Improving the human condition by reducing health inequality is the goal for Dr Elizabeth Hamilton, a Griffith medicine graduate just announced as Queensland’s 2018 Rhodes Scholar.
Dr Hamilton graduated with First Class Honours and a University Medal from the Griffith School of Medicine last year and intends to pursue a Master of Science in Global Health Science and Epidemiology at Oxford University with a goal of working in a global health organisation such as WHO.
“Through my study at Oxford University I hope to become an integral part of the change needed to make a meaningful and sustainable impact on people’s lives and live out a dream of improving the human condition by reducing health inequality,” Dr Hamilton says.
“At a public and global health level, change is initiated and driven by leadership, initiative, research and collaboration.
“I’m completely overwhelmed and very excited to have this incredible opportunity, and so thankful to my family,