Medicine, Me & My Community

Is there pressure to be a health advocate for your community as a black healthcare professional? 

Join us for our online event exploring the role of black doctors and medical students as healthcare advocates in their communities. We will be discussing the rising use of social media for health promotion, black African and Caribbean communities and the NHS and navigating health advocacy within your communities.

We will be joined by an esteemed panel of speakers. Our confirmed panellists include:

Dr Bola Owolabi - NHS England Director of Health Inequalities & General Practitioner

Jessica Katanga - Final Year Medical Student, Youtuber, Aspiring Neurologist and Healthcare Leader

Mr Carlon Fitzpatrick - Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, NHS Clinical Entrepreneur

Dr Brighton Chireka - International Health Consultant & General Practitioner

Georgia Webster - Health Inequalities Researcher & Medical Student