Professor of Medical Education and Director of Assessment, Peninsula Medical School, and Consultant Anaesthetist at Plymouth University Hospitals NHS Trust. Tom leads the Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education Research, which undertakes research to improve capability and sustainability in the healthcare professions. He was recently involved as a key member of the Curriculum Review and Implementation Groups for the Royal College of Anaesthetists with responsibility for designing entrustment scales to be incorporated within the new curriculum and for developing assessor-training materials for work place based assessments. The General Medical Council has appointed him as Chair of the Examination Board for the new Anaesthesia Associate Registration Assessment. Council member of the European Board of Medical Assessors since 2018.