Training future global health leaders through simulations of policy responses to outbreaks

Our team was responsible for developing and running the "Outbreak! Infectious Diseases" strand of the UCL Global Citizenship Programme (GCP), a novel educational initiative that combined lectures on epidemics and pandemics with hands-on exercises in resolution-drafting as well as debating and reaching consensus with a range of stakeholders while embodying the foreign policy of an assigned country.

As part of this work, we collaborated closely with staff from the School of Pharmacy to develop the programme curriculum and ensure that it aligned with the learning objectives of the GCP. We were also responsible for coordinating speakers, panellists, and navigators, as well as booking rooms and managing budgets to ensure that the programme ran smoothly. In addition, we played a key role in recruitment efforts, identifying and selecting participants who were interested in developing their skills in diplomacy, negotiation, and crisis management.