Fiona Aitken

Fiona joined the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the QGC as the first External Relations & Quality Governance Assistant in 2020 and has since progressed to Co-ordinator. Fiona speaks on the topic of Global Health Governance within the QGC Fellowship Programmes. She has recently further developed her global health speciality by attending the University of Oxford professional short course in Global Health Diplomacy & Security. 

Dr Rowan Myron

Dr Myron is a healthcare researcher with expertise in psychology and improvement science. Rowan graduated from Dundee University in 1995 with an MA (Hons) first class in Psychology, she then studied for her PhD at Goldsmiths. Dr Myron first lectured Psychology at the University of Hull, then she moved out of academia to the Mental Health Foundation where she became Associate Head of Research and began working with service user researchers on a range of projects. In 2009, Dr Myron joined the NIHR CLAHRC NWL programme.

Anne O'Brien

Anne was Board Director and Director of Clinical Governance & Operations at NHS Professionals, the Department of Health’s company for temporary staff in the NHS (wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Health). Her previous roles include clinician, general manager, programme management and policy development at a national level. She was previously Director of the Northern Ireland Clinical and Social Care Governance Support Team and responsible for the development and implementation of Clinical and Social Care Governance across the Province.

Professor John Connell

Prof Connell graduated in Medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1977 and MD in 1986. Following this, he held clinical research/clinical scientists posts in Melbourne and Glasgow. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers on aspects of adrenal function and cardiovascular disease. From 2000–2008 he held Clinical Director posts in Acute Medicine in West and North Glasgow and was Senior Clinical Endocrinologist in the Western Infirmary in Glasgow, with a major interest in disorders of the adrenal gland.

Dr Catherine Labinjoh

Dr Labinjoh  is a key member of the QGC Faculty, QGC Board Chair and is working on our projects in partnership with the World Health Organisation. She is an elected member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh’s Council representing Tayside and Central Scotland. She is part of the College’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee and is the clinical lead for Enhance, our mentoring programme. She is a Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Lead for Cardiology at NHS Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

Professor John Brown

Professor John Brown CBE was appointed Chair of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde from 1st December 2015.  John is also Chair of the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, the Chair of the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Advisory Board, the Co-Chair of the NHS Scotland Corporate Governance Steering Group, and Co-Chair of the West of Scotland Health Sciences Network and the Glasgow Health Sciences Partnership. He is an Independent Director of Glasgow Life and a Senior Faculty Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.