London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Educational/professional background

I graduated with a medical degree from UCL in 2016. Subsequently I undertook my foundation and GP training; qualifying is a GP in 2021. Since then, I have worked as a salaried GP in London, New Zealand and Brighton.

Research interests or career goals

I want to understand more about the complexities the govern planetary health and the current challenges in this field. I hope that LSHTM can help equip me with the experience and skills to translate my passion for climate change into a career in planetary health. My goal is to have a career in planetary and public health policy development.

Why I chose LSHTM/my programme

I believe climate change is the single biggest threat to our collective future. Because of this I wanted to gain a broad knowledge of the field of planetary health. I chose to study the MSc Climate Change and Planetary Health because of the scope of the numerous course modules.

I want to better understand the issues driving climate change, the effect of this on human health and what actions can be taken to address this.

I chose LSHTM because of its international reputation, outstanding faculty and connections across the globe.