Professor Marina Anderson graduated MBChB from Edinburgh University in 1991 and completed her pre-registration House Officer jobs in Edinburgh. She moved to the North West of England in 1992, where she trained in general medicine and subsequently completed specialist training in rheumatology, having been the first rheumatology specialist trainee at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary in 1998. During training, Marina gained both a research Masters and PhD from Manchester University, as part of an Arthritis Research Campaign Fellowship.
Throughout her clinical academic career, Marina has had a particular interest in medical education, fostering the development of student doctors, postgraduate trainee doctors and physician associates.