Professor Colin Melville has significant experience and expertise as a senior medical educationalist and NHS leader with previous roles encompassing Clinical Director, Medical Director, Director of Medical Education and Foundation School Director.

He went on to senior academic leadership positions at HYMS, Warwick and Lancaster medical schools before joining the General Medical Council (GMC) as Medical Director and Director of Education and Standards in 2017. As a member of the executive, he has led significant developments to the work of the GMC in support of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, and in the key professional standards, Good medical practice.

Colin is currently leading on innovations and changes to medical training to meet public and service need, and support a culture of compassionate leadership. His contributions have been recognised with Honorary Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Educators, Honorary Professor of Medical Education at the University of Manchester and Visiting Professor at Anglia Ruskin University.