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Christiana Melam: "If you hold yourself to a high…

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Christiana Melam: "If you hold yourself to a high standard, then anything is possible". LSBU’s location was convenient for me and the flexibility they offered on my Masters in Public Health and Health Promotion allowed me to feel like I was

Kathryn McKenna: “Suddenly I had three kids at home…

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Kathryn McKenna: “Suddenly I had three kids at home whilst doing online learning. It was hard, but we muddled through it". Kathryn McKenna was a stay-at-home mum when she decided to retrain in midwifery. Although she originally qualified as a

Honorary Graduate Dame Carol Black discusses the key to a …

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Honorary Graduate Dame Carol Black discusses the key to a rich and rewarding life. Dame Carol Black is an Honorary Doctor of Health and Social Care at LSBU. A distinguished clinician and researcher in the field of rheumatology, she has carved a

Juliette Ann Luxford describes a typical day for an ODP…

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Juliette Ann Luxford describes a typical day for an ODP student. The links to some of London’s world-class hospitals offering excellent placement opportunities meant that LSBU was a natural first choice to take up studies for an ODP career. This,

Sam Cockerton discusses being redeployed in intensive…

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Sam Cockerton discusses being redeployed in intensive care during the coronavirus pandemic. My name is Sam and I graduated at LSBU 3 years ago as an occupational therapist. Since then, I have specialised in children’s community occupational therapy

Daniel Rodger: "The general public tends to have a…

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Daniel Rodger: "The general public tends to have a very binary view of healthcare professionals". When I was working clinically I was a mentor for a number of student operating department practitioners (ODPs) from LSBU and was always impressed with

Christine Adamson: "Say what you will about the NHS, …

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Christine Adamson: "Say what you will about the NHS, it’s this public-serving body that keeps me motivated, the good bits and the bad bits". My experience with LSBU is a little bit different to most, as I undertook my BSc in Midwifery with a

Ashley-Facey Thompson: "My disability doesn't…

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Ashley-Facey Thompson: "My disability doesn't hold me back". I was always sporty, but football was my thing. Then one day we went in for a PE lesson and there was a table tennis table set up. We were invited to have a go and it turned out I was

Mature Student Emma Williams makes a career change

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Mature Student Emma Williams makes a career change. She had long been drawn to the idea of nursing and decided to enrol in a fast-track PgDip Children's Nursing course at LSBU. Emma graduated first time round in 1999 from the University of Sussex

Psychology student Chad Shepherd makes the most of his…

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Psychology student Chad Shepherd makes the most of his placements. Starting a BSc Psychology at LSBU, Chad Shepherd was keen to make the most of his placements – which can be a great platform for graduates to find work. "I realised that to have

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