Rachel Thomas
About Rachel Thomas
Rachel Thomas serves as the Project Director for Coordinating Comprehensive Care For Children at Catholic Relief Services, where she has worked since 2017. She has extensive experience in health project management, having held various roles in organizations such as the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Médecins Sans Frontières.
Work at Catholic Relief Services
Rachel Thomas has served as Project Director for the Coordinating Comprehensive Care For Children initiative at Catholic Relief Services since 2017. In this role, she leads a team of five technical advisors to implement the 4Children project. Her responsibilities include managing donor communications, reporting, and compliance, as well as coordinating project work planning and financial management among consortium partners and technical advisors. Her position is based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Previous Experience at Clinton Health Access Initiative
Rachel Thomas worked at Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. in various capacities from 2012 to 2016. Initially, she served as Programme Manager for Human Resources For Health for two years, followed by a role as Programme Manager for Pediatrics HIV and AIDS for three months in 2014. She returned to the organization as Programme Manager for Human Resources For Health for 11 months in 2015. All positions were based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Consulting Roles in Health Organizations
Throughout her career, Rachel Thomas has taken on consulting roles in multiple health organizations. She worked as a Consultant at Merlin in 2010 for one month in London and at Mothers2mothers in 2015 for two months in Cape Town. Additionally, she served as a Consultant for Goal Global in Dublin in 2011 for one month. These roles contributed to her extensive experience in health project management.
Education and Expertise
Rachel Thomas holds a Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Wales College of Medicine and has studied Medicine at the Royal College of General Practitioners. She also earned a Master's degree in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Furthermore, she has studied Gynecology at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Her educational background supports her expertise in health project management and clinical practice.
Background in Clinical Practice
Rachel Thomas has a background in clinical practice, having worked as a General Practitioner in the NHS in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2002. She also completed her Junior Doctor training in General Practitioner Training from 1994 to 1999. Additionally, she served as a Volunteer Clinician with Amref Health Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2004. This clinical experience complements her project management skills in the health sector.