About Carys Williams
Hi, my name is Carys and I am going into my second year studying Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
My interests mainly lie in public health, preventive medicine and infectious diseases, however I find all aspects of clinical and community healthcare interesting. I am interested in potential research into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and other pressing global issues, and seeing how we can ensure access to appropriate healthcare systemically by reducing inequalities.
This summer I am completing my Leadership in Action project with the Red Hen Project in Cambridge - a charity dedicated to helping children and families facing hardship. The charity hopes to expand to a deprived region in Cambridge and I will be evaluating the current services available for children, and where the charity can create the most long standing impact. The project is focussed on preventative measures to ensure children can live happier and healthier lives by reducing barriers they may face. This project is solidifying my current hope to work in paediatrics or public health.
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Wow the project sounds fascinating! Would love to learn more about your findings when it's completed
Loving these reflections! It's so nice to hear how you built on your previous experiences, and I can't wait to see how you continue to develop as a leader. Social inequality and health are so interlinked, and it's future doctors like you that we need to address these problems. Keep it up and good luck!
Thank you! I was inspired and fully related to your recent blog about both the project and leadership developing gradually and then suddenly. I find it interesting and reassuring how sometimes in the passion of wanting to serve our community and goal we feel that we need to be always efficient, fast and producing tangible deliverables and outcomes - all of which are important, but that we also need the more slow paced research to ensure that we reach these goals ethically and with all of the information needed to do them effectively!