Professor Paul M. Rea 

MBChB, MSc, MEd, PhD, DipFMS, FIMI, SFHEA

Professor of Digital and Anatomical Education

Director of Innovation, Engagement and Enterprise

Paul is Professor of Digital and Anatomical Education at the University of Glasgow. He is Director of Innovation, Engagement and Enterprise within the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing. He is also a Senate Assessor for Student Conduct, Council Member on Senate and coordinates the day-to-day running of the Body Donor Program and is a Licensed Teacher of Anatomy, licensed by the Scottish Government.
 

He is qualified with a medical degree (MBChB), a MSc (by research) in craniofacial anatomy/surgery, a PhD in neuroscience, the Diploma in Forensic Medical Science (DipFMS), and an MEd with Merit (Learning and Teaching in Higher Education). He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Institute of Medical Illustrators (FIMI) and a registered medical illustrator with the Academy for Healthcare Science.
 

Paul has published widely and presented at many national and international meetings, including invited talks. He is the Series Editor for Biomedical Visualization’s 21 published volumes and is the founding editor for this book series. This has resulted in over 155K downloads across these volumes, with contributions from over 430 different authors, across 133 institutions from 23 countries across the globe. These volumes are read in 75 countries and has 765 citations, and 472 social media mentions. He is Associate Editor for the European Journal of Anatomy and has reviewed for 25 different journals/publishers. He is a Public Engagement and Outreach lead coordinating collaborative projects with the Glasgow Science Centre, NHS and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Paul is also a STEM ambassador and has visited numerous schools to undertake outreach work.

His research involves a long-standing strategic partnership with the School of Simulation and Visualisation The Glasgow School of Art. This has led to multi-million pound investment in creating world leading 3D digital datasets to be used in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching to enhance learning and assessment. This successful collaboration resulted in the creation of the world's first taught MSc Medical Visualisation and Human Anatomy combining anatomy and digital technologies for which he is the Founding Director having previously managed the degree for 12 years since it’s inception. The Institute of Medical Illustrators also accredits it. It has created college-wide, industry, multi-institutional and NHS research linked projects for students.