e607.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Lewis M, Coady D, Morley C, Kay L, Walker D & Hassell AB (2007) . Arthritis Rheum, 57(5), 869-876.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Lewis M, Hassell AB, Coady D, Walker D, Kay L, McLean MJ, Haq I & Rahman A (2007) . Med Educ, 41(4), 402-410.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Lewis M, Hassell AB & ARC Virtual Rheumatology CAL Research Group (2005) . Arthritis Rheum, 53(5), 764-771.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Anderson RS, Reinhardt-Rutland AH & Shields TJ (2004) . Optom Vis Sci, 81(11), 844-852.
Lange WGT, Tierney KJ, Reinhardt-Rutland AH & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2004) . Br J Clin Psychol, 43(Pt 3), 235-243.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Coady DA, Lewis M, McLean MJ, Kay L, Walker D & Hassell AB (2004) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED CONFIDENCE AND ACTUAL PERFORMANCE IN AN OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF SHOULDER AND KNEE JOINT ASSESSMENT. RHEUMATOLOGY, 43, 94-94.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Hassell AB & McLean M (2004) . Nurse Res, 11(3), 43-55.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, McLean MJ & Hassell AB (2003) NURSE PROFESSIONALS' PERCEPTION OF THE USEFULNESS OF THE COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING PACKAGE (CAL), VIRTUAL RHEUMATOLOGY. RHEUMATOLOGY, 42, 148-148.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Coady D, McLean MJ, Kay L, David W, Boggis CRM & Hassell AB (2003) LEARNING RESOURCE UTILISATION BY MEDICAL STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE MUSCULOSKELETAL CURRICULA. RHEUMATOLOGY, 42, 68-68.
Coady DA, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Walker DJ, Kay LJ & Hassell AB (2003) CAN VIDEOTAPED OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATIONS (VOSCE) BE THE ANSWER TO ASSESSING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOME?. RHEUMATOLOGY, 42, 69-69.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Sandars J, Husain L, Leadbetter P & Marshall M () . International Journal of Medical Education, 15, 110-112.
Sandars J, Vivekananda‐Schmidt P, Husain L & Leadbetter P () . Medical Education.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P & Hooper C () . Journal of Medical Ethics.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P & Crossley J () . Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 447-447.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Bolton C & Knox R () . Education for Primary Care, 1-7.

Chapters

Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2015) , Human Rights and Ethics (pp. 245-260). IGI Global
Vivekananda-Schmidt P () , Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration (pp. 91-106). IGI Global

Conference proceedings papers

Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2023) How to get published. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OPEN, Vol. 82 (pp 502-502)
Blackburn D, Percox FH, Vivekananda-schmidt P & Reuber M (2017) . Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Vol. 88(8) (pp A24.2-A24)
Johnsen HM, Fossum M, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Fruhling A & Slettebø Å (2016) . Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Vol. 225 (pp 905-906)
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Campbell A, Ho A, Knox R & Lee M (2015) Professionalism Symposium 1: Designing Effective Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Professionalism. 12th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, 4 February 2015 - 8 February 2015.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P & Amin Z (2015) Applying Innovations In Technology To Enrich Learning And Feedback Experiences. 12th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, 4 February 2015 - 8 February 2015.
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Knox R, Charlton R, Sahota G, Lee S & Prince R (2014) Developing Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) to assess professionalism in medical students, 4 February 2015 - 8 February 2015.
Lewis M, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Hassell AB, Coady D, Kay L, Walker D, Haq I, Rahman A, Dacre J & McLean MJ (2005) Validation of a perceived confidence log in the examination of the shoulder and knee joints. RHEUMATOLOGY, Vol. 44 (pp I79-I79)
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Lewis M, Hassell AB, Coady D, Kay L, Walker D, Haq I, Rahman A, Dacre J & McLean MJ (2005) The computer assisted learning package, Virtual Rheumatology, has a measurable impact on the learning of musculoskeletal examination skills by undergraduate medical students. RHEUMATOLOGY, Vol. 44 (pp I79-I79)
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Lewis M, Hassell AB, Coady D, Kay L, Walker D, Haq I, Rahman A, Dacre J & Mclean MJ (2005) What influences undergraduate medical students to utilise the computer assisted learning package "Virtual Rheumatology"?. RHEUMATOLOGY, Vol. 44 (pp I78-I78)
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Hassell AB, Lewis M, McLean MJ, Coady D, Kay L, David W & Rahman A (2004) The computer assisted learning package, virtual rheumatology, has a measurable impact on the learning of musculoskeletal examination skills by medical students.. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM, Vol. 50(9) (pp S273-S273)
Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Reinhardt-Rutland AH, Shields TJ & Anderson RS (2003) Visual acuity in negotiating the built environment: Eye motion data and speed. CONTEMPORARY ERGONOMICS 2003 (pp 183-188)
Coady DA, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Lewis M, Kay LJ & Walker DJ (2002) Agreement between medical and non-medical examiners in scoring a musculoskeletal OSCE.. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM, Vol. 46(9) (pp S209-S209)

Datasets

Crossley J & Vivekananda-Schmidt P (2016) .
MacKillop LH, Crossley J, Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Wade W & Armitage M (2014) .

Preprints

Goble M, Whitfield A, Ogden-Newton J & Vivekananda-Schmidt P () , Research Square Platform LLC.

Teaching activities

Lead for MBChB "Professionalism and Patient Safety" theme
Curriculum development in healthcare education
Application of Medical Ethics and Law, patient safety education, and research ethics and integrity
The role of human factors in patient safety, including biases in thinking
Staff development for healthcare educators

Professional activities and memberships

Former trustee and current member of the Education Committee, Institute of Medical Ethics, UK
External Examiner roles at UK Medical Schools
Member of the Education and Training Board of the British Psychological Society
Editor of the Occupational Psychology Outlook (a publication of the Division of Occupational Psychology of the British Psychological Society).