MWF International Women's Day 2019

What was your earliest ambition?
To be a doctor because my father, grandfather, uncle and (male)
cousins were doctors but I was told when I was little that this
wasn’t for women.
What inspired you to choose your specialty?
Being lucky enough to be awarded a fellowship funded by the
national charity, Bliss, to train with two amazing and inspiring
pioneer neonatologists, Jonathan Shaw and Osmund Reynolds at
University College Hospital, in the days when neonatal medicine
wasn’t a recognised speciality.
What single change has made the most difference in
your field?
There isn’t a single change. However a clear turning point was
the development of surfactant because prior to the availability of
this medication, the majority of preterm babies died, and their
deaths, from respiratory failure, were pretty horrible.
Drawing on the theme for this year’s International
Women’s Day #BalanceForBetter, how can we ensure
medical leadership includes more women?
 By helping women develop the confidence to go for the top
jobs
 By building strong networks of supportive women
Advice and how to get there—
Do:
 Know what you want and follow this goal (crystallising
exactly what you want can be more difficult than you
might expect)
 Find a supportive partner or close friend (everyone needs
a shoulder to cry on)
Don’t:
 Underestimate yourself
 Be disheartened by failure
How to get there:
 Persistence
 Being ready to seize opportunity when it presents
Professor Neena Modi
Neonatal Medicine
MWF President-Elect
Neena Modi is Professor of Neonatal Medicine at
Imperial College London, Consultant at Chelsea
and Westminster Hospital, and Immediate
Past-President of the UK Royal College of
Paediatrics and Child Health.
Neena has made many contributions to health
services. She has championed the necessity for a
sound research base for paediatrics and child
health, and the health equity that flows from a
publicly funded and publicly provided health service.
She has held several national roles including
President of the UK Neonatal Society, President of
the Academic Paediatrics Association of Great
Britain and Ireland, Chair of the British Medical
Journal Ethics Committee, Chair of the NHS
England Infant, Children and Young People Patient
Safety Expert Group, and Chair of Medact.
Medical Women’s Federation
International Women’s Day 2019: #BalanceForBetter
www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
#BalanceForBetter #IWD2019 #MedWomen

To succeed in a male world!
The emergence of a new illness that was killing young people— AIDS –
subsequently discovered to be due to HIV . The stigma associated with
the condition continues despite all the progress in treatment and care.
What single change has made the most difference
in your field?
The advent of highly effective Anti-Retroviral Drugs for HIV treatment.
We now can say with confidence that individuals with undetectable HIV
viral loads who are on ARV on an ongoing basis cannot sexually
transmit the virus .The campaign U=U : Undetectable = Untransmittable
is one I never thought I would see and gives hope to the elimination of
AIDS by 2030. Whilst we don’t have a cure we certainly have changed
the face of the infection and epidemic.
Drawing on the theme for this year’s
International Women’s Day #BalanceForBetter,
how can we ensure
Both men and women in senior roles need to not just mentor women
but sponsor them as well – being an excellent role model is one thing,
but allowing the next women to climb on your shoulder is what will
make the difference. So we can start by ensuring Leadership roles are fit
for purpose for both women and men, they allow for flexibility and
lifestyle. We then need balanced shortlists for leadership roles, with
balanced interview panels and aim to have leadership teams which have
50:50 balance without adopting positive discrimination.
Do:
 Be authentic
 Seek a mentor & sponsor
 Build on what you are good at
Don’t:
 Be put off by failure – FAIL stands for First Attempt In Learning
 Adopt ‘masculine ‘ characteristics
How to get there:
 Change the ‘Why Me’ attitude to the ‘Why NOT Me’ stance –
its our collective role to #BalanceForBetter
Dr Olwen Williams
Sexual Health & HIV
Brought up in North Wales and a Welsh speaker; Olwen
was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle and the University
of Liverpool. Following specialist training in the North
West, she took up a Consultant position leading Sexual
Health & HIV services in North Wales. Olwen is
passionate about improving services for women
especially those who experience sexual & domestic
violence and child sexual exploitation. She developed the
Amethyst SARC & Sexual Health Services. As Chief of
Staff (2009-2015) Olwen was responsible for leading on
the virtual clinical project C@rtref, a project using
telemedicine to improve access to clinical services for the
elderly and frail in rural Wales.
She is the President of BASHH and also holds the
positions of Vice President of the Medical Women's
Federation, elected councillor RCP London and Trustee of
the National AIDS Trust. She has also acted as an
advisor to the Welsh Government.
Olwen was awarded an OBE for services to medicine in
Wales in 2005 and Welsh Woman of the Year in 2000.
,

