Mahiben studied preclinical medicine at Cambridge University where at the age of 20 he had the distinguished honour of lecturing medical students. He graduated with a Triple First Class and was a member of the Varsity 100. He then read clinical medicine at Green Templeton College, Oxford University, where he was the youngest appointed Teaching Scholar.

He is currently studying Global Health at Harvard University on a Kennedy Scholarship. In addition, Mahiben is conducting multinational collaborative research at Harvard’s Center for Surgery and Public Health (CSPH) and the Harvard Business School, focusing on performance in health care. He has 30 academic awards, over 20 peer-reviewed publications, is a New England Journal of Medicine Gold Scholar, and has presented his work in the USA, Europe and South America, at venues including the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has a strong interest in education, publishing “Oxbridge Medicine: The Applicant’s Guide”in 2010 and is currently writing his second book on succeeding in medical school.

Mahiben has founded five philanthropic organisations, coordinating in excess of 150 medically-themed events. He is past president of the Hugh Cairns Surgical Foundation, Chairman and Founder of the UKMSA and has established an NGO that aims to improve surgical care in developing countries: the World Surgical Association. He is currently collaborating directly with Dr Thomas Zeltner (former Vice-Chair of the WHO and Swiss Secretary of Health) to tackle global health challenges internationally.

Mahiben has been appointed an Ambassador of the Sandbox Network, the foremost global community of extraordinary achievers under 30, in addition to being identified as a FreshMinds ‘Ones to Watch’. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), Member of the Royal Society for Public Health (MRSPH) and International Associate of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). In his spare time he enjoys boxing and travelling.

Ben is currently a final year medical student at the University of Leeds. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Clinical Sciences and has a keen interest in academic medicine, for which he was awarded the prestigious LURE (Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise) scholarship during his second year of study: this award is supported by Heart Research UK and has enabled Ben to complete funded research throughout his medical studies. Ben was recently awarded the Women’s Medical Federation Prize. He has previously been a finalist in the Professor Harold Ellis Prize for Surgery and has recently been nominated for the Royal Society of Medicine MIA Prize at the upcoming SARS conference in January 2013.

Ben has undertaken a variety of research projects including basic science and clinical trial based research and is currently applying for academic foundation posts. He has published a number of original articles most notably the long term follow-up of CLASICC, a multicentre randomised study comparing open and laparoscopic surgery in colorectal cancer. Ben has presented his work at a number of national and international meetings. He is also a regular reviewer for the Student British Medical Journal.

Ben has also developed a keen interest in pre-hospital medicine and teaching, combining these interests through teaching and voluntary work with both the Yorkshire ambulance service and St John Ambulance. Away from medicine, Ben has a particular passion for sport, having previously trained and competed as a national level swimmer. Since arriving at university he has turned his hand to racket sports, and has represented first Bradford and now Leeds in the BUSA leagues for both badminton and squash.

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Abhishek obtained a matriculation offer to study medicine at Christ’s College, the University of Cambridge where he completed his preclinical studies, graduating with Triple First Class honours and top of the year. During his time at Cambridge he was awarded numerous prizes and scholarships including the University of Cambridge Pharmacology Prize and the Charles Darwin Prize and was elected a honorary graduate scholar of Christ’s College. He was nominated by the University of Cambridge for the SET Award for the Best Biology Student in Europe; he was the only medical student to reach the final and was eventually adjudged runner up. Following completion of his preclinical studies, he is now at Lincoln College, the University of Oxford where he is studying clinical medicine.

Abhishek has undertaken research at the Leeds Institute for Genetics, Health and Therapeutics and the University of Cambridge Department of Pharmacology, and is currently undertaking research at the University of Oxford Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. He has previously held committee positions on Cambridge University Medical Society and Mastana, a charitable organisation. Additionally, he is founder and editor of a website which provides students at the University of Cambridge with examination advice.

Abhishek has a keen interest in finance and economics and has worked for three months as an analyst at an investment bank. In his spare time he enjoys cricket, rowing, socialising and music.

