Dr Emma Mi
Emma studied Medicine at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 2018, and received numerous prizes and scholarships during her time there. Subsequently, she worked as an Academic Foundation Doctor in the North West Thames Deanery. With keen interest in research, Emma has led several research projects at Cambridge and Imperial, and has published ten scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and given oral presentations at national and international conferences. She is also passionate about medical education and set up a highly-rated Paediatrics PACES teaching programme for undergraduates at Imperial College London.
Emma has a strong interest in health policy development and healthcare system reform, and particularly advocating for clinical leadership of them. She has worked at NHS England, in the Operational Research and Evaluation Unit, where she conducted reviews of the work of the New Care Models vanguards, including on clinical leadership development. She also led work to build a resource on the future NHS Collaboration Platform to disseminate learning from the New Care Models programme and other innovation projects.
During her training Emma has held multiple leadership roles, including BMA junior doctor representative for LNWH NHS Trust, where she led a consultation on hospital facilities for doctors to implement the BMA Fatigue and Facilities Charter and foundation trainee representative. Additionally, she is currently governor of a primary school, with focus on Health & Safety, and helping to coordinate the COVID-19 response. Emma has also completed an MBA degree with the Quantic School of Business & Technology, gaining business knowledge and project experience.
Through her clinical, teaching and research experience, Emma has developed multidimensional interest in healthcare leadership and management. After enjoyable previous internship experience, she is delighted to be returning to NHS England and NHS Improvement as a fellow, where she hopes to gain deeper and balanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare organisations and to gain first-hand experience of the development and delivery of health policy on a national scale and the process of health system innovation and transformation.
Emma believes deeply in the talent and capability of the NHS workforce and that clinicians are the key force for achieving positive and sustainable change within the NHS. She is keen to work on workforce engagement and development projects, to support, empower and strengthen the leadership capacity of clinicians.
The fellowship is a valuable opportunity for Emma to consolidate her leadership skills and learn how to implement change and manage large scale projects which will help her to effectively deliver innovation in the NHS in the future.
