Lucie Wright

I have just completed my fourth year at Edinburgh University. I think it is really important to reflect the views of students within the medical education community and I hope to be able to do that in the coming year. I think that every medical student has some interest in teaching and JASME is a fantastic introduction to the world of teaching, research and education within the medical field. I hope that JASME will be as active as it was last year and that we can encourage many more people to get involved and enthused about medical education.  

Ashley Newton

I am now undertaking my final year of medicine at the University of Liverpool. I have been on the JASME committee since 2008 and my main responsibility has been to organise the JASME Teaching Toolkit for Medical Students workshops. The interactive practical workshops have been exceptionally popular with students, who all seem keen to develop their teaching talents which they will need as doctors. I am looking forward to seeing the workshops further developed this year and held at a range of locations across the country. Following my role as Co-chair of JASME in 2010-2011 I am remaining on the committee this year to ensure continuity, and facilitate the success of future JASME activities including the JASME awards.

Hannah Watson

July 2011 saw me enter my fifth year of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. My interest in medical education was developed after attending the 2009 ASME Annual Scientific Meeting in Edinburgh. This will be my third year on the JASME committee and I’m very much looking forward to the year ahead. We have been fortunate to welcome three new enthusiastic members to our team and so have an even stronger committee than last year. Each year our aims get higher and this year will be no different.  Our main focus in the coming months will be to continue the success of our student teaching workshops by bringing these to even more medical schools across the country.

Dana Abraham

I am currently in my final year of graduate entry medicine at the University of Southampton, having completed a degree in Natural Sciences (Biochemistry) at Cambridge University.  My interest in medical education stems from being involved in teaching evaluation groups within my medical programme and from training other medical students to teach about HIV and global health issues in local schools.  Attending the ASME conferences and helping to organise the JASME workshops have really confirmed this interest and I'm delighted to be on the JASME committee again second year.  I am particularly excited about working with the team to let more students know about our organisation and to get more people involved.

Emily Bate

Hello, I am Emily. I am just finishing intercalating with an MSc Human Immunity between my 4th and 5th years of medical school at Liverpool University. I am very pleased to take up the role as a member of the JASME committee. Attending the JASME Teaching Toolkit for medical students workshop last year, and the ASME 2010 conference, has enhanced my interest in medical education. I am very much looking forward to furthering the important work of JASME, enabling more students to learn about and become involved in teaching and medical education.

Helen Fry  (photo to follow)

Greetings readers.  I’m a final year medical student at Leicester with an intercalated BSc in Microbiology and a blossoming interest in all things acute, infectious or tropical.  I joined the JASME committee at the ASM in 2010 as I’m a strong believer in medical students getting involved with their education – after all, who knows what students need better than students?  It is my intention to raise students’ awareness of medical education and how we can all get involved.  I’ll be taking up an academic foundation post next August as a clinical educator.

Tom Kwan

Now entering my fourth year at Keele Medical School, I have been one of those odd students that have enjoyed spending much of my spare time teaching others since my second year. Everything from cadaveric anatomy to medical, nursing and physiotherapy students, to exam and revision technique. JASME provides an invaluable resource to those who have similar interests, and I am extremely happy to be a part of the committee. I hope to be able to begin to pass what  Ihave learnt from my experiences on to others, and help them further their own interests in medical education.

Devendra Rajwani

I am a postgraduate student and just finished my 1^st year in Medicine at the University of Southampton. Having had an interest in peer teaching as a trainee Biomedical Scientist, I was thrilled to find out that there is a unique opportunity to explore Medical education via JASME, whilst attending the ASME conference in Edinburgh in July 2011. I was captured by the spirit and passion of people had about Medical education at the conference. The JASME events helped me appreciate and understand how to get involved  as a Medical student. Furthermore, I am excited and looking forward as my role as part of the committee and working with passionate committee members. I hope to raise awareness of JASME and help other medical students to get involved in this wonderful part of Medicine.

Rebecca Copplestone

I have just finished my fourth year in Medicine at the University of Bristol, having intercalated in Immunology between my 2nd and 3^rd years. I came to know about JASME attending the ASME conference in Edinburgh in July 2011. I hugely enjoyed taking part in the JASME events and was enthused by the opportunities and developments in medical education. I am very much looking forward to my new role as part of the committee and working with my fellow committee members. I am especially hoping to raise awareness of JASME and opportunities in medical education to other medical students in the southwest of the UK.

Dr Vince Cooper is the member of ASME Executive responsible for liaison with the JASME committee.

I am delighted to be the supporter and advocate for JASME within the organisation.  This new role was created in 2009, as JASME became fully integrated with ASME as a Special Interest Group.  Students' enthusiasm for and involvement in medical education is increasing rapidly and we all recognise that students need the opportunity and support to develop as future educators, researchers and leaders in this specialty.  We all hope that JASME members will continue active involvement in ASME after graduation and will find that membership benefits their careers.

I started a medical education career in 1988, a late starter by current standards, having been a GP since 1979.  I managed a GP postgraduate training scheme in West Midlands Deanery, then moved to Keele University in as Senior Lecturer in 2000 and was involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education and faculty development.  I have been a member of ASME for many years and have been on Executive for 6 years.  I retired recently from my clinical and academic posts and have a new career as a small scale livestock farmer in the Peak District.

I am happy to be contacted for advice and support by all members of JASME committee and try to attend JASME meetings and events whenever invited - it is certainly not my role to interfere or dictate!  Please email me at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it