WSO Future Stroke Leaders Programme - Cohort 3 Announcement

04 Jul 2024 Education Other News

FSLP Cohort 3 (2024-2026 Intake)

In January 2024, the World Stroke Organization (WSO) invited applications for the Future Stroke Leaders Programme from individuals with the potential to lead the transformation of stroke prevention, treatment, and support at national, regional, and global levels. The WSO received over 100 applications, demonstrating the high level of interest and dedication within the stroke care community.

By April 2024, the taskforce made its initial pre-selection, and candidate interviews began in May. A selection committee, composed of Future Stroke Leaders leads Valeria Caso, Christopher Chen, and Hugh Markus, along with members Padma Srivastava, Gisele Silva, Craig Anderson, and Jeyaraj Pandian, interviewed 53 shortlisted applicants. With many talented and highly qualified candidates, the selection committee took great care in choosing those with excellent academic records, early professional achievements, and strong personal qualities.

Ultimately, 29 early-career clinicians and researchers from 21 countries were admitted to the WSO Future Stroke Leaders Programme, Cohort 3 (2024-2026 intake). This cohort is evenly divided by gender and geography and includes individuals with diverse backgrounds. The two-year programme will provide them with an in-depth understanding of key challenges in stroke care and how these can be addressed within various stroke care systems.

The curriculum will cover the entire stroke care continuum, from prevention and acute treatment to post-stroke care and rehabilitation. It will also support the development and exercise of essential skills, including research and peer review, writing for publication, care quality improvement tools, multidisciplinary collaboration, project design and management, and stroke advocacy.

The first virtual meeting with programme participants and mentors will take place in November 2024. The programme's face-to-face conference is scheduled for March 31st – April 4th, 2025, in Perugia, Italy. In 2025, seed-funded practical projects supported by WSO mentors will commence, culminating in the presentation of results at the World Stroke Congress 2026.

The WSO Future Stroke Leaders Programme is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of stroke leaders who will drive innovation and improvements in stroke care worldwide. We are excited to see the progress and contributions of Cohort 3 over the next two years and beyond.

We are pleased to announce the names of the participants of Cohort 3 of the WSO Future Stroke Leaders Programme and extend a warm welcome to each of them!

Good luck! We look forward to meeting you soon on this exciting journey towards transforming stroke care globally.

Daniel	Youkee	Sierra Leone
Deise	Catamo Vaz	Mozambique
Priscilla Abrafi	Opare-Addo	Ghana
Seblewongel	Seyoum	Ethiopia
Tarig	Fadalla	Sudan
Khechar	Paudel	Nepal
Dorcas	Gandhi	India
Marie Charmaine Sy	Lukban	Philippines
Adnan	Mujanovich	Switzerland
James	Garrard	United Kingdom
Joseph	Kamtchum Tatuene	United Kingdom
Marco	Pasi	France
Gianluca	De Rubeis	Italy
Marla	Gallo guerrero	Peru
Jussara	Baggio	Brazil
Joao Brainer	Clares de Andrade	Brazil
Claudio Alejandro	Jimenez Monsalve	Colombia
Julieta	Rosales	argentina
Yina Magally	Quique Buitrago	Colombia
Nishita	Singh	Canada
Ismalia	De Sousa	Canada
Phavalan	Rajendram	Canada
Debbie	Meko	Papua New Guinea
Jessica	Nolan	Australia
Laura	Jolliffe	Australia
Virginia	Cancelloni	Italia
Yiu Ming Bonaventure	Ip	China
Juen Kiem	Tan	Malaysia
Shriram	Varadharajan	India

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