Amy Booth

DPhil Translational Health Sciences
2021

I completed my medical degree at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, as the top graduating student. Having spent several years working as a clinical doctor during the COVID pandemic, I became acutely aware of the impact our health systems are having on our environment. I will be embarking on a DPhil in Translational Health Sciences, on a Rhodes Scholarship, where I will be looking at how health care professionals and health system policy makers can implement a sustainability lens into health care.

I am passionate about research, and spent time in the WASH Unit at the World Health Organization in Geneva as a research intern and then consultant. This experience further promoted my interest in public health and policy. I am also interested in outreach and in addition to continuing the outreach work that I do in South Africa, I am excited to get involved in further initiatives at Oxford and GTC.

I am an avid runner, enjoy music, theatre and opera, and am looking forward to exploring the historical sites of Oxford and the UK.

Contact: amy.booth@gtc.ox.ac.uk