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James Leigh

Election Year: 2023

Election Constituency: Australia

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: Australia-at-Large & Jesus 2023

James Leigh

Biography

James is a doctor from Western Australia with a passion for research, policy, and innovation to improve surgical care for patients in low-resource settings. He co-founded one of Australia's largest student-led research collaboratives, STRIVE WA, and refined his policy experiences as an Australian Youth Representative to the World Health Assembly in Geneva. James has published multiple papers on perioperative care along with obesity, climate health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health policy. At Oxford, James will research digital health innovations to improve perioperative care for geographically isolated patients. He further intends to design robust safety protocols for artificial intelligence in healthcare. Outside of medicine, James has represented Western Australia in field hockey for six years, including as junior state team captain and national champion.