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15 minute interview: The new president of the Medical Women's Federation

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0509336 (Published 01 September 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:0509336
  1. Karen Hebert, fourth year medical student1
  1. 1Bristol

Bhupinder Sandhu is the president of the Medical Women's Federation. Combining a career as a high flying professor of paediatric gastroenterology with family life, she epitomises everything that the federation stands for. Karen Hebert spent 15 minutes with her and found out all about smallpox, DIY, and her involvement in the Medical Women's Federation.

Describe yourself in five words

Committed, enthusiastic, driven, caring, and sociable.

What was your driving inspiration to medicine?

I wanted to be a doctor from an early age. I think that decision was probably coloured by my experiences as a child in India. I contracted smallpox but survived, whereas one of my classmates didn't. I remember her being taken past our house to the funeral pyre. I was isolated for four weeks, and I think that was part of the spur that inspired me to pursue medicine—the hope that one can use one's skills to save lives, improve health, and make a difference.

How do you manage to combine successfully your career and family life?

I have been very …

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