Ever since I can remember I have wondered how things work, the more complicated the better. I was pretty keen on taking things apart when I was younger, although I don't think they always went back together again, at least not how it was originally intended. You would think that the obvious career choice for me would be something like engineering, but instead I set my heart on the study of medicine. I think it was because there is no more complicated bit of equipment than the human body.
Unfortunately my heart forgot to give my brain the message and my UCAS application forms all came back with a resounding "no thanks".
After deciding that I'd rather go to University, get a degree and have a crack at medicine the post-grad way, rather than waiting around for a year with no guarantee of a place, I embarked on a Medical Physics degree at the University of Surrey.
I realised pretty quickly that even doctors didn't know exactly what was going on in the body and that a lot of what they did know came from the technology that they used to look on the inside. That's what the really cool stuff was, and inspired by Surrey's excellent teaching in Medical Physics, that's what I wanted to do.
After my degree I completed an MSc in Medical Physics while training to be a Clinical Scientist. I currently work as a Radiation Protection Specialist for GE Healthcare. As well as the day to day application of my education I am enjoying the opportunity to develope my teaching and training portfolio. I have lecturing experience in Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, radiological safety and the industrial, biological and healthcare applications of radiation.
Away from work you'll find me getting stuck in mud or falling off my bike, on a kart track or behind the controls of a Piper Warrior. I've also recently started ski-ing again after a long break.
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