Alma Nordenstam

PhD student. Physician. Polyglot. Public health advocate.

• Researching critical illness among children in Indonesia.
• Collaboration Universitas Airlangga x Karolinska Institute on Critical Care. 
• Prior to doctoral studies conducted research in sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden.

Spend a decade of my adolescence in youth advocacy, at local, national and international level. I chaired organisations, lead projects and developed strategic advocacy documents through organisations including IFMSA Sweden, The Swedish Youth Council (Sveriges Ungdomsråd), and RASIT among others.

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Global student. Lived and studied in Sweden, Indonesia, England, France, The United States, South Korea and Uganda

• Teaching and coordinating global health modules within the medical program at Karolinska Institute (2026-ongoing)
• Previously taught Hälsa och Samhälle i Miljö (semester 11) within the old medical school programme (2025-2026)