Cathy Hutchison has became Scotland’s first ever Doctor of Nursing after recently graduating from the department of nursing at the University of Stirling.
Ms Hutchison’s Doctorate is the culmination of six years of study, four years of which were spent working on her thesis. A considerable accomplishment when taking into account that she was also working full time in a consultant nurse and having the second of her two children. So what was her motivation?
"I wanted to do some kind of doctoral study because I think it is important for my work, to enable me to do it better. So I always intended to do my PhD at some point – although perhaps taking it on just a year into a new job wasn’t the best time. It was certainly a challenge.”
Today, Dr Cathy Hutchison is busier than ever, leading cancer nursing for Glasgow and Clyde, acting as Nurse Representative on the Glasgow Cancer Group and working with patients and colleagues to develop practice, as well as fulfilling her role as an honorary lecturer at Glasgow University.
Cathy’s choice of university reflects the fact that the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Stirling has a well deserved reputation for being research-led, practice-driven and people-focused. It welcomes applications for the Doctorate qualification from students in midwifery and other allied health professions, as well as nursing.
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For futher nursing programme details visit www.nm.stir.ac.uk.
Content added on 22 December 2008.
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