Dean's prize winner
What did you most enjoy about your course?
The Masters in Health Policy was a fantastic opportunity to hear from a wide range of guest lecturers. As well as the expertise of Imperial staff, we got to learn from think tanks, civil servants, journalists, NHS staff, NGOs and more. Their experiences were fascinating, and gave us insight into the variety offered by a career in health policy, as well as the complexities and challenges of working in this field.
What did you most appreciate about the Faculty/College?
Imperial College attracts a diverse cohort of students and the university encouraged us to learn from each other. Our course had participants from across the UK health system and numerous other countries, meaning everyone had a different background in health policy and valuable contributions to make. The lecturers at Imperial always generated discussion in our lectures and seminars and asked us for our own examples. The very close ties between the university and the healthcare trust also meant that many of our lecturers had experience of delivering health policy in the NHS and used this context to bring the theories to life.
How did it feel to receive the Dean's Prize?
I was very pleased to be awarded the Dean's Prize. I am really grateful to all the staff at Imperial and my dissertation supervisor for their support.
What are you doing now/What do you plan on doing after graduation?
My dissertation was on the delivery of the children's influenza vaccination in schools (an example of where health policy and education overlap). This motivated me to broaden my experience of social policy by taking up a secondment to the Department for Education, where my role is focused on policy delivery. I really enjoyed the course module on turning policy into practice so it has been a great opportunity to apply my learning from that and to see the similarities in implementing health and education policy.