Karan Botsford

Karan Botsford is a lecturer in Paramedic Science at the University of East Anglia and a Registered Nurse with an Emergency Department and Pre-Hospital Care background, which she still practises today. After leaving full-time clinical practice to move into education, Karan was responsible for developing placements for healthcare students, including paramedic students, in non-traditional placement areas such as primary care and the voluntary sector. Here, Karan worked with the University of East Anglia paramedic science team to expand placement roles for paramedics beyond ambulance placements. Karan subsequently moved into a permanent lecturing role, where she continues to support practice education.