Meet our 2024 Team
We have over 145 volunteers making up the UQMS Executive, Management, Representative and Convenor team!
The Executive Committee
Abirami Somasundaram
President
president@uqms.org
Kiana Ronagh
Vice President (External)
vpe@uqms.org
Lucas Hu
Vice President (Internal)
vpi@uqms.org
Thomas Hassall
Treasurer
treasurer@uqms.org
Ansu Benny
Secretary
secretary@uqms.org
The Management Committee
Amit Sikder
Academic Events
Coordinator
academic.events@uqms.org
Brianna Fraser
Advocacy Chair
advocacy@uqms.org
Elaine Zhong
Affiliates Council Chair
affiliates@uqms.org
Charankarthi Musuwadi
AMSA Representative
amsa@uqms.org
Prabasha Thilakaratne
Ashintosh Director
ashintosh.director@uqms.org
Raheel Dar
Engagement Officer
engagement@uqms.org
Kealey Griffiths
Indigenous Chair
indigenous@uqms.org
Bronte Bonython
Incision UQ Chair
incision.chair@uqms.org
Pranav Khosla
International Student
Committee Chair
international@uqms.org
Digby Simpson
Sponsorship Officer
sponsorship@uqms.org
Saravanan Somasundaram
Social Officer
social@uqms.org
Eagle Ngo
UQMind Chair
uqmind.chair@uqms.org
Sophia Nicolades
Rainbow Med Chair
rainbowmed.chair@uqms.org
Convenors and Representatives
Year 1 Representative | year1@uqms.org | To be elected at OGM |
Year 2 Representative | year2@uqms.org | Elaine Zhong |
Year 3 Representative | year3@uqms.org | Emma Fisher |
Year 4 Representative | year4@uqms.org | Sarah Morris |
Central Learning Community Representative – RBWH and Greenslopes | central.rep@uqms.org | Lily O’Meara |
North Learning Community Representative – The Prince Charles Northside Clincal Unit (including Redcliffe and Caboolture Hospital) | northside.rep@uqms.org | Emily Omahen |
South Learning Community Representative – PA Southside Clinical Unit (QEII and Redlands Hospital) | southside.rep@uqms.org | Nicole Ann Li Lin Gunn |
West Learning Community Representative – Ipswich and Mater | west.rep@uqms.org | Alicia Harasty |
Central Queensland Learning Community Representative – Rockhampton Regional Clinical Unit | centralqld.rep@uqms.org | Chang Su |
Wide Bay Learning Community Representative – Bundaberg and Hervey Bay Regional Clinical Unit | widebay.rep@uqms.org | Johanna Joyce |
Darling Downs and South-West Queensland Learning Community Representative – Toowoomba Regional Clinical Unit | southwestqld.rep@uqms.org | Sophie Watson |
OGM Elections Officer | elections@uqms.org | Jasmine Blight |
Junior Sponsorship Officer | juniorsponsorship@uqms.org | Christina Lee |
IT Officer | it@uqms.org | Izzy Peters |
Trephine Editors | trephine@uqms.org | Jordan Overwater, Mikayla Mowat, Dev Desai, Cailem Murray, Irene Li, Annabel Waugh, Sai Pabbati, Urvi Patel, and Samantha Balbuena |
Marketing and Design Officer | marketing@uqms.org | Maame Adjoa Asumadu Addo |
Merchandise Officer | merchandise@uqms.org | Nina Waight |
Defence Officer | defence@uqms.org | Vishaak Gangasandra |
First Year Orientation Convenors | firstyearorientation@uqms.org | Sarah Ryan and Yunhwan Kim |
Parents and Mature Student Representative | parentandmaturestudents@uqms.org | Alec Cook and Connie Leung |
Disability Representative | disabilityrep@uqms.org | Lagshiga Shanmuhalingam |
