Elections 2013
Thinking of running for this years elections? Find out what this years SU thought about their positions.
For full details on running visit the ICU Big Elections site.
Shiv Vohra
President
Info:
Your role:
Responsible for all activities of ICSMSU. Oversees the actions of all ICSMSU Exec officers and chairs regular Exec meetings to monitor this.
Sits on most Faculty of Medicine Education & Welfare Committees, and chairs Staff-Student Liaison Group meetings. Also the first port of call for welfare advice, as well as many other queries.
Represents medical students on various committees within ICU as well as representing the interest of all students on bodies such as ICU Exec and ICU Council. Always varied, great fun.
Please email me to find out more about running for this role.
Responsible for all activities of ICSMSU. Oversees the actions of all ICSMSU Exec officers and chairs regular Exec meetings to monitor this.
Sits on most Faculty of Medicine Education & Welfare Committees, and chairs Staff-Student Liaison Group meetings. Also the first port of call for welfare advice, as well as many other queries.
Represents medical students on various committees within ICU as well as representing the interest of all students on bodies such as ICU Exec and ICU Council. Always varied, great fun.
Please email me to find out more about running for this role.
Neeraj Kalra
Deputy President
Info:
Your role:
Takes over from the ICSMSU President if required, and deputises in their absence. Ensures all officers of ICSMSU Exec perform their roles to a high standard and helps to rectify this if not. Runs the ICSMSU Shop.
Best Bits:
All the fun nights out we run!
Worst Bits:
Cleaning up after sports night.
Advice:
Be prepared to give up lots of your time and learn how to run a till. But most importantly remember to have fun, the position is what you make of it!
Takes over from the ICSMSU President if required, and deputises in their absence. Ensures all officers of ICSMSU Exec perform their roles to a high standard and helps to rectify this if not. Runs the ICSMSU Shop.
Best Bits:
All the fun nights out we run!
Worst Bits:
Cleaning up after sports night.
Advice:
Be prepared to give up lots of your time and learn how to run a till. But most importantly remember to have fun, the position is what you make of it!
Rahul Ravindran
Treasurer
Info:
Your role:
Deals with the finances of ICSMSU and responsible for overseeing budgeting of ICSM events as well as Clubs and Societies. Also responsible for coordinating sponsorship for ICSMSU Exec with help from the Social Secretaries.
Best Bits:
Working with lots of different clubs and societies and getting really involved with what’s going on in the medical school, since all events are run by you to check the finances.
Worst Bits:
The online system that is used for financial transactions can be a pain and at times there is quite of lot of administrative work to be done.
Advice:
Stay organised and on top of the workload, and make sure you make friends with Aziz! (You’ll soon know who he is if you get elected as treasurer…)
Deals with the finances of ICSMSU and responsible for overseeing budgeting of ICSM events as well as Clubs and Societies. Also responsible for coordinating sponsorship for ICSMSU Exec with help from the Social Secretaries.
Best Bits:
Working with lots of different clubs and societies and getting really involved with what’s going on in the medical school, since all events are run by you to check the finances.
Worst Bits:
The online system that is used for financial transactions can be a pain and at times there is quite of lot of administrative work to be done.
Advice:
Stay organised and on top of the workload, and make sure you make friends with Aziz! (You’ll soon know who he is if you get elected as treasurer…)
Megan MacKenzie
Secretary
Info:
Your role:
Takes minutes of ICSMSU Exec, Academic Societies, Bar Steering Group and ICSMSU Management group meetings. Ensures that ICSMSU Exec Officers complete actions. Assembles the Clubs & Societies section of the ICSMSU Newsletter and updates the ICSMSU online calendar.
Best Bits:
I have enjoyed most things about the role as I am organised and a bit of a control freak.
Worst Bits:
Sitting in meetings writing about conversations that go round in a loop.
Advice:
Do the jobs when you get them and don’t put them off, as you either forget or they all build up.
