Leah studied Medicine for 5 years at Newcastle University in the UK and graduated in 2010. Following this she worked as a Foundation Doctor for 2 years in the Northumbria Healthcare Trust. She then took a gap year and worked as locum doctor in A&E in various hospitals including a GP managed hospital in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. In 2013 she travelled to Fiji to carry out a 5 week volunteer project which involved living in a small village on a remote island and helping to build a nurse’s station, teach in the local primary school and introduce and coach various sports to the children. Leah moved to Ireland in July 2013 to begin a GP training course in Kerry and has now changed careers to work as a Research Officer for the Irish Prostate Cancer Outcomes Research Study supported by Movember. This is a study which aims to capture national representative data on the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life of men diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Links[1] https://www.ncri.ie/departments/research-analysis