Dr Geraldine Mc Loughlin is a Lecturer in Midwifery in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland. She holds a Bachelors degree from University College Cork, an MSc from Manchester University and PhD in Education from University College Cork. Her PhD thesis was titled: Women’s Experiences of Maternal Foetal/Infant Attachment during the Transition to New Motherhood using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. As BSc Midwifery programme co-ordinator (2016 - 2021), I was the lead in the development of the Midwifery curriculum for the BSc Midwifery programme which commenced in Sept 2018, and assisted with the development of the Curriculum for the Higher Diploma in Midwifery. My contributions largely involve developing the philosophy of midwifery, evaluation of modules with reference to their content and development of evidence based assessment criteria by the implementation of a robust educational and assessment framework. I am also a member of the National Competency Framework Committee (NMBI) to develop national standards for clinical assessment of student midwives as they progress through their midwifery education programme. Also, I was charged with the development of a new course structure which is required to incorporate the recommendations of the Midwife Registration Programme Standards and Requirements (NMBI 2016). I am the external examiner for the Higher Diploma in Midwifery and the MSc in Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin. Also, I hold the position of external examiner for the Higher Diploma in Midwifery and the Certificate in the Recognition and Care of the Acutely ill woman in Maternity Services in Dundalk Institute of Technology. I was appointed as external examiner for Queens University Belfast for UG and PG Post Registration Midwifery programmes and Programme Examiner for Graduate Diploma in N

My scholarly standing and research profile is evident from my research to date - publications, conferences and PhD studies and is also evident in my continued commitment to teaching, research and education. My research area of expertise and interest relates to support for mothers and their families, during pregnancy and childbirth, particularly in the perinatal period. I successfully completed a PhD in Education where my research thesis explored ‘Women’s Experiences of Maternal Foetal/Infant Attachment during the Transition to New Motherhood using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis’. It is my plan to build on my existing research profile by disseminating my research both at a national and international level. The importance of linking research with practice is a key aspect in the development of course curricular and the development of excellence in midwifery practice. To ensure midwives and nurses are educated to provide high quality care and to foster the development of evidence based practice all my lectures are research based and supported with relevant references. The significance of my research into the effects of Hospital amalgamation has been recognised by presenting the findings at the Research Meeting in CUMH - Oct 2008 and to the Division of Cardiology and the Division of Urology in view of their amalgamation of services in Cork – facilitating advise and direction regarding a seamless transition for all stakeholders. Engagement with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland in relation to the development of a national document for the assessment of clinical competency for midwifery students NMBI is the regulatory body for the nursing and midwifery professions providing curriculum approval for midwifery programmes. International Research Collabor

Teaches Across all years of the BSc in Midwifery undergraduate programme, the Higher Diploma in Midwifery programme, and on the BSc in Nursing programme. I supervise MSc in Midwifery. I facilitate the following programmes in collaboration with colleagues with the health service - -Preceptorship programmes to Registered Midwives employed by the Health Service Providers, Multidisciplinary colleagues on the PROMPT Obstetric Emergencies and AAP Neonatal Resuscitation Programme. Research Supervision of BSc Midwifery students for undergraduate literature reviews in year 3 and developing those literature reviews into research proposals in year 4. Contribution to the planning, design and development of courses Curriculum design and development completing the curriculum redesign for both the Bsc in Midwifery and the Higher Diploma in Midwifery Programme. I have been the Co-ordinator/Director of the Higher Diploma in Midwifery Program since 2006. Students are afforded the opportunity to comment positively and negatively on all aspects of the module in Module Evaluations, offer suggestions and recommendations from a student perspective on for the future delivery of the programme content. Lecturer evaluations are routinely collect anonymous student evaluations of my teaching at the end of term.