Profile
Gill Harrison
My CV
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Education:
I went to schools in lancashire and then University in Salford, London and Hertfordshire.
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Qualifications:
An MSc & Diploma in ultrasound, a diploma in clinical hypnosis, a teaching certificate, qualifications in assessing & principal fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
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Work History:
Society and College of Radiographers
City, University of London.
West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust
Fruit and veg stall
Flower stall
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Current Job:
Associate Professor and Professional Officer (Ultrasound) for the Society and College of Radiographers.
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About Me:
I am a radiographer & Associate Professor who specialised in ultrasound scanning. I can scan adults, children and unborn babies.
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I was born in Lancashire and now live in the south of England.
I love ultrasound scanning, teaching and coaching to help people reach their potential. When I’m not doing that I spend time travelling and using a real camera to get snapshots of the latest adventures.
Had a great two weeks doing the I’m a Scientist get me out of here competition. There’s been some great questions and some challenging ones for me (& quite a few really funny ones too). Thanks for all the interaction, questions and comments. Good luck to you all in the future.
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I am an Associate Professor and in my main role I lead and teach on the ultrasound programme in the university. I teach obstetrics, abdominal and gynaecology ultrasound, as well as professional issues including communication, to make sure my students can explain unexpected findings to patients and write reports for the doctors. We work with students in our skills suite (see picture), to help them to learn the skills they need to be good sonographers (ultrasound practitioners). We have a simulator for students to learn how to move the probe and understand how the buttons on the machine can be used to achieve good quality images.
One day per week I work for the Society and College of Radiographers, helping to promote ultrasound and develop practice to cope with future changes in healthcare. I also continue to scan on a regular basis, so that I can still meet patients and do the job I love.
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My Typical Day:
There is no typical day! Every day is varied.
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I now work for the Society and College of Radiographers. You might find me writing guidelines for radiographers (use x-rays for diagnosis and treatment) and sonographers (the people who do ultrasound scanning) or teaching and developing e-learning resources. Sometimes I am doing research into how best to teach students about ultrasound or how to hold the ultrasound probe (transducer) so that they don’t injure themselves.
When I’m not teaching, I might be chasing a baby around it’s mum’s abdomen to try and get a good picture or scanning adults with pain, to see if I can find the cause so that they can get the correct treatment.
A link to the day in the life of an ultrasound programme director gives an idea of what the first day of term is like for me: https://www.sor.org/news/day-life-ultrasound-programme-director-muam
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I’d set up a competition for radiographers and radiography students to see who can come up with the best idea to teach school children what radiography is, how it works & why it’s a great career to go into, so they know it’s not just doctors and nurses who work in healthcare.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Professional & always eating!
What did you want to be after you left school?
Something in healthcare, but not nursing (I was quite clear about that, but not sure why). Other than that I was open to suggestions.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really, I'd have been in trouble with my dad! I did get into trouble for using my finger as a rubber when using pencils! (still no idea why, it never did wear away as I was threatened ;-)
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Varies depending on my mood. Anything from AC/DC, to the chart hits and Zumba tracks. If it's live music almost anything goes.
What's your favourite food?
Almost anything. Curry - Indian, Thai, Indonesian ....any variety, as long as it's spicy and tasty
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To be healthy, be able to travel/listen to live music and have a small number of really good friends
Tell us a joke.
Usually forget them. Being in Nepal for Christmas meant that I don't even have any cracker jokes to share.
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