Speakers
Hall 4 Programme
The Higher Specialist Diploma (HSD) is the main route for gaining Fellowship (FIBMS) status. In this session I will provide a brief overview of the IBMS Higher Specialist Diploma (HSD) qualification explaining the disciplines that the HSD can be undertaken in, who the qualification is aimed at and how the qualification is assessed.
I will then provide advice and guidance on the completion of the portfolio element of the qualification and explain what a good portfolio looks like. I will also briefly explain how to prepare for the exam element of the qualification. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about the HSD.
Chris is the Head of Examinations at the Institute of Biomedical Science. He joined the IBMS in January 2014. At the IBMS he has responsibility for all six CEP distance learning courses, and all the DEP, ASD and HSD qualifications that the Institute offers including those in Dissection, Reporting and Cytology. He co-ordinates the work of eight specialist advisory panels, three RCPath/IBMS Conjoint Boards and the UKTLC. He is also involved in the (re)accreditation of IBMS accredited BSc and MSc degree programmes
Before working at the IBMS he had spent four and half years at another professional body (the Institute of Administrative Management, eight and half years at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) where he worked on the development and implementation of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and the accreditation of hundreds of vocational qualifications across a wide range of subjects and two years as a secondary school teacher.