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Exceptional Contribution Awards

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Exceptional Contribution Awards

These prizes are awarded to the students who have made an exceptional contribution to the School and the community, showing great leadership in tackling problems and finding solutions, making a lasting, positive impact.

Importantly, these winners also demonstrated how they benefited from their work and how they engaged and mobilised others to become involved, to effect positive change and leverage resources.

Exceptional Contribution to the School in Phase I

Akshay Balaji

Receiving this award means a great deal to me, as it reflects not just my efforts but the collective support of those around me. I'm deeply grateful to my family, friends, and mentors for their guidance, encouragement, and help in teaching and organising conferences. Their support has inspired me to keep contributing to the HYMS community and to continue growing as both a student and educator.

Exceptional Contribution to the Community in Phase I

Milly Fitzsimons

Receiving this award means a great deal to me. It recognises the effort I've put into making a positive impact both within the medical school and the wider community, reflecting my commitment to the values of compassion, teamwork, and service that are central to medicine. This award reinforces my motivation to continue contributing meaningfully to the community, and that dedication can truly make a difference.

Exceptional Contribution to the Community in Phase II

Abbie Giglio

Exceptional Contribution to the School in Phase II

Sarah Mahmood

I'm truly delighted to have received another award at Hull York Medical School. It's an honour to be recognised for my ongoing contributions and achievements, and I'm sincerely grateful to the Hull York Medical School staff and faculty for their continued encouragement and support throughout my journey. This award reinforces my motivation to strive for excellence in both my studies and extracurricular commitments, and it inspires me to continue making a positive impact within the Hull York Medical School community.

Exceptional Contribution to the Community in Phase III

Matti Jubouri

Exceptional Contribution to the School in Phase III

Natasha Bocchetta

I am honoured to receive the Exceptional Contribution to the Medical School (Phase III) Prize for my work supporting student surgical skills development.

As previous Hull York Medical School CTS President and York SurgSoc Vice President, I led the National Surgical Skills Conference in Hull, hosting 100+ delegates and 10 workshops with support from brilliant surgeons, trainees, and industry. Funds raised enabled the purchase of new surgical equipment, and I'm now working with Hull York Medical School and HUTH to create a dedicated surgical skills space for Hull York Medical School students. Watch out for news on this.

Exceptional Contribution to the Community (Cross Phase)

First Responders Team

Karolina Figura
Oliver Crossland
Emily Sugden
Sarah Fleetwood Walker
Abbie Giglio
Riya Panchmatia
Jacob Hammond
Niranjanlal Ahilal
Millie Gee
George Neave
Perlina Chung
Harriet Mahon
Isobel O'Neill
Caleb Sugden
Amardeep Kaur
Snehapriya Vijayakumar

It has been a pleasure to volunteer 172 hours of my time as a first responder with the PCP programme! Not only did it strengthen my knowledge of treating patients and getting exposure in emergency medicine, it also allowed me to give back to the community I was part of. I'm very grateful to receive this award.
- Emily Sugden

Exceptional Contribution to the School (Cross Phase)

Palpate Society

Achsa Varghese
Tom Muskett
Isobel Fishwick
Ema Ferjentsikova
Raahima Nayaab

I am very grateful for the award the PALPATE society has won. I hope many students have benefited and will continue to benefit from the teaching experience this society brings to Hull York Medical School.

- Isobel Fishwick