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Bonnie Ng is a fourth year medic studying at the University of Edinburgh. She graduated with a first class honours degree in Reproductive Biology in 2010 at the university, and was awarded a Wolfson Scholarship for intercalation. Bonnie has had various experiences in academic research. She presented her work on the effect of tight glycaemic control during and after cardiac surgery on patient morbidity and mortality at The Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Meeting in Cambridge, in 2009, being awarded First Prize in the Registrars’ Paper category. A publication of the work in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery followed. Bonnie has a strong interest in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She has done clinical and laboratory research, investigating the expression and regulation of various antimicrobial peptides in the female reproductive tract. She has been awarded both the Wellcome Trust and The University of Edinburgh summer vacation scholarships for her work, and has presented at various conferences including the Society of Endocrinology Annual conference in Birmingham. Bonnie is a keen member of the Edinburgh Medics Netball team, playing in regional and local tournaments, as well as being on the Committee, taking the role as secretary. She enjoys squash and badminton and plays the flute. Bonnie also enjoys travelling, and was a volunteer at the Mandeville regional hospital in Jamaica during summer 2010.

Dr. Nick Gollop is an academic Foundation Year 1 doctor working in the East of England. He currently holds a first class BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences from the University of East Anglia and a distinguished Graduate Entry Medicine MB BCh from the University of Wales (Swansea and Cardiff Universities).He has held several roles of note. He was the Medical President and Senior President whilst at Swansea, sat on key professionalism and curriculum planning committees, was an ambassador for Swansea welcoming Sir Alan Johnson and Edwina Hart to the University. He was invited by the Chancellor of the University of Wales, HRH the Prince of Wales, to discuss the progression of the University and courses.Nick has two research manuscripts published in International Journals (‘The use of fibrinogen concentrates to correct hypofibrinogenaemia’ [2012], ‘Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in General Practice: the numbers expected to be treated’ [2012]), one currently under review, another due for submission and a fifth under construction. He also has two separate abstracts published. He has presented his own research at an International level, and is a regular speaker at National meetings in the UK, having presented at eight conferences in the past 12 months.Nicks research potential has won him no less than nine academic prizes and awards so far, including the prestigious ‘Cardiologists of Tomorrow Initiative Award’ for his recent work on ‘Risk Factor Assessment for the Prevention of Premature Cardiovascular Disease in Clinical Practice’, which he presented in Munich, Germany.Nick also sits on the College of Medicine advisory board, leads The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Network, and is a peer reviewer for the Student BMJ.

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Professor Novak, served as a federal prosecutor under both President Ronald Reagan’s and President Herbert Walker Bush’s administration.Over the past 25 years, he has held several of the highest legal positions in professional sports and entertainment. He is the only lawyer to have held top legal positions in all of the three major areas of professional sports: (1) He has been one of the top sports lawyers having provided player representation to many of the top NFL players, including former winners of the Heisman, Outland and Lombardi Trophies. He also represented several NFL head coaches and PGA Tour professionals, as well as local and national on-air sports personalities, (2) He has represented team ownership having served General Counsel and interim Director of Operations of the Los Angeles Rams (St. Louis Rams) ; and, (3) He has provided representation to a major television and sports network having held the position of Senior Counsel of Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox Sports. During his time at Fox, he also provided legal services to Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation as well as Harper Collins Publishing Company.Professor Novak’s television and motion picture experience includes that of senior legal counsel to several made-for-television movies- of-the-week, situational comedies, television specials, tabloid news programs, commercials, television sports events, animated films, children’s network television programming and television dramas. In film, Mr. Novak has produced award-winning documentary feature films, and has served as senior legal counsel to documentaries and feature films. In addition, Mr. Novak has also represented various production companies, national radio talent and still-photography models. His successful law practice has been combined with prominent teaching experience. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law for the past twenty years and has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law.He is an Instructor in Medicine at Charles University First Faculty of Medicine in Prague, Czech Republic where he teaches Law and Medicine and USMLE Medical Ethics. He is also a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University where he has engaged in graduate studies in the biological and medical sciences. He recently won the Derek Bok Award, Certificate of Distinction in Teaching at Harvard University. Professor Novak also attended three years of medical school at the First Faculty of Medicine in Prague.

Upon his high school graduation in Georgia, Mr. Novak signed a full golf scholarship on the NCAA Championship team at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating from Texas, he went on win several international events and is a former winner of the South American Amateur and runner-up in the Austrian Internationals.

Professor Novak is currently engaged in the private practice of law with an emphasis in representation of domestic and international clientele in the fields of sports and entertainment law, intellectual property law, international law, business and corporate law, and high-level litigation. He is a member of the California and Georgia State Bars with his law offices located in San Diego, California and Europe.

