Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

ST5 trainee in Rehabilitation Medicine, South East Scotland. Honorary Clinical Fellow, University of Edinburgh Medical School

In my current role I have had the opportunity to supervise an SSC project for undergraduate medical students exploring brain injury and other co-morbidities within a cohort of people experiencing homelessness. This work led to a published paper. I hope to use this as a catalyst to undertake a higher degree with reserarch related to disabling conditions. Outside of work I have had the opportunity mentor prospective medical school applicants on the Social Mobility Foundation programme, something I’ve done for the last 5 years.

My interest in EDI is driven by personal experiences, a desire to diversify the profession so it better reflects the diversity of the larger population, and a desire to improve the experience of healthcare and healthcare outcomes for minority and marginalised groups.

Retired from SCB Medical College, where I was Head of Gastroenterology for 2 decades. Currently Chairman, Kalinga Gastroenterology Foundation engaged in creating public awareness, conducting CMEs and supporting research in gastroenterology. Started World Hepatitis Day in 2001; this was accepted by WHO a decade later

I founded Group “SAASL Women in Hepatology [SWH]” on 14 March 2021 which has over 80 members. This group independently organizes Webinars, Symposia and has also published a marvelous book for patients with liver diseases: “FAQs for Liver Diseases”, which is meant for dissemination of knowledge to patients on various GI and liver diseases. The Urdu translation of this book has also been launched in Pakistan.

I aspire to be a catalyst for greater involvement and participation by women in the field of gastroenterology/hepatology in South Asia. I founded SAASL over a decade ago which is spearheading hepatology education and research in South Asia.

MD

I am a family physician with pain medicine specialty, and special interest in women’s health as well as mental healthcare, particularly neuromodulation in a private health care facility.

My role is to be a champion for diversity and exclusivity within the RCPE in order to bring evidence base quality of care to patients of different backgrounds and culture. In addition would like to facilitate in teaching and support students at different level mainly of pain and mental health and women’s health.

Retired Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly

My lived experience and perspective in working life as well as personal life in relation to aspects of the need for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion nudged me towards participation in this committee. It is increasingly recognised that contributions from multiple and diverse points of view can improve an outcome hence my wish to be involved.

My role and involvement in the College is an opportunity to participate, contribute, learn, develop, explore and share.

Consultant Geriatrician

MRCP PACES Examiner
Member RCP EDI group

Feels very rewarding especially because of my interest in medical education.

Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

I am Conor Maguire, a Consultant Geriatrician in Edinburgh, and the Vice President (International) at RCPE. I have had a keen interest in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the healthcare workforce through my entire career having witnessed, and experienced, discriminatory behaviour towards those with both visible and hidden characteristics.

I have been a member of the RCPE EDI committee since its inception, and am a member of the NHS Lothian LGBTQ+ staff network.

When I was Director of Education at RCPE, I introduced a gender quota for all educational meetings, ensuring that organising committees must aim towards gender equality among speakers and Chairs.

Everyone is entitled to a non-discriminatory approach in their workplace and in their lives, free from harassment, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender, age, race or disability.

Medical Oncology Consultant 

I am Dr. Munzir Hamid, a Medical Oncology Consultant at University Hospital Cork, Ireland. My passion for becoming a part of the EDI Group arises from my strong dedication to nurturing an inclusive work environment. I firmly believe that every person deserves equal opportunities for success, regardless of their background. In my capacity, I've had the privilege of contributing to the education of numerous international medical graduates in postgraduate oncology training, actively promoting diversity and inclusivity in our field. I am fully committed to advancing our EDI objectives and collaborating to establish a more diverse and equitable workplace for everyone. Together, we can truly make a significant impact.

Chief in Rheumatology at Washington DC VAMC, Howard University Educator, and Clinical Researcher. I want to be involved in the EDI group to contribute to objectives and aims of equity and access to care across gender, race and for all affiliates. I promote EDI in my workplace by assuring equity in fellow trainee selections, promoting rheumatology access for ethnic minority residents, clinical research addressing equity in rheumatic diseases.

I am a Deputy Medical Director and Consultant Cardiologist who has trained and worked in NHS Scotland and England. My current NHS role is in North Cumbria. I am also a member of the RCPE Quality Governance Collaborative Faculty and am undertaking a PhD exploring how we apply governance in healthcare, through an intersectional lens.

As a female cardiologist and at times a less than full time trainee/employee, I have first-hand experience of inequality, discrimination and exclusion within healthcare and of challenging those behaviours. In recent years I have become more involved with the College through the Quality Governance Collaborative. In doing so I have found a space in which I am respected and valued as an individual. I applied to be involved with the College's EDI Group with the aim of making RCPE in all of its guises that space for all of its members. 

I am a Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. I studied at the University of Edinburgh between 1997 - 2002 and trained in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Birmingham and Johns Hopkins Hospital in the USA before taking up my Consultant post in 2011. 

I have a strong interest in promoting EDI within organisations to ensure opportunities are equal and all individuals feel the same sense of belonging. I have been involved in a Fairness Taskforce across University Hospitals Birmingham for many years, set up to promote diversity and inclusion across the organisation, and we were shortlisted for the ‘Diversity team of the year’ at the recent British Diversity Awards. Some of its achievements include adoption of reciprocal mentoring programs, debiasing of recruitment processes which have resulted in improvements in WDES indicators for the likelihood of disabled staff being appointed from shortlisting, adoption of a Trust anti-racist statement and many more. I hope to bring that experience to the RCPE EDI Group in our efforts to ensure equality, diversity, and inclusion across the College.

Lay member of the RCPE Trustee Board (specialising in finance and accountancy issues); 
Lay member of the RCPE Lay Advisory Committee;
Lay panellist at the NMCFTPC (Fitness to Practice Committee).

Previously a University lecturer in Psychology.
Previously a Fellow and Council member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Main career in the Senior Civil Service: postings included Head of Division in the Prison Service, The Fire Safety Unit (where the East of England Fire Service developed an excellent handbook “Working with Diverse Communities”), also Head of the Private Sector Policy Department in the Dept of International Development.
Post -retirement heavily engaged in health care regulation including Chairing the FTPC panels at the MPTS and several other healthcare regulators including dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, osteopaths, and health & care professionals.
I am a member of an ethnic minority.

I welcome the opportunity to serve the medical profession using my skills, qualifications and experience to contribute to improved outcomes for medical practitioners and for patients both here in the UK and also where better health care is critically needed in developing countries.