Year 1 International Representative | year1.international@uqms.org | Chloe Carrinton |
Year 2 International Representative | year2.international@uqms.org | Arad Solgi |
Year 3 International Representative | year3.international@uqms.org | Kate Sinclair |
Year 4 International Representative | year4.international@uqms.org | Andy Ou |
Phase 1 International Representative | phase1.international@uqms.org | Noah Varghese |
Phase 2 International Representative | phase2.international@uqms.org | Jessica Fong |
Sports Convenors | sports@uqms.org | Connor Healy, Luke Paoliello, Henry Hulbert and Fergus McCrory |
Deputy AMSA Representative | deputy.amsa@uqms.org | Derrick Ma |
Vampire Cup Coordinator | vampirecup@uqms.org | Leonard-Word Cho and Madeline Li |
Peer Tutoring Coordinators | peertutoring@uqms.org | Magadelna Jach, Hasti Fadakar |
Research Representative | research@uqms.org | Arad Solgi |
Academic Phase 1 Convenor | phase1.academic@uqms.org | Sarah Ryan |
Academic Phase 2 Convenor | phase2.academic@uqms.org | Kin Lee (Victor) |
Quizmaster | quizmaster@uqms.org | Priyanka Rudra |
Rural Academic Officer (Central-Qld) | academic.centralqld@uqms.org | William Wang |
Rural Academic Officer (Wide-Bay) | academic.widebay@uqms.org | |
Rural Academic Officer (South-West Qld) | academic.southwestqld@uqms.org | Alex Miller |
Ashintosh Treasurer | ashintosh.treasurer@ashintosh.org | Saravanan Somasundaram |
Ashintosh Events Coordinator | events@ashintosh.org | Vinuthi Wijeweera |
Ashintosh Fundraising Officer | fundraising@ashintosh.org | Claire Blayney |
Ashintosh Communications Officer | communications@ashintosh.org | Geoffrey Kong |
Teddy Bear Hospital Convenor (Internal) | tbh.internal@ashintosh.org | Sophia Park |
Teddy Bear Hospital Convenor (External) | tbh.external@ashintosh.org | Beatrice Zhang |
Coffeehouse Convenors | coffeehouse@uqms.org | Flora Tang, Geoffrey Kong, Melanie Ganepola, Reema Rachakonda and Rohan Rahman. |
Trivia Night Convenors | trivia@ashintosh.org | Melanie Ganepola, Geoffrey Kong, Flora Tang, Rohan Rahman and Reema Rachakonda |
Battle of the Bands Convenors | battleofthebands@uqms.org | Rohan Rahman, Flora Tang, Jamie Teo and Ishraq Siddique |
Ashintosh Rural Officer (Central Qld) | ||
Ashintosh Rural Officer (Wide-Bay) | widebay@ashintosh.org | Sai Pabbati |
Ashintosh Rural Officer (South-West Qld) |
Sports Day Convenors | sportsday@uqms.org | Rohan Rahman, Flora Tang, Reema Rachakonda and Edwerd Alukkal |
May Ball Convenors | mayball@uqms.org | Amaani Aslam, Chanuli Jayasena, Dhyana Anil, Adriana Hernandez |
Med Camp Convenors | med.camp@uqms.org | Warren Du, Sophia Park, Henry Luo, Ajith Doddi, Edward Yu and Emma Ng |
Keg I Convenors | keg@uqms.org | |
Keg II Convenors | keg@uqms.org | Ricky John and Maame Adjoa Asumadu Addo |
FYEOY BBQ Convenors | fyeoybbq@uqms.org | Sooho Lee, Bryan Malla, Mohamed Ahmed, Bhavya Nanchahal |
Halfway Dinner Convenors | halfwaydinner@uqms.org | Momoko Hoang, Beatrice Zhang, Linny Nguyen, Ayusha Subedi and Kethmi Perera |
Third Year Cocktails | thirdyearcocktails@uqms.org | |
Graduation Ball Convenors | grad.ball@uqms.org | |
Rural Social Officer (Central Qld) | social.centralqld@uqms.org | Annabel Waugh |
