Out of Office - Dr Simon Curtis

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Find out more about Simon, co-founder of the Hot Topics course internationally in his 'Out of Office' before seeing him in person at Hot Topics Australia.

Presenter Spotlight - DR SIMON CURTIS

Simon, Co-founder of the Hot Topics course internationally, is the Medical Director of NB Medical Education, a partner at a training practice in central Oxford and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Oxford University.

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10 February 2020
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Dr Simon Curtis

Simon is the Medical Director NB Medical Education, an NHS GP in Oxford and Hon Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice, Oxford University.

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