Lecturer in Radiography, MDRad/BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography (Undergraduate) Programme Lead
Sarah Don is a Lecturer in Radiography in the Division of Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences, Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Radiography. She is also the Programme Lead for the Master's and BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography programmes.
- Overview
- Research Interests
- Research Publications
- Teaching & Learning
In 2012 I graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a BSc (Hons) in Diagnostic Imaging. During my time as an undergraduate student I was able to gain experience in a variety of clinical settings across both Glasgow and Edinburgh health boards.
I began my career as a Band 5 Diagnostic Radiographer that same year with NHS Lothian, based at St. John's Hospital in Livingston, before soon moving site to work at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. In 2013, I then went to work with NHS Forth Valley at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, before I left to return to St. John's Hospital in 2016 where I progressed to Band 6.
Shortly after this in 2017, I began my PgD in Medical Ultrasound at the University of Cumbria. I qualified in 2019 and began working as a Band 7 Specialist Sonographer at St. John's Hospital, specialising in obstetrics, general, gynaecology and breast ultrasound. I worked as a Sonographer for a year before deciding to self-fund my MSc in Medical Ultrasound at Glasgow Caledonian University.
During my clinical career, I have always had a passion for learning and have been actively involved in student teaching and assessments. I was also most recently the Lead for Training and Education for NHS Lothian west sector, prior to joining Queen Margaret University to become a Lecturer in 2024.
My MSc dissertation was titled "The accuracy of shear-wave elastography for the assessment of pathological response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients: A systematic literature review." This is an area that I am very passionate about and so would like to pursue further.
Active Research Interests:
- Radiography
- Ultrasound
- Elastography
- Breast imaging
- Advancing practice
I teach across several profession-specific and cross-divisional modules in both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. I am also responsible for module coordinating some profession-specific modules and supervising final year dissertation students.
I teach on the following courses:
- Master of Radiography: Diagnostic (MDRad)/BSc (Hons) Radiography: Diagnostic
- Master of Radiography: Therapeutic (MTRad)/BSc (Hons) Radiography: Therapeutic
- MSc Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration)
- MSc Therapeutic Radiography (Pre-Registration)