Takes minutes of ICSMSU Exec, Academic Societies, Bar Steering Group and ICSMSU Management group meetings. Ensures that ICSMSU Exec Officers complete actions. Assembles the Clubs & Societies section of the ICSMSU Newsletter and updates the ICSMSU online calendar.
Best Bits:
I have enjoyed most things about the role as I am organised and a bit of a control freak.
Worst Bits:
Sitting in meetings writing about conversations that go round in a loop.
Advice:
Do the jobs when you get them and don’t put them off, as you either forget or they all build up.
Giada Azzopardi
Communications Officer
Info:
Your role:
Responsible for the upkeep and development of the ICSMSU website. Coordinates the ICSMSU Newsletter. Works with all ICSMSU Exec officers to enable website use in relation to their positions and usage of the website for event publicity.
Best Bits:
Boat Party
Worst Bits:
Stewarding Drs & Nurses & sports nights!
Advice:
Learn to say no. Don’t be scared to contact ICU when you break the website…
Responsible for the upkeep and development of the ICSMSU website. Coordinates the ICSMSU Newsletter. Works with all ICSMSU Exec officers to enable website use in relation to their positions and usage of the website for event publicity.
Best Bits:
Boat Party
Worst Bits:
Stewarding Drs & Nurses & sports nights!
Advice:
Learn to say no. Don’t be scared to contact ICU when you break the website…
Steve Tran
Welfare Officer
Info:
Your role:
Meet with students who require assistance individually, whilst ensuring any relevant welfare information is distributed to all students. Run ICSMSU campaigns. Attend ICU Council, and other ICU Committees.
Best Bits:
When someone thanks you for helping them with their problems, especially the simpler (easier to resolve) ones. Best feeling ever.
Worst Bits:
With some issues, you feel completely out of your depth/have no idea what to do. However don’t worry, it’s good practice for when you’re a F1, plus the FEO staff are SO helpful and the majority of issues they have dealt with before.
Advice:
Know what you’re letting yourself into: it’s especially important to know what the whole job entails. I guess the most important thing is to make sure you have a good support network for when it gets stressful and a bit too much. Figure out in your head, the worst case scenario and how you think you might handle the situation on a professional and personal level.
Meet with students who require assistance individually, whilst ensuring any relevant welfare information is distributed to all students. Run ICSMSU campaigns. Attend ICU Council, and other ICU Committees.
Best Bits:
When someone thanks you for helping them with their problems, especially the simpler (easier to resolve) ones. Best feeling ever.
Worst Bits:
With some issues, you feel completely out of your depth/have no idea what to do. However don’t worry, it’s good practice for when you’re a F1, plus the FEO staff are SO helpful and the majority of issues they have dealt with before.
Advice:
Know what you’re letting yourself into: it’s especially important to know what the whole job entails. I guess the most important thing is to make sure you have a good support network for when it gets stressful and a bit too much. Figure out in your head, the worst case scenario and how you think you might handle the situation on a professional and personal level.
Dariush Hassanzadeh-Baboli
Clubs & Societies
Info:
Your role:
Management group chair for ICSM clubs & societies. Chairs termly management group meetings, supports the day-to-day activities of ICSM clubs & societies where possible and attends ICU Clubs and Societies Board as the ICSM representative. Coordinates the ICSM Sports Dinner.
Best Bits:
Organising Sports Day. It is a laugh. And free food tasting for Sports Dinner.
Worst Bits:
Spending hours each evening sending emails. And sitting on ICU meetings. And budgeting.
Advice:
It is a fun job but at times can be really time consuming. Make sure you are well organised and can balance all your activities well.
Management group chair for ICSM clubs & societies. Chairs termly management group meetings, supports the day-to-day activities of ICSM clubs & societies where possible and attends ICU Clubs and Societies Board as the ICSM representative. Coordinates the ICSM Sports Dinner.
Best Bits:
Organising Sports Day. It is a laugh. And free food tasting for Sports Dinner.
Worst Bits:
Spending hours each evening sending emails. And sitting on ICU meetings. And budgeting.
Advice:
It is a fun job but at times can be really time consuming. Make sure you are well organised and can balance all your activities well.
Nat Ilenkovan
Sites & Services
Info:
Your role:
Responsible for the maintenance of all ICSMSU rooms across all Imperial College medical campuses and for ensuring that student related space across all hospital sites is kept up to standard. Chairs the Bar Steering Group. Coordinates room bookings of ICSM spaces.
Best Bits:
There is scope to work on larger projects that will improve the running of the Reynolds
Worst Bits:
Expect to be randomly called into Reynolds to move furniture around, set up AV equipment etc etc
Advice:
Requires some technical knowledge but it is more important to be very very organised.
Responsible for the maintenance of all ICSMSU rooms across all Imperial College medical campuses and for ensuring that student related space across all hospital sites is kept up to standard. Chairs the Bar Steering Group. Coordinates room bookings of ICSM spaces.
Best Bits:
There is scope to work on larger projects that will improve the running of the Reynolds
Worst Bits:
Expect to be randomly called into Reynolds to move furniture around, set up AV equipment etc etc
Advice:
Requires some technical knowledge but it is more important to be very very organised.
Ken Wu
Academic Officer: Year 1, 2 and GE
Info:
Your role:
Elects Year Reps, collects and co-ordinates feedback to Student-Staff Liaison Group meetings. Represents students on relevant Faculty Education committees and ICU committees.
Best Bits:
Enjoying myself in Freshers Fortnight, seeing results from student feedback actually implemented by faculty
Worst Bits:
Cleaning up Freshers Fortnight. Massive inferiority complex from sitting between Prof Meeran and Prof Laycock!
Advice:
Manage your time well! Know the course content and structures of Year 1, 2 and Grad year 1
Elects Year Reps, collects and co-ordinates feedback to Student-Staff Liaison Group meetings. Represents students on relevant Faculty Education committees and ICU committees.
Best Bits:
Enjoying myself in Freshers Fortnight, seeing results from student feedback actually implemented by faculty
Worst Bits:
Cleaning up Freshers Fortnight. Massive inferiority complex from sitting between Prof Meeran and Prof Laycock!
Advice:
Manage your time well! Know the course content and structures of Year 1, 2 and Grad year 1
Sybghat Rahim
Academic Officer: Year 3, 5 & 6
Info:
Your role:
Elects Year Reps, collects and co-ordinates feedback to Student-Staff Liaison Group meetings. Represents students on relevant Faculty Meetings and ICU committees. Also chairs termly academic societies meetings, and coordinates their activities. Promotes NSS participation amongst final year medical students.
Best Bits:
Obviously being an exec officer for the SU is great – meeting and working with loads of fantastic people, students and staff alike! Freshers Fortnight and ICSM events are amazing fun and the banter with Prof Meeran is unparalleled.
Worst Bits:
Cleaning up at Sports Night. I don’t gag very often in my day-to-day life, but sports night always confirms I’ve got intact glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves (sorry, couldn’t help myself).
Advice:
Elect your Year Reps early and empower them! They are your greatest assets, as they are there on the “front line”. Whatsapp groups are really useful, and make sure you always keep in touch and check up on how everyone is doing. Professor Meeran is another key ally, as is the SU President and Communications Officer. Its a great role where you can achieve a lot, so anything you want to do – just do it!
Elects Year Reps, collects and co-ordinates feedback to Student-Staff Liaison Group meetings. Represents students on relevant Faculty Meetings and ICU committees. Also chairs termly academic societies meetings, and coordinates their activities. Promotes NSS participation amongst final year medical students.
Best Bits:
Obviously being an exec officer for the SU is great – meeting and working with loads of fantastic people, students and staff alike! Freshers Fortnight and ICSM events are amazing fun and the banter with Prof Meeran is unparalleled.
Worst Bits:
Cleaning up at Sports Night. I don’t gag very often in my day-to-day life, but sports night always confirms I’ve got intact glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves (sorry, couldn’t help myself).
