91Ó°ÊÓ

Mr Sam Clark

Job: Senior Lecturer Acute Medical Nursing

Faculty: Health and Life Sciences

School/department: School of Nursing and Midwifery

Address: De 91Ó°ÊÓ University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 207 8560

E: Sam.Clark@dmu.ac.uk

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Personal profile

Sam has been a senior lecturer for a number of years having a wide range of experience in the undergraduate and post graduate nursing programmes. Sam has over 10 years clinical experience working both in the UK and Australia within respiratory nursing, cardiothoracic surgery and research.

Before joining 91Ó°ÊÓ Sam developed, delivered and lead various pre and postgraduate models including COPD and asthma modules and a 3rd year undergraduate respiratory module. Sam also lead a team exploring how the department could enhance feedback within the undergraduate nursing degree. This included overseeing the implementation of annotated feedback within the programme.

Sam is passionate about improving teaching and assessment and eager to ensure nursing education relates to clinical practice and is evidenced based. As a result Sam is an advocate for the use of technology enhanced learning, clinical skills, simulation training and OSCE within nurse education.

Sam currently is a module leader for a 1st year undergraduate module where the main focus is anatomy and physiology and other life sciences. Sam is also co-year one lead for the undergraduate nursing degree, a large part of this role entails supporting students when on clinical placement. Another of Sam's main roles at 91Ó°ÊÓ is lead link lecturer at Glenfiled hospital and other local placement areas supporting mentors in clinical practice.

Sam has published in various respiratory journals and has a keen research interest in COPD and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery. Sam has enrolled onto a PhD and is currently researching this fascinating area.

Research group affiliations

Institute of Health and Social Care

Institute for Health and Health Policy

Research interests/expertise

Cardio-Respiratory

COPD

Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency

Asthma

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS)

Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR)

Areas of teaching

Cardio-Respiratory Nursing

Cardiothoracic Surgery

High Dependency Nursing

Acute Medical Nursing

Anatomy and Physiolgy

Physical Examination

Basic Life Support, Clinical Skills, Simulation, OSCE

Study Skills

E Learning

Disseration Suppervision BSc & MSc

Qualifications

MSc Cardio-respiratory nursing

PGCHE

DipHE adult nursing

Courses taught

BSc (Hons) Nursing and Advanced Clinical Practice MSc

Membership of professional associations and societies

Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists (ARNS)

Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

University and College Union (UCU)

Professional licences and certificates

NMC Registered Nurse - Adult 08/07/2003

NMC Teacher 19/11/2015

Fellow of The Higher Education Academy 16/07/2015