Rate My Professor Georgina Sims

Dr Georgina Sims is an Associate Professor and Head of Department of Midwifery in the Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education at Kingston University London. She qualified as a Registered General Nurse before undertaking 18-month midwifery training at Kingston Hospital, becoming a Registered Midwife. Her academic qualifications include an Advanced Diploma in Professional Studies of Midwifery, MSc in Midwifery Studies, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and a Doctor of Education. Her doctoral thesis, accepted in 2024, is entitled 'Understanding the process of becoming a professional midwife through the lived experiences of students'. Sims joined the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education in 2004 following extensive clinical experience in hospital and community midwifery settings. From 1991 to 2000, she served as Practice Development Midwife, then as inpatient manager for the delivery suite and maternity ward. Appointed a Supervisor of Midwives in 1994 by the Local Supervising Authority for London, she held this role until its discontinuation in 2017 and was seconded for two years to the London Supervising Authority. She became Head of Department in 2016 and serves as Lead Midwife for Education.