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It’s hugely important to have processes in place so the voices of students can be heard. This year’s Course Reps have now been elected and will play an essential role in representing student interests and working with staff to implement positive change. Course Reps cover all issues that affect the student experience, focusing particularly on the feedback and input of the peers in their year groups. Throughout the year, Course Reps meet regularly with senior School staff at the Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) to voice issues, share ideas and discuss solutions. Introducing your Course Reps for 2024-25!
Year 1 Course Reps
Rishi Yadav
Hometown: Nottingham
Go-to feel-good films: John Wick and Top Gun
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: The Albert Docks
Top moment on the course so far: The enjoyable times spent with friends, particularly those late-night conversations that stretch until 4am.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: Having fun and making memories with my friends in my new city.
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: I believe that my experiences and skills position me well to voice my peers' opinions, gather feedback for our medical school, and contribute to enhancing our course.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: Promoting my peers' ideas and opinions while also developing my skillset, particularly in communication and problem-solving.
Shahzeb Tariq
Hometown: High Wycombe
Go-to feel-good TV show: Suits
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: I like the Uni Gym, and how close the lecture theatre is to my flat!
Top moment on the course so far: My first HARC session; I really enjoyed seeing the prosections and learning the anatomy of the human body - I felt like a medical student for the first time.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: I look forward to meeting as many of my peers as possible. Most of all I want those grey scrubs!
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: I wanted to take on a role of responsibility and push myself out of my comfort zone. I also really look forward to working with the seniors running our course and voicing my peers' opinions.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: I want to pinpoint a few key changes which my peers think should be made to the course and optimise the course for future student doctors. Let’s make sure we're remembered as the best MBChB cohort of all time!
Year 2 Course Reps
Annie Mellenchip
Hometown: Taunton
Go-to feel-good TV show: Gilmore Girls
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: Sefton Park and Lark Lane
Top moment on the course so far: The Annual Ball
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: Going on placement.
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: To have a chance to get involved in leadership and to have a chance to voice the views of my cohort.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: I’d like to be an easy point of contact for people to get in touch with about their ideas.
James Laurence
Hometown: Basingstoke
Go-to feel-good book: Harry Potter
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: Sefton Park
Top moment on the course so far: Going on placement for the first time this year.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: Integrating learning of pathophysiology into clinical practice.
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: To try and make a positive difference in our course. To make changes that positively impact the majority of my course mates.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: I would really like to make change that benefits my cohort and the Medical School.
Year 3 Course Reps
Aliza Khaliq
Hometown: Bradford
Go-to feel-good TV show: Brooklyn 99
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: Rough Handmade on the Docks.
Top moment on the course so far: Being able to make patients feel listened to during GP placement in student-led consultations.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: Getting more practical experience while on placement and being able to see conditions we have learnt about firsthand.
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: I would like to be a voice for our year and hopefully help to create positive change.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: Help to ensure that any concerns that you have about the course are answered.
Antony Ryan
Hometown: Liverpool
Go-to feel-good music: Nothing can beat a live orchestra.
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: Liverpool's fantastic history. I feel like I am always learning something new about the city I grew up in. Just the other day I found out that football goal nets where invented here in 1891.
Top moment on the course so far: Spending time with the on-call Surgical Registrar at Whiston and getting to see all the acute surgical pathologies.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: Getting to know more people on the course.
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: I am passionate about developing the teaching provided by Liverpool University to make it one of the best possible medical schools and make each of us the best possible medics.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: Changes to learning objectives to make it more clear on what we are expected to learn and know.
Year 4 Course Reps
Rosie Spindlove
Hometown: Redhill
Go-to feel-good film: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: Walking up the Liverpool Cathedral tower.
Top moment on the course so far: Getting involved in ortho surgeries.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: The elective!
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: I wanted to explore outside my comfort zone this year, and when I read that the position was still available, I decided to put myself forward.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: I want to help with the communication lines between students and the medical school, both transferring ideas from students, and feeding back plans and solutions to my peers.
Richard Schindler
Hometown: Bratislava, Slovakia
Go-to feel-good film: Friends & Sherlock Holmes
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: The Royal Albert Dock
Top moment on the course so far: Making a change in a patient's journey during the placement.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: Being the voice of our cohort.
Year 5 Course Reps
Ellie Kingsmill
Hometown: London
Go-to feel-good film and TV show: How to lose a guy in 10 days and The Great British Bake Off.
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: The Bookbinder on Lark Lane.
Top moment on the course so far: The Midcourse Ball.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: Graduation!
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: To represent my year group and our suggestions for change.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: Ensuring all students have a hospital ID badge with their name and photo on it.
Janhavi Kulkarni
Hometown: Singapore
Go-to feel-good TV show: Modern Family
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: Albert Docks!
Top moment on the course so far: It's hard to choose just one, but all the small “excited medical student” moments stand out — scrubbing in for the first time, SIM sessions, receiving new lanyards each year, encountering rare cases, and getting hands-on experience during placements.
One thing I’m looking forward to this academic year: Making the most of my last year as a student, both academically and otherwise.
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: I have really enjoyed my time on the course and I thought that this would be the best way to conclude my med school experience. I like that this role would allow me to work with both staff and students, and I want to use this opportunity to action change for my cohort, and hopefully for the years to come.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: Everyone has many ideas to make the course more enjoyable and reduce stress. I would like to implement solutions to bring a positive change for my cohort in a realistic way, even if that means just one small change.
GEP Year 1 Course Rep
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Ayaat
Hometown: London
Go-to feel-good game: Charades has always been really fun!
New favourite place or thing about the city of Liverpool: Taking a walk near The Waterfront.
Why I decided to run for Course Rep: I want to represent the cohort and ensure that everyone's views are heard and considered.
One thing I’d like to achieve in the role: The opportunity to work with my cohort to hopefully improve aspects of the course.
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Interested in becoming a Course Rep next year?
At the start of every Academic year, elections are organised through the Guild of Students and take place following the submission of a short manifesto from each candidate who self-nominates.
Why should I be a Course Rep?
Alongside the opportunity to make a real difference to your year group, and future year groups, being a Course Rep is an excellent way of working on your personal development and boosting your communication, problem-solving and leadership skills. Find out more about Course Reps here.