Samantha Holloway

Reader / Program Director

Samantha supports the Educational Activities within WWIC alongside her role as the Programme Director for the Masters in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair within the Centre for Medical Education, School of Medicine, Cardiff University. Samantha has worked in an educational role focused on teaching and learning related to wound healing as a speciality since 1997. Samantha is adept at developing educational activities and programmes that meet the needs of a diverse range of national and international learners.
 
Samantha is a forward-thinking and resourceful educator dedicated to facilitating life-long learning and making education accessible in order to improve the lives of individuals at risk of, or with wounds. She trained as a Registered General Nurse in Cheltenham General Hospital where she worked in Urology. Subsequently she moved to Cardiff and worked in Vascular Surgery before taking on an educational role in the Wound Healing Research Unit. She has a Masters in Social Science Research and is a Fellow of the Academy of Higher Education. Samantha has supervised over 50 Masters in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair students through to successful completion of their programme.
 
Samantha has a well-established national and international reputation. She is the current President of the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel which has a membership of over 4000 individuals. Samantha is a member of the European Wound Management Association Council and Chair’s their Education Committee and Teacher Network. She is a seasoned academic writer with Editorial and peer review experience for a number of national and international journals.
 
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