IBMS member to join 2016 fellowship programme
NHS England has announced the four successful recipients of the first Chief Scientific Officer’s (CSO) Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Fellowship scheme.
One of the recipients is IBMS member Michelle Martin who is the training manager and a senior specialist biomedical scientist in haematology and blood transfusion at Barts Health NHS Trust.
The competition, launched in conjunction with international women’s day in March 2016, attracted 60 applicants from female healthcare scientists who will act as role models to inspire the next generation of female scientists.
The Chief Scientific Officer’s WISE Fellowship Programme is a bespoke 12 month initiative, launched in partnership with WISE – the campaign to promote women in science, technology and engineering.
The Fellowship includes a career development programme, providing mentoring support, communication and leadership skills training starting in September 2016. In addition to allocated training, activity and network days, the fellows will attend both the WISE and Chief Scientific Officer conferences later in the year.
Michelle said her interest in scientific leadership stems from the fact that "there is no Chief Executive or board member that I am aware with a healthcare science back ground. This I believe to be a loss because as a healthcare scientist I feel there are skills which could be greatly utilised in a leadership position.
"I look forward to this Fellowship and hope it will give me the opportunity to attend and speak at conferences with a goal of sharing my experiences and motivating others."