Mr Mike Porter

Senior Lecturer

Tel: 0131 650 9469
Fax: (0131) 650 9519
Mike.Porter@ed.ac.uk

Role

I'm a social scientist with training in sociology and economics. My major role within the Division is to co-ordinate the social science teaching in the undergraduate medical degree course.

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate

• Course Organiser: MBChB Years 1/2: Health and Society
• MBChB teaching sessions years 1-4
• Intercalated BSc Medical Biology Honours teaching sessions
• Director of Studies

Postgraduate

• PhD Supervisor

Research Interests

I have long standing research interests in stress and morale of general practitioners and quality of GP care, and in community care of older people and people with a disability.

Current Research Involvement

• GP Morale and patient satisfaction. Quantitative study of GP morale and patient satisfaction/enablement
• A Breath of Fresh Air. Qualitative study of the health and health care of patients with advanced COPD

Other Responsibilities/Activities

• CHS: GP Teaching Committee
• CHS: PHS Vertical Theme Committee
• CHS/CPHPCR Executive Committee
• MBChB Years 1/2 Development Committee
• MBChB Year 2 Chair Board of Examiners
• CMVM Vertical Themes Committee
• CMVM Quality Assurance Committee

Selected grants

• A breath of fresh air: improving care and services for patients living and dying with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and their carers. (BOFA) (Chief Scientist Office, 2006-2009) Pinnock H, Murray SA, Worth A, Porter M, Kendall M, Sheikh, A, Levack P, MacNee W, Wilkinson D
• The Cumulative Trivia Syndrome: a trigger to dependence for the elderly? (Queens Nursing Institute, Scotland, 2001-2001) Murray S A, Porter M, Baggely S
• Identifying carer stress. (CSO (Research Training Fellowship), 1998-1998) Jarvis A, Worth A, Porter M

Selected publications

• McKinstry B, Walker JJ, Porter M, Tait A, Fulton C, Hanley J, Mercer S (2007) The impact of general practitioner morale on patient satisfaction with care: A cross-sectional study. Biomedcentral Family Practice, 8: 57 Link
• Jarvis A, Worth A, Porter M The experience of caring for someone over 75 years of age: results from a Scottish General Practice population. J Clin Nurs 2006; 15: 1450-1459
• Alder B, Porter M, Abraham C, van Teiglingen E. Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine 2nd ed. 2004 Edinburgh Elsevier Churchill Livingstone
• McKinstry B, Porter M, Wrate R, Elton R, Shaw J (2004) The MAGPI (Morale Assessment in General Practice Index): a new way for doctors to self-assess their morale. Education for Primary Care 15: 231-241
• Huby G. Gerry M. McKinstry B. Porter M. Shaw J. Wrate R. Morale among general practitioners: Qualitative study exploring relations between partnership arrangements, style, and workload. BMJ 2002; 325(7356):140-2
• Porter M, Alder B, Abraham C Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine (1999) Edinburgh Churchill Livingstone