Derek Jones is the Programme Director for the PhD in Clinical Education at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. On leaving school he worked as a clerk in a tax office before completing a degree in Sociology and subsequently training as an Occupational Therapist. He has many years of experience teaching and has been using a VLE with health and social care professionals since 2007. Derek has a long-standing interest in pain management and the application of sociological theories to health professions education.
