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Professor Marcus Coffey
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Overview
I am a Professor of Medical Education and I teach the subject of Pharmacology to our undergraduates on the Medicine (MBBCh) degree programme.
Understanding how drugs work is a vital component of training doctors to become safe prescribers.
To help our students learn about the drugs that can be used across all medical specialities covered in the course, I use a range of teaching techniques that help explain the effects of drugs. This involves contextualising the use of medications that target a specific system (or tissue) within the Human body; so I create immersive teaching materials that cover everything from cardiology to immunology to psychiatry... and everything in between!
I have won a number of awards for my innovative approaches to teaching, and I have a particular interest in creating interactive, animated and visually stimulating e-Learning Resources that Medical Students can use to enhance their knowledge of a particular subject area.
Some examples of the types of learning & teaching resources I create may be viewed by clicking on any of the links below:
Example 2 (Cardiac Conduction)
Example 3 (Acid / Base Balance)
Example 5 (Basic Microbiology)
I am a Senior Fellow of Advance Higher Education.
I am also the Deputy Director of 'HIVE' (the School of Medicine's Digital Education & Innovation Hub)
Publication
2025
- Hassoulas, A. et al. 2025. A pilot study investigating the efficacy of technology enhanced case based learning (CBL) in small group teaching. Scientific Reports 15 (1) 15604. (10.1038/s41598-025-99764-5)
- Casals-Farre, O. et al., 2025. Assessing ChatGPT 4.0's capabilities in the United Kingdom Medical Licensing Examination (UKMLA): A robust categorical analysis. Scientific Reports 15 (1) 13031. (10.1038/s41598-025-97327-2)
2024
- Hassoulas, A. et al. 2024. Technology-enhanced case-based learning and small group teaching: a pilot study. Presented at: Learning and Teaching Conference. Online 13 September 2024.
2023
- Hassoulas, A. et al. 2023. Investigating marker accuracy in differentiating between university scripts written by students and those produced using ChatGPT. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching 6 (2)(10.37074/jalt.2023.6.2.13)
- Hassoulas, A. et al. 2023. Developing a personalised, evidence-based and inclusive learning (PEBIL) model of blended learning: A cross-sectional survey. Education and Information Technologies (10.1007/s10639-023-11770-0)
- Hassoulas, A. , De Almeida, A. and Coffey, M. 2023. Developing a Personalised, Evidence-Based and Inclusive Learning (PEBIL) model of blended learning. Presented at: AdvanceHE Teaching and Learning Conference 2023 Keele, UK 4-6 July 2023. Springer(10.1007/s10639-023-11770-0)
2018
- Newton, Z. and Coffey, M. 2018. Case writing workshop. Presented at: Centre for Medical Education, Queen?s University Belfast Curriculum Showcase Queen's University Belfast 2018. , pp.-.
2016
- Coffey, M. and Newton, Z. 2016. Medic case based learning (CBL) and how it enhances educator practice. Presented at: Centre for Education Innovation?s annual learning and teaching Conference Cardiff University 2016. , pp.-.
- Newton, Z. , Coffey, M. and Riley, S. 2016. Large cohort case based learning: the balanced Goldilocks conundrum. Presented at: AMEE Barcelona 28/08/16. , pp.-.
2009
- Maskrey, B. H. et al., 2009. Activated platelets and monocytes generate four hydroxyphosphatidylethanolamines via lipoxygenase [Addition]. Journal of Biological Chemistry 284 (37), pp.25460. (10.1074/jbc.A611776200)
2005
- Williams, P. C. et al., 2005. In vivo aspirin supplementation inhibits nitric oxide consumption by human platelets. Blood 106 (8), pp.2737-2743. (10.1182/blood-2005-02-0664)
- Clark, S. R. et al. 2005. Depletion of iNOS-derived nitric oxide by prostaglandin H synthase-2 in inflammation-activated J774.2 macrophages through lipohydroperoxidase turnover. Biochemical Journal 385 (3), pp.815-821. (10.1042/BJ20041353)
2004
- Coffey, M. J. et al. 2004. Interactions of 12-lipoxygenase with phospholipase A2 isoforms following platelet activation through the glycoprotein VI collagen receptor. FEBS Letters 576 (1-2), pp.165-168. (10.1016/j.febslet.2004.09.007)
- Coffey, M. J. et al. 2004. Platelet 12-lipoxygenase activation via glycoprotein VI: involvement of multiple signaling pathways in agonist control of H(P)ETE synthesis. Circulation Research 94 (12), pp.1598-1605. (10.1161/01.RES.0000132281.78948.65)
2002
- Clark, S. R. et al. 2002. Characterization of nitric oxide consumption pathways by normal, chronic granulomatous disease and myeloperoxidase-deficient human neutrophils. The Journal of Immunology 169 (10), pp.5889-5896.
