Dr Daniel McDonald-Smith

About

Dr Daniel McDonald-Smith, BMedSci (Hons), BMBS, PGCert (HPE), AFHEA, MAcadMEd, MRSB is an incoming NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics (ST1) at the University of Cambridge. A multi-award-winning doctor and author, Dr McDonald-Smith will be researching leadership challenges in Health Professions Education as a pre-doctoral fellow. Looking to make healthcare more accessible to children & young people or passionate about health education? DM me. I'd love to collaborate. ORCID ID: 0009-0004-1106-7718

Experience

• Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical Education at University of Leicester
  Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  Clinical Teaching Fellow (CTF) at Leicester Medical School, contributing to undergraduate medical education (Years 1 and 2) across a variety of modules (units) and learning environments (e.g., full-body dissection, small and large group teaching, lectures & in hospitals).

• Trustee at University of Gloucestershire Students'​ Union
  Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Specialised Foundation Year 2 Doctor at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  Aug 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

  Adult Intensive Care Medicine & Acute Internal Medicine alongside PGCert in Health Professions Education at the University of St Andrews.

• Chief Mentor at Medic Mentor
  Nov 2024 - Jun 2025 · 8 mos

• Specialised Foundation Year 1 Doctor at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
  Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

  Paediatrics, Respiratory Medicine & General Surgery (Upper GI); Activities included BMJ Clinical Champion (Cohort 9).