ICSMSU: Academic Officer for Clinical Years

Candidates

Isaac Cowley

Hello, my name is Isaac and I am in my final year. The role of Academic Officer for Clinical Years has the important task of being responsible for ensuring you feel ready for your clinical exams, by organising mocks. Using my own experience of OSCE and PACES, I am aware of what is required to deliver these to the best standard for you. Also, having previously been the Club Captain of Rowing, I have direct, hands on e ...

Harvan Bahia

Hi everyone! I’m running for Academic Officer for Clinical Years because I’m passionate about ensuring every student feels supported, confident, and empowered throughout their clinical journey. These years are some of the most exciting and formative parts of our degree, and while the transition to placements can be overwhelming, I want to make sure we all have the guidance, structure, and resources to thr ...

Nithilan Sivanand

Hi, I'm Nithil, a 4th year medic running to be your AOCY! Clinical years are what every medical student looks forward to - spending time on placement, interacting with patients and getting hands-on. But more often than not, placements feel inconsistent, feedback goes nowhere, and mocks don’t tend to reflect real exams. As a now 4th year, I've experienced this first hand in my first clinical year. That's why I&r ...

Timothy Lee

Hello, I'm Tim - vote me for Academic Officer for Clinical Years! Through being the current Halfway Dinner Chair and IC Badminton President, I’ve developed strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills, which will make me a great AOCY. Also, having successfully managed large-scale events such as HWD and UH Curry Night, I understand the importance of planning, structure, and collaboration. As your ...

Ashay Divekar

Hello everyone! My name's Ashay and I'm a 4th year running for AOCY. This role is a challenging one, having to organise several mocks throughout the year as a well as managing SSLGs. I am currently academic rep for Translational Respiratory Medicine, so I have been learning about how SSLGs work and how to prepare for them. Having both roles this year would enable me to gain huge amounts of experience, which will help ...

Akilesh Rathinam

Hi, I'm Akilesh and I would love to be your Academic Officer for Clinical Years. Clinical years are terrifying and exhausting. I think having consistent academic support, quite frankly seems to be the only thing keeping ICSM students sane sometimes. My 6-week surgical placement was the most exhausted I’ve ever felt. Trying to balance placement with studying along with societies, committee positions, research a ...

Kobby Fofie

Hey folks I would love to be your academic officer for clinical years. I really enjoyed third year but also know full well the challenges balancing placement academic and life demands. These are the key years in medical school and I hope to be able to support you through them. As your academic officer I would aim to continue and stream line the tutoriage system for helping younger years with preparation for clinica ...