Professor Rosalind Smyth (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) has been named as the next Vice President (Clinical) of the Academy of Medical Sciences, vowing to “champion the leaders of the future”. Professor Smyth will take over the role from Professor Paul Stewart FMedSci, who steps down from the role in December. The Vice President (Clinical) serves a four-year term as one of six Honorary Officers, the Academy’s key decision-making group.