Katie graduated in medicine from the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’s hospitals, London in 1994 and then trained to become a GP.
After working in the Cayman Islands, she returned to work at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London for three years, working as a Medical Adviser providing care for employees posted overseas and Occupational Health advice.
In 2003, she took up a GP partnership in a Central London teaching practice where she worked as a GP and taught Imperial College undergraduates. In 2011, she moved to Singapore and was part of the team setting up a new medical school - a joint collaboration with Imperial College, London and NTU, Singapore. She created and implemented part of the early clinical practice course, delivered teaching in clinical communication and examination skills, and became a house tutor looking after the welfare of medical students.
Her experience to date has given her wide-reaching insight into varied institutions, cultures and socio-economic groups.