Dr Meng Aw-Yong, 41
Medical Adviser

'I have worked for St John Ambulance for six months. I still continue to work in emergency medicine at Hillingdon hospital, as a Crowd doctor at QPR and a Principal Forensic Medical Examiner for the Met Police.

My job includes developing the medical elements of the National Strategic Plan, assisting in writing the ninth edition of the first aid manual, reviewing medical alerts, fatal incidents, approving training and reviewing any medically related articles, assist in organising the County Medical Officer/County Nursing Officer forum and reply to any external or internal medical queries. One of my major goals is to develop the Health Care Professional policy/induction for training recruitment and retention.

I initially trained to be a surgeon and became interested in motorcycling and forensic medicine. This initiated a switch to emergency medicine and I worked for five years as a track doctor in motorsports, a club doctor at Fulham, then a crowd doctor at Charlton and QPR football clubs. I was then invited to be a divisional surgeon for Paddington division (QPR) in 1997.

I felt at this stage in my career that I was in the position to offer something back to St John Ambulance and applied for the post when it became vacant.

I enjoy being part of an altruistic organisation with a wide range of activities. It is a privilege to be part of a team that is developing the future of our charity.

St John Ambulance is a unique organisation that allows all doctors, nurses, paramedics and first aiders to work as a team. It's also prehospital care in its original form.'