Lecturer in Radiography, MSc Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Reg) Programme Lead, Advancing Professional Practice Framework Pathway Lead (Medical Imaging Pathway)
Stuart Williamson is a Lecturer in Radiography and the Programme Lead for the MSc Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration) course. He is also the pathway lead for the medical imaging pathway of the Advancing Professional Practice Framework.
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I started my working life as a Veterinary Nurse in a small practice in Edinburgh. Shortly after qualifying, I started working at the University of Edinburgh, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies where I obtained a Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Surgical).
Whilst studying for the advanced diploma, I completed radiography case books which is where my interest in diagnostic radiography began. I enrolled as an undergraduate BSc (hons) student at Queen Margaret University and qualified as a diagnostic radiographer in 2009, working as a Veterinary Nurse throughout my undergraduate degree.
I started working in NHS Lothian at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh soon after graduating and I progressed from a band 5 to a band 6 after three years. In 2015, when I had been a band 6 radiographer for two years, I undertook a PgCert in musculoskeletal image reporting at Robert Gordon University.
I worked as an Advanced Practitioner Reporting Radiographer for 8 years, during which time I completed a MSc in Diagnostic Imaging at Glasgow Caledonian University. In my advanced practitioner role, I was actively involved in quality improvement and service development.
During my time working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh I was actively involved in student teaching and was a founding member of a very successful student liaison team. I have been an enthusiastic practice educator and student assessor throughout my clinical career. I have taken that enthusiasm for clinical education to the next level by becoming a lecturer at QMU.
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My research interests to date have mainly focussed on clinical audit, service development and quality improvement. However, I am enthusiastic about undertaking research in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
Active Research Interests:
- Advancing Practice
- Clinical image reporting
- Service development and improvement
I am the MSc Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration) programme lead, and I teach in several subject areas related to diagnostic radiographic practice in both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Additionally, I also teach across the wider division of Dietetics, Nutrition, Biological Sciences, Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Radiography, and I am the pathway lead for the medical imaging pathway of the Advancing Professional Practice Framework.
