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Whilst working as a healthcare assistant during the pandemic, a colleague asked if I could support her daughter with her application. Together we talked through her personal statement, tweaking and rephrasing some of the outstanding experience this student had. On receiving 3 interviews we zoomed together, going through the key skills required to be a Doctor, techniques for answering questions, ethical debates, my experiences as a medical student and plenty of mocks! This incredible student received three contextual BBB offers for medicine and subsequently secured the grades and is now a first year medical student and the first in her family to attend university. Realising the potential for medical students to support students who may not otherwise have access to expensive courses or friends/family who are Doctors our small team reached out to friends who worked for TeachFirst, mentoring students and designing sessions to help them excel in their medical applications. Following the success of this initiative we started our 'Meet the Dr' series, an opportunity for students to hear from clinicians in a diverse range of careers and ask them questions about the reality of the job. We are proud to have supported over 150 students and continue to enable, support and inspire students from non-selective state schools to pursue and excel in their ambitions to become a Doctor. Additionally, we are now a registered charity and hope to further our impact with this status over the coming years.
Dr Megan Pode
Founder & Chair of Trustees
Frank Hartley
Director of Operartions
Dr Megan Pode
Founder, Chair of Trustees
F2, North West
Dr Frank Hartley
Co-founder, Director of Operations
F1, Manchester
Lauren Wilson
Managing Director
Year 4 Medical Student, Aberdeen
Rhiannon Craig
Managing Director
Year 3 Medical Student, Nottingham
Inez McCurley
Events Lead
Year 5 Medical Student, Manchester
Abigail Rowland
School Lead Director and Regional Lead
Year 5 Medical Student, Glasgow
Carolyn Buamah
Events Lead
Year 4 Medical Student, Manchester
Dr Eleanor Arnull
School Recruitment and Outreach Lead
F1, Manchester
Dunsin Oderinlo
Operations Secretary and Regional Lead
Year 5 Medical Student, Sheffield
Precious Oluwaniyi
Schools Lead Director and Regional Lead
University of Birmingham
Meena Rabi
Schools Lead
University of Manchester
Alicia Falconer
Volunteer Lead
Year 3 Medical Student, Edinburgh
Emily James
Director of Mentoring
Year 5 Medical Student, Manchester
Emily Garrett
Safeguarding Director
Medical Student, Warwick
Hannah Roberts
Safeguarding Director
F1, Manchester
Dr Esme Milton
Treasurer
F1 North West
Alistair Carter
Interview Lead
Year 3 Medical Student, Brighton and Sussex
Roland Pecson
Interview Lead
Year 4 Medical Student, Ulster
Alice Thomas
Events Lead
Year 5 Medical Student, Manchester
Amber Cairney-Witter
School Lead
Caoimhe Shannon
Director of Education, School Lead
Year 3 Medical Student, Nottingham
Harsha Menon
School Lead
Year 3 University of Nottingham
Audrey Kemayou
Regional Lead and School Lead
Year 4 Medical Student, Aberdeen
Chris Williams
School Lead
Ella Spencer
School Lead
Year 3 University of Nottingham
Fatima Asim
Director of Social Media
Year 4 Medical Student, Aberdeen
Isobel Rowland
Director of Regional Leads
Year 5 Medical Student, Nottingham
Kelly Fletcher
Events Lead and School Lead
Year 4 Medical Student, Manchester
Anika Bushra
Education Lead
Intercalating Medical Student, Leeds
Tamannah Ahmed
Education Lead and School Lead