Skip to content
Login Register

College welcomes new Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine Dr Sam Allen

27 Oct 2021

Dr Sam Allen has taken up the post as Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine at the Faculty’s Annual General Meeting on 27 October 2021.

Dr Sam Allen has taken up the post as Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine at the Faculty’s Annual General Meeting on 27 October 2021.

Dr Allen completed specialty training in clinical tropical medicine in London and Liverpool, Peru and Brazil. He successfully completed the inaugural International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine hosted by our College and received the Triennial Scholarship award to study Zika in Brazil. Alongside his clinical duties as a Consultant at University Hospital Crosshouse in Ayrshire he runs a travel clinic and yellow fever vaccination centre.

Dr Allen is a member of the UK Emergency Medical Team and was deployed to Sierra Leone as part of the Ebola response. He is medical advisor to the Scientific Exploration Society, member of the International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine Examination Board and an International Fellow of the Explorers Club.

Dr Allen has been involved with the Faculty of Travel Medicine since 2016, when he became a Regional Advisor. He was elected to the Faculty Executive Board as Vice Dean in 2018 and was then elected to the post of Dean Elect in 2020. He is also a member of the College’s Global Health Board.

Dr Allen takes up the role of Dean as Mrs Jane Chiodini demits office after three years in the post. Mrs Chiodini said:

“It has been an honour to serve as the Dean of the Faculty and I feel very proud of everything that we have achieved during the past three years. I wish Sam the very best as he takes over the role and I look forward to seeing the Faculty continue to grow and lead the way in setting the standard for good practice in travel medicine.”

Dr Allen said:

“It is my desire, as the incoming Dean, to build upon the vision set out by our immediate past Dean, Jane Chiodini, to establish the Faculty as the ‘go to’ professional body in all things travel health.

Given the seismic changes to the travel industry and our way of life as a result of COVID-19, the Faculty will have an important role to support travel health providers navigate these dire straits and prepare the next generation of travel health professionals for when the travel rebounds once again.”

Category: College


Share this story:

Latest news and statements

Key priority areas

Workforce Recovery and Transformation
Health services in many parts of the world are over-stretched due to workforce shortages, rising demand for services and difficulties in retaining staff.
Read more
Wellbeing
A healthy healthcare workforce is essential for patient care. When the workforce is exhausted, experiencing burnout, and struggling to balance their work and personal lives, it impacts on everyone.
Read more
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to standing up for equality, diversity and inclusion. We want our College to reflect the diversity in the NHS workforce and in the patients that we care for.
Read more
Climate Change and Sustainability
Climate change has caused great harm to our planet and warnings of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding will all place a significant burden on our health outcomes.
Read more
Health Inequalities
The health inequalities in our society have been both highlighted and exacerbated by the covid pandemic. There is a need to do things differently.
Read more
COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the lives of healthcare professionals, and the urgent need to learn whilemfocusing on delivering the best care for our patients has been an enormous challenge.
Read more

Topics


Archive


Key links



Contact us

rcpsg@grayling.com
07714307976

Log in

Log in to access your Dashboard, book events, pay your subscriptions and access eLearning material.

Log in

Register an account

New users must register before logging in. You do not need to be a member of the College in order to register.

Register

Help

Having difficulty registering or logging in? Forgotten your username or password?

Get Help