I originally wanted to be a police officer, but decided to become a
doctor at the age of 12.
I really enjoyed the intellectual challenge of making a diagnosis,
coupled with the privilege of being able to talk to patients from
such a range of backgrounds. So it was clear I should be a
physician. I spent a short period as a microbiology registrar, but
missed the patients so returned to GiM. Rheumatology appealed,
as it allowed me to develop long term clinical relationships with
my patients. Medical Education was a hobby, as I always loved to
teach, but I became more and more involved.
in your field?
In Rheumatology, without doubt, it is the biologic therapies. They
have revolutionised the lives of so many people with devastating
inflammatory arthritis.
how can we ensure
The numbers of women in leadership positions are increasing, but
it is too slow. Women need to have the encouragement and
courage to step up. Role models are essential, but we need
culture change, so it is normal to see women in leadership
positions. We also need the structural barriers and disincentives
to be removed. There is an emerging evidence base about what
works. We need to use it to make sustained change.
Do:
 Be yourself, but stay strong.
Don’t:
 Don’t allow your confidence be knocked. You are better at
all this than you think.
How to get there:
 Be polite, calm, and persistent. Use soft power rather than
being adversarial.
Professor Dame Jane Dacre
Rheumatology and Medical Education
Dame Jane is a Consultant Rheumatologist and
Professor of Medical Education. She is the
immediate past president of the RCP and was Vice
Chair of the AoMRC, Director of UCL Medical
School, MD of MRCPUK and Academic VP of the
RCP. She is the lead for the DHSC independent
review into the gender pay gap in medicine, and the
President of the Medical Protection Society.
She won the medicine and healthcare category
2012 of Women in the City Woman of Achievement
Award; was named on the HSJ inaugural list of 50
inspirational women in healthcare in 2013; was
named in the science and medicine category for
people of influence Debrett’s 500 in 2015, 2016
and 2017; and was named on the HSJ top 100 list
from 2014 to 2017.
Dame Jane was made a Dame of the British Empire
(DBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018.

To be a violinist.
What inspired you to choose your
specialty?
To move from helping individual patients to helping
the population/public’ health.
What single change has made the most
difference in your field?
Antibiotics and vaccines.
International Women’s Day
#BalanceForBetter, how can we ensure
Champion and support for women to believe in
themselves, to put themselves forward and try new
roles.
Do: Try new roles
Don’t: Think you cannot do it
How to get there: Believe in yourself, commit to
your learning & development and hold your nose and
jump.
Professor Dame Sally Davies
CMO (Public Health)
Dame Sally is the Chief Medical Officer for
England and Chief Medical Advisor to the UK
Government. She is an independent advisor to
the UK Government on medical and public
health matters.
Dame Sally founded the National Institute for
Health Research and is a Non-Executive
Director of Genomics England Ltd. She was a
member of the WHO Executive Board and the
Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on
AMR. Most recently, she has been appointed
a co-convener of the UN Inter-Agency
Co-ordination Group on AMR, set up in
response to the UNGA 2016 declaration.
Dame Sally received her DBE in 2009, was
elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014,
and a member of the National Academy of
Medicine, USA in 2015.

From the age of 8 to be a surgeon.
What inspired you to choose your
specialty?
Vascular Surgery was new and an exciting challenge.
Not one but two. The advent of Intensive care
and the rapid development of imaging.
how can we ensure
You cannot succeed if you don't apply and you can do it,
believe me!
Do:
 Focus
 Be a supportive colleague
 Keep your sense of humour
Don’t:
 Don’t give up. An occasional failure will push you to be
even better.
 Don't give up your hobbies.
 Don’t neglect your family and friends.
How to get there:
 Contribute to the profession.
 Take care in your choice of specialty as it will be yours
for many years.
 Get the proper qualifications.
 Be a good friend.
Professor Averil Mansfield
Vascular Surgery
Professor Averil Mansfield is a retired
vascular surgeon. She was a consultant
surgeon at St Mary's Hospital in London,
from 1982 to 2002, and in 1993 she
became the first British woman to be
appointed a Professor of Surgery. She was
made a Fellow of the Royal College of
Physicians in 2005, and was elected
president of the British Medical Association
in 2009–2010. In 2012 she was voted
one of "100 Women Who Have
Changed the World" by
The Independent on Sunday.

