Current Fellows:
Name: Dr Abdullah
Qualifications: MD, Saudi Board of Community Medicine (SBCM)
Speciality: Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Research Interests:
- Public health
- Preventive medicine
- Lifestyle medicine
- Smoking cessation
- Epidemiology
What specific topics are you interested in learning?
- lifestyle Medicine
- clinical Public Health
- systematic Review
- meta analysis
Why did you apply to do the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London WHOCC?
Name: Dr Reem
Qualifications: BSc, MD, Arab Board
Speciality: Family Medicine
Research Interests:
- Lifestyle medicine
- Mental health
- Coping and resilience
What specific topics are you interested in learning?
- public health
- crises management
- outbreak preventive measures
Why did you apply to do the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London WHOCC?
I think Imperial College is one of the top universities in the world supporting public health, and being here will enrich me with a variety of resources, opportunities to meet experts, and highly standardised courses. I am interested in public health and preventive measures, leadership, and I want to be equipped with the skills and resources that will enable me to change my society. I am interested in lifestyle medicine, epigenetics, and public health emergencies.
Name: Dr Mohammad
Qualifications: MBBS, MD, MRCGP [INT]
Speciality: Family Medicine and General Practice
Research Interests:
- Lifestyle and Sports Medicine
- Health Promotion
What specific topics are you interested in learning?
- health leadership
- sustainable healthcare models
- advocacy
- health policy
Why did you apply to do the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London WHOCC?
Dr Mohammad seeks to deepen his expertise in global primary care innovation and health system transformation through the prestigious Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London’s WHO Collaborating Centre (WHOCC). Dr. Mohammad Alazemi is a distinguished family medicine physician and healthcare leader with extensive experience in clinical practice, leadership, and medical education across the Gulf and East Mediterranean regions. He has played a pivotal role in advancing primary health care, health promotion, and professional development for physicians through his leadership positions in national and international family medicine organizations.
Name: Dr Hazza
Qualifications: BSc, MD, OMSB
Speciality: Family Medicine
Research Interests:
- Clinical Public Health
- Health economics
What specific topics are you interested in learning?
- health economics
- clinical epidemiology
- health intelligence
- health management and improvement
- pandemic preparedness
Why did you apply to do the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London WHOCC?
Name: Dr Hamed
Qualifications: BSc, MD, OMSB, Arab Board
Speciality: Family Medicine
Research Interests:
- Clinical Public Health
What specific topics are you interested in learning?
- health intelligence
- environmental health
- pandemic preparedness
- health improvement
- greater understanding of leadership in health services
- health communication skills
Why did you apply to do the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London WHOCC?
I am committed to advancing public health through evidence-based approaches. I aim to strengthen my ability to apply research methods, surveillance systems, and screening programmes to analyse and communicate data effectively. This fellowship offers a unique opportunity to develop strategies that improve health security during pandemics and natural disasters. I am particularly interested in addressing environmental health concerns in high-risk populations and evaluating preventive and screening initiatives. I also hope to refine my skills in scoping health needs assessments, planning health improvement interventions, teaching structured programmes, and managing human and financial resources. The programme’s multidisciplinary approach aligns perfectly with my goal of becoming a public health leader prepared to tackle global health challenges.
Previous Fellows:
Name: Dr Fakhria
Qualifications: MD MRCGP/ARAB BOARD
Speciality: Family Medicine
Research Interests:
- Clinical Public Health
What specific topics are you interested in learning?
- concepts of epidemiology
- disease surveillance and prevention
- pandemic preparedness
- how to conduct research and do critical appraisals
- evidence-based problem solving
- greater understanding of leadership in health services
- health communication skills
Why did you apply to do the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London WHOCC?
The field of public health plays a critical role in the promotion of health, prevention of disease, and empowerment of individuals to manage illness and disabilities. I am interested to learn more in how to enhance my skills in different fields of public health, how to conduct research, audit, and analysis for different health related issues. Public health education provided by Imperial WHOCC will teach me how to discover and share health interventions that ensure health and equity now and far into the future. Ultimately, the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme will help me to integrate family medicine practice with needed public health to promote better primary care services in my country.
Name: Dr Nasrin
Qualifications: MD MRCGP
Speciality: Family Medicine
Research Interests:
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy and Management
What specific topics are you interested in learning?
- administrative and managerial capacities
- health promotion
- guidelines in healthcare systems
- financial management competencies
Why did you apply to do the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London WHOCC?
I felt that Imperial College London WHOCC offered me the best opportunity to enhance my knowledge and clinical skills in my areas of interest. What appealed to me was that this Fellowship programme provided hands-on experience in addition to training sessions and lectures, which would give me greater understanding of all aspects of clinical conditions. I like teaching and anticipate learning effective teaching methods from the skilled educators at Imperial WHOCC. When I return to my home country after the programme a more capable clinician educator, I will be able to share the knowledge I have gained and provide training to others. In the future, I look forward to being able to put what I learn into practice promoting health and preventing diseases when possible.
Name: Dr Samiya
Qualifications: MD DCH MRCGP
Speciality: Family Medicine
Research Interests:
- Healthcare Sector Leadership & Management
- Epidemiology
What specific topics are you interested in learning?
- clinical health services
- chronic disease
- infectious disease
- oncology
Why did you apply to do the Postgraduate Fellowship Programme at Imperial College London WHOCC?
What appealed to me about this Postgraduate Fellowship programme was that it offered me the best opportunity to enhance my knowledge and clinical skills in my areas of interest. The WHOCC Fellowship programme provides hands-on experience as well as teaching sessions which I felt would give me greater understanding of all aspects of clinical conditions. The research skills I will learn, how to analyse, summarise, and interpret complex epidemiological data, will enable me in the future to better promote health and, when possible, prevent diseases. Learn more effective teaching methods and communication skills from the experienced educators at Imperial WHOCC will make me a more capable clinician educator. I like teaching, and when I return to my home country after the programme, I will be able to share the knowledge I have gained and provide training to others.