Sheffield Hallam was the scene of a double CHFT celebration recently when Clinical Information Manager Lisa Fox and Lead Tissue Viability Nurse Ayesha Marshall graduated.

Lisa (pictured left) got a MSc in Healthcare Management and Leadership, and Ayesha gained her MSc in Advanced Professional Practice studying Tissue Viability and Safeguarding during the course.

We asked them to answer a few quick questions for us:

How long did your course last? 

• Lisa: Three years, started September 2013
• Ayesha: The course lasted 5 years part-time

Did you study at home/Sheffield or both?

• Lisa: Both. I did some taught days at the university (9 per year) but the rest was self-study and assignments.
• Ayesha: The course was a combination of distance learning and classroom based depending on the module studied at the time

What was the best bit about the course? 

• Lisa: Getting insights into different ways of working, making new friends and links into people working in similar roles in different trusts.
• Ayesha: Networking with other professionals and learning how other areas operate

Was it strange going “back to school”?

• Lisa: Yeah I had forgotten what it was like to feel guilty about reading a book that wasn’t a text book, however I did enjoy getting a new pencil case every year!
• Ayesha: Getting back into studying mode was difficult and juggling work and home, but I had to discipline myself to my study at home to write the thesis. It paid off and shaking hands with Professor Robert Winston at the graduation ceremony was an experience.