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Sam McNab

Lecturer in Simulation and Immersive Technologies
Module Leader
Personal Tutor
College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare

Having initially trained as an Army Combat Medical Technician (CMT) in 2016, I started my career in a military setting, whilst trying to gain civilian healthcare experience. Moving from Scotland to London in 2018, I joined London Ambulance Service as an Emergency Medical Technician, two years later, I studied at the University of Cumbria to complete my DipHE in Paramedic Practice in 2021. 

I continued to develop my clinical experience in various military courses such as Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear (CBRN) Medic, Battlefield Advanced Trauma Life Support (BATLS) and Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB), to later become a member of the clinical faculty on those courses.

As I began to push into the education space, I became a Phase 1 Instructor for British Army recruits and became a qualified coach and mentor. I also worked alongside Army Headquarters, providing independent reporting of lived experiences of soldiers and officers across the British Army as a Climate Assessor.

I joined the University of West London as a Lecturer in Simulation & Immersive Technologies in April 2023. Since joining UWL I have worked in a number of roles such as a Module Leader for the BNursing (Hons) Nursing Practice, Drug Calculations and Practice Hours modules and teaching across the MSc Paramedic Science course.

Alongside my role with UWL, I currently work with the College of Paramedics as a member of the Palliative & End of Life Care SIG, ASPiH as a founding member of their Emergency Medicine SIG.

I have a strong interest in high-fidelity based simulation, pre-hospital care, CBRNe and end of life care alongside non-medical interests such as IT, digital technologies and generative AI.

  • Qualifications

    • PgCert Professional Academic Practice
    • BSc(Hons) Module in Disaster Response
    • DipHE Paramedic Practice
    • Level 3 Award in Education and Training
    • Level 3 Award in Effective Coaching
  • Memberships

    Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) Registered Paramedic
    Member of the College of Paramedics (MCPara)
    Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
    Member of the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH)
    Science Council Registered Science Technician (RSciTech)
    Member of the Institute of Leadership (MIoL)
    Member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr MCMI)
    Member of the Institute of Science and Technology (MIScT)
    Professional Member of the Chartered Institute for IT (MBCS)

Research

  • Research and publications

    Presentations

    McNab, S. (2024) 'AI-Driven Simulation Scenario Generation in Healthcare Education', Festival of Learning and Teaching 2024 - Transforming learning and teaching through artificial intelligence (AI), London, England 18 July. 

    Leontino, G., McNab, S., Newman, A., Tarloff Im, S. and Thind, A. (2024) 'The application of Simulated Electronic Patient Records in undergraduate mental health nursing', Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.