The individuals listed here have all been awarded an IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice, Higher Specialist Diploma or Advanced Specialist Diploma in recent months.
Periodically we rightly take a moment to reflect and celebrate the achievements of members. In July 2021 we published details of those who passed the Higher Specialist Diploma (HSD) exams held in February 2021 and we are now pleased to congratulate those who have obtained various IBMS qualifications since then. In addition to the names stated below, 192 individuals were successful in achieving the Certificate of Expert Practice (CEP) in Leadership and Management, Molecular Pathology, Quality Management, Point-of-Care Testing or Training during 2021.
The qualifications encourage critical thinking, questioning attitude, reflective practice and the development of greater autonomy, all of which are essential skills for leaders. They are both developed and assessed by IBMS expert practitioners and academics from IBMS-accredited universities in collaboration with, where appropriate, colleagues from the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath).
The qualifications provide value for money, helping organisations to support their staff with qualifications that are specifically designed for those who are working in laboratory settings.
“The qualifications encourage critical thinking, questioning attitude, reflective practice and greater autonomy”
They represent a considerable commitment of both time and effort by the individual concerned. Those who pass will have demonstrated to the examiners a comprehensive understanding of complex scientific, technical and managerial subjects and that they can apply their knowledge, competence and personal autonomy, as well as transferable skills and qualities in their chosen discipline.
Successful individuals will find that their new qualification provides both peer and wider professional recognition and that it puts them in a strong position to obtain senior positions. Achievement of the HSD, or any Advanced Specialist Diploma (ASD) qualification, enables individuals who do not already have it eligibility for upgrade to the highest level of IBMS membership, Fellowship (FIBMS) status.
Examination Pass List
Higher Specialist Diploma (HSD)
The following individuals passed the HSD exams that were held in September 2021.
Cellular Pathology
Olivia Hendry – Basildon University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry
Cristina De Matteis – Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Rachel Doherty – Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Rachael McNair – Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
Matthew Nicholas – Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Amanda Wright – Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
Haematology
Alison Butler – Ulster Hospital
Anne Callow – Noble’s Hospital, Isle of Man
Ronan Davies – Noble’s Hospital, Isle of Man
Elizabeth Handley – Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Richard Main – Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
Lisa Morrison – Borders General Hospital
Eva Nkansah – Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
Peter Strong – Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Steven Terry – Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Leadership and Management
Simon Davison – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Jason Pope – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Medical Microbiology
Katy Dallow – Southampton General Hospital
Carly James – Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil
Rehanara Khatun – Royal Blackburn Hospital
Meerani Munasinghe – Colchester General Hospital
Paola Peralta – Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Alexandra Ralston – University Hospital of North Durham
Sharon Thomas – Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen
Transfusion Science
Michele Armour – 205 Field Hospital
Vinay Bheekha – NHS Blood and Transplant, Tooting
Luke Groves – Colchester General Hospital
Emily McNeill – Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
Matthew Meek – Peterborough City Hospital
Georgina O’Connor – NHS Blood and Transplant, Birmingham
Philip Russell – Health Services Laboratories (HSL)
Helen Senior – Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Carol Stenning – St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester
Abbit Tervit – Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Richard Ullaytt – Noble’s Hospital, Isle of Man
Jasmine Walker – Medway Maritime Hospital
Chloe Wilkes – Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Nicola Young – Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
Cytology
The following individuals were successful in passing the written and microscopy exams held in 2021.
Diploma of Expert Practice (DEP) in Non-Gynaecological Cytology
Claire Chadwick – The Royal Liverpool Hospital
Joy Emmanuel – Queen’s Hospital, Romford
Lois McPolin – Craigavon Area Hospital
Andrea Taibi – Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Richard Turner – Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
Advanced Specialist Diploma (ASD) in Non-Gynaecological Cytology
Caroline Murphy – Craigavon Area Hospital
Sarah Reeves – William Harvey Hospital, Ashford
Leonie Wheeldon – Royal Cornwall Hospital
ASD in Cervical Cytology
Monika Bhardwaj – New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Sarah Ferris – Manchester University Royal Infirmary
Maria Manalo Nwachuku – Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust
Histopathology Reporting
To achieve this qualification candidates have passed the Stage A, B and C portfolios and exams at stages A and C.
ASD in Histopathology Reporting – Gastrointestinal Pathology
Emma Gilchrist – Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust
Joanne Motte – Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT
Iain Sheriffs – Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust
ASD in Histopathology Reporting – Gynaecological Pathology
Karen Ezard – Kettering General Hospital
Maalaviya Kumanan – Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Kathryn McDermott – Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
Sue Mehew – Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Poonam Singh – Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
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