Aqsa Shafique
PhD Student
Profile
Biography
Dr. Aqsa Shafique is a global health and digitalization leader and a skilled medical professional pursuing her PhD in Health Sciences at University of York, UK. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Combined Military Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, received a Master of Science in Public Health at Health Services Academy in Islamabad, Pakistan, and has experience in leadership roles - including and not limited to; Chair for Sub Regional Training (Training All Leading Enthusiasts), Vice President for Capacity Building UNESCO Chair in Bioethics Students' Association, Assistant Director Edu Life, CMH Lahore, and as Editor for the Junior Doctors Network at the World Medical Association.
A capacity building and training pioneer licensed by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC), Dr. Shafique brings three years of clinical practice experience in various specialties, telemedicine, digital health, hospital management, and public health. Her achievements like winning the AMEE Student Initiative Grant 2017 also including IPAS (HERstory) 2020 and Brick Builders Grant 2022 together with their teams. Internationally certified trainer in medical education (TMET), capacity building (TNT), peer education (IPET), advocacy and policy making (oAMET), reproductive health including HIV & AIDS (IPAS), disaster medicine (ITDM) and leadership in health emergencies (LHE).
As an active member of multiple organisations, Dr. Shafique held influential positions, initiating a multitude of National and International activities and trainings, contributing to UHC policies, and managing multiple teams towards similar goals and achievements. She has also made significant contributions to education and health empowerment in Pakistan, bridging the gap between medical education and public health arena. She has extended extravagant efforts in addressing research in training for medical professionals in Pakistan, actively engaging assistance towards synopsis and thesis work alongside master’s students. Involved in independent research projects, she is keenly focusing on literature reviews in medical education, public health, health sciences and particularly in mental health and multi-morbidity.
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
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Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH)
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Diploma in Family Medicine (DFM) with an integrated Postgraduate Certificate Course in Mental Health & Research (by WHO)
- Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine (DAM)
Research
Overview
Mental Health especially depression & anxiety, health education/promotion and innovation in health are few areas that interest her the most.
Projects
Dr. Aqsa Shafique's PhD thesis focuses on adolescent mental health, specifically addressing depression and anxiety in Pakistani adolescents.
Research group(s)
External activities
Memberships
- Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) as Student and New Health Professionals Panel Lead.
- Junior Doctors’ Network.
- Member of WFUMB USG SWG in collaboration with International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) 2024.
- Vice President for Capacity Building UNESCO International Chair in Bioethics Student Association.
Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) Pakistan Supervising Council Member since 2022.
Editorial duties
- Publication Team Member (Editor) at Junior Doctors Network since 2022.
Invited talks and conferences
- Panellist on Digital Wellbeing at the NOBEL PRIZE DIALOGUE Singapore Sept 2022.
- Cam WHO '20 as a delegate representing Pakistan - resolution paper on Combating the spread of misinformation.
- Invited Panelist at 4th Shalamar Medical Education Conference – The challenge of Change. 1-2 Feb 2020
- Selected for AMEE (Association for Medical Education in Europe) Student Task Force. 2019
- International Conference on Medical Education, Riphah 19-22 Oct 2019
- International Conference on Health Professions Education, Medical Students Representative as Panelist in ICHPE 5-6 Dec 2019
- External Evaluator for activities & judge, Integrated Medical Education Marathon UCMD 23-25 March 2018
Media coverage