Medical Society: Welfare Officer

Hi, I’m Punn and I would love to be your Welfare Officer this year!

Navigating your way through Medical School can be stressful especially readjusting back to in-person exams and lectures after many years of being online. Mental health is an important cause often overlooked and I hope to spread more awareness and opportunities that will improve the well-being of our society members!

My experiences with welfare involved working as a UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Ambassador during welcome week, being a transition mentor and a part RUMS Welfare subcommittee!

Some ideas I would like to propose include:

• Charity dessert decoration (cookies/cakes)

Not only does this provide the opportunity to socialize and destress, but attendees can also gain satisfaction from partaking in a good cause.

Mindfulness workshop

• Introducing mindfulness to members and providing a safe space for people to meet over refreshments

Events during Welfare Week

• Collaborating with RUMS/surgical society
• Inviting mental health professionals/doctors to talk about pressure and establishing a good work-life balance

These are just a few suggestions for the potential welfare activities MedSoc can run! I’m open to other recommendations and is here if anyone wants to talk about wellbeing

I want to continue making a valuable contribution to Medical Society having taken on roles such as Vice Chair of Neurology and 2nd year Rep for General Medicine in the past. Thank you and I hope to have your vote!

Hi I'm Zahra and I would be thrilled to be your welfare officer next year!

As a medical student it’s easy to feel overwhelmed both with study stresses and also socially- I for one can agree that I’ve had my moments. I believe that UCL medical society has a key role in providing guidance and assurance on a student-to-student level. As welfare officer I aim to be an approachable figure for students to bring their worries or just for a chat. I will also take an active approach in facilitating a friendly and nurturing environment in Medsoc. I believe I can use my position to increase inclusivity in medicine and create awareness for student mental health by implementing welfare workshops, drop-in yoga sessions whilst regularly publicising support services. To make welfare more accessible for those who may be less eager to attend in-person events I would like to use Medsoc’s social media platform to post weekly welfare reminders making it easier for students to reach out.  

Through my role as vice- chair of oncology society this year, I have worked alongside the subcommittee and chair to organise a new peer mentoring scheme to support iBSc students. I have also worked on a wide range of speaker events such as the National Undergraduate Oncology Conference which will be hosted at UCL this year. 

I would love to benefit medical students in such an important way whilst also being a friendly point of call around campus.