Rate My Professor Rebecca Penzer Hick

Rebecca Penzer-Hick is a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the School of Postgraduate Medicine within the School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at the University of Hertfordshire. She serves as the Programme Leader and Course Leader for the MSc in Clinical Dermatology, a multi-professional master's degree attracting students from the UK and worldwide. Additionally, she leads short courses such as Mind and Skin, Therapeutics of Skin Conditions, and Lower Limb Dermatology. As a registered nurse holding an MSc, she brings extensive clinical expertise as a Dermatology Specialist Nurse in a community dermatology service in Cambridgeshire, having previously worked in hospital inpatient and outpatient services, specialist community nursing, research, development, teaching roles at universities, and managed her own business.

Penzer-Hick is the President of the British Dermatological Nursing Group and has held the position of clinical editor for the Dermatological Nursing journal, remaining on its editorial board along with that of Community Skin Health, the journal of the International Foundation for Dermatology. Her research and academic interests center on clinical dermatology, including the interplay between skin conditions and mental health, treatment strategies, and specialized dermatological care. She has published extensively in the field, editing Fast Facts: Dermatological Nursing: A Practical Guide on Career Pathways (2022) with co-editors Sarah Copperwheat, Lucy Moorhead, Saskia Reeken, Melanie Sutherland, Julia Wheeler, and Heulwen Wyatt. Notable publications include co-authoring Assessing and Managing Mental Health Issues in People with Chronic Skin Conditions (2021) with Mark Haddad, and contributions to NICE guidelines on acne vulgaris, such as New NICE Guidance on Acne Vulgaris: Implications for First-Line Management in Primary Care (2021) and related cost-effectiveness analyses (2022). Penzer-Hick has presented papers at national and international conferences, enhancing the impact of dermatological nursing. In recognition of her contributions, she received the Stone Award in 2009. Her work influences dermatology education, practice, and policy through leadership, publications, and editorial roles.