MedTech Society: Mentorship Programme Chair

I'm super excited to be running for the position of mentorship chair! As the executive of the mentorship programme, I've been a part of this society for a while, and my primary responsibility is to identify qualified mentors and connect them with the mentees. I believe the programme provides an incredible opportunity for the mentees to gain insight about their field of interest, learn new skills, and build meaningful relationships. I can personally attest to this because I am also a mentee in the programme. This is something I've definitely said before, but all the events at MedTech are incredibly organised, I mean, we are the largest MedTech society in Europe, so it's not that surprising. There is, however, always room for improvement.

Now that UCL has switched to in-person settings, we could begin incorporating some offline components into the programme. As a lead-up to the main event, we could host mentorship events like workshops and webinars and, of course, the networking event, depending on the SU, of course. We could also offer training and resources for both groups to ensure that they're more effective in their roles. 

And last but not least, in order to ensure that we're constantly advancing and adapting, I'm going to encourage mentors and mentees to provide feedback and evaluation so that we can keep improving our programme.

So, there you have it! If you vote for me as your mentorship chair, I promise to work hard to make it a central part of our society. 

Academic mentorship has played a massive role in my professional life, and I have been on both ends of the dynamic throughout my life. In my high school and undergraduate years, I received transformative guidance from unstructured mentorships, and my mentors are the definitive reason why I've succeeded in biomedical research and why I earned admittance to UCL’s PhD program in Medical AI. On the other hand, over the last 5 years I’ve also held structured mentor positions for younger students in several capacities. While I’ve personally served as a volunteer mentor, I have also led teams that designed STEM mentorship programmes to develop professional skills in high school and undergraduate university students. My mentorship style embodies a clear, personalized, and energetic communication style, and I would carry that into the work I would like to do for UCL MedTech’s Mentorship programme.