Peter Cantillon is an educationalist with a special interest in clinical education and faculty development. He holds a personal chair in primary care.Educationalist roles A major part of Peters work is the development of healthcare educators and the promotion of high quality clinical education. He set upthe faculty development group at NUI Galway, GAME, (the Galway Alliance of Medical Educators). He established Irelands first inter-professional Masters course in clinical education in 2005. This highly successful blended learning course has 300+ graduates to date, many of whom have used the qualification to develop their careers as senior clinical educators and leaders in health care education. Peter developed an approach to making learning theory accessible for clinical educators through the ABC in Learning and Teaching series with the BMJ in 2003. The 12 article series was subsequently developed into a successful book by BMJ Publishing in 2003. The book is currently available in a a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.amazon.co.ukABC-Learning-Teaching-Medicine-Seriesdp140518597X2nd edition published by Wiley Blackwell, 2010 with a 3rd edition, (22 chapters), due in 2017. Peter co-founded the Irish Network of Medical Educators, (a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.inmed.ieINMED ) in 2008 to promote healthcare education research and faculty development in Ireland. The organisation has a membership of approximately 120 healthcare educators. Peter is the current chair of INMED and is leading the redevelopment of the organisation toward becoming a major provider of faculty development and education research sponsorship. The INMED membership is expected to grow considerably through the development of strategic relationships with the Irish postgraduate colleges, and the equivalent UK organisation, ASME (the Association for the Study of Medical Education). The organisation has launchedresearch and travelbursaries in 2013 and a joint Medical Council INMED educational research grant scheme in 2015. Peter is an active promoter of educational research regionally and nationally through the a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.nuigalway.iecoursestaught-postgraduate-coursesclinical-education.htmlMasters in Clinical Education programme and through the growing influence of INMED.