Dr Yvonne Mbaki

Profile

Yvonne is a Reader in Medical Education, Head of Year 1 and Deputy Head of MBBS (Early Years Curriculum) in the Institute of Health Sciences Education, Queen Mary University of London.  

Yvonne gained a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences from University of Bradford and a MSc (Neuroscience) and PhD (Urology Pharmacology) from University College London (UCL). 

As a teaching-focused academic, Yvonne is primarily involved in the teaching of Medical Physiology. Externally, Yvonne is a member of the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) and was tenured for one year in 2021 as ASME's honorary secretary and lead for EDI with membership on the board of directors. 

Yvonne obtained Senior Fellowship of Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy) in 2018. In 2020 and 2023, Yvonne was awarded a team Lord Dearing Award from the University of Nottingham for an outstanding contribution to the enhancement of the student experience. Additionally, in 2023, Yvonne was also awarded an individual Lord Dearing Award. In 2021, Yvonne received an impact award from the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) for the publication "Diversifying the medical curriculum as part of the wider decolonising effort: A proposed framework and self-assessment resource toolbox" which received multiple citations locally, nationally and internationally. 

Research

Research Interests:

Yvonne has a track record of education research in the areas of student wellbeing; and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in education

Publications

AISIA LEA, ZAINAB HAMMAD, NATASHA NOEL-BARKER, YVONNE MBAKI and DEBORAH MERRICK, 2023. An exploration of ethnic inclusivity within anatomical education. In: Midlands Racial Equality in Medicine Conference, Leicester, UK..

YVONNE MBAKI, DEBORAH MERRICK and TIMOTHY SIMPSON, 2023. Physician teach thyself: Pedagogy aimed at today's aspiring doctors. In: The Teaching and Learning Challenges of 21st-Century Higher Education: Prioritising Pedagogy Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Newcastle.

JESSICA HODGSON, JOSEPH MAHON, YVONNE MBAKI and DEBORAH MERRICK, 2023. Using experience from supporting medical students to develop effective near-peer mentoring in Higher Education IMPact - University of Lincoln. 6(2), 1-18

WILLIAM ATIOMO, YVONNE MBAKI, KARTIKEYA BHARDWAJ and PAMELA HAGAN, 2022. Academic attainment in international medical students might be optimised by educating them about cognitive load theory International Journal of Medical Education. 13, 90-91

YIN-YING MAK, BI-JUIN LOONG, PAUL MILLNS, CLAUDIA C. BAUER, ROBIN S. BON, YVONNE MBAKI, FONG-KAI LEE, KUAN-HON LIM, CIN KONG and SUE-MIAN THEN, 2022. Schwarzinicine A inhibits transient receptor potential canonical channels and exhibits overt vasorelaxation effects Phytotherapy Research. 1-12

MERRICK, DEBORAH, MBAKI, YVONNE, PRATTEN, MARGARET K. and SIMPSON, TIMOTHY G., 2021. Exploring wellbeing in first year medical students amidst a curriculum change BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 21(1), 252

DEBORAH MERRICK, JESSICA HODGSON, PAMELA HAGAN and YVONNE MBAKI, 2021. Virtual peer mentoring: A partnership between two UK Medical Schools Impact e-Journal. 4(1),

YVONNE MBAKI, ELI TODOROVA and PAMELA HAGAN, 2021. Diversifying the medical curriculum as part of the wider decolonising effort: A proposed framework and self-assessment resource toolbox The Clinical teacher. 18(5), 459-466

YVONNE MBAKI, 2021. Leading on diversity and inclusion at ASME The Clinical Teacher. 18(5), 508-510

MEI-KEE LEE, KUAN-HON LIM, PAUL MILLNS, SURESH KUMAR MOHANKUMAR, SZU-TING NG, CHON-SENG TAN, SUE-MIAN THEN and YVONNE MBAKI, 2018. Bronchodilator effects of Lignosus rhinocerotis extract on rat isolated airways is linked to the blockage of calcium entry Phytomedicine. 42, 172-179

MEI-KEE LEE, PAUL MILLNS, YVONNE MBAKI, SZU-TING NG, CHON-SENG TAN, KUAN-HON LIM, SUE-MIAN THEN, SURESH KUMAR MOHANKUMAR and KANG-NEE TING, 2018. Data on the Lignosus rhinocerotis water solublesclerotial extract affecting intracellular calciumlevel in rat dorsal root ganglion cells Data in Brief 18. 1322-1326

EVANGELIA BAKALI, YVONNE MBAKI, DAVID G. LAMBERT, RUTH A. ELLIOTT and ROBERT MASON, 2016. Effects of cannabinoid receptor activation by CP55,940 on normal bladder function and irritation-induced bladder overactivity in non-awake anaesthetised rats Int Urogynecol J. 27, 1393–1400

LOONG, B.J., TAN, J.H., LIM, K.H., MBAKI, Y. and TING, K.N., 2015. Contractile function of smooth muscle retained after overnight storage Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology. 388(10), 1061-1067

MBAKI, Y., GARDINER, J., MCMURRAY, G. and RAMAGE, A.G., 2012. 5-HT2A receptor activation of the external urethral sphincter and 5-HT2C receptor inhibition of micturition: a study based on pharmacokinetics in the anaesthetized female rat European Journal of Pharmacology. 682(1-3), 142-152

MBAKI, Y. and RAMAGE, A.G., 2008. Investigation of the role of 5-HT2 receptor subtypes in the control of the bladder and the urethra in the anaesthetized female rat British Journal of Pharmacology. 155(3), 343-356