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Ewan Andrew McAlpine Pow is a Scottish medical student, and non-Executive Director of Public Health Scotland.[1]. He is best known for being the youngest NHS Director in the UK, when appointed to the Board of Directors of Public Health Scotland aged 22.
Early Life and Education[edit]
Pow grew up in Moffat, Scotland and attended Moffat Academy where he was Head Boy. He later attended the University of Edinburgh, achieving a degree in Medical Sciences[2].
He now attends the University of Aberdeen as a Medical Student and will qualify as a Doctor in 2027.
Career[edit]
Pow came to public prominence when the Scottish Government appointed him to the Board of Directors of Public Health Scotland aged 22, making him the youngest NHS Director nationwide and the youngest person to hold a Public Appointment in Scotland[3][4].
His previous experience included roles with Young Scot on their Health Panel, as a Youth Ambassador of Change with the Scottish FA and as the Chair of the Youth Referee Ambassadors committee[5].
He has presented at several Royal College of Emergency Medicine research conferences, along with volunteering with several organisations, such as In2MedSchool and the Scottish Ambulance Service[6][7]
In 2022, he won the Young Achiever award at the Scottish Health Awards, recognising the role he had played during the COVID-19 Pandemic and his achievements in becoming a non-Executive Director[8][4][9].
References[edit]
- ^ "Public Appointment: Members appointed to the Public Health Scotland Board". www.gov.scot.
- ^ www.dng24.co.uk, DnG24-; Reid, Fiona (April 17, 2020). "Ewan blogs from the frontline".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Scotland, Public Health (January 16, 2024). "Member details - Ewan Pow". publichealthscotland.scot.
- ^ a b "Edinburgh and Livingston NHS Lothian staff win prestigious Scottish Health Awards".
- ^ "New Youth Ambassadors of Change officially unveiled | News | Football Development". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
- ^ https://rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Scottish-EM-clinical-and-research-conference-2022.pdf
- ^ "Register of Interests - Our Board - Our organisation - Public Health Scotland". publichealthscotland.scot.
- ^ "Wins for Public Health Scotland staff at Scottish Health Awards - News - Public Health Scotland". publichealthscotland.scot.
- ^ plc, Reach. "Scottish Health Awards 2023 - 2021 Winners". scottishhealthawards.com.