Key Personnel

Meet Jinabhai Regulatory Consultancy’s Founder

Dr Amit N. Jinabhai BSc (Hons) PGCertHE PhD MCOptom FBCLA FEAOO SFHEA

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Qualifications

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Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, PGCertHE – The University of Manchester (Faculty of Humanities), 2023
PhD in Optometry awarded for investigating optical quality and visual performance in patients with keratoconus – The University of Manchester (Faculty of Life Sciences), 2012
Level 5 Management Qualification – Chartered Institute of Management (CMI), 2012
10 Professional Qualification Examination Passes – UK College of Optometrists, 2005
BSc (Hons) degree in Optometry: First-class – the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), 2004
A-Levels in: Biology (Grade A), Chemistry (Grade A), Physics (Grade B) and General Studies (Grade C) – 2001
General Certificate of Secondary Education Assessments: 3A*, 5A and 1B – 1999
(Includes, Mathematics Grade A; Double Award for Science Grades 2A*, and English Language Grade A).

Professional Registrations and Accreditations

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Accredited National External Examiner, with Advance Higher Education – since 2022
Accredited Peer Discussion Facilitator, with the UK College of Optometrists – since April 2017
Registered Optometrist, with the General Optical Council (GOC) – since September 2005

Fellowships

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Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), awarded by portfolio – 2022
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), awarded by portfolio – 2015
Fellowship of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO), awarded by viva voce examination – 2015
Fellowship of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA), awarded by viva voce examination – 2012

Awards, Prizes and Nominations

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Nominations for the 2022-23 Divisional Teacher of the Year Award, from The University of Manchester’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health (Division of Pharmacy & Optometry)
Nomination for The University of Manchester’s Distinguished Achievement Awards – 2022
Teaching Excellence Award for Educational Leadership and Inclusive Teaching, from The University of Manchester’s Institute of Teaching and Learning – Aug 2021
The 2020-21 Divisional Teacher of the Year Award, from The University of Manchester’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health (Division of Pharmacy & Optometry)
The Association of Optometrists’ (AOP) National Optometry Lecturer of the Year: Winner – 2017
The AOP’s National Optometry Lecturer of the Year: Runner-up – 2014
The International Peter Abel Prize, awarded for demonstrating excellence in contact lens optics, by The Association of German Contact Lens Specialists and Optometrists’ (VDC/O): €1,000 – 2012
The National George Giles Postgraduate Research Prize, awarded for outstanding postgraduate research, by The UK College of Optometrists: £500 – 2012
The American Academy of Optometry Postgraduate Student Travel Fellowship Award: $750 – 2011
The American Academy of Optometry Postgraduate Student Travel Fellowship Award: $750 – 2010
The UK College of Optometrists’ Postgraduate Student Travel Award: £400 – 2010
The undergraduate UMIST Departmental Prize, awarded to the final-year student with the overall highest marks in the Final Clinical Practical Examinations, by UMIST: £50 – 2004
The undergraduate Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Prize, awarded to the final-year student with the overall highest mark in the Final Contact Lens Practical Examination, by UMIST: £50 – 2004 
The undergraduate Sola Optical Vision Prize, awarded to the first-year student with the highest marks in the Geometrical Optics, Perception and Physiology Examinations, by UMIST: £100 – 2002

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