Marina Politis

Academic Foundation Doctor in Newcastle | Honorary Research Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial | Passionate about health inequalities and who our research and medical education incudes.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

About

I am a resident doctor passionate about health inequalities and medical education. I am an advocate for closing the sex and gender gap in medical research, an Honorary Research Fellow at The George Institute, Imperial for the MESSAGE (Medical Sciences Sex and Gender Equity) project, which co-designed a UK policy for integrating sex and gender considerations into biomedical research to improve sex and gender specific health outcomes. I am also passionate about planetary health and health professionals' roles in addressing the climate crisis.

Experience

  • Specialised Foundation Doctor at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

  • Research Assistant at The George Institute for Global Health
    Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · On-site)
    • Healthcare Assistant
      May 2021 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • COVID-19 Vaccinator
      Feb 2021 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos