Future Leaders Against AMR programme
CE4AMR is thrilled to be associated with the inaugural Future Leaders Against AMR programme. We will be supporting* several sessions in this global, interdisciplinary mentorship programme aimed at developing the future generation of AMR professionals.
Future Leaders Against AMR chimes with many of the key values of the CE4AMR network, namely co-production, sharing of diverse knowledges and a focus on creating meaningful connections. In the wake of the recent GRAMPaper on the impact of AMR, the programme feels all-the-more timely and essential. Here project director Anna Govett explains the background and rationale for this unique offering.
"Future Leaders Against AMR is the first global programme focused on supporting the professional development of the next generation of change-makers in AMR. The 10-week programme, running from January to March 2022, involves 40 diverse young people, with priority having been given to those from LMIC and backgrounds outside of the biological sciences.
The programme includes 32 lectures and panels from experts, 14 small projects with mentorship from professionals, soft-skills training sessions, group discussions, and guided independent readings. Due to high demand (320 applications for 40 places), one lecture a week was opened to all who applied and other interested parties, acquiring an active audience of over 300.
As Project Director, I champion the importance of youth engagement with AMR given the unique position of young people as influential community leaders both at present and beyond. There is a real need for an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to AMR which actively invests into young people as future leaders in the field, and this is exactly what Future Leaders Against AMR aims to do.
The goal of the programme is to give the participants a solid understanding of the complexities of AMR and the necessary skills required to enact meaningful change in the field throughout their own professional careers. The programme values cross-border and cross-disciplinary collaboration, aiming to instill these values in the next generation of AMR change-makers.”
*CE4AMR will be tweeting live from sessions across the programme. Dr Jessica Mitchell will be discussing CE4AMR, career planning in AMR, and her own research findings regarding communicating the One Health dynamics of AMR to broad community audiences (Feb 12th and Mar 12th). Our PhD candidate Nichola Jones will summarize her thesis work on the Gendered Dynamics of AMR (Feb 22nd).
For more information see https://futureleadersagainstamr.org and follow @GovettAnna and the hashtag #FutureLeadersAgainstAMR on Twitter.