Advice:
Elect your Year Reps early and empower them! They are your greatest assets, as they are there on the “front line”. Whatsapp groups are really useful, and make sure you always keep in touch and check up on how everyone is doing. Professor Meeran is another key ally, as is the SU President and Communications Officer. Its a great role where you can achieve a lot, so anything you want to do – just do it!
Matthew Hutchins
Academic Officer: Year 4, Biomed & Pharm
Info:
Your role:
Elects Year Reps, collects and co-ordinates feedback to Student-Staff Liaison Group meetings. Represents students on relevant Faculty Education committees and ICU committees. Promotes NSS participation amongst final year BMS & PTMS students.
Best Bits:
Boat party.
Worst Bits:
ICU. Council. Getting up at 6 post boat party
Advice:
Don’t volunteer to get up at 6 post boat party. Send the other academic reps to council. Remember to change the mobile number on the email signature to your own.
Elects Year Reps, collects and co-ordinates feedback to Student-Staff Liaison Group meetings. Represents students on relevant Faculty Education committees and ICU committees. Promotes NSS participation amongst final year BMS & PTMS students.
Best Bits:
Boat party.
Worst Bits:
ICU. Council. Getting up at 6 post boat party
Advice:
Don’t volunteer to get up at 6 post boat party. Send the other academic reps to council. Remember to change the mobile number on the email signature to your own.
Jac Cooper
Alumni & Careers Officer
Info:
Your role:
Chairs ICSM Alumni Association committee meetings. Promotes ICSM Alumni membership to final year students. Elected as ICSM Careers Society President, and works with the various careers societies and the Faculty of Medicine to organise careers talks, inspirational lectures, the careers fair and alumni evening.
Best Bits:
Anytime we finally managed to get something new done, like the Careers Survey, and the anticipation for Alumni Ball.
Worst Bits:
Having to change plans at the last minute again and again, trying to make the new things like Careers Soc work and people threatening to defriend me on FB.
Advice:
Make to do lists very regularly, let the Alumni and other people help you and resend emails a million times. If you pester someone enough, they will respond, positively or negatively
Chairs ICSM Alumni Association committee meetings. Promotes ICSM Alumni membership to final year students. Elected as ICSM Careers Society President, and works with the various careers societies and the Faculty of Medicine to organise careers talks, inspirational lectures, the careers fair and alumni evening.
Best Bits:
Anytime we finally managed to get something new done, like the Careers Survey, and the anticipation for Alumni Ball.
Worst Bits:
Having to change plans at the last minute again and again, trying to make the new things like Careers Soc work and people threatening to defriend me on FB.
Advice:
Make to do lists very regularly, let the Alumni and other people help you and resend emails a million times. If you pester someone enough, they will respond, positively or negatively
Yannis Reissis
Entertainments Chair
Info:
Your role:
Oversees all ICSMSU events throughout the year, including Freshers’ fortnight, Snow Ball, STFYD, Summer Ball, Halfway Dinner and RAG. Chairs regular meetings with Chairs of these committees, Social Secretaries and Reynolds Bar Managers. The main organiser of Freshers Fortnight with help from the Social Secretaries.
Best Bits:
Freshers’ Fortnight!!
Worst Bits:
Working over summer to organise Freshers’ Fortnight..
Advice:
Work hard to develop a good working relationship with the Socials, and be proactive in thinking of new events for the med school. Enjoy yourself it’s all about fun!
Oversees all ICSMSU events throughout the year, including Freshers’ fortnight, Snow Ball, STFYD, Summer Ball, Halfway Dinner and RAG. Chairs regular meetings with Chairs of these committees, Social Secretaries and Reynolds Bar Managers. The main organiser of Freshers Fortnight with help from the Social Secretaries.
Best Bits:
Freshers’ Fortnight!!
Worst Bits:
Working over summer to organise Freshers’ Fortnight..
Advice:
Work hard to develop a good working relationship with the Socials, and be proactive in thinking of new events for the med school. Enjoy yourself it’s all about fun!
