Role outside WPMN: Final year medical student at University of Birmingham

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Why is Widening Participation important to you?

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Widening participation is important to me because medicine should reflect the wide diversity of the people we see and treat. It is important to recognise and work towards removing the barriers patients, healthcare professionals and students from under-represented and lower-income backgrounds face.

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Hobbies/Interests: Football, running and Brazilian jiu jitsu.

Role outside WPMN: Anaesthetics trainee (Northern Ireland)

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Why is Widening Participation important to you?

I feel strongly that increasing representation and diversity within medicine will only improve patient care and patient experience. I believe that the WPMN mentorship schemes are essential in breaking down the barriers throughout the application process and training schemes for students and juniors trainees from WP backgrounds to create a more equitable and inclusive environment within medicine.

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Hobbies/Interests: Reading or running to wind down after work. On days off I’m usually trying to balance a coffee cup and my very excitable Cockapoo on a walk!