Biography
Biography
PhD, MSc(Health), BSc(Hons), PGCHPE, SFHEA, RGN, RNT, V300.
Alison undertook her nursing degree at Edinburgh University, graduating in 1992. Since then she has worked in a range of acute settings including intensive care, emergency medicine and acute medicine, finally developing as an advanced practitioner in respiratory medicine.
She moved to academia in 2006 and first worked at Staffordshire University before moving to Keele University in 2008. Here she developed a suite of courses on non-medical prescribing, which she continually enhanced and led for 11 years, Gaining national recognition of her innovative curriculum designs and concepts with the NMC and HCPC. She gained her senior lecturer promotion in 2018 and 2019 moved to work in the School of Medicine to implement the new Physician Associate programme, which develops effective and efficient Physician Associates to integrate into the workforce of the health service. Top which the new apprenticeship route has been added from Sept 2023. She was part of the GMC working group to develop the new MAP national curriculum and is an active member of the executive team of the PA schools council.
She also leads on the development of the new FMHS professional doctorate programme, which provides a collaborative approach to doctoral education. As an experienced PhD/doctoral supervisor she uses her knowledge alongside her own experience to provide excellent support for her students. Gaining nominations for best PhD Supervisor of the year in 2019
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