Name: Laura Karim
Job Title: Lecturer in Non-medical prescribing – within School of Pharmacy & Life Sciences
What does your job at RGU involve?
Preparing MPharm students to become autonomous, Independent Prescribing Pharmacists. I will use my 20 years of clinical experience as a community pharmacist and independent prescribing pharmacist to embed prescribing skills and knowledge through the MPharm course.
What attracted you to come to work at RGU?
I have worked in various roles over the past 5 years within PALs, from a Teacher Practitioner to becoming involved in research within PALs. I am halfway through completing a PhD- so this role sits well alongside this.
If you weren’t doing this job, what, in an ideal world, would you like to do for a living?
Run a B&B in a beautiful part of bonny Scotland!
What’s your favourite place in Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire?
Balmedie beach
Best holiday you’ve had and why?
Bali – beautiful island & very clean and welcoming. I was reunited with my sister on her 40th birthday as a surprise for her- she lives in Perth, Australia and I hadn’t seen her for 2 years prior to this!!
Favourite TV show?
Schitt’s Creek
Favourite band/music?
Taylor Swift
If you’re going to a restaurant and could only have one thing to eat (one course), what would it be?
Pizza
If you were in charge of the university for one day, what’s the first thing you would do?
Music playing throughout the campus!