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My Engström

Senior Lecturer/ Nurse

Institute of Health and Care Sciences
Mail
my.engstrom@gu.se
Visiting address
Arvid Wallgrens backe hus 1 O 2
41346 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 457
40530 Göteborg

Assistant Head of Department

Institute of Health and Care Sciences
Telephone
+46 31-786 56 92
+46 766-18 56 92
Mail
my.engstrom@gu.se
Visiting address
Arvid Wallgrens backe hus 1 O 2
41346 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 457
40530 Göteborg

About My Engström

Research

My Engström is an associate professor in nursing, and her research area primarily focuses on the care of individuals (adults and adolescents) undergoing surgical treatment for severe obesity. Another research area is recovery after various types of surgical procedures. As well as for older individuals who have experienced a physical trauma. Since July 2024, My has held the position Director of studies for postgraduate education and Vice dean for postgraduate education

Doctoral thesis 2013: Patient's perspective on obesity surgery - expectations, experiences and self-reported outcomes.

Teaching

Engström teaches and examines at the undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels and has been the programme director for the Specialist Nursing Education in Surgical Care since 2018. Together with Sofia Almerud Österberg, she has been the editor since 2025 of the book: Health and Illness in Student Literature's book series: The Fundamentals of Nursing.

Clinical Practice

Engström is a Registered Nurse with specialist training in surgical care with more than 20 years of experience working at the Sahlgrenska surgery department. She has primarily been active in surgical emergency care, where she also works clinically. For many years, she worked as a research nurse and research coordinator at the surgery ward. This work was done in collaboration with internal, external, national and international partners from the clinic, academia, and industry.

Collaboration with Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Her position as Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor is combined with a role as a Specialist Nurse (20%) within the Department of Surgery at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. In 2017, she was appointed Senior Nurse Manager, and in 2019, University Hospital Senior Nurse Manager. Between 2019 and 2024, she worked 20% as a Project Manager for the Director of Research, Development, Education, and Innovation (FoUUI), Caterina Finizia. During this time, she was responsible for and led several initiatives within the management and functional teams of the FoUUI unit. Today, she serves as a Senior Advisor for the FoUUI unit on an as-needed basis.