GOALS
WELFARE
Over the past few years we have seen fantastic change in the level of welfare support that we provide as a students union including the introduction of the welfare committee. Whilst this change has been fantastic for the Students Union it is time that the faculty followed suit.
My first manifesto point is to be able to provide better access to your personal tutors. We are lucky enough at Imperial to have practising consultants as our personal tutors but it is often difficult to find time to meet them. I will work with faculty improve access to support services and also look into the feasibility of bringing personal tutors to the Reynolds so as to reduce travel time and cost for students.
The second area I want to improve is our financial support of students in hardship. With the likely fee changes that will accompany the Teaching Excellence Framework and the inherent high cost of living in London it is the joint responsibility of the Union and Faculty to ensure that any student who wants to can afford to study at Imperial. I will look into the feasibility of increasing the hardship fund and improving access to the central college hardship fund.
EDUCATION
CLUBS AND SOCS
At the heart of ICSM lies our clubs and societies. They are what gives ICSM the community spirit we all love and without their hard work we would not be the medical school that we are. Run by groups of passionate and driven individuals, their hard work goes almost unrivalled throughout the rest of College.
Thanks to the fantastic work of our clubs and societies team on ICSMSU we have fantastic representation throughout the Union and after many long and hard battles we are finally getting the recognition we deserve.
This doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement however. To be able to ensure that clubs carry out the activities they want to I will work with the other Union officers to improve the storage facilities available to our clubs, and also strive to improve the transport that the Union offers to help curb the rising cost of travelling to and from club activities.
EVENTS
With an already packed social calendar we host some of the most successful events at Imperial. These events have a long history and tradition behind them which I want to maintain as we update them to match our current identity.
Whilst we do cater for a large number of people already there are clearly groups of people in the medical school who do not have the same level of provision. We therefore need to look into expanding the range of events that we offer.
The term non drinking events is thrown about a lot this time of year but whilst that is my main aim I want to make these events feel inclusive to all. I will therefore look into activity based days where alcohol can be consumed but is in no way integral to the event. Events in the pipeline include activity days like paint-balling and ice skating, or full day excursions to places like Thorpe Park.
Here at Imperial we have a world leading education thanks in no small part to the work of our Academic Officers and the relationship that we have with faculty. The changes we are likely to see over the next few years with the introduction of the Medical Licensing Assessment and a move to primary care education are untested times for us.
Using the experience that I have built this year as Academic Officer for Clinical Years, I know I have the skills needed to ensure that we deliver the course you deserve.
One of my key campaign points for next year is to ensure that faculty introduce more student choice into the curriculum. We deserve the right to explore areas that interest us right from the start, be that in research or pure clinical medicine. With a greater range of student selected components you will be able to take back control of your education.
My second campaign point for education is to strive to ensure that every graduate of ICSM feels that they are ready for life as a junior doctor. Be this in job applications, what paper work do you need to become a doctor, or how to carry out day to day life on the wards I will work with faculty to deliver a course that allays any of these concerns.
Throughout medical school we are provided with fantastic learning opportunities. There are one or two areas that I would like to improve however. Building on the work I have started this year as Academic Officer I want to introduce a mock PACES for all 5th year students the same as the centralised mock OSCE system.