Not all heroes wear capes. These fabulous students have stepped up to represent their peers as Course Reps for this academic year. In this role, they’ll work with your Training Team Leads (TTLs) and staff across the School and wider University to optimise the course and student experience here at Liverpool.
Your Course Reps are all set up and ready to be a listening ear and champion for good, so do reach out to them along the way if you spot any areas for improvement on campus or out on placement.
But first, time for introductions! We put the same three questions to each of your Reps.
- Name three ‘starter pack’ items that describe you best.
- Gives us your top 3 priorities as Course Rep this year.
- Complete the sentence, “Come to me if...“
Year 1
Amani Sarodia and Mazen Daham
Amani Sarodia
- Starter pack items: Coffee, copy of the lord of the ring's books, a scented candle
- Top priorities: To be easily accessible, make effective changes, listen to the cohort’s needs.
- Come to me if… you have any ideas on how we can improve your course experience.
Mazen Daham
- Starter pack items: Football, technology, Quran
- Top priorities: Organising revision sessions, decorating the multi faith area, being remembered as a unique course rep by addressing students' needs and concerns.
- Come to me if… you want an approachable and friendly face who’s always happy to help, whether it’s personal, academic or anything in between.
GEP
Jenny Grimble and Eleanor Hoffmann
Jenny Grimble
- Starter pack items: A bag of ‘Colin the Caterpillar’ sweets, a hot chocolate with all the toppings, a mini hot water bottle (especially in winter).
- Top priorities: To listen to any student from any year about any issues, to raise problems promptly, and take on board positives and negatives for all year groups, to feedback outcomes from senior team meetings and forums so you know your voices have been heard and what steps are being taken to address your thoughts.
- Come to me if… you’re unsure who to turn to! Queries, concerns or questions – I’m happy to listen and talk through anything, whether that is about the course or not!
Eleanor Hoffmann
- Starter pack items: Oat milk lattes, wired headphones (RIP to all the Bluetooth ones lost along the way), sweet treats.
- Top priorities: Improving the course for my cohort and the years that follow! Being the best possible advocate for my peers. Creating a welcoming space for my year group to talk about what’s working and what isn’t
- Come to me if… you need someone to vent to, to raise concerns, or feedback praise! I’ll do my best to make sure you’re heard.
Year 2
Bonnie Lau and Farhan Rizvon
Bonnie Lau
- Starter pack items: go to snack= satsumas (especially during winter for that extra vitamin C!) Netter Anatomy Colouring Book (I'm a visual learner who loves arts and crafts). Favourite accessory= bow.
- Top priorities: Encourage more integration in our year to help our year feel more connected. Promote my peer's ideas to optimise the course for our cohort and future students. To act as a voice for my year.
- Come to me if… you have any ideas to improve anything on our course or if you simply want to say hi!
Farhan Rizvon
- Starter pack items: E-joy supermarket, a sushi bar on Myrtle street, Nashville cluck
- Top priorities: Improve accessibility throughout the course's Canvas page to make deadlines easier to track. Create a database of questions or resources so if anyone's lost, they know where they can find the right type of support to aid their learning whether it be through mocks, block specific questions, OSCE summaries and more. Create an environment where people feel more open on giving feedback on the course so we can start to better it as a cohort.
- Come to me if... you find a certain aspect of the course difficult to handle and need a solution to make it easier on yourself. Have any urgent feedback that you believe could vastly improve our course material or overall block quality. Want to have a cheeky shawarma!
Year 3
Henry Wood and Lakshue Baskaran
Henry Wood
- Starter pack items: Go-to snack: Bananas. Accessory: Running shoes. Other: Drumsticks
- Top priorities: Maximising learning opportunities during placement. Promoting a balanced and sustainable workload. Ensuring timely identification and resolution of issues
- Come to me if... you have a suggestion or concern about any aspect of the Year Three course.
Lakshue Baskaran
- Starter pack items: Earmuffs - an essential, Hello Kitty tumbler the size of your humerus, my Belieber playlist to and from placement.
- Top priorities: clear communication between student doctors and the medical school, student wellbeing, and placement support.
- Come to me if... you think placement experience can be improved in any way!
Year 4
Merin Paul and Samren Reddy
Merin Paul
- Starter pack items: Waterproof eyeliner, comfy trainers, cat mug
- Top priorities: Increase transparency and exam confidence, improve placement quality and fairness, boost peer support.
- Come to me... and I’ll make it my job.
Samren Reddy
- Starter pack items: Headphones – my constant companion for podcasts, music, and surviving long days on placement. Notebook – the all-purpose book where placement notes and debate ideas coexist peacefully (most of the time). Driving Spotify playlist – the soundtrack that gets me through early starts, long commutes, and everything in between.
- Top priorities: A fairer attendance system that clearly distinguishes lateness from absence and treats students proportionately. Clear, reliable communication with earlier notice, consistent updates, and fewer last-minute surprises. Protected time and flexibility through better self-study provision and small allowances for important life events.
- Come to me if... something feels unfair, unclear, or even if you just want to say hi, I’m always happy to chat and help.
Year 5
Richard Schindler and Sharvaree Tambre
Richard Schindler
- Starter pack items: Stethoscope, emergency ambulance car (my interest is in prehospital emergency medicine), film camera (my background is in filmmaking).
- Top priorities: Fair attendance policy, quality bedside teaching, course that gets us ready for finals and FY1
- Come to me if... there is something about the course or placements we can change and improve together!
Sharvaree Tambre
- Starter pack items: Banana, AirPods, and hot chocolate!
- Top priorities: Make our student experience in the last year of medical school, our best one yet! To be able to put my leadership skills to good use and help suggest recommendations and carve out improvements - the perfect way to wrap up a memorable 5 years in Liverpool. An excellent opportunity to meet, engage and work with the year team and more of my peers to represent student voice and above all - being very approachable.
- Come to me if... you’re facing any difficulties in year 5, have ideas for improvements, or just want a friendly listening ear — I’m always happy to help.
Wishing you all the best of luck with all you’ll go on to achieve. Keep us posted!
You can learn more about Student Voice at the School of Medicine and the processes in place for you to help shape the curriculum and student experience by sharing your input and experiences on Student Representation and Feedback.