Philip Cotton
Philip Cotton | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of University of Global Health Equity | |
| Assumed office April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Joel M. Mubiligi |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rwanda | |
| In office October 2015 – October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | James McWha |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Lyambabaje |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Birmingham, England |
| Citizenship |
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| Education | Riddlesdown High School |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews University of Glasgow |
Philip Cotton OBE FRCGP is a British physician and university administrator who has served as the Vice-Chancellor of University of Global Health Equity since April 2023. He was previously the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rwanda between 2015 and 2020. He is also a methodist preacher.[1]
Early life and education
Cotton was born in Birmingham, England and was educated at Riddlesdown High School in Croydon, South London.[2][3] After a period of teaching English in Nepal, in 1981 he began his studies in anatomy at the University of St Andrews where he was President of the Student Voluntary Service.[4] He completed his medical education at the University of Glasgow which involved electives abroad in India and Tanzania.[5]
Career
After working as a general practitioner for NHS Scotland and rising to the position of Professor at the University of Glasgow Medical School, Cotton took secondment to set-up and become Principal of Rwanda's first medical school, the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Rwanda.[3] He was later promoted to become the university's Vice-Chancellor, and then became Head of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program before becoming the Vice-Chancellor of University of Global Health Equity in 2024.[6]
Cotton is also a volunteer doctor for Freedom from Torture and a director of St Andrew's Clinics for Children, a Scottish-based charity aimed at supporting clinics in Africa.[7]
Honours
Cotton was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to education in Rwanda.[8] He holds honorary professorships at the Universities of St Andrews and Glasgow and was elected as an International Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2021.[9]
References
- ^ "Mastercard Foundation's Philip Cotton Selected as a Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh". Mastercard Foundation. 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham academic training Rwanda's next generation of researchers". Birmingham City University.
- ^ a b Laurance, Jeremy (March 2014). "Philip Cotton: building a medical college in Rwanda". The Lancet. 383 (9923): 1119. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60553-5.
- ^ "Equity in education – Alumni and supporters". University of St Andrews Alumni Relations.
- ^ "Innovating Global Health Education: Insights from University of Global Health Equity's Vice Chancellor Philip Cotton". Harvard International Review. 11 November 2024.
- ^ Dushimirimana, Anitha (16 February 2024). "The University of Global Health Equity Welcomes Professor Philip Cotton as New Vice Chancellor". UGHE. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Prof Phil Cotton". University of Glasgow School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing.
- ^ Byumvuhore, Frederic (19 June 2017). "University of Rwanda vice-chancellor recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours". The New Times.
- ^ "Professor Philip Cotton". Royal Society of Edinburgh.