Hugh Patrick McKenna CBE FRCN (born 25 January 1954) is a British academic. He is Dean of Medical School Development[1][2][3][4] at Ulster University.[5]

Hugh Patrick McKenna
Born (1954-01-25) 25 January 1954 (age 70)
NationalityIrish
Known forResearch in Nursing
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of London
Ulster University
Academic work
DisciplineNursing
InstitutionsUlster University
Websitewww.ulster.ac.uk/staff/hp-mckenna

McKenna served on the 2001 U.K. Research Assessment Exercise panel for nursing,[6] chaired the panel for Nursing and Midwifery in the 2008 U.K. Research Assessment Exercise[7] and chaired the sub-panel for Dentistry, Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Pharmacy sub-panel in the 2014 U.K. Research Excellence Framework.[8] He chairs the sub-panel for Dentistry, Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Pharmacy sub-panel in the 2021 U.K. Research Excellence Framework and as a member of the 2021 U.K. Research Excellence Framework Interdisciplinary Research Advisory Panel.[9] He was a founding member of The Lancet Commission on Nursing[10] and is a Trustee of the Alzheimer's Society.[11]

Education edit

McKenna is a Registered Nurse, holds a BSc in nursing from Ulster University and a PhD in nursing from Ulster University.

Career edit

McKenna has served as: director of research, Centre for Nursing Research (now the Institute for Nursing and Health Research); head of School of Health Sciences; head of School of Nursing; dean, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences; and pro-vice chancellor for research and innovation at Ulster University. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney[12] and a member of the Quality Assurance Council of the Hong Kong University Grants Committee.[13] in 2018 he chaired the Swedish Research Council's Medical Research Review.[14] McKenna is Honorary Colonel of 253 GS Medical Regiment(v).[15] and in 2014, he co-founded the UK Military Veterans and Emergency Services Committee and the RCN's Defence Nurses’ Network.[16]

Recognition edit

McKenna was appointed a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 New Years Honours list. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Nursing (2003),[17] the American Academy of Nursing (2009), and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery ad eundem (1999). In 2013 McKenna was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Royal College of Nursing,[18] in 2016 an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University[16][19] and in 2018 was named among the most influential nurses by inspire.[20] In 2004 McKenna delivered the Winifred Raphael Memorial lecture[21] at the Royal College of Nursing Congress. McKenna is a Member of the Academia Europaea (2019).

Personal life edit

McKenna is married with two children.

Publications edit

Mckenna has 331 publications on Google Scholar.[22] They have been cited over 15,000 times giving him an h-index of 49.

Books edit

  • McKenna HP (1997) Nursing theories and models Routledge, London ISBN 0-415-14222-9
  • Ketefian S, McKenna HP (2004) Doctoral education in nursing: an international perspective Routledge, London ISBN 978-0-415-31900-3
  • Watson R, McKenna HP, Keady J, Cowman S (2008) Nursing research: methods and designs Elsevier, Edinburgh ISBN 978-0-443-10277-6
  • McKenna HP, Pajnikihar M, Murphy F (2014) Fundamentals of models, theories and practice Wiley Blackwell, Oxford ISBN 978-0-470-65776-8

References edit

  1. ^ "Interviews underway for first ever Derry Medical School Dean ahead of September 2019 opening". Derryjournal.com. 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Medical school must show 'value for money'". Bbc.co.uk. 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "UU applies for north west medical school". Bbc.co.uk. 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Eamon. "Rival bid for North West Medical School may be in the offing". Derrynow.com.
  5. ^ "Professor Hugh McKenna". University of Ulster. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Panel Members". Rae.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Main Panel C" (PDF). Rae.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Main Panel A" (PDF). Ref.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Interdisciplinary Research Advisory Panel - REF 2021". Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  10. ^ Dean, Erin (2014). "Lancet commission to tackle the poor perception of UK nursing". Nursing Standard. 28 (21): 10. doi:10.7748/ns2014.01.28.21.10.s4. PMID 24446596. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Trustees Alzheimer's Society".
  12. ^ "Hugh McKenna – University of Technology Sydney". Uts.edu.au.
  13. ^ "Hugh McKENNA". Ugc.edu.hk.
  14. ^ "Professor Hugh McKenna CBE – Open Forum Events". Openforumevents.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  15. ^ "253 (NI) Medical Regiment". Army.mod.uk.
  16. ^ a b University, Ulster (6 March 2019). "Professor Hugh McKenna – Professor of Nursing – Ulster University". Ulster University website.
  17. ^ "RCN Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship Roll of Honour" (PDF). Royal College of Nursing. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  18. ^ "2018 NURSE OF THE YEAR AWARDS" (PDF). Rcn.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  19. ^ Edinburgh Napier (28 October 2016). "Edinburgh Napier Graduation Ceremony Thursday 27th October PM". YouTube.
  20. ^ "Chair of Inspire Professor Hugh McKenna Named Among Most Influential Nurses". Inspire.
  21. ^ "Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture (WRML) – Royal College of Nursing". The Royal College of Nursing.
  22. ^ "Hugh McKenna – Google Scholar Citations". Scholar.google.co.uk.

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