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Hi Shona,Welcome to the GetSET Women blog - you are our second contributor who is a member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, and I am going to declare an interest, as I am...
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Hi Ruth, We get a few requests from younger people who want to come and have a look around - to the point where we are thinking of having a schools open day. The enthusiasm and interest of students or...
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Hi,How many many medical devices do you manage.
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Hi Shona,As you may know the current government is promoting apprenticeships particularly apprentices at technical level. Is there a vocational route into your field? I noticed that in your early days...
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Hi Shona,It's very interesting to read your story. Less than 10 per cent of engineers are women, but I reckon, from what you say, that in your team of 80 engineers, only around five per cent of the...
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Hi Jim, Hi Jim, We've got about 45,000 medical devices on the inventory. The Hospital Trust in Leeds is very large, so keeping track on everything is quite a challenge. We are currently going through a...
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Hi LarryAssistive Technology is one aspect of Clinical Engineering where we do get applications from women. These are jobs where the engineer has to decide on the technology for a particular client,...
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Hi Helen,There is a new career pathway proposed by the Department of Health for Clinical Engineering , where it is possible to enter the field at different levels, and there is then a route for moving...
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Hi ShonaIt's great to see a female Engineer in such a senior role. I'm an Engineer at the early stages of my career in a Medical Physics Department and it's nice to have a female role model who has...
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Hi Shona,Could you tell be a bit more about mentoring, how did your mentor help and how oftern do you meet?thanks Danielle
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Hi Danielle, I meet with my mentor every few months. These meetings are outside the scope of daily work, so there is an opportunity to reflect without being interrupted by everyday business. Mentoring...
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Hi Shona,Reading your blog was really inspiring; I'm currently on the clinical technologist training course for the NHS and have a background in Biomedical Engineering , but I have difficulty picturing...
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Hi JemI think that I have been lucky in that opportunities have presented themselves which have been of interest to me. I have been on the look out for such opportunities and been ready to move between...
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