EBMA 2026 Committee

Adrian Freeman

President of the European Board of Medical Assessors


Suzanne Chamberlain

Co-Chair of Scientific Programme

Head of Assessment & Liaison, Medical Licensing Assessment at the General Medical Council in the United Kingdom.

Jose Pego Miguel

Co-Chair of Scientific Programme

Anesthesiologist and Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Iain Robinson

Chair of Local Organising Committee

Director of Medical Studies (MBChB), Lancaster Medical

School, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Phil Smith

University of Cardiff

Carlos Collares

Associate Professor at the Universidade do Algarve, Affiliate Professor at the Universidade do Minho, assessment specialist for the European Board of Medical Assessors, and Director of Academic Quality and Innovation at Inspirali.

Paata Tsagareishvili

David Tvildiani Medical University, Georgia

Vice Dean in Medical Education

Linda Prescott-Clements

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Director of Education


Eduardo Pleguezeulos

Academic Director of the Practicum Institute of Applied Research in Health Sciences Education, Madrid, Spain.

Cees van der Vleuten

Emeritus Professor, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Local Organising Committee

Dr Wesley Hutchinson

University of Lancaster

Director of Assessment and Co-Director of Clinical Assessment, Lancaster Medical School

Dr Gemma Lee

University of Lancaster

Co-Director of Clinical Assessment, Lancaster Medical School

Dr Olaug Grude

University of Lancaster

Deputy Director of Assessment, Lancaster Medical School