The series kicks off with an insight into the medical world on February 9th. Led by Dr Bruce Charlesworth, the Chief Medical Officer at Reckitt Benckiser, and Consultant Clinical Oncologist Dr Nabil Mahdwawi and including recent Hymer's students at medical school, the panel will discuss their journey into medicine, their career pathways, and field questions from the audience.

Margaret Ikpoh is a GP Partner at Holderness Health, a practice for 36,000 patients in East Yorkshire, and has worked there for 12 years. She is the current RCGP Vice Chair for Professional Development & Standards. She is the practice lead for research and has had previous roles with the NIHR Yorkshire and Humber as a research champion for First5 GPs and AITs.She is also the former Associate Director for Primary Care for Hull York Medical School and is a GP Trainer.

At the RCGP, she has been involved in the Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Task groups and was awarded Fellow of The Year at the 2021 RCGP Inspire Awards ceremony. She has recently been celebrated at a Women of the Year Event and been honoured as one of the top 50 most influential BAME professionals by HSJ in October 2022.

Dr Bruce Charlesworth is the Group Chief Medical Officer of Reckitt, a leading health and consumer goods company famous for global household brands such as Dettol, Durex, Nurofen, Gaviscon, Strepsils, and Mucinex. He qualified in medicine in 1996 and subsequently trained in anaesthetics and intensive care. After spending 5 years in clinical practice Bruce moved into the healthcare product industry with the ambition of using his medical knowledge and commercial acumen to innovate and improve lives on a global scale. Working for AstraZeneca and Pfizer initially, Bruce helped develop and launch an array of pharmaceuticals across a range of indications such as pain, depression, and headache. After leading a start-up diagnostics business as CEO and a health outcomes consultancy company as Global President Bruce joined Reckitt in 2014

Nabil El Mahdawi is a  medical Consultant, working in Clinical Oncology a medicine to treat cancer using nonsurgical modalities of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy. He has been practicing as a consultant in the Queens’ Center for the last 15 years, prior to that he completed his postgraduate training in Edinburgh and has his primary medical degree from Libya in 1994.

He is active in academic medical research and services development, where he has received prestigious awards. Currently, he is the Head of Service of Clinical Oncology and continues working as a super-specialist in lung cancer and gynecological cancer.

The event is free to all, simply sign up by following the link below and come and join us for refreshments and an insightful evening helping our students get the best possible start in their chosen careers.