Dr Peter Woods
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BA(Oxon) · MBChB · MRCP

Physician, researcher & builder

A physician with a background spanning acute and general medicine, clinical research and digital health across the UK and New Zealand, currently an Internal Medicine Trainee in Manchester. I hold MRCP and PGCerts in Medical Education and Genomic Medicine, and I build tools that make clinical life a little easier.

01Experience

Clinical career.

  1. 2026 – present

    Internal Medicine Trainee

    Manchester
    Internal Medicine Training in Manchester, building on acute and general medicine experience across the UK and New Zealand.
  2. Jun 2025 – Mar 2026

    Relief Medical Officer

    Te Whatu Ora · Health New Zealand
    Multiple specialities at Christchurch Hospital, and sole on-site doctor overnight at Greymouth Hospital — managing ED admissions, the acute take, and inpatient caseloads in a rural setting.
  3. Mar 2024 – Mar 2025

    Locum Doctor

    SWFT · SWBH
    Locum work across Warwick and Birmingham: Stroke, Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine and General Medicine.
  4. Jan 2023 – May 2024

    Physiology Tutor

    St Catherine's College · University of Oxford
    Designing and delivering physiology tutorials to undergraduate students alongside the clinical research fellow role.
  5. Aug 2022 – May 2024

    Clinical Research Fellow

    Central England Rehabilitation Unit · SWFT
    Research fellow at the largest Level 1 neurorehabilitation unit in the country, with a national focus on neurorehabilitation.
  6. 2022 – 2024

    Bedside Teaching

    University of Buckingham · CERU
    Designed and delivered the Special Senses bedside-teaching programme for Buckingham medical students, organised through the unit.
  7. Aug 2020 – Aug 2022

    Junior Doctor · Foundation Programme

    UHCW · SWFT · CWPT
    Six rotations: Respiratory Medicine, General Surgery, Haematology, Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry.
02Education

Qualifications.

  • MRCP
    Royal College of Physicians (UK)
    Part 1, Part 2 Written and PACES — all first attempt
    2023
  • MBChB · Distinction
    University of Warwick
    Distinction in Phase III Finals, Phase II MCQ & SAQ
    2016 – 2020
  • BA Human Sciences · 2:1 (69%)
    University of Oxford
    2013 – 2016
  • PGCert Medical Education · Pass
    University of Warwick
    2024
  • PGCert Genomic Medicine · Merit
    University of Warwick
    2023

Certifications Good Clinical Practice (NIHR, 2021) · Coding for Healthcare Professionals (Code Med)

03Research

Publications.

  1. Enhancing Parenting Using AI: Exploratory Hackathon

    Woods P, Donohoe S, Turtle L, et al. · JMIR Formative Research · 2025 · 10.2196/68780 ↗

  2. Augmenting Parenting Programs with the Pause Mobile App: Mixed Methods Evaluation

    Hodson N, Woods PI, Donohoe S, et al. · JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting · 2025 · 10.2196/68807 ↗

  3. Evaluating a Mobile App Supporting Evidence-Based Parenting Skills: Thematic Analysis

    Hodson N, Woods P, et al. · JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting · 2024 · 10.2196/53907 ↗

  4. Guillain-Barré Syndrome

    Shedd N, Woods P & Hoad D · Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health · 2024 · 10.1093/emph/eoae013 ↗

  5. Disparities in Access to Group Parenting Training Programmes

    Gorringe R, Woods P, et al. · BJPsych Open · 2024 · 10.1192/bjo.2024.153 ↗

  6. A Digital Microintervention Supporting Evidence-Based Parenting Skills: Development Study

    Hodson N, Woods P, et al. · JMIR Formative Research · 2024 · 10.2196/54892 ↗

  7. Digital micro interventions to support parenting: Evaluating time out apps

    Abdelhameed F, Hodson N & Woods P · Child and Adolescent Mental Health · 2023 · 10.1111/camh.12632 ↗

  8. Benefits of index telephone consultations on the two-week wait colorectal cancer pathway

    Wanigasooriya K, Sarma DR, Woods P, et al. · Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons · 2022 · 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0364 ↗

  9. High-altitude pulmonary edema

    Woods P & Alcock J · Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health · 2021 · 10.1093/emph/eoaa046 ↗
04Recognition

Prizes & awards.

  • National Poster Prize — Automatism as a Criminal Defence

    Royal Society of Medicine · Clinical Forensic & Legal Medicine · 2022

  • Movement Disorders Essay Prize

    British Geriatrics Society · 2022

For collaboration, research or clinical work — get in touch.

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