Mary has a leading role in the quality of practice learning and simulation in the faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care. She actively contributes to faculty, institutional and national workstreams to promote governance for practice learning and simulation. She has published papers on practice learning and placement models and presented at several national conferences. Mary led a national simulation research project, funded by NHSE, in collaboration with the Council of Deans of Health.
Mary joined ARU in 2003 as a senior lecturer to deliver cardiac modules for post-registration nurses and a pre-registration tutor for adult nursing students. In 2020, as Director of Practice, she was responsible for the quality assurance for nurses, midwives and allied health placements.
Mary has worked in collaboration with practice partners to champion innovative practice learning experiences. These include hub and spoke placements to grow capacity, simulated practice learning, a primary care digital placement, a student per shift approach to increase capacity and inter-professional placements with the Samaritans. Her knowledge of placements across the NHS, Private, Voluntary, and independent sector has enabled students to experience placements that previously were largely under-utilised as learning environments. Innovations which have received national and regional recognition.
Mary was appointed as Deputy Dean for Practice Learning and Simulation in July 2022.
Mary completed her PhD in 2018. Using Narrative Inquiry as a methodology and method, she explored the experiences of patients who had received a primary percutaneous coronary intervention for an acute myocardial infarction, family members and nurses providing cardiac care for the patients and their families.
Mary supervises students undertaking PhD and Professional Doctorates.
Edmonds, M., Bennett, A., Caley, K., Cowcher, A., 2022. Developing a general practice digital placement for student nurses. Nursing Times [online]; 118: 9.
Edmonds, M., and Jenkins, L., 2021. Advance rotas for students: improving work-life balance and the placement experience. e-Nursing Standard, July 23, https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/students/clinical-placements/advance-rotas-students-improving-work-life-balance-and-placement-experience-176596
Drayton, L., and Edmonds, M., 2020. Understanding the role of the academic assessor. Nursing Standard, 35 (9), pp.41-45.
Edmonds, M., 28th June 2023. Webinar for Promoting Innovative Pedagogy. Council of Deans of Health.
Edmonds, M., and Abdulmohdi, N., 21st June 2023. Exploring the delivery of clinical education through simulation in pre-registration education. Council of Deans of Health Summer Conference, Queen’s Hotel, Leeds.
Edmonds, M., 16th March 2023. Addressing student retention at Anglia Ruskin University. Health Education England, Fulbourn.
Edmonds, M., 30th Sept 2022. Developing a general practice digital placement for student nurses. Clinical Learning Environment Strategy Launch. Workforce Transformation.
4th August 2022 – press announcement for winning Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence.