2021-2022
Amy Jones (she/her)
President
Hey, I'm Amy and I'm the new SCRUBS president! I am very passionate about SCRUBS and cannot wait to get started in my new role - in the upcoming year I'm excited to further the brilliant work of SCRUBS.
My role as president will involve overseeing the SCRUBS committee, supporting everyone to fulfil their responsibilities and helping continue the success of SCRUBS. Making a career in surgery accessible to everyone is something I'm particularly passionate about and I'm looking forward to more events on diversity within the field.
Outside of medicine, I enjoy reading, cooking and going out!
Feel free to email me at mzyaj8 with any ideas or questions!
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Krishna Savadia (she/her)
Vice President, Head of Academic Cell and Treasurer
Hi, my name is Krishna! I am the Vice President, Treasurer and Head of the Academic Cell of SCRUBS this year!
My role involves managing the finances for SCRUBS, helping to organise a variety of events that we put on and helping the President in the day-to-day running of the society. Being on the committee for the past few years has been a privilege, and I can’t wait for everyone to see what amazing things we have planned for this year!
In my free time, I love binge-watching shows on Netflix, listening to music and trying out new restaurants in town with my friends!
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Pegah Damavandi (she/her)
General Secretary
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Lauren Astbury (she/her)
Sponsorship, Publicity & Welfare Co-ordinator
Hey, I’m Pegah! I’m a third-year med student and this years GenSec. My role involves doing SCRUBS admin like organising committee meetings but also helping with events run by other committee members.
My role includes a lot of admin work and liaising with the SU, but I also get to be involved with other events held within the society! My role allows me to communicate with all the different cells, and help organise and attend the events we hold throughout the year- an event I’m particularly looking forward to is the Trauma Conference!
Feel free to message with any questions you might have, or if you just want to have a chat!
Hey, I'm Lauren! I'm going to be the publicity coordinator this year. I'll be managing the website, social media and advertising the amazing events the committee will organise this year!
At the moment I quite like general surgery but it's early so who knows what I will fall in love with!
Outside of SCRUBS I love playing tennis, cooking and going out with friends. I'm looking forward to organising meetings with the committee in person to have fun and look after each other!
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Amna Macknight (she/her)
Student Research Network Co-ordinator
Hello, my name is Amna. I am a first-year GEM student! I love baking, looking at memes and watching movies! I also ride horses, play basketball, and watch f1. I chose the SRN role because I like getting to know people and making connections. I am very excited about participating in SCRUBS and I hope to do this role justice.
As the new SCRUBS Research Network Coordinator, my goal is to find awesome opportunities for students to participate in research and audits held by surgeons and/ or people in surgical research. My hope is to bring more research opportunities to SCRUBS and our current members!
Please feel free to message me with any questions or suggestions at any time!
Daniel MacCallum (he/him)
Careers Co-ordinator
Hi everyone, my name is Dan Mac and I'm a GEM 2! This year I am really excited about running more careers talks and perhaps some work experience days!
This year I will be helping organise OSCE's for students in clinical phase and careers talks from a variety of surgical specialities!
In my free time, I like going to the gym, playing for UNAD Rugby and making Youtube videos :)
If you have any questions or career event ideas that you would like to talk about, feel free to email me at mzydm11@nottingham.ac.uk
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Jahnavi Kalvala (she/her)
Academic and Diversity in Surgery
Co-ordinator
Hi everyone! My name is Jahnavi and I’m a third-year medical student from Dubai. I’m super excited to be this year’s Academic and Diversity in Surgery Coordinator.
With a (much needed) growing emphasis on inclusion and diversity, I hope to spotlight doctors that our members can see themselves in and ensure that everyone in our community is well-represented. I’m excited to expand our most popular events to include more themes as well!
This role, previously known as the Women in Surgery Coordinator, now encompasses a much wider group of people that need more representation in this field. With this new change, I think it’s a great start to some much-needed conversations about diversity in the medical community, and a good reminder that we should continue to be drivers of change for the people that need it the most.
My hope for this year is to make our community more inclusive and representative, taking us a step closer to the change we need to see in this field.
