by Careers & Alumni Office
February 2022

One of the most rewarding ways for UNIC Medical School alumni to give back to the School is by being able to guide current students through the ins and outs of starting their career; by mentoring, delivering online specialty or information sessions, and assisting with marketing and recruitment initiatives. Each year more alumni participate in School efforts to support current students as the alumni network expands globally through graduate doctors, researchers and specialists.

Careers & Alumni Manager, Sue Chrysostomou said, “The medical profession has changed so rapidly in the last years due to the pandemic, so our alumni engagement is truly beneficial for our future graduates. The support is mutual as our graduates continue to submit applications to postgraduate medical education training programmes, and we often facilitate these career achievements. We all take pride in our international alumni achievements and successes in the medical and research fields.”

UNIC Medical School alumni delivered the following presentations and Q & A sessions this academic year:

  • Canada: Path to Canadian Residency – Part 2
  • UK: Junior Doctor Experiences post-UNIC, Preparing for your SJT and the UK Application Process, Bitesize series: The Clinical Guide to Recognizing and Managing Patients with Acute Medical Emergencies, How to Prepare for the SJT (Situational Judgement Test), Where to from here – Training, Trust, or Locum?, IMG to NHS – Navigating the F2 Stand-Alone Application
  • US: Q&A session: A Residency and Fellowship in the US, A Pathway to Practicing Cardiology in the US, Residency 101, How to Prepare for Your Interview for Residency Programs: The Essential Survival Manual. Part 2, OET Preparation, USMLE Step 3, Match 2022 Q&A. How to Communicate with US Hospitals After You Have Submitted Your Match Application.

All presentations are uploaded on Moodle and Canvas (library of resources) for those students who missed the live presentations.

We wish to offer a sincere thank you to all alumni that have offered support in providing the abovementioned sessions: Dr Jennifer Labranche (MBBS), Dr Jane Khalife (MBBS), Dr Hee Do Jeon (MBBS), Dr Christina Abi Kheir (MBBS), Dr Melina Mahr (MD), Dr Juliet Peck (MBBS), Dr Aseem Pankaj Uppal Shah and Dr Gamila Khaled Wasfi (MBBS),  Dr Jerome Lawrence (MBBS), Dr Nikhil Patel and Dr Helmi Abdalbari (MD), Dr Yarden Segal (MBBS), Dr Fanourios Georgiades (MBBS), Dr Athena Michaelides (MD), Dr Alaa Diab (MBBS), Dr Alifyah Najefy (MD). The guidance and advice that you provided for our students is invaluable.

If you are an alumna/us and wish to provide further guidance to current students, please complete this form . We welcome your contributions and ideas!