The Rise of the Social Enterprise
Social responsibility has long been seen as secondary to the primary aim of businesses – profit maximisation. Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, often forms a single arm of a much [...]
The role of Social Innovation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
On the 25th September 2015 leaders from around the world came together to finalise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a comprehensive set of aims which will drive the international [...]
Selfless Attend Medica Trade Fair 2015 in Düsseldorf
On November 15th Selfless visited the Medica Trade Fair 2015 in Dusseldorf. As a healthcare based social enterprise moving into the tech space there are few better places to be than the world’s [...]
How To Make Your Elective Effective
Electives are an undisputed highlight of any medical degree. The opportunity to use the skills developed through them, anywhere across the world, is something not all university students have the [...]
Selfless Masterclass with Lloyd B Minor – Dean of Stanford Medical School. “Leading an Academic Medical Centre: Lessons in Leadership through Uncertainty and Change.”
On Thursday 5th November 2015, Lloyd B. Minor, Dean of Stanford Medical School delivered Selfless’ inaugural Leadership Masterclass at the Health Innovation Network Headquarters in South London. [...]
Elective Aid as told by Yasmin Jolly: Week 2
Day 7-10: Today was the flight to Cox Bazaar! It was an exciting day as Cox Bazaar was where the main part of the Fight Fistula project was based. On my previous family trips to Bangladesh, I had [...]
Leadership Masterclass with Lloyd B. Minor (Stanford University of Medicine Dean)
Selfless is pleased to announce that the Stanford University School of Medicine Dean, Lloyd Minor, will lead a 60-minute masterclass on “Leading an Academic Medical Centre: Lessons in Leadership [...]
Antibiotic resistance – time for an attitude change?
(Photograph by Michael Mortensen) Antibiotic resistance, where drugs used against bacterial infections cease to be effective, is a terrifyingly large problem. The World Health Organization’s [...]
Elective Aid as told by Yasmin Jolly: Week 1
Having flown into Dhaka, Bangladesh a little earlier than the team, I greeted them on Day 2 of the Elective Aid trip as they arrived into Victory Hotel. I had met some members of the team at the [...]
100 Global Health Ambassadors, One Day
On 26th September 2015, over 100 Global Health Enthusiasts gathered at St George’s, University of London for Selfless’ first ever OneDay Global Health Leadership Summit. The delegates [...]
