After an initial degree in psychology, Joe qualified in medicine in 1986. Following postgraduate training in general practice he joined what was then Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine as Lecturer in General Practice in 1990, becoming Senior Lecturer in 1995. He is a half time GP Principal and Honorary Consultant in Primary Care in Haringey Teaching PCT. His major educational interests are in undergraduate community based teaching and vocational training for general practice. He is Academic Lead for Primary Care Education in the Department, and Sub-Dean for Community Based Teaching in the Medical School. He is Programme Director of the Royal Free GP Specialty Training Programme and supervises the Department?s GP Clinical Fellowship programmes. He is lead editor of Churchill Livingstone?s Registrars Companion for General Practice. His research interests include educational evaluation, students' attitudes, use of chaperones in general practice, and communication between primary and secondary care.