About Kathryn Bullen
I graduated with an MPharm degree here at the University in 2009 and completed my foundation training year in a community pharmacy in Sunderland.
In 2011, I returned to the University as an Academic Tutor, teaching dispensing and public health seminars to Stage 2 MPharm and OSPAP students.
In 2015, I took over running the Trainee Pharmacist Foundation Programme. This programme supports community pharmacy foundation trainees during their training year and provides academic support toward their final GPhC assessment.
I became a Senior Lecturer in 2019, with a focus on pharmaceutical numeracy, malignant disease, palliative care, and infectious disease. During this time, I began working one day a week in palliative care, and I'm now an independent prescriber working in a local hospice.
In 2022, I became Programme Leader for MPharm. I continue to teach in the same clinical areas described above and oversee numeracy teaching and assessment at all stages.
Teaching and supervision
I teach clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice across MPharm. My main focus is stage four of the course, covering malignant disease, palliative care, and infectious disease.
I am also responsible for overseeing the teaching and assessment of pharmaceutical numeracy at all stages of the course.
Interests
- Pharmacy education
- Experiential learning
- Community pharmacy practice
Research
My early research mainly focused on experiential learning in community pharmacy, including placement structure and evaluation at both undergraduate level and foundation training. I secured a £10,000 funding grant from the NPA to complete an MSc in Clinical Pharmacy in this area.
I have since completed research in pharmaceutical numeracy, medication errors, and palliative care.
Areas of expertise
- Cancer
- Community pharmacy
- Foundation training
- Infections
- Palliative care
- Pharmaceutical numeracy