Wesley James Sterling Awarded Doctor of Health Sciences (Honoris Causa) in Clinical Education and Practice

 

The American University of Business and Social Sciences (AUBSS), in collaboration with the International Association for Quality Assurance in Pre-Tertiary & Higher Education (QAHE), is pleased to announce that Wesley James Sterling has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Health Sciences (Honoris Causa) in Clinical Education and Practice.

Wesley James Sterling is a highly experienced healthcare professional and educator with over four decades of distinguished service in clinical practice and health professions education. A Registered Nurse and Clinical Practice Educator with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK), he has built an exceptional career spanning acute and critical care, major trauma, and specialist nursing education. His early career at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast provided him with extensive experience in managing complex trauma cases during a particularly challenging period in Northern Ireland’s history.

Throughout his career, Wesley Sterling has made significant contributions to the education and training of healthcare professionals. He has served as a Lecturer and Course Director at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, where he played a key role in developing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He has also taught clinical skills to medical students across all years of the Bachelor of Medicine programme and has been actively involved in the training of pharmacists through the Independent Prescribing Programme. His expertise in clinical examination skills, acute and critical care, and inter-professional education has been widely recognised across the United Kingdom and beyond.

In addition to his academic roles, Wesley Sterling has contributed to national and international healthcare initiatives, including medicines management projects in Ireland and the development of specialist clinical modules. He continues to serve as a Teaching Associate at the School of Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, and maintains active clinical practice in sports injury and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. His commitment to lifelong learning and the advancement of clinical education remains evident through his ongoing work in teaching, assessment, and curriculum development.

The honorary Doctor of Health Sciences degree is awarded in recognition of Wesley James Sterling’s outstanding and sustained contributions to clinical education, professional practice, and the development of healthcare practitioners over many years. His extensive experience, dedication to teaching excellence, and significant impact on health professions education have earned him this well-deserved honour.

AUBSS and QAHE jointly confer this honorary degree in acknowledgment of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional achievement and leadership in their respective fields.