Medical Entry

ABOUT US

We are a group of doctors who are committed to widening access to medicine and empowering students to achieve their goal of getting a place at medical school. We are enthusiastic clinicians and educators who have all achieved huge success in our careers to date and hope to pass on our tips for successful progression in your medical careers.

	Mr Dominic King BSc MB ChB MEd MRCS (Eng)
Dominic is specialty trainee in General Surgery in London. He is currently undertaking a PhD at Imperial College London. His undergraduate medical degree was undertaken at the University of St Andrews and the University of Manchester Medical Schools and he has also undertaken a Masters in Surgical Education at Imperial College London. His basic surgical training was carried out in Oxford and at St Mary’s Hospital, London. He has a keen interest in medical education and runs professional courses for surgical exams.

Mr SG Farid, BSc(Hons) Med Sc, MBChB, MRCS (Eng)

Shahid Farid is a General Surgery trainee in Leeds and completed his Basic Surgical Rotation in the Yorkshire Deanery. He completed his medical studies at St Andrews and Manchester Universities, and is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is currently the HPB/Organ Transplant Research Fellow at St James University Hospital, Leeds and undertaking an MD research study in the field of cholangiocarcinoma. Shahid is passionate about medical education and taught students of all grades and previously appointed Anatomy Demonstartor at the University of Manchester in 2004. He was co founder of the succesful MRCSmaster Surgical Examination courses (www.mrcsmaster.co.uk).

Mr Trystan Lewis BSc MBBS MRCS (Eng)

Trystan is a speciality trainee in Core Surgery in London. He is currently undertaking a PhD focusing on surgical education and training at Imperial College London. He qualified as a doctor from Imperial College London, where he also completed a BSc in Surgery and anaesthesia. During university he was elected captain of the medical school football club and whilst representing the first XI, won the University Hospital (UH) cup.
He undertook Foundation year 1 and 2 in and around London, working at the prestigious Royal Marsden Hospital, before commencing his speciality training at St. Marys Hospital.

Miss Aimee N. di Marco MA MBBS AKC MRCS

Is a Specialist Registrar in General Surgery and Walport Academic Clinical Fellow based at St. Mary’s Hospital and Imperial College, London.
She studied pre-clinical medicine at Newnham College, Cambridge where she gained Blues for representing Cambridge University in the Women’s Boat Race. She then moved to Guy’s, King’s & St. Thomas’ School of Medicine, London for her clinical course, graduating with distinction. She undertook pre-registration and Senior House Officer training in and around London, including a 6 month post teaching anatomy and neuroanatomy to undergraduate and postgraduate students at Guy’s, King’s & St. Thomas’ School of Medicine under the tutelage of the inspirational Professor Harold Ellis. Aimee has continued to teach medical students of all ages since then. Aimee is extremely keen on encouraging bright students from all backgrounds to join the profession in order to maintain the status of clinicians at the forefront of advancing medical knowledge and technology.

Mr Henry Lee BSc MB BCh MRCS (Eng)

Henry studied Medicine at Cardiff University, and completed an intercalated degree in Medical Microbiology at Edinburgh University between his 3rd and 4th years of medicine. After graduating he worked for a year in Cardiff and then did his basic surgical training in London. Henry is currently a specialty trainee in General Surgery in London, and started a PhD at Imperial College in October 2008. He teaches Imperial College medical students basic clinical skills and is a final year tutor coaching undergraduates prior to finals examinations.