ICSMSU: Academic Officer for Early Years

Candidates

Robert Johnson

Hi everyone! I’m Robert, a 2nd year running to be your Academic Officer for Early Years. Having been a former academic rep, and worked on both SurgSoc and NeuroSoc committees, I’m in an excellent position to continue supporting academia and student voice at ICSM. Besides general improvements to course admin, I’d like to increase academic opportunity for all first and second years: SU-led POM tu ...

Lamya Adam

Hello everyone! My name is Lamya, I'm a second year medic and I hope to be your Academic Officer for Early Years. As a small introduction for those who don’t know me yet, I hold controversial opinions on the POM module (it's my favourite) and I like to go caving on weekends. Being a Phase 1b academic representative and Muslim Medics core lecturer this year, I have gained a good insight into what students in t ...

Zaynub Jamil

I’m running for Academic Officer for Early Years because I care about making the early years of medicine feel manageable, supported, and genuinely enjoyable. The first years in medicine can be overwhelming, and having someone who listens, understands the workload, and communicates clearly with staff can make a real difference. I’d like to be that person. I’m organised, approachable, and used to bal ...

Sayanen Sawmynaden

Hi everyone, I am Sayanen and I am running for ICSMU Academic Officer for Early Years. Experiencing years 1 and 2 of medicine, I have been able to see the challenges that you face and having been the academic rep for both years, I have worked to help overcome these challenges. I hope to continue to make change by guiding the future years’ representatives as the Academic Officer. Having built rapports with facul ...

Tansy Xue

Hi everyone, I’m Tansy and I’m in second year :) I’ve enjoyed being a 1b academic rep SO much and I would love to carry the work we’ve done over for our current 1st years (and in utero freshers). As a rep team, this year we’ve deliberately focused on ensuring everyone knows who we are and everyone feels comfortable coming to any of us. Continuing this would of course be the first priori ...