To be a doctor so that I could help people who were unwell.
I was fascinated by the heart as a teenager and chose cardiac
related topics for my undergraduate degree in Oxford. And then
when I walked into an operating theatre during my clinical
training in Cambridge I literally felt like I’d found my home.
It was my Eureka moment - I decided there and then that I would
be a Cardiac Surgeon.
Without doubt the invention of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Circuit or ‘heart-lung machine’, which allows us to support the
blood flow to the body while we stop and operate on the heart,
heralded the dawn of modern heart surgery.
how can we ensure
We all need to play our part to achieve #BalanceForBetter.
When leadership opportunities present themselves share
them with your networks and think about stepping up
to the plate yourself.
Do:
 Remember what motivated you to do medicine
Don’t:
 Don’t talk yourself out of that job/fellowship/leadership role
How to get there:
 Have a plan (but be prepared for hurdles and challenges)
Professor Farah Bhatti
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon,
Council Member and Chair of Women
in Surgery at the Royal College of
Surgeons of England, Chair of the
Medical Women’s Federation Wales
and Council Member of the
Cardiothoracic Section of the Royal
Society of Medicine.

To be a doctor - although my primary school headmistress
recommended I become a probation officer.
A superb mixture of clinical, practical and intellectual activity, with
constant surprises and learning, and fabulous colleagues. One of
the most amazing team sports ever....
in your field?
Thermostable DNA polymerase transforming the whole field of
genetics, closely followed by the internet allowing access to
information that helps us understand the first, as well as a whole
universe of other data.
how can we ensure
Encourage women to apply for roles, and challenge inequality in all
forms.
Do:
 Have a go!
Don’t:
 Don’t doubt yourself, dwell overly on mistakes or when things go
pear shaped, or take yourself too seriously
 Don’t neglect to celebrate achievements (I don’t just mean
‘formal’ achievements - my favourite piece of work was rejected
in 3 hours by the journal Science - it was and remains a great
discovery even though it was not published in a journal with an
impact factor over 20 and I haven’t won a Nobel prize for it!
Helping someone with a burst tyre, covering for someone having
a hard time, making a good diagnosis, taking a lost patient up to
the right department...all make a difference and make the world a
bit better...all are valuable and should be quietly celebrated)
How to get there:
 Keep at it. Build your CV and don’t be afraid of change and the
next job ‘up’, even if you don’t think you have all the skills to do
the job from day 1 - you will learn! Most importantly have fun!
Professor Jo Martin
Histopathology
Professor Martin Qualified Cambridge University and London
Hospital Medical College 1984, MRC Training Fellowship 1988,
MRC Fellowship 1990, Wellcome Trust Advanced Research
Training Fellowship 1991. PhD London University 1997.
Kings Fund programme MA in Leadership in 2005.
Jo has over 130 published papers including Nature group and
Science journals and is Professor of Pathology at Queen Mary
University London. She is a founding Director of Biomoti, a drug
delivery platform technology company, and app creator, including
an elearning platform, eCPD, with over 46,000 modules
completed by health staff to date.
She has very broad experience in healthcare management ranging
from running clinical departments and divisions to acting as Medi-
cal Director, and subsequently Chief Medical Officer at Barts
Health NHS Trust. As Director of Academic Health Sciences she
is responsible for CRN North Thames, hosted by Barts, and has
led research across the Trust and the training and education of
16,000 staff across Barts Health. Her clinical specialist expertise
is in the pathology of gastrointestinal motility disorders, for which
she has a passion.
National Clinical Director of Pathology for NHS England April
2013-16, Jo has worked across a broad range of programmes
and projects in all the pathology disciplines including genetics,
transfusion, digital pathology, data, networks and working with the
diagnostic and other professional bodies, including the Academy of
Medical Royal Colleges.
She is involved in a range of bodies as a board member, including
chairing the Research Advisory Board of the Motor Neuron Dis-
ease Association and chairing the Strategic Clinical Reference
Group of the National Information Board.
Jo became President of the Royal College of Pathologists in No-
vember 2017.
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