Lewis
It has been a privilege serving as secretary general, and previously as acting secretary general and elected trustee, of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN). In these and other roles, I am thankful for the opportunities to use my skills as a general clinical neurologist, academician, educator, and editor to help achieve the WFN mission.
My involvement with the WFN began when I was editor-in-chief of the American Academy of Neurology’s Continuing Medical Education journal Continuum, where a joint WFN/AAN program provides access to neurologists from low- and lower-middle-income countries. As World Neurology editor, I have reported on news about neurologists and neurology globally. As Education Committee chair and previous World Congress of Neurology Teaching Course and Congress Committee chair, I have helped hone neurologic educational/training opportunities worldwide.
As secretary general, I have ensured our organization’s compliance with U.K. Charity laws and the effectiveness of our Secretariat. In all, I have been integral in our activities to enhance global neurologic education, training, practice, and advocacy, collaborating closely with our president, executive committee, and remarkable colleagues from regional and national societies, committees, and related organizations.
If elected, I pledge to be an effective and equitable leader and to use all I have learned thus far to:
- Help achieve and promote the WFN’s mission via ongoing collaboration with all regional and member societies.
- Ensure continued representation with global health organizations.
- Emulate best practices from related world professional organizations to enhance the WFN’s effectiveness, recognition, and relevance.
- Grow opportunities for quality neurologic training in any region where neurologists are underrepresented.
- React quickly to novel regional/global neurological threats to our specialty and patients.
I would be honored to be elected WFN president, working diligently to serve our delegates and all neurologists, whether subspecialists or generalists from very early to late career phases, and to improve access to the highest quality of neurology and neurological health worldwide. •
