Fiona Aitken

Fiona joined the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Quality Governance Collaborative (QGC) in 2020. Fiona's speaciality is Global Healt Governance and leads on this topic within the QGC Fellwoship Programmes. She has recently further developed her glboal health speciality by attenting the University of Oxford professional course in Global Health Diplomacy & Security. 

 In addition to her specialization, Fiona plays a key role in shaping the strategic direction of the QGC's fellowship programmes. She is also actively involved in supporting and facilitating the high-level governance projects executed by the QGC expert faculty.

She has a Bachelor of Arts in Health and Community services – with a focus on international health from the University of Victoria and a Master’s degree from Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE) in Advanced European and International Studies (MAEIS). While at CIFE, she wrote her master’s thesis on Global Health Governance and its impacts on responding to health crises, with specific focus on the Ebola crisis. She also holds the professional degree qualification of Policy Officer in European and International organisations, recognised by the French state. She has a varied professional background in administrative management, provincial government, and the retail and hospitality sectors.