Amanda Upton
- Ultrasound Clinical Co-ordinator (full-time MSc pathway)
- Institute of Health
- Centre for Research in Health and Society
- Email: amanda.upton@cumbria.ac.uk
- Tel: 01228 242738
- Location: Lancaster
Biography
Amanda is the Clinical Co-ordinator for the Graduate Entry to MSc in Medical Imaging (Ultrasound) programme. She is based at the Department of Medical Sciences in Lancaster.
Qualifications and memberships
MSc Medical Ultrasound
PgCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
BSc Diagnostic Radiography (Hons)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
HCPC registered
Academic and research interests
Clinical education in medical ultrasound, specifically, the clinical learning environment.
Patient-centred care and health promotion.
Publications
Hoelterhoff M, Sloane C, Miller PK, Marland A, Barclay M and De Witt J (2020) “Looking back at my student years now…”: Recently qualified radiographers’ retroactive understandings of key resilience sources @UK Imaging and Oncology Congress 2020
Hyde E, Hardy M, Strudwick R, Upton A (2023) Evaluating the impact of a massive open online course designed to increase awareness of patient centred care in diagnostic radiographers @ UK Imaging & Oncology congress. Liverpool, UK, 6th June 2023
De Witt J, Sloane C, Marland A, Miller PK* and Hoelterhoff M (2020) Managing the initial transition from student to professional radiographer: Making induction and preceptorship count @UK Imaging and Oncology Congress 2020