2001
- Coffey, M. J. et al. 2001. Catalytic consumption of nitric oxide by 12/15- lipoxygenase: inhibition of monocyte soluble guanylate cyclase activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) ISSN 1091-6490 98 (14), pp.8006-8011. (10.1073/pnas.141136098)
Articles
- Hassoulas, A. et al. 2025. A pilot study investigating the efficacy of technology enhanced case based learning (CBL) in small group teaching. Scientific Reports 15 (1) 15604. (10.1038/s41598-025-99764-5)
- Casals-Farre, O. et al., 2025. Assessing ChatGPT 4.0's capabilities in the United Kingdom Medical Licensing Examination (UKMLA): A robust categorical analysis. Scientific Reports 15 (1) 13031. (10.1038/s41598-025-97327-2)
- Hassoulas, A. et al. 2023. Investigating marker accuracy in differentiating between university scripts written by students and those produced using ChatGPT. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching 6 (2)(10.37074/jalt.2023.6.2.13)
- Hassoulas, A. et al. 2023. Developing a personalised, evidence-based and inclusive learning (PEBIL) model of blended learning: A cross-sectional survey. Education and Information Technologies (10.1007/s10639-023-11770-0)
- Maskrey, B. H. et al., 2009. Activated platelets and monocytes generate four hydroxyphosphatidylethanolamines via lipoxygenase [Addition]. Journal of Biological Chemistry 284 (37), pp.25460. (10.1074/jbc.A611776200)
- Williams, P. C. et al., 2005. In vivo aspirin supplementation inhibits nitric oxide consumption by human platelets. Blood 106 (8), pp.2737-2743. (10.1182/blood-2005-02-0664)
- Clark, S. R. et al. 2005. Depletion of iNOS-derived nitric oxide by prostaglandin H synthase-2 in inflammation-activated J774.2 macrophages through lipohydroperoxidase turnover. Biochemical Journal 385 (3), pp.815-821. (10.1042/BJ20041353)
- Coffey, M. J. et al. 2004. Interactions of 12-lipoxygenase with phospholipase A2 isoforms following platelet activation through the glycoprotein VI collagen receptor. FEBS Letters 576 (1-2), pp.165-168. (10.1016/j.febslet.2004.09.007)
- Coffey, M. J. et al. 2004. Platelet 12-lipoxygenase activation via glycoprotein VI: involvement of multiple signaling pathways in agonist control of H(P)ETE synthesis. Circulation Research 94 (12), pp.1598-1605. (10.1161/01.RES.0000132281.78948.65)
- Clark, S. R. et al. 2002. Characterization of nitric oxide consumption pathways by normal, chronic granulomatous disease and myeloperoxidase-deficient human neutrophils. The Journal of Immunology 169 (10), pp.5889-5896.
- Coffey, M. J. et al. 2001. Catalytic consumption of nitric oxide by 12/15- lipoxygenase: inhibition of monocyte soluble guanylate cyclase activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) ISSN 1091-6490 98 (14), pp.8006-8011. (10.1073/pnas.141136098)
Conferences
- Hassoulas, A. et al. 2024. Technology-enhanced case-based learning and small group teaching: a pilot study. Presented at: Learning and Teaching Conference. Online 13 September 2024.
- Hassoulas, A. , De Almeida, A. and Coffey, M. 2023. Developing a Personalised, Evidence-Based and Inclusive Learning (PEBIL) model of blended learning. Presented at: AdvanceHE Teaching and Learning Conference 2023 Keele, UK 4-6 July 2023. Springer(10.1007/s10639-023-11770-0)
- Newton, Z. and Coffey, M. 2018. Case writing workshop. Presented at: Centre for Medical Education, Queen?s University Belfast Curriculum Showcase Queen's University Belfast 2018. , pp.-.
- Coffey, M. and Newton, Z. 2016. Medic case based learning (CBL) and how it enhances educator practice. Presented at: Centre for Education Innovation?s annual learning and teaching Conference Cardiff University 2016. , pp.-.
- Newton, Z. , Coffey, M. and Riley, S. 2016. Large cohort case based learning: the balanced Goldilocks conundrum. Presented at: AMEE Barcelona 28/08/16. , pp.-.
Teaching
I teach extensively on the following programmes in:
MBBCh (UCAS: A100/ A101)
I have a particular interest in teaching cardiovascular pharmacology
Contact Details
[email protected]
Main Hospital Building, Floor 2nd floor (Rear A-B link corridor), Room 2B 15, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN
Main Hospital Building, Floor 2nd floor (Rear A-B link corridor), Room 2B 15, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN
Research themes
Specialisms
- Molecular medicine