College congratulates Chiron and John Munro Medal Winners

College congratulates Chiron and John Munro Medal Winners

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (“the College”) is congratulating the 2025  winners of two of its awards, the Chiron and John Munro medals for excellence in teaching and training and excellence in teaching respectively. The Chiron Medal was presented at the St Andrew’s Day Symposium held 27th-28th November and the John Munro Medal was presented at a College Diploma Ceremony on 5th December.

Dr Louise Wiblin has been awarded the Chiron Medal. Dr Wiblin is a consultant neurologist based at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough and has made an outstanding contribution to neurology education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At the University of Newcastle, she designed and delivered the clinical neurology curriculum, rapidly adapting it for online teaching during the pandemic and continuing to refine it based on feedback. She has developed around 100 micro-lectures aligned with the MLA and created Teesneuro.org, a national learning resource, alongside a unique podcast series exploring nuanced topics in neurology. For postgraduates, she is an active PACES assessor and mentor, providing exceptional educational and personal support, fostering passion for neurology and guiding trainees toward career success. Her contributions come without any protected time for teaching and while working a full clinical job.

Dr Dan Pugh has won the John Munro Medal. Dr Pugh is a ST6 Specialty Trainee in Renal Medicine and CSO Postdoctoral Clinical Lecturer with NHS Lothian and University of Edinburgh. He has demonstrated a sustained commitment to medical education, delivering high-quality bedside and classroom teaching for MBChB students and earning multiple trainee-nominated awards. A Clinical Teaching Fellow with NHS Lothian in 2016/7 and Clinical Tutor Associate since 2017, he has contributed extensively to curriculum development, OSCE preparation, simulation-based training, and ANP education, while also serving as an ALS instructor and RCPE symposium facilitator. His innovative work includes co-developing the EdRep website and consistently receiving outstanding feedback for his tailored, engaging teaching approach. He also reinstated dialysis nursing team teaching at St John’s Hospital, provides effective mentoring of resident doctors and coordinates the Renal SpR teaching programme. 

Professor Andrew Elder, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, said:

I warmly congratulate Dr Wiblin and Dr Pugh on their award of these prestigious medals which recognise their exceptional achievements in providing teaching and training and their commitment to students and doctors in training. 

Providing world class training and teaching to the next generation of doctors is of fundamental importance and the College is very proud that so many of our Fellows and Members across the globe are at the forefront of this work and that we are able to highlight some of those who are making such significant contributions.