Professor John Sandars is an internationally recognized scholar in medical education. Following training in hospital medicine and general practice, he served as a GP trainer, Macmillan GP Facilitator in Palliative Medicine, and lecturer at the University of Manchester. He later held senior academic positions at the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield before joining Edge Hill University as Professor of Medical Education.

A Fellow of both the Academy of Medical Educators and the Higher Education Academy, Professor Sandars has received major national and international research funding exceeding £1.5 million. His work has resulted in more than 290 peer-reviewed publications. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Sheffield, has held visiting professorships internationally, and has delivered keynote speeches in various national and international conferences.

Professor Sandars serves on the editorial boards of leading medical education journals and provides leadership in professional standards, assessment, and educational research. His research focuses on developing healthcare professionals across the continuum of medical education, with particular interests in self-regulated learning, clinical reasoning, technology-enhanced learning, and the evaluation of complex educational interventions. Professor Sandars has successfully supervised 9 PhD students to completion and is an experienced PhD external examiner. He has provided faculty development workshops in both the UK and internationally.