Hugh Patrick McKenna

Hugh Patrick McKenna
Born (1954-01-25) 25 January 1954 (age 70)
Monaghan
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

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]

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]

  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.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Professor Hugh McKenna". University of Ulster. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. 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".