Dr Sherrie Choy

Placement Lead and Lecturer in Physiotherapy.

Department of Allied Health & Wellbeing

01752 636700 Ext 5621

schoy@marjon.ac.uk

Role Summary

Sherrie Choy is the Physiotherapy Placement Lead and Lecturer in Physiotherapy in the School of Health and Wellbeing at Plymouth Marjon University.

She leads physiotherapy practice education and external placement partnership development for the Integrated Masters in Physiotherapy programme. Her role includes working with NHS trusts, primary care, private providers, charities, community services and sport organisations across the South West to support placement quality assurance, practice educator development and student preparation for professional practice.

Sherrie is a Chartered Physiotherapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. Her specialist areas include cardiorespiratory physiotherapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, intermediate care, exercise rehabilitation and clinical education. Her clinical background includes respiratory physiotherapy at Derriford Hospital, urgent and intermediate care in Cornwall and Plymouth, private practice and overseas hospital settings.

She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has extensive experience in supervising students in practice-based learning across physiotherapy, allied health, social work and sport therapy.

Since joining Marjon in 2017, Sherrie has contributed to curriculum development and teaching across Physiotherapy, Osteopathic Medicine, Sport Therapy and Sport Rehabilitation. She was a founding academic contributor to the Integrated Master’s in Physiotherapy and Integrated Master’s in Osteopathic Medicine programmes.

Qualifications

PhD in Health Studies (University of Plymouth, United Kingdom)
Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy
PGCE in Higher Education
Master of Science (MSc) in Exercise Science
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physiotherapy
Foundation certificate in Acupuncture by Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP UK)
Post-graduate professional diploma in acupuncture
Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC-UK, AHPRA - Australia and Hong Kong).

Teaching

Sherrie's teaching focuses on physiotherapy practice education and interprofessional learning. Her teaching emphasis real-world preparation and authenticity. She uses case-based learning, simulation, practical skills teaching, e-portfolios, structured reflection and formative feedback to help students connect theory with clinical decision-making and professional practice.

As a physiotherapist herself, she has been teaching extensively on level 4-7 physiotherapy modules. In addition, she has taught a range of interprofessional cohorts of students (Osteopathy, Sport Therapy and Sport Rehabilitation) at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including supervising for their dissertations.

Current module leaders of:

PHYD06- Clinical Placement 1 (level 4)

PHYH01- Clinical Placement 2 (level 5) and PHYH06-Clinical Placement 3 (level 5)

PHYM03- Clinical Placement 4 (level 6) and PHYM05- Clinical Placement 5 (level 6)

PHYM02- Complex Patient Management and Pathways (level 7)

Previous module development and leadership:

PHYC03- Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology (2022-2024)

OMEC04- Functional Anatomy & Physiology (2020-2023)

OMEC90- Engagement in Learning for Osteopathic Medicine (2020-2023)

STYD04 - Manual Therapy of Spine (2019-2021)

SREM04- Injury Management for MSc Sport Rehabilitation (2017-2020)

Research

Sherrie’s research interests are in rehabilitation, movement science, vision, balance and functional mobility. Her doctoral research examined the relationship between vision, balance and functional mobility in the context of cataract surgery and intraocular lens design.

This doctoral work was supported by a University of Plymouth PhD scholarship and involved collaboration with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG. The project reflects her wider interest in interdisciplinary, clinically relevant research that connects rehabilitation, ophthalmology, movement analysis and patient-centred outcomes.

Sherrie’s research and scholarship inform her teaching, supervision and practice education leadership. She supports students in developing evidence-based practice, critical thinking, research literacy and clinically reasoned decision-making. She also contributes to research-informed teaching, student research activity, knowledge exchange and external professional collaboration.

Publications

Journal articles:

Howard W, Burgess J, Vrhovnik B, Stringer C, Choy ST, Marsden JF, Gedikoglou IA, Shum GL. Humeral elevation reduces the dynamic control ratio of the shoulder muscles during internal rotation. J Sci Med Sport 2017;20:344-348.

Knapman HJ, Fallon T, O'Connor M, Titmus LA, Choy ST, Hornsby C, Marsden JF, Shum GL. The effect of elastic therapeutic taping on lumbar extensor isokinetic performance. Phys Ther Sport 2016;25:9-14.

Shum G, Whittingham W, Cinnamond S, Choy S and Hough A. Cervical Radiograph of a Patient with Cervicogenic Dizziness. Journal of Spine. 2016, 5:3.

Conference proceedings:

Choy S and Barnett M. The evaluation of a home-based COPD pulmonary rehabilitation programme. An international multidisciplinary meeting on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 2008. Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Expert Membership of professional bodies

Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP)

Member of Health and Care Professions Council (PH80724)

Member of Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapy (AACP)

Registered physiotherapist of Physiotherapy Board Hong Kong