Joseph Shalhoub is currently a surgical trainee in London, and an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow in the Academic Section of Vascular Surgery at Imperial College London. He qualified with honours from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2004, becoming a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2006. Joseph recently completed his PhD, also at Imperial, entitled ‘Risk Stratification in Atherosclerotic Carotid Stenosis’, and is widely published on the subject of vascular disease. Joe’s ongoing academic interests include investigating novel functional imaging modalities for stroke prediction, and examination of atherosclerosis using systems biology methodologies. Joe’s other interests include surgical training and education, and global health.

Mr. Oliver Warren is a Specialist Registrar in General Surgery in North West London and an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. In 2010 Oliver was a finalist in the BMJ’s ‘Junior Doctor of the Year’ award amongst an international field. He is a core member of the NHS National Leadership Council and worked in 2008 at the Department of Health as Clinical Advisor to Lord Darzi and the Next Stage Review team.In 2007 Oliver established ‘Prepare to Lead’, a leadership development mentoring programme for aspiring medical leaders in NHS London and continues to lead the scheme into its third year. He now leads, in tandem with the Director of System Management and Strategy, the Next Generation leadership alumni group and acts within the Directorate in a clinical advisory capacity. He has recently been appointed to the Clinical Strategy Group for the North West London Sector.In 2009 Oliver completed his doctorate, and has now published over 40 peer reviewed scientific papers and 4 book chapters on subjects including haemorrhage and inflammation in cardiac surgery, surgical education and training, mentoring and leadership development. He is non-executive director and board member of ‘Diagnosis’, a social enterprise consultancy firm specialising in medical leadership solutions and was a Leadership Fellow at the Health Foundation from 2007 – 2009.

Dr Ari Manuel is currently a British Research Council sponsored Research Fellow in sleep and ventilation at the Oxford Sleep Unit. His special interest in respiratory failure in Obesity, and currently he is heavily involved with the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit. He qualified from Imperial College and has also completed a British Heart Foundation sponsored Biochemistry degree looking at the effect of Cadmium on fetal aortic cells.He has multiple peer reviewed publications and poster and presentations at both international and national conferences. He has a track record of teaching, closely involved with Green Templeton College at the University of Oxford, and previously an examiner for Barts and The London medical school

Philip currently is an Academic Foundation Trainee in North Central Thames (Clinical Pharmacology/Cardiology). He also sits on the advisory board for UKMSA, in charge of the the business aspect of UKMSA.Having gained a Triple First from Cambridge University, he has subsequently won many prizes and awards, including the Cambridge De Novo research prize for his work on P2X receptors. He also held a number of editorial positions on various medical journals and is the new author of Crash Course: Pathology 4th Edition published with Elsevier in 2012.He is closely involved with medical education, having been appointed as one of the youngest supervisors for Pathology, Pharmacology and Physiology to 3 different Cambridge Colleges and co-author for Elsevier’s ExamConsult online questionbank. He is the current North Central Thames Academic Foundation representative, and has helped with the organisation of many national conferences.In his spare time he likes weightlifting and going on road trips.

Myura is a final year medical student at the University of Oxford. During his undergraduate time at Cambridge University, he held a variety of senior positions including President of the Cambridge MedSIN society, Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge University Medical Newsletter and joint organiser of the 2010 Varsity Medical Debate. Whilst at Oxford, he co-founded the UKMSA and, as President during 2011-12, spearheaded a range of initiatives including the Student Research Collaboration and Mentoring Scheme. Myura has numerous published articles and has won over 15 academic awards (including several national prizes). Beyond academia, he enjoys running, playing racket sports and cooking.

Lord Walton is a significant figure in British medicine; indeed, the only person to have been President of the BMA, the RSM and the GMC during their career. He was formerly a neurologist and has also held the positions of President of the World Federation of Neurology and Dean of Medicine at the University of Durham.In honour of his achievements, he was awarded a life peerage in 1989 and, as a result, has held a seat in the House of Lords since. He continues to take an active role in medical ventures having been Chair of the Medical Ethics committee and Secretary for the Rare Diseases Group as well as holding many senior honorary positions with large charities.

Professor Alun Davies is Professor of Vascular Surgery at Charing Cross Hospital. He also heads the Academic Section of Vascular Surgery at Imperial College London as well as being in overall charge for the 3rd Year Undergraduate Medical course at Imperial.

