Mrs Katherine Pearson MPharm, PGDip, IP

Mrs Katherine Pearson

School of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor in Clinical Pharmacy

Contact details

Address
Institute of Clinical Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Katherine joined the School of Pharmacy in Summer 2023 as an Assistant Professor in Clinical Pharmacy. She is teaching Applied Pharmacy Practice on the MPharm course. 

Katherine has an extensive background working as a clinical pharmacist in both primary and secondary care, with specialist roles in respiratory medicine and diabetes. She has a longstanding involvement in teaching and learning in a hospital setting with more recent experience teaching in higher education. 

Katherine has been an independent prescriber in a hospital setting. She also has a keen interest in the development of clinical reasoning skills, widening participation and interprofessional learning.

Qualifications

  • Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing, University of Worcester, 2018 
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice in Secondary Care, University of Bath, 2016 
  • Master of Pharmacy (first class honours), University of Manchester, 2012

Teaching

Other activities

Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).