Rural Social Officer (Wide-Bay) | social.widebay@uqms.org | Gerardo Bangoy |
Rural Social Officer (South-West Qld) | social.southwestqld@uqms.org | Dimiththri Dematagoda |
Incision UQ Vice-Chair (Events) | incision.events@uqms.org | Samual Bereza |
Incision UQ Vice-Chair (Education) | incision.education@uqms.org | Gi Young Seo |
Incision UQ Vice-Chair (Operations) | incision.operations@uqms.org | Beata Cheung |
Incision Skills Officers (up to 2 position-holders) | incision.skills@uqms.org | Sarah Olsen |
Lakindu Asantha Jayasuriya | ||
Incision Functions Officer | incision.functions@uqms.org | Ashley Abou-Akl |
Incision Academics Officers (up to 2 position-holders) | incision.academics@uqms.org | Madeline Li |
Leonard-Word Cho | ||
Incision Anatomy Officer (up to 2 position-holders) | incision.anatomy@uqms.org | Michael Valdinocci |
Shaun Foo | ||
Incision Research Officer | incision.research@uqms.org | Claire Blayney |
Incision Communications Officer | incision.communications@uqms.org | Punkaja Amarasekera |
Incision First Year Officer | incision.firstyear@uqms.org | Bryan Malla |
Incision Rural Officer (Wide-Bay) | incision.widebay@uqms.org | Sai Sujit Reddy Pabbati |
Incision Rural Officer (Central Qld) | incision.centralqld@uqms.org | Claudia Sullivan |
Incision Rural Officer (South-West Qld) | incision.southwestqld@uqms.org |
UQMind Phase 1 Vice-Chair | uqmind.phase1@uqms.org | Christina Lee |
UQMind Events Convenor: Morning Teas | uqmind.morningteas@uqms.org | Shirley Duia |
UQMind Events Convenor: Blue Week | uqmind.blueweek@uqms.org | Ricky John |
UQMind Events Convenor: Symposium | uqmind.symposium@uqms.org | Rayna Reddy |
UQMind Phase 2 Vice-Chair | uqmind.phase2@uqms.org | Ramsha Farooqui |
UQMind Events Convenor: Metropolitan | uqmind.eventsmetro@uqms.org | Beata Cheung |
UQMind Events Convenor: Rural and Remote | uqmind.eventsrural@uqms.org | Lucinda Connolly |
UQMind Engagement: Phase 1 | uqmind.engagement.1@uqms.org | Thomas Chen |
UQMind Engagement: Phase 2 | uqmind.engagement.2@uqms.org | Mili Kakadiya |
Indigenous Vice Chair | indigenous.vicechair@uqms.org | Kiara Bowater |
Indigenous Student Engagement Officer | indigenous.engagement@uqms.org | Samuel Bullis |
Indigenous Events Officer |
Med Revue Convenors | medrevue@uqms.org | Mary Gale Meneses, Sarah Gaukroger, Bridget Hunt-Tobey, Louis Jia and Thomas Cleland |
E.S. Meyers Lecture Convenors (2024) | esmeyers@uqms.org | Momoko Hoang, Henry Luo, Beatrice Zhang and Ajith Doddi |
E.S. Meyers Lecture Convenors (2025) | esmeyers@uqms.org | Lucas Hu and Digby Simpson |
Rainbow Med Chair | rainbowmed.chair@uqms.org | Sophia Nicolades |
Rainbow Med Vice Chair | rainbowmed.vicechair@uqms.org | |
Rainbow Med Academic Officers | rainbowmed.academics@uqms.org | Oluseyi Kolawole |
Rainbow Med Advocacy Officers | rainbowmed.advocacy@uqms.org | Dineli Kalansuriya |
Rainbow Med Events Coordinators | rainbowmed.events@uqms.org | Priyanka Rudra |
Rainbow Med Communications Officer | rainbowmed.communications@uqms.org | Sara Fraser |
Rainbow Med Clinical Representative | rainbowmed.clinical@uqms.org | Shane Jayatillake |
Rainbow Med Pre-clinical Representative |