Outside of Medicine, you’ll probably find me binge-watching a tv-show or doing some yoga!
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Nicholas Ting (he/him)
Head of Skills
Hi everyone, my name's Nic.
I'm the new Head of Skills cell this year. I am super excited to meet you all online and hopefully in person in the near future! In my off time, you can find me cooking, playing badminton, piano, and practising my hand ties.
My job is to lead the wonderful Skills team in weekly teaching sessions and planning skills events. This year, we've got a lot of things in the pipeline, but my lips are sutured! Hopefully soon, we can put these plans into play and get you all excelling in surgical skills.
If you ever find me wandering the corridors of the hospital, feel free to come up and say hi! If not, don't hesitate to drop me a message or an email :)
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India Jacklin-Chatha (she/her)
Skills Co-ordinator
Hi, I’m India and I’m one of the Skills Co-ordinators this year. Outside of SCRUBS, you’ll find me trying new restaurants, playing sports, and watching everything Marvel.
I’m looking forward to teaching you lots of surgical skills and helping you feel more comfortable in theatre. Despite some of our teaching being online, we won’t let it stop you from enjoying our sessions.
If you have any questions or suggestions for how we can improve our teaching to suit you, please get in touch. If you see me around, come say hi!
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Dwiti Ponda (she/her)
Skills Co-ordinator
Hi everyone, I am Dwiti and I am one of the Skills Coordinators this year. I am a first-year undergrad.
I am keen on helping everyone learn a variety of surgical skills ranging from laparoscopy to advance suturing. When I am not doing SCRUBS (or uni) work, you can find me trying out new restaurants and cafes or watching Netflix with friends.
As the Skills Coordinator, my role includes teaching surgical skills and organizing events such as the Surgical Skills day. The Skills Cell has a number of interesting events planned for you this year. Come join us if you are sure about a career in surgery or if you just want to pick up some surgical skills!
Ashrit Singh Chohan (he/him)
Skills Co-ordinator
Hi, my name is Ashrit and I am one of the Skills Co-ordinators this year. Besides being a strong advocate for anatomy you can find me playing sports or cooking a whole variety of meals.
This year I hope, as skills coordinator, to continue the amazing work SCRUBS has done over the last few years and teach as many students as possible and get them trained to the highest quality standard. In addition, we hope as a team to run more surgical events.
Whether you are worried about suturing, anatomy or life in general feel free to give me a message whenever.
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Paulina Olszewska (she/her)
Head of Derby
Hey, I'm Paulina (she/her),
I’m very excited to be the Head of Derby for SCRUBS. Together with the Derby coordinators (Dan and Philip), we are looking to expand opportunities for medics at Derby - from providing high-yield revision sessions and talks from specialities that you’re interested in, to hopefully some suturing sessions too!
I chose to be a part of the committee as I’m interested in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, so feel free to drop me a message if you’d like any specific teaching, events or advice!
Outside of SCRUBS I love going to festivals, playing badminton and going gym.
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Phil Spani-Orchin (he/him)
Derby Co-ordinator
Hi all, I'm one of the Derby coordinators this year and really looking forward to having in-person sessions and more events with the Nottingham site.
I work with Dan and Paulina to help deliver fantastic events at the Derby site and promote and encourage interest in surgical careers and skills. I think regardless of what sort of doctor you want to be, surgical skills are an essential (and dare I say fun) challenge we can all improve.
I'm sure I've met most of you, and you'll know about my love of anything neuroscience/surgical. But if we haven't, don't hesitate to stop and chat with me.
Outside of SCRUBS and medicine, you'll find me in restaurants, playing the piano or trying to make the cost of my motorsport race licence worth it!
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Daniel Scutt (he/him)
Derby Co-ordinator
Hi, I'm Dan (He/Him).
I am one of the SCRUBS Derby Coordinators this year and am super excited to help organise some exam revision sessions and surgical career talks this year for the medic cohorts based in Derby.
I have a keen interest in Trauma and Orthopaedics, so look out for me at the SCRUBS Trauma day later in the year! Dm me anytime if you want anything specific organised or have any questions!
