London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Shifa Ahmed (MSc Health Policy, Planning, and Financing) 
I am currently studying Health Policy, Planning, and Financing between LSHTM and The London School of Economics (LSE). Prior to joining this MSc program, I worked at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Biostatistics Department as a Clinical Research Coordinator on a National Institute of Health funded project researching long-COVID.

During my undergraduate at Boston University, I studied abroad in Geneva, Switzerland and held an internship at Médecins Sans Frontières within the Access Campaign where I was first introduced to the complexity and gravity of AMR. As an SLO for the AMR Centre, I hope to continue learning about the fascinating intersection between global access to medicines, policy, economics, and AMR.

Lillianna Thomas (MSc Control of Infectious Diseases)

I am a Control of infectious Diseases MSc candidate at LSHTM. Originally from Miami, Florida, I earned dual bachelors degrees in medical geography and sociology at the University of Florida. Before studying at LSHTM, I was a community health worker at a local nonprofit where I focused on equal healthcare access and Nalaxone awareness in the community.

During my undergraduate degree, I studied abroad in Madagascar where I was first introduced to AMR and One Health, and have been fascinated by this field since. I aim to pursue an interdisciplinary research career in AMR and advocate for AMS policies. As an SLO for the AMR centre, I am excited to learn and share centre activities in AMR with others.

Cheshni Jeena (MSc Public Health)

I am excited to serve as a Student Liaison Officer at the Antimicrobial Centre for 2023. My deep concern about the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance globally has motivated my commitment to this role.

As a medical doctor from South Africa, I have firsthand experience dealing with the challenges of managing resistant bugs. I consistently uphold personal accountability for my antibiotic decision-making practices, recognizing the collective responsibility that we as healthcare workers share in addressing this crisis.

From a public health perspective, I believe it is important to consider all the stakeholders involved in this problem, and as such I have written an opinion piece about one such role-player, caregivers, when it comes to antimicrobial use and the common cold.

Through pursuing my Masters in Public Health, and my role as a Student Liaison Offer at the AMR Centre, I hope to be an advocate in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.