UNIVERSITY NEWS LAST UPDATED : 26 MARCH 2018
Dr Paul Chadwick has been appointed Visiting Professor in Tissue Visibility at Birmingham City University.
Paul is Clinical Director at the College of Podiatry and previously worked as a Consultant Podiatrist of the Multidisciplinary Foot Care Team at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust where he is currently Honorary Consultant Podiatrist.
As Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, Paul will be involved in research and academic support around wound care.
Professor Chadwick has said: “I am thrilled to be taking up this important role and joining Birmingham City University.
“This opportunity to further develop important research and deliver teaching reflects the important value placed upon wound studies and the commitment to its development at Birmingham City University.”
Paul has been Clinical Director of the College of Podiatry since May 2017 and has played a key role in the development of a whole-partnership working approach to diabetic foot care.
Paul was awarded the College of Podiatry Meritorious Award in 2014 for services to the profession and a Fellowship in Podiatric Medicine in 2015. He is also a Founding Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Paul sits on the Editorial Boards of a number of journals, and is Associate Editor of the Diabetic Foot Journal. Until joining the College of Podiatry he was the Chair of Foot in Diabetes UK.
Paul will be joining the research team based at the newly re-developed City South Campus in Edgbaston which will open its doors later this year.
Birmingham City University’s £41 million Health Sciences and Education building will help reinforce Birmingham City University's status as the region’s largest provider of qualified health and social care professionals to the NHS and producer of more teachers than any other institution in the West Midlands.
The space will offer teacher training and specialist facilities for health sciences including provision for research, a new lecture theatre, a multi-purpose hall, speech therapy, physiotherapy and ultrasound suites, art and technology classrooms and IT hubs.