Dr Annabel Sowemimo

Harold Moody Scholar
Global Health & Social Medicine

Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a doctor, academic, activist, and writer. She is a London-based Consultant in Community Sexual & Reproductive Health in the NHS, and founder of award-winning charity the Reproductive Justice Initiative (RJI) (formerly Decolonising Contraception), which aims to address health inequalities and racial disparities.

Annabel is a part-time PhD candidate, Harold Moody Scholar and lecturer at King’s College London, with her research focusing on the experiences of Black women in Britain with fertility control methods. Annabel firmly believes that healthcare should be about empowering people with knowledge to make informed choices about their bodies. She spends her spare time campaigning on reproductive justice, against NHS cuts and improving healthcare for marginalised groups.

Annabel’s first book Divided: Racism, Medicine and Decolonising Healthcare was published by Profile Books/Wellcome Collection in April 2023 and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing.

Chair: Dr Sam Thenabadu

Dr Sam Thenabadu is Programme Director at the GKT School of Medical Education within the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine.

Dr Sam Thenabadu is a Reader in Medical Education and the co-lead for the school’s reverse mentor programme. He is an Adult & Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant in London and has championed combatting health inequalities in both the clinical and education settings. He has a passion for inclusive and pragmatic medical education and is involved in the strategic and operational aspects of an innovative medical school curriculum.

Dr Rantimi Ayodele

Interim Chief Medical Officer at King's College Hospital and Chair of the KCH Health Inequalities Strategy.

Dr Rantimi Ayodele is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, with a specialism in children's orthopaedics. As well as practising medicine, Rantimi has considerable research experience having developed a tool to understand the burden of musculoskeletal disease in the developing world. This tool continues to be used successfully in countries across the world.

Dr Fleur Cantle

Head of Stage 3 and Inclusive Education Lead, MBBS.

Dr Fleur Cantle is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine in 2012. She currently works at King's College Hospital, where she has built a significant career dedicated to clinical excellence and medical education, as well as considerable research experience in healthcare inequalities in acute care. In addition to her clinical role, Fleur holds two positions within the MBBS programme: Head of Stage 3 and Inclusive Education Lead. Fleur is a believer that by integrating diverse perspectives and cultural contexts into medical training, we can better prepare future doctors to serve an increasingly diverse patient population. This approach not only enriches the learning experience for students but also directly impacts patient care by fostering more culturally competent and empathetic healthcare professionals.

Miss Akua Asare

Final Year Medical student at King’s College London.

Akua Asare is a medical student who served as President of the KCL African Caribbean Medical Society from 2023-2024. With a strong passion for medical education and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI), shehas spearheaded numerous impactful initiatives reaching thousands of students nationally to support underrepresented students in accessing medical education. Akua's contributions to EDI in healthcare education have been recognised through several awards, including the GKT MSA Full Shield for her outstanding contribution to the GKT community and an MBBS commendation for championing ethical behaviour and inclusivity, for her work in a reverse mentoring programme and near-peer mentoring scheme supporting Black, Asian and minority ethnic students.