43. Dr Leanne Armitage: Increasing diversity in the medical profession

May 12, 2021 · 26m 31s
43. Dr Leanne Armitage: Increasing diversity in the medical profession
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Sue Stockdale talks to Dr. Leanne Armitage about how a childhood experience, where she witnessed street violence, inspired her to become a doctor. With no medics in her family or...

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Sue Stockdale talks to Dr. Leanne Armitage about how a childhood experience, where she witnessed street violence, inspired her to become a doctor. With no medics in her family or social network, Leanne used her initiative to take the necessary steps towards achieving this goal and is now a qualified junior doctor.

During her second year of medical school Leanne became very frustrated by the lack of diversity, with very few students come from low-socio economic backgrounds and certain ethnic minorities. This inspired her to cofound a charity - The Armitage Foundation – which offers medical outreach programmes to students from under-represented backgrounds. As a result of the work Leanne has been doing through The Armitage Foundation, she was awarded the UK 2018 Queen's Young Leaders Award by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Connect with Dr Leanne Armitage:
Website. https://www.leannearmitage.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-leanne-armitage-mbbs-bsc-hons-73632260/
Twitter https://twitter.com/LeannaAmali
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/armitage_leanne/

and her charity the Armitage Foundation
Website https://armitagefoundation.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ArmitageFoundation
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/armitage-foundation/
Twitter https://twitter.com/TheArmitage_FDN

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