Professor Christopher Bulstrode is Professor of Orthopaedic surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital. He is Chairman of the General Medical Council Undergraduate board in addition to being an elected member of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. He has authored and edited several books including “Bailey and Love’s Short Practice of Surgery”.

Sir Graeme Catto is currently Professor in Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Aberdeen and honorary Consultant nephrologist at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. He was knighted in 2002 for services to medicine and medical education and has previously held the offices of President and Chair of the GMC as well as Dean of both Aberdeen University and GKT Medical School. During his distinguished career, he has also received honorary fellowships from the RCGP, RCSEd, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and honorary degrees from over 8 different universities. Sir Graeme is currently President for the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) and a member of the Executive Committee for the International Journal of Surgery.

Professor Michael Baum is Professor Emeritus of Surgery, visiting Professor of Medical Humanities and Director of the Clinical Trials Group at UCL. He is a leading British Oncologist and received the Charles Marie Gros (2003) and St Gallen (2007) Lifetime Achievement Awards for his efforts to treat and research breast cancer. He has been previously been Professor of Surgery at King’s College London and the Royal Marsden Hospital as well as being the immediate past Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Surgery. Credited with putting together the biggest International Caner Trials group in history (ATAC), he continues to take a significant role in leading and guiding large scale clinical trials.

Professor Robin Williamson is the immediate past President of the RSM and is currently Head of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Hammersmith Hospital in London. He has previously served as President of the European Society of Surgery, the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI), the James IV Association of Surgeons and the International HPB Association. Additionally he has had editorial appointments as Senior Editor of the British Journal of Surgery and the Journal of HPB.

Professor Roger Carpenter is a neurophysiologist by profession and holds the position of Professor of Oculomotor Physiology at the University of Cambridge. He is on the University Faculty Board of Biology as well as being Director of Teaching in Physiology. He was previously a Director of Medical Studies at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and continues to lecture and examine medical students at the University.

Professor Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at The General Infirmary in Leeds. She holds several additional positions including but not limited to Honorary Professor at the Division of Surgical & Interventional Sciences at UCL, Director of the Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research, Clinical Sub-Dean for the University of Leeds Medical Schools and Chair of the UK Nanomedicine Network. She has also been awarded numerous prestigious awards and visiting Professor appointments during her career. In 2006, she developed and launched a novel undergraduate medical research scholarship programme in Leeds known as ‘LURE’. She continues to oversee an ongoing global programme of medical under-and post-graduate teaching and mission work, with a particular emphasis in SE Asia.

John Iredale is the Professor of Medicine and Dean of Clinical Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He divides his time between clinical practice in hepatology and research, as the leader of the Tissue Remodelling Group.Professor Iredale is also Director of the MRC/University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research based in the Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Little France.Previously Professor of Medicine and Director of Research at the University of Southampton, Professor Iredale built his career through a series of strategic career awards funded by the MRC, including Clinician Scientist and Senior Clinical Fellowships. He has published extensively on the pathogenesis of hepatic and pancreatic fibrosis. Professor Iredale leads on Academic Post Graduate careers for the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine in Edinburgh. With Brian Walker, he has established a number of schemes including ECAT (Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track), underpinned by a portfolio of Wellcome Trust funded PhDs, to encourage medical students and graduates to enter an academic career.Professor Iredale is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, is currently a member of the Wellcome Trust Clinical Interview Committee, previously a member of the Wellcome Trust Molecules, Genes and Cells Grants Panel, Chairs the Academy of Medical Sciences/Wellcome Trust Starter Grants for Lecturers and is Scientific Chair of the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. He is also Associate Editor of Hepatology.

Mr Tim Goodacre is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon and President-elect of BAPRAS, the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. He is a past member of the Council of British Association of Plastic Surgeons, currently an Examiner for the UK Intercollegiate Board in Plastic Surgery and soon-to-be President of the Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations.

Dame Fiona Caldicott is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and previous Principal of Somerville College, University of Oxford.She is a Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Oxford and chairs its Personnel Committee. She is also a non-executive director of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust and immediate past President of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She was the first woman to be President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (1993–96) and its first woman Dean (1990–93).

Mr Ashok Handa is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and is in charge of Surgery at the Oxford University Clinical School. He was recently nominated for the new nationwide NHS Leadership Awards in the ‘Inspiration’ category and has been a previous Clinical Director for Performance Improvement.