Witness Seminar Roundtable with ACMS: listening, learning, teaching African & Caribbean healthcare professionals reflect on the past & forecast for the future with Edinburgh medical students.Organised by the African and Caribbean Medical Society (ACMS)We are pleased to invite you to a thoughtful gathering aimed at capturing the voices and medical experiences of Black healthcare practitioners who have worked within the NHS in and around Scotland (and beyond). The Black narrative has historically not been spotlighted and shared. There are lessons to be learnt to inform the directive of the future of medical education and practice.We invite health care practitioners of the past, present and future (doctors, nurses, midwives, and other healthcare workers) to share their stories, convened by the students of the ACMS. These students are the medical and academic professionals of the future who will work in a variety of settings both nationally and internationally.We are very pleased to welcome:Jacqui Davis-Munroe - Midwife, NHS BirminghamDr Florence Fankam – Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, based in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.Dr Olayinka Fadahunsi-Oluwole – Specialist Paediatrician, NHS Sheffield.Rakiya Suleiman - NHS Lothian Equality and Diversity Adviser.And more to be announced.This event will be facilitated by students of ACMS, Dr Gwenetta Curry (Reader in Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities at the Usher Institute) and Dr Elizabeth Williams (Cultural and Political Historian/ Associate Director Library Academic Support UoE).This gathering is part of the EMS300 programme and aims to embrace and understand Black experiences and narratives within the NHS to better inform our collective journey towards a more equitable healthcare system.Events acknowledging and exploring Edinburgh Medical School’s history and involvement in medical racism and coloniality can be found here: Events | 300 years of medicine | College of Medicine and Vet MedicineFor updates and further information, please see the ACMS Instagram. Mar 26 2026 14.00 - 16.00 Witness Seminar Roundtable with ACMS: listening, learning, teaching African & Caribbean healthcare professionals reflect on the past & forecast for the future with Edinburgh medical students. Organised by the African and Caribbean Medical Society (ACMS). The Main Library 6th Floor - CRC Collections Space Book your place
Witness Seminar Roundtable with ACMS: listening, learning, teaching African & Caribbean healthcare professionals reflect on the past & forecast for the future with Edinburgh medical students.Organised by the African and Caribbean Medical Society (ACMS)We are pleased to invite you to a thoughtful gathering aimed at capturing the voices and medical experiences of Black healthcare practitioners who have worked within the NHS in and around Scotland (and beyond). The Black narrative has historically not been spotlighted and shared. There are lessons to be learnt to inform the directive of the future of medical education and practice.We invite health care practitioners of the past, present and future (doctors, nurses, midwives, and other healthcare workers) to share their stories, convened by the students of the ACMS. These students are the medical and academic professionals of the future who will work in a variety of settings both nationally and internationally.We are very pleased to welcome:Jacqui Davis-Munroe - Midwife, NHS BirminghamDr Florence Fankam – Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, based in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.Dr Olayinka Fadahunsi-Oluwole – Specialist Paediatrician, NHS Sheffield.Rakiya Suleiman - NHS Lothian Equality and Diversity Adviser.And more to be announced.This event will be facilitated by students of ACMS, Dr Gwenetta Curry (Reader in Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities at the Usher Institute) and Dr Elizabeth Williams (Cultural and Political Historian/ Associate Director Library Academic Support UoE).This gathering is part of the EMS300 programme and aims to embrace and understand Black experiences and narratives within the NHS to better inform our collective journey towards a more equitable healthcare system.Events acknowledging and exploring Edinburgh Medical School’s history and involvement in medical racism and coloniality can be found here: Events | 300 years of medicine | College of Medicine and Vet MedicineFor updates and further information, please see the ACMS Instagram. Mar 26 2026 14.00 - 16.00 Witness Seminar Roundtable with ACMS: listening, learning, teaching African & Caribbean healthcare professionals reflect on the past & forecast for the future with Edinburgh medical students. Organised by the African and Caribbean Medical Society (ACMS). The Main Library 6th Floor - CRC Collections Space Book your place
Mar 26 2026 14.00 - 16.00 Witness Seminar Roundtable with ACMS: listening, learning, teaching African & Caribbean healthcare professionals reflect on the past & forecast for the future with Edinburgh medical students. Organised by the African and Caribbean Medical Society (ACMS).
