Our Team

  • 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
    A second-year medical student from Germany

  • 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
    A 6th-year medical student from Germany

  • Kujani Wanniarachchi

    Podcast Host and Cambridge Ambassador
    A fourth-year medical student from the UK
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  • Calvin Smith

    Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant
    A 2nd-year medical student from the US

  • Peris Nduta

    Community Health Officer
    A medical doctor from Kenya

  • Lea Fabry

    Social Media Manager
    A 5th-year medical student from Germany
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  • Hannah Nentwich

    Events Manager
    A 6th-year medical student from the UK

  • 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
    A third-year graduate medical student from the UK

  • Scarlett Miller

    Bristol Ambassador
    A second-year medical student from the UK
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Our Governing Board

  • 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!