Dr Monjur Showkat, a Clinical Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, was selected as the recipient of a WHO scholarship to study Cardiology in London.

Dr Showkat completed his MBBS from Sir Salimullah Medical College. He trained in cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and its partner hospitals Hammersmith, Royal Brompton, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He also trained at the Heart Hospital, University College London, and Exeter College, Oxford University. He completed training in Improving the Quality of Health Services at Harvard University in the USA.

Currently, he is a faculty member at Imperial College School of Medicine. He is already a highly accomplished practitioner in his field.

In May 2026, Dr Showkat, received Imperial College London School of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award.

Dr Showkat has received the highest number of Imperial awards since Imperial College was established in 1907.

Dr Showkat previously received the Imperial College London President's Award for Excellence in Education and Teaching (2025).

Education Excellence Award - Imperial College School of Medicine (2024)

* Silver Jubilee Award for Teaching - Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College (2023)

* Outstanding Teaching Award - Imperial College Union (2021)

* Clinical Teaching Excellence Award - Imperial College School of Medicine (2018)

* Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, England

* WHO Scholarship and Fellowship in Cardiology

He has taught and supervised the training of over 7000 medical students and approximately 3,000 doctors within the NHS.

Books Authored:

The Five Steps OSCE - Editor-in-Chief (Publishing July 2025)

Journey to Medicine (Free eBook) Editor in Chief distributed to British schools

Imperial College London Global Summer School Book - Editor-in-Chief (2022)

He also developed blended learning and simulation training in cardiology at Hammersmith Hospital, London

Public Health Advocate and Innovator

Co-founder of REVIVE, a public life-saving skills app available on the Google Play Store.

Dr Monjur Showkat is the co-founder of Medic Dream and the developer of the 'Doctor for a Day programme for aspiring medical students, helping Thousands of students in the UK who would like to study medicine at British Medical Schools.