UK Model WHO Blog

Aug 31, 20211 min read

Week 9: Speaker Session 5 – Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)

This week’s session discussed the topic of ‘Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)’ with invited keynote speaker Dr. Catrin Moore. Dr Moore is...

Aug 23, 20211 min read

Week 8: Speaker Session 4 – Global Surgery

This week’s session discussed the topic of ‘Global Surgery: Breaking Barriers’ with invited keynote speaker Dr. Kee B. Park, MD, MPH. Dr...

Aug 6, 20211 min read

Week 6: Speaker Session 3 – Conflict and Health: Citizens without a state

This week's speaker session focused on the health needs of displaced populations, specifically in relation to the thousands of Rohingya...

Aug 5, 20212 min read

Week 5: Training Session 3 - Unmoderated Caucus

This past week, the UK Model WHO held its third training session. Academy participants were split into two hour long sessions, a Chair...

Jul 25, 20211 min read

Week 4: Speaker Session 2: Women’s Health

Academy participants were presented on the topic of ‘Women’s Health’ this week. The session explored the social and health inequities...

Jul 20, 20212 min read

Week 3: Training session 2: Position Papers and Moderated caucus

The Academy’s third session saw the two tracks split into delegates and chairs. Those on the delegate track were briefed on how to write...

Jul 3, 20211 min read

Week 2: Speaker Session 1: Pre-Diabetes in Children

On July 7th, 2021, we welcomed the Academy Programme’s very first guest speaker for our session on Pre-diabetes in Children, Dr. Paulina...

Jul 3, 20211 min read

Week 1: Academy Training Session 1: July 1st, 2021

Thursday saw the inaugural session of UK Model WHO’s Academy Programme. The first cohort welcomed a total of 54 participants across both...