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Vishal Vijay Kumar

Society of Research and Academia: Research Officer

Hi everyone,

My name is Vishal and I am a fourth year medical student. If elected I will aim to deliver the following initiatives:

  1. I will establish a structured, searchable Research Mentorship Database that connects motivated students with active supervisors across Imperial's faculties. This initiative will specifically match students based on their areas of interest (basic science, clinical audit, critical appraisal) to ensure projects are accessible and meaningful.

  2. I will aim to arrange highly practical, small-group Technical Workshops. These sessions will focus on hard-to-acquire skills essential for success, including Statistical Software (R/SPSS) basics, Abstract Submission Writing, and Effective Poster Design. We’ll make sure you know how to do research, not just why.

  3. To boost portfolio building, I will launch an internal SORA Research Showcase for presenting completed projects (oral and poster). Furthermore, I will create a focused Journal Club Network designed to teach students how to critically appraise each others literature and prepare a manuscript for publication.

I hope you consider voting for me.