Outside of medicine, you will find me buying an unhealthy amount of houseplants for my ever-growing collection or eating out trying to find the best cheesecake in the area!
Arfaa Butt (she/her)
Head of Anatomy
Hi, I’m Arfaa, and I’m the Head of Anatomy for this year. This is my second year on the committee, having previously been an Anatomy Coordinator, so I’m excited to continue working in such a brilliant society.
Outside of SCRUBS, you’ll find me rehearsing with Musicality/A Cappella, starting far too many projects, or having a natter with someone when I probably (definitely) should be doing work…
My role this year involves managing the Anatomy Coordinators and weekly anatomy teaching sessions to make sure everything runs smoothly. I’m also responsible for organising mock spotter exams, revision sessions and some of the exciting lecture series that SCRUBS deliver every year.
I’m looking forward to getting back to in-person events so if you’ve any suggestions (or just want to stop and chat!) feel free to get in touch
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Tarun Katasani (he/him)
Anatomy Co-ordinator
Hi, I’m Tarun.
I really like teaching and I want to help people understand anatomy. I look forward to meeting others that have similar interests.
Outside of SCRUBs, I like to run and spend time with friends and family. I also spend way too much time on Netflix. I’m excited to start teaching this year.
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Kirsten Heri (she/her)
Anatomy Co-ordinator
Hey everyone! My name is Kirsten and I am super excited to be one of the anatomy coordinators this year. I chose the role mainly because of my love for teaching and the love-hate relationship I have with anatomy (don't we all *sigh*).
The role of anatomy coordinator primarily involves preparing the content for and organizing anatomy teaching sessions for Year 1 and Year 2 students. We cover everything from osteology to surface anatomy to scans and general anatomy. We also conduct monthly anatomy recap quizzes and closer to exams, we are responsible for carrying out mock spotter exams to help you with OSPE Preparations.
Outside of medicine, I have a strong passion for music be it singing or playing the piano. I am looking forward to hopefully being able to move SCRUBS Teaching Sessions in person so that I can get to know more of you and vice versa!
Aashlesha Galla (she/her)
Anatomy Co-ordinator
Hi everyone!
I chose this role because I genuinely enjoy anatomy and found the SCRUBS anatomy sessions really useful last year, so I thought I'd do it this year!
Outside of SCRUBS, I love playing the piano, reading and playing badminton with my friends! I'm excited to start teaching with the other coordinators and hopefully meeting some of you through some in-person sessions soon!
Feel free to message me if you have any questions about anatomy or if you just want to chat!
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Emayanthi Emayakumaran (she/her)
Lincoln Co-ordinator
Hi! My name is Emi (easier to remember that way!) and I am the new Head of Lincoln Cell.
I chose this role to continue my work at setting up the foundations of SCRUBS here at Lincoln. My role along with my team members (Shereen and Talvinder) will be to run revision sessions, organise talks and hopefully have our first in-person event soon!
Outside of SCRUBS, I'll be binge-watching Netflix :)
If you ever have any questions, feel free to get in touch!
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Shereen Ahmad (she/her)
Lincoln Co-ordinator
Hi! My name is Shereen and I am one of the Lincoln cell coordinators!
My role includes holding weekly teaching sessions for 1st and 2nd year medical students and running our Instagram page. I am excited to expose people to a wide range of surgical specialities and to get students involved with the teaching and surgical sessions and get more people interested in surgery! If you have any questions or ideas, feel free to get in touch and ask!
Outside of SCRUBS, I love learning different languages, binge-watching shows on Netflix and eating :).
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Talvinder (he/him)
Lincoln Co-ordinator
Hi, I'm Talvinder and I'm one of the Lincoln Coordinators this year!
I have an interest in anatomy so I'm excited to run the teaching sessions for the 1st & 2nd Years in Lincoln. Outside of scrubs, in my free time, I enjoy running, drawing and playing video games.
As a Lincoln Coordinator, it is my role to help run and organise events here at the SCRUBS Lincoln Cell. I hope to help further develop the lincoln cell, in addition, to help to provide regular revision sessions in anatomy, histology and embryology.
If you see me around the medical school, don't hesitate to ask me any questions!