The WMSC covers all matters of importance to medical students in Wales and acts on their behalf. We do this by informing, liaising and, where appropriate, collaborating with the Welsh Government, Cardiff and Swansea medical schools, local health boards and Health Education and Improvement Wales.
The committee also works closely with the BMA Welsh council and the UK MSC.
Our priorities
Mental health
Raise awareness of student mental health issues and assess the scope of the support offered by medical schools in Wales.
Widening participation
Promote access to medicine regardless of background and monitor differential attainment.
Accommodation standards
We lobbied for improvements in the standard of accommodation for students on placements and continue to monitor these standards.
Grassroots engagement
Improve communication with students in order to increase awareness of the BMA and encourage engagement with WMSC.
Assessments
Monitor the implementation of the MLA (Medical Licensing Assessment) and medical schools’ own assessment procedures.
Our people
Chair: Alessia Waller
Deputy chair: Virginia Dale
Cardiff first year reps
Vacant
Cardiff second year reps
AJ Oyedele
Marcus Powis
Cardiff third year reps
Ellen Davies
Tyler Jones
Cardiff fourth year reps
Omar Marei
Vacant
Cardiff fifth year reps
Grace Hosking
Thomas Grother
Swansea first year reps
Vacant
Vacant
Swansea second year reps
Vacant
Vacant
Swansea third year reps
Virginia Dale
Vacant
Swansea fourth year reps
Alessia Waller
Vacant
Intercalating rep
Vacant
Co-opted
Amelia Tee
Our meetings
We meet four times a year to discuss the latest issues affecting medical students in Wales. These meetings are open to WMSC members only.
Upcoming meetings:
- Tuesday 26 May 2020
All meetings take place from 6.30pm to 9pm at:
BMA Cymru Wales
5th Floor
2 Caspian Point
Caspian Way
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
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Nominations for the WMSC (Welsh Medical Students Committee)
Each year WMSC holds elections for 19 voting members.
Two representatives are elected from each year group at Cardiff and Swansea medical schools, as well as one intercalating rep. Please note, you must be a member of the BMA in order to nominate. In this round of elections we are seeking nominations from:
Cardiff University
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
5th Year
Swansea University
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
How to nominate
Please read the elections guide before nominating yourself.
In order to access the WMSC election website, you will need an online account.
(If you would like to nominate yourself for the intercalating rep position, please get in touch with us directly for the nomination form.)
Nominations close on 26 June 2020 at 12 noon and voting will open on Wednesday 1 July at 9am. All students who are BMA members will be notified by email to alert them when they can vote. To ensure you receive this information, please make sure we have the right details for you.
If you have any questions about the elections process or about WMSC in general, please feel free to contact Dorine Chantepie ([email protected]).
Get in touch
If you are interested in finding out more about the work of the WMSC, please contact [email protected] or call 029 2047 4696.