Faces of Fulbright
Our 2021 cohort of Fulbright Scholars is one of the largest in our 71-year history.
All 112 awardees are unique and fascinating in their own right, so we'd like to spend some time getting to know each of them through this new series of feature stories. Hope you enjoy reading.
AMANDA ULLMAN 2021 Fulbright Future Scholar Funded by the Kinghorn Foundation
Home: The University of Queensland/Children's Health Queensland Hospital & Health Service Host: The University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Field: Paediatric Healthcare 26
PROFESSOR AMANDA ULLMAN is the inaugural Professor and Chair in Paediatric Nursing, conjoint between the University of Queensland and Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service. As a paediatric nurse and researcher, Amanda believes that children should be able to receive medical treatment in hospitals, without harm. Her program of research focusses on the most common invasive procedure in healthcare – the insertion of an intravenous (IV) catheter. Amanda spent many years working in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, supporting critically ill children and families at their most vulnerable. Her goal is to prevent IV-associated harm, such as infections and blood clots, for critically ill children, globally. Within her Fulbright program she will work U.S. experts based at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania to develop novel technologies, procedures and tools to improve IV practices across all Australian Paediatric Intensive Care Units, and into the wider healthcare community.
