Ruth Mitchell (Neurosurgeon)
Dr Ruth Mitchell (BA, BSc, BMBS, MAICD, FRACS, FFSTEd) is a neurosurgeon with a keen interest in paediatric neurosurgery, based at the Sydney Children’s Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital. Mitchell is also a founding member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN); a group that won Australia’s first Nobel Peace Prize.
Personal Life and Education
Mitchell was born and raised in Peru and decided to be a doctor at the age of six.[1]. Mitchell completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science at the University of Calgary, with a special interest in zoology and political science [1]. In 2004, Mitchell began her medical degree in 2004 at Flinders University in South Australia. Mitchell completed her medical training across Melbourne and Sydney, with subspecialty training in paediatric neurosurgery in Vancouver, Canada [2].
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
During her first year of medical training at Flinders University, Mitchell was selected to be a student representative at the 2004 International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) Global Congress in Beijing [3]. Experiences at the global congress led Mitchell to join the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) as a founding student member in 2006 [3]. In 2017, while sitting at a café in Florence, Mitchell learned ICAN had been awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its work drawing attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, and for its groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons [4] . Currently, Mitchell remains a member of the board of ICAN and is the current (and first female) Chair of the Board of the IPNNW [5]
Advocacy
In addition to her advocacy for nuclear disarmament, Mitchell is an international public speaker on peace, security and equity, and an advocate for diversity and inclusion in surgery[6]. In 2016, Mitchell was recognised by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Doctor in Training of the Year Award for her work as an advocate for doctors’ wellbeing and high-quality medical care [7][8]. In 2019, Mitchell was awarded the John Corboy medal from the Royal Australian College of Surgeons for her advocacy for diversity and inclusion in surgery [9]. More recently, Mitchell’s advocacy work has expanded to include commentary on the threats of artificial intelligence to human health [10]
Awards
- Australian Medical Association Doctor in Training of the Year in 2016 [7]
- 2019 John Corboy Medal from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 2022 Convocation Medal for her outstanding contributions to the global community through humanitarian services and activism as a member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
- Flinders University Medical School Alumni Prize for outstanding contribution in a field other than medicine by a final year medical student.[1]
- 2017 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of ICAN [4][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Editorial, Alumni (2024-09-27). "A Busy Balancing Act". Alumni stories. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dr Ruth Mitchell - Azure Medicolegal". 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sly, David (2022-11-14). "A local advocate can change the world". Alumni stories. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 - Press release". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ "Who we are". ICAN Australia. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ "Dr. Ruth Mitchell". The POP Movement. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Awards and honours". Australian Medical Association. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ sodigital (2016-05-27). "Award recognises researcher's support for other doctors". WEHI. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ "John Corboy Medal". www.surgeons.orghttps. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ Federspiel, Frederik; Mitchell, Ruth; Asokan, Asha; Umana, Carlos; McCoy, David (2023-05-09). "Threats by artificial intelligence to human health and human existence". BMJ Global Health. 8 (5): e010435. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010435. ISSN 2059-7908. PMC 10186390 Check
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