Qualifications & background
Masters in Education (MEd)
Postgraduate Certicate in the Education of Adults (PGCEA)
Registered General Nurse (RN)
Registered Midwife (RM)
Advanced Diploma of Midwifery (ADM)
Family Planning Certificate (ENB 901)
Care and Management of the Person with HIV and AIDS Certificate (ENB 934)
Supervisor Of Midwives
Professional membership
Nursing and Midwifery Council's Lead Midwives for Education Strategic Reference Group
National Association of Nurses for Contraception and Sexual Health
Royal College of Midwives
Roles on external bodies
Member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK) Strategic Reference Group for Lead Midwives for Education
Member of NHS Devon Maternity Services Liaison Committee
Member, Department of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, Professional Advisory Board in Nursing
Teaching interests
Midwifery Education
Midwifery Practice
Midwifery Supervision
Women's Health
Family Planning/Sexual Health
Interprofessional Education
Management and Leadership
Research Methodology and Research Methods
Evidence Based Practice
Staff serving as external examiners
2006 Postgraduate External Assessor, Glasgow Caledonian University
2010 Undergraduate External Examiner, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Research interests
Midwifery Education and Practice
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
Interprofessional Education
UoP Research group membership
Applied Health Genetics
E-health
Preventive and Supportive Care
Publications
Doris, F (2010) It's all in the presentation, Student life e-zine, Royal College of Midwives, http://www.rcm.org.uk/college/students/student-life-e-zine/student-life-june-2010
Doris, F Jones, R (2009) Internet broadcasting: it's a new step for education. Midwives 12(4): 38-39.
Doris F and Storrie L (2006) Training programmes: short and sweet? The Practising Midwife, Vol 9, No 8, 28 - 31.
Reports & invited lectures
Doris, F (2009) Midwifery Education in the United Kingdom, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan (invited).
Doris, F (2001) The Lecturer Practitioner in Midwifery, University of Bournemouth (Invited)
Doris, F (2002) Return to Midwifery Practice; Rhetoric or Reality, The Royal College of Midwives Conference, Torbay.
Conferences organised