Medical Education
| Royal College of Physician’s Educator |
| Masters in Medical Education (RCP/UCL) |
| Fellow of The Higher Education Academy and Academic Associate |
| Member of the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) |
Dr Paramothayan completed the Royal College of Physician's Educator's course in 2006 and the Masters in Medical Education in 2010. She was awarded a Clinical Teaching Bursary by the London Deanery in support of this training.
Teaching of undergraduates
Dr. Paramothayan was a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at Kent and Medway Medical School from 2020 – 2024 and the Year 3 Module Lead for Medicine from 2023-2024. She continues to be an OSCE examiner at the medical school.
Dr. Paramothayan was Honorary Senior Lecturer at St. George’s University of London from 2005-2018. She was on the interview panel admitting students to the medical school, did a significant amount of clinical teaching, was a supervisor for “student selected modules” and an MBBS Finals examiner.
Teaching of postgraduates
Dr. Paramothayan taught and trained junior doctors of all grades from Foundation to Specialty trainees and was a clinical and educational supervisor. Dr. Paramothayan was the Director of Medical Education from 2012-2015, Associate Medical Director for Education from 2016-2017 and Associate Quality Foundation Dean for Health Education South London from January 2017-June 2018. She was also a PACES examiner.
Medical Educational Research
Dr. Paramothayan has completed a research project entitled "Perception of graduate and non-graduate medical students on the effectiveness of problem-based learning and lectures" and "How is Professionalism Learnt and Measured in the clinical setting? The perception of medical students, junior doctors and consultants".