Our Team
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Marie Firgau
Executive Director
A physician from Germany with five years of work experience in medicine, fundraising, start-ups and non-profit organisations
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Clare Diane Harris
Head of Monitoring and Evaluation
A medical doctor and study addict from Australia, currently working in both medical and non-medical research roles
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Louisa Rasp
Head of Careers
A Biologist B.Sc and a 6th-year medical student from Germany
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Vyshnavi Desiraju
Head of Community
A medical doctor from Singapore, running a mental health social enterprise and working for a medtech company focused on maternal health
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Sarah Gebauer
Co-Coordinator US
An experienced US-based physician, hospital leader, and healthcare consultant with a background in medical technology
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Jon Quatromoni
Co-Coordinator US
A US-based academic vascular surgeon, clinical researcher, and assistant program director
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Abbos Jon
Coordinator UK and Conference Organiser
A 4th-year medical student from the UK
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Victoria Zawadil
Coordinator Germany
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Elina Christian
Coordinator Australia
A medical doctor from Newcastle, Australia. Currently pursuing a Master of Public Health and working as a university tutor
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Rachit Shah
Co-Coordinator India
A medical intern from India and a PhD aspirant, with a keen interest in neuroscience
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Devika Menrai
Co-Coordinator India
A final-year medical student from Mumbai, India, and co-founder of the online medical education platform MedSchool Grammar
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Markus Schirmer
Career Fellowship Manager
A 6th-year medical student from Germany
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Riya Sharma
Intro Fellowship Manager
A first-year medical student from Ireland
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Cynthia von Knebel
Content Manager
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Kujani Wanniarachchi
Podcast Host and Cambridge Ambassador
A fourth-year medical student from the UK
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Calvin Smith
Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant
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Peris Nduta
Community Health Officer
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Lea Fabry
Social Media Manager
A 5th-year medical student from Germany
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Hannah Nentwich
Events Manager
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Lina Mograby
Berlin Chapter Leader
A 3rd-year medical student from Germany
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Shailpriya Nand
London Chapter Leader
A 4th-year medical student from the UK
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Fabian Kraxner
Switzerland Chapter Co-Leader
A medical doctor from Switzerland
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Claudia Reichmuth
Switzerland Chapter Co-Leader
A third-year medical student from Switzerland
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Carl Vincent Escobar
Philippines Ambassador
A third-year medical student from the Philippines
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Isabella Martus
Oxford Ambassador
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Scarlett Miller
Bristol Ambassador
A second-year medical student from the UK
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Our Governing Board
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Akhil Bansal
Co-Founder, Governing Board Chair
A medical doctor from Australia, currently working in public health and as a field strategy consultant on antimicrobial resistance for Schmidt Futures
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Abe Tolley
Co-founder, Governing Board Member
A final-year medical student from Cambridge, UK
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Hunter Lau
Governing Board Member
A medical doctor from the US in his third year working in emergency medicine, Founder of Effective Altruism Medicine
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Erik Jentzen
Governing Board Member
A final-year medical student from Germany
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Join our team
We always offer volunteering opportunities. Below is a document with all current vacancies. But please feel free to reach out with your own ideas as well!