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22<br />

Hear from our Alumni<br />

Over the last ten years, the courses in this<br />

prospectus have been taken by scientists,<br />

particularly epidemiologists and biologists,<br />

clinicians, doctors, nurses, policy makers,<br />

academics, clinical trials specialists and<br />

chief medical o cers. Many of the courses<br />

are also suitable for those with a general<br />

interest in one of the areas of clinical trials,<br />

public health or tropical medicine.<br />

Some of our alumni have agreed to be<br />

Student Ambassadors. They o er advice<br />

to prospective students about how they<br />

managed their studies successfully and<br />

o er tips about balancing their study<br />

with work and family commitments.<br />

AUSTRALIA<br />

Dr Irmgard Bauer<br />

Postgraduate Diploma in<br />

Infectious Diseases<br />

Dr Irmgard Bauer, a senior<br />

lecturer at James Cook<br />

University, completed her<br />

Postgraduate Diploma in<br />

Infectious Diseases in 2003.<br />

Email: irmgard.bauer@<br />

jcu.edu.au<br />

CANADA<br />

Steven Hilts<br />

MSc <strong>Epidemiology</strong><br />

Environmental Manager<br />

Steven Hilts resides in Rossland,<br />

BC and completed his MSc<br />

<strong>Epidemiology</strong> in 2004.<br />

Email: shredski@telus.net<br />

Bernard MacLennan<br />

MSc Infectious Diseases<br />

Bernard MacLennan lives in<br />

Nova Scotia and is a registered<br />

microbiologist. He completed his<br />

MSc Infectious Diseases in 2006.<br />

Email: bernard_<br />

maclennan@cbu.ca<br />

EGYPT<br />

Enas Newire<br />

MSc Infectious Diseases<br />

Cairo-based molecular researcher<br />

Enas Newire completed her MSc<br />

in Infectious Diseases in 2010.<br />

Email: loneaman1@<br />

student.london.ac.uk<br />

P ro fi le : Dr Aqila Noori | MSc Public <strong>Health</strong>, Afghanistan<br />

‘I knew that to occupy a senior position in<br />

the Afghan Public <strong>Health</strong> Sector at either<br />

the Ministry, or any NGO or donor agency,<br />

you need to have a good postgraduate<br />

quali cation. After completion of my MSc<br />

I noticed a great change in my technical<br />

knowledge. My approach has become<br />

much broader and richer. To complete<br />

an MSc degree to international standards<br />

in somewhere like Afghanistan involves<br />

a lot of e ort and courage on behalf<br />

of a student, but the encouraging and<br />

motivating approach of the LSHTM<br />

Dr Poornima Prabhakaran<br />

MSc <strong>Epidemiology</strong><br />

Research fellow Dr Poornima<br />

Prabhakaran completed her<br />

Postgraduate Diploma in<br />

<strong>Epidemiology</strong> in 2006.<br />

Email: poornimaap@<br />

yahoo.co.uk<br />

PAKISTAN<br />

Dr Syed Abdul Mujeeb<br />

MSc <strong>Epidemiology</strong><br />

Karachi-based doctor and<br />

associate professor Dr Syed<br />

Abdul Mujeeb completed his<br />

MSc <strong>Epidemiology</strong> in 2006.<br />

Email: smujeeb@super.net.pk<br />

distance learning team proved an<br />

inspiring force in my study completion’.<br />

Dr Aqila Noori currently works as Senior<br />

Co-ordinator for Technical Affairs in the<br />

Ministry of Public <strong>Health</strong>, Afghanistan.<br />

Dr Aqila Noori (pictured far right) meeting<br />

her staff in Ghazni province of Afghanistan.<br />

Examining for trachoma in Nepal.<br />

Photo by Antony Solomon.

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