Dr. Michael Moneypenny

Dr Michael Moneypenny is the Regional Director (East Africa) at the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME), Aga Khan University. Dr Moneypenny has been involved in healthcare simulation since 2009 and has extensive experience in its operational and strategic aspects. He was the Director of the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors from 2012 to 2019 and served as the President of the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH), the UK simulation society, from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, he held the roles of Associate Postgraduate Dean for Skills and Simulation, and Senior Clinical Lead for the Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CSMEN) at NHS Education for Scotland from 2021 to 2023.

He is interested in human factors ergonomics as it applies to health and social care, optimising system performance and human wellbeing, as well as the acceleration of expertise.