78. Samira Ben Omar - Training doctors to walk in people’s shoes

78. Samira Ben Omar - Training doctors to walk in people’s shoes

June 14, 2026 · 50 min

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Gill Phillips interviews Samira Ben Omar about her work in shaping a socially accountable school of medicine.

In this episode of Wild Card – Whose Shoes?, Gill Phillips is joined by Samira Ben Omar, newly appointed Professor of Inclusive Practice at St Mary’s School of Medicine. Samira is helping to shape something genuinely exciting: a brand-new, socially accountable school of medicine, built around communities, inclusion, humility, curiosity and trust. Rather than starting with programmes or project plans, Samira talks about starting with conversations — coffee mornings, community spaces, liv...

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Host: Gill Phillips

Guest: Samira Ben Omar

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Organizations: St Mary’s School of Medicine

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