Our Team
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Our Founders
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