Dr Jackie Cornish and Katya Adler - Alumni Festival 2021

In this video, Dr Jackie Cornish, OBE FRCP (London) Hon FRCPCH (MBChB 1972, Hon DSc 2014) gives an illuminating insight into her life and career as one of the NHS’s most influential pediatricians. National Clinical Director for Children and Young People at NHS England 2013 - 2019, Dr Jackie Cornish speaks candidly about establishing her career in what was a male-dominated profession, the advice she would give to her younger self and others starting out, and her work promoting mental health in the community.
Hosted by BBC Europe Editor Dr Katya Adler LLD (BA 1995, Hon LLD 2017), this dazzling interview includes insights from Rhea Singhal (BSc 2004), this year’s Alumni Award winner for Sustainability, who runs India’s first and largest sustainable food packaging company, Ecoware.