David Thompson
Social Secretary
Info:
Your role:
Organise Freshers’ Fortnight with the Entertainments Chair. Responsible for publicity of ICSM events. Work with the Reynolds Bar Managers to come up with new ideas for events. Work with the Treasurer to organise sponsorship for ICSMSU Exec.
Best Bits:
Organising a kick ass Freshers Ball that people seemed to enjoy.
Worst Bits:
Realising you have sports night duty for Varsity.
Advice:
Do not wait for people to come to you, go out and do it yourself and chase people up.
Organise Freshers’ Fortnight with the Entertainments Chair. Responsible for publicity of ICSM events. Work with the Reynolds Bar Managers to come up with new ideas for events. Work with the Treasurer to organise sponsorship for ICSMSU Exec.
Best Bits:
Organising a kick ass Freshers Ball that people seemed to enjoy.
Worst Bits:
Realising you have sports night duty for Varsity.
Advice:
Do not wait for people to come to you, go out and do it yourself and chase people up.
Ines Vaz
Social Secretary
Info:
Your role:
Organise Freshers’ Fortnight with the Entertainments Chair. Responsible for publicity of ICSM events. Work with the Reynolds Bar Managers to come up with new ideas for events. Work with the Treasurer to organise sponsorship for ICSMSU Exec.
Best Bits:
Freshers Fortnight – you get so many different events in 2 weeks to suit all taste, from bow ties to scrubs, its all about the fun !trips
Worst Bits:
Classic sports night duty… it’s ok to not feel fun on these nights !
Advice:
Be ready to chase up lists of contacts for random things, from venues to boat companies, it’s all about working those people skills over the phone and email!
Organise Freshers’ Fortnight with the Entertainments Chair. Responsible for publicity of ICSM events. Work with the Reynolds Bar Managers to come up with new ideas for events. Work with the Treasurer to organise sponsorship for ICSMSU Exec.
Best Bits:
Freshers Fortnight – you get so many different events in 2 weeks to suit all taste, from bow ties to scrubs, its all about the fun !trips
Worst Bits:
Classic sports night duty… it’s ok to not feel fun on these nights !
Advice:
Be ready to chase up lists of contacts for random things, from venues to boat companies, it’s all about working those people skills over the phone and email!
Shoaib Rivzi
RAG Chair
Info:
Your role:
Elects a RAG committee, chooses a charity for ICSM RAG and organises ICSM RAG events throughout the year, including Halloween Collect, Christmas Collect, RAG week, RAG Valentines Ball, RAG Fashion Show and RAG Dash.
Best Bits:
Raising loads of money for a good cause!
Worst Bits:
Counting all that change!
Advice:
Things will always go wrong, don’t panic and keeping reminding yourself that its all for charity!
Elects a RAG committee, chooses a charity for ICSM RAG and organises ICSM RAG events throughout the year, including Halloween Collect, Christmas Collect, RAG week, RAG Valentines Ball, RAG Fashion Show and RAG Dash.
Best Bits:
Raising loads of money for a good cause!
Worst Bits:
Counting all that change!
Advice:
Things will always go wrong, don’t panic and keeping reminding yourself that its all for charity!
Becky May Curbishley
Summer Ball Chair
Info:
Your role:
Elects a Summer Ball Committee and organises the ICSM Summer Ball. Runs various events throughout the year to raise funds for and promote the ICSM Summer Ball.
Best Bits
Organizing the biggest celebratory night of the medical school calendar…free menu tasting…freshers fortnight…
Worst Bits:
Trying to find a central london, black tie location, with a student budget!
Advice:
Put a good, enthusiastic committee together and get things going early on.
Elects a Summer Ball Committee and organises the ICSM Summer Ball. Runs various events throughout the year to raise funds for and promote the ICSM Summer Ball.
Best Bits
Organizing the biggest celebratory night of the medical school calendar…free menu tasting…freshers fortnight…
Worst Bits:
Trying to find a central london, black tie location, with a student budget!
Advice:
Put a good, enthusiastic committee together and get things going early on.

