ICSMSU Committee
You will be required to deputise for the President in their absence and your main role is to ensure that all other Officers are performing their roles to the best of their ability. You chair our ICSMSU Exec meetings and ensure that everyone is completing their meeting actions. Previous Union experience is recommended but not required. All you need is passion, drive and commitment.
The role of Secretary is generally underrated. Whilst you do take the minutes of various meetings - including the ICSMSU Exec meetings - you hold all Union Officers to account alongside the Deputy President by ensuring they complete all their meeting actions. You also produce the weekly ICSMSU newsletter. You are responsible for the upkeep and development of our ICSMSU website, so having some level of web design skills is highly recommended! You also co-ordinate publicity via our social media accounts to promote the fantastic work of our medical school.
If you love money but aren’t so sure about managing clubs and societies, this one’s for you. You will be responsible for overseeing the budgeting of all ICSMSU events. You also get to organise sponsorship for ICSMSU and help our clubs and societies if they need it. It’s a great role for getting involved in all aspects of ICSMSU- money talks!
If you love money, you’re looking at the right position. You will be responsible for overseeing the budgeting of all Clubs & Societies. You are the go-to-person for all financial queries and work with the Clubs & Societies Officer to manage our fantastic clubs.
No matter what year you are in, this is one position you should definitely apply for! You organise Freshers’ Fortnight with the Entertainment Chair and are responsible for all ICSMSU Event Publicity. Other tasks may include organising Arts Dinner and Sports Dinner with the Clubs and Socs Officer and trialling new events for the ICSMSU Social Calendar.
If you love BMS and think you could be the next leader of BMS Society then this is the role for you! Previous experience on BMS society is useful as is bags of enthusiasm. You can help the ICSMSU Ents Team plan all our fantastic events while organising some BMS specific ones too!
If there’s anything ICSMSU does really well, it is our socials. If you think you are up for the challenge of putting on the best Freshers’ Fortnight ICSMSU has ever seen, step right up. As Ents Chair you oversee all ICSMSU events through the year, including but not limited to Freshers’ Fortnight, Snow Ball, all our dinners and RAG. You chair regular meetings with the Ents Team and work with Reynolds Bar to keep everything running smoothly.
RAG Chair is probably the position that is synonymous with the word ‘Fun’. ‘Fun-draising’, that is. You have the fantastic opportunity to choose the charity that ICSMSU RAG collects for in the next academic year. There are not many opportunities in life where you can make a considerable difference to a charity and influence so many students to raise funds and awareness. It is an extremely worthwhile position. You get to elect a RAG committee to help you running all the ICSMSU favourites including RAG Week, RAG Balls and RAG Fashion Show.
This role is one of the most respected roles in the ICSMSU. As Welfare Chair, your job is to ensure all relevant welfare information is distributed as well as coordinate all ICSMSU campaigns. This includes representing the School of Medicine on Imperial College Union and Faculty meetings. You will have your own campaign committee to chair and will manage the new welfare reps in each year.
The ICSMSU lives on even after graduation! You are the vital link between the Alumni and Students. You will be given the awesome opportunity to chair the ICSM Alumni Association Executive Committee meetings. Your work will also include promoting the Association to final years. The second half of the job entails working with all the various careers societies and the FEO to organise careers talks, the Careers Fair and Alumni evenings.
Clubs & Societies are the life-blood of ICSMSU. They define us and it’s no surprise that we have one of the highest participation rates across the College. As Clubs & Societies Officer, you will support the day-to-day activities of all ICSMSU Clubs and Societies where possible. In addition, you will chair the management group meetings with all club captains and treasurers. The fantastic work and continuous dedication of our members are celebrated at the annual ICSMSU Sports Dinner and Arts Dinner, which you co-ordinate and organise. You will also represent us at Imperial College Union’s Clubs, Societies & Projects Board to Sport Imperial.
As Sites & Services Officer, you are the single utmost important person on representing what students want and need at our various medical campuses. You will look after all the ICSMSU rooms as well as their bookings. You are given the opportunity to run the shop and manage our incredible trophy cabinets!
The first of our four esteemed Academic Officers, who looks after all the clinical years of the MBBS course. As well as electing Years reps, you collect and co-ordinate feedback for the Student-Staff Liaison Group meetings. You represent all clinical students on relevant Faculty Education Meetings and Imperial College Union committees. In addition, you chair the academic societies meeting and co-ordinate the mock OSCE.
If you are going to be undertaking a BSc Pathway next year or are in your BSc year now, definitely consider running for Academic Officer (BSc Year). You represent all students on the BSc pathways, all intercalating students and any students undertaking PhDs. In addition to electing Course Reps, collecting & co-ordinating feedback, you sit on all the relevant Faculty Education meetings and Imperial College Union committees.
You represent all students on Years 1 and 2 of the Biomedical Sciences Course. In addition to electing Year Reps, collecting & co-ordinating feedback, you sit on all the relevant Faculty Education meetings and Imperial College Union committees. This role can only be held by a Biomedical Sciences student.
The early years provide the essential knowledge for any medical student to progress, hence a full committee position dedicated to ensuring the quality of teaching is of a high standard. Your tasks are similar to the other Academic Officers in terms of electing Year Reps, collecting & co-ordinating feedback for the SSLGs and representing students on all relevant Faculty Education meetings and Imperial College Union committees. In addition, you are one of the first faces to welcome the new cohort of first years in!