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PROFILES

AYOMIDE

AYORINDE, 20

School Imperial College London
Course Medicine (MBBS, BSc)
Year Second
Grade Average First class (Equivalent)

As vice-president of public relations for the
Imperial College African Caribbean Society,
Ayomide was responsible for organising its
first ever careers fair. To make the event
MICHAEL ADELEYE, 23 a success, she worked with her colleague SABRINA BENNIE, 20
to liaise with corporate companies and
School University of Manchester educational charities. This required a large School University of Manchester
Course Medicine (MBChb) Medicine, degree of planning, proposal-writing to source Course Biomedical Science with
Neuroimaging for Clinical & Cognitive sponsorships and negotiations. The evening Industrial Experience (BSc)
Neuroscience (MSc) proved to be a huge success, with more than Year Second
Year Four (of five) five companies and 100 students attending. Grade average First class
Grade average 2:1 (Equivalent) Ayomide recently become a STEM outreach
mentor for Imperial College London. She In the summer of 2016, Sabrina travelled to
Michael is an assistant project leader for Team works with secondary school and A-level Morocco for two weeks, where she travelled
Uganda, which is a University of Manchester students to encourage them to apply to study to schools on the outskirts of Marrakech to
volunteering initiative. As we were going to STEM subjects at top universities. “I wanted teach English, paint orphanages and visit
press, he was providing support and guidance to be a role model for people that are often children in hospitals. Being in Marrakech
to a volunteer team travelling to Uganda for under-represented at many top universities. encouraged her to develop her communication
a month to work with a charity called Support I remembered what it was like to have skills as there was a language barrier between
And Love Via Education. “When in Uganda someone that I could relate to when applying her and the children, as they could not speak
I will be the university’s representative, to universities and I wanted to be involved in English and none of the volunteers could
supporting the team members to give their making a change.” speak Arabic or French. Sabrina proposed the
best while on the project,” he says. idea of communicating via drawings, which
During his third year, Michael volunteered Where do you see yourself in 10 years? proved really effective.
for mentoring charity ReachOut, as a project As a consultant and to see more clinics and While in Morocco, she was fortunate
leader, leading teams of volunteers to run not-for-profit organisations operating in small enough to have the opportunity to climb
sessions in a range of schools for young villages in developing countries. Mount Toubkal. “I acquired many attributes of
people with behaviour issues. He had to a leader,” she says. “These include supporting
plan and deliver a programme that engaged those who were struggling to cope with the
the children and helped them develop high physical demands of the trip, and keeping
character skills. spirits high throughout the experience.’
In addition to this Michael is the Sabrina also volunteers with St John
Sporticipate (sport and physical activity for all Ambulance as a trainee first-aider. “I have
university staff and students each week) and learnt how to take control of situations that
Hall sport co-ordinator and Coach. may be appear to be out of control,” she says.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
As a consultant in a hospital and long-term Working as a paediatrician or in gynaecology
taking what I’ve learnt in the NHS to Nigeria. and obstetrics. MEDICINE

of mixed ages and abilities. In this role, a group of 30 worshippers for over an hour
which she has done since she was 16, Lian each week. She also arranges special talks by
organises weekly lessons tailored to each pastors from visiting churches and encourages
student, encourages independence and self- personal development of members.
management skills by providing homework Additionally, she is a Funding Officer for
and supports the monitoring of students’ the Bishop Hatfield Girls’ School Alumna
progress through written and verbal feedback Association, creating budgeting outlines for
with parents. events and overseeing all expenditure. She
One of Lian’s success stories is a four-year- recently sourced sponsorship opportunities
LIAN DAVID, 21 old autistic child, to whom she teaches maths for a three-day careers event at the school.
and phonics.
Ultimately, Lian would like to get into
School King’s College London ‘His mum wanted him to be taught by medicine and become a doctor, but would
Subject: Biomedical Science (BSc) someone who isn’t her – he’s not in school yet welcome the opportunity to look into
Year Second – to see how he would be able to form bonds. other sectors.
Grade Average First class The first time I met him he screamed for a full
hour, but I learned to build trust and a routine Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In between studying for her exams, Lian with him,’ she recalls. Lian is also a Bible As a doctor who gets called to different
provides a tutoring service for children Study Leader and plans weekly lessons with countries because she is such a good surgeon.

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