Monique invests her time and knowledge into aiding other African and Caribbean students enter the healthcare profession. She has built the resilience needed to pursue medicine, as failure to get the grades to secure her initial offer resulted in her pursuit of medicine through the graduate route. She was a Graduate Entry medical student, winning multiple awards and scholarships for her work. She hopes to pass her resilience, knowledge and experience onto prospective students, ensuring others do not miss out on their opportunity to study medicine. She is currently a junior doctor and incoming teaching fellow in Essex. 

Dr Shikila Edward has a passion for mental health, equality and diversity. Experiencing a less than typical journey into Medicine, she advocates for those who aren't as well represented in the medical field. Her experiences pushed her to want to help others applying as she felt unsupported and disheartened many times throughout her journey. She hopes her story will inspire those whose path into the healthcare profession is not so straightforward and wants to see an increase in African and Caribbean medical students, and ultimately doctors.

'Acknowledgement of growth, value & determination is important. We no longer wait for society to recognise our values and goals; instead, we created our own table. ACMM is the space black medics & dentists need.'

My name is Odunayo  and I am currently intercalating in Sports and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary’s University London. Volunteering with ACMM for the past 2 years has been great and allowed me to develop a lot of skills! In my free time, I am an aspiring competing powerlifter (@odulifts), I enjoy singing and I am a small business owner. I love Jesus and I love food!

"Lara is a 4th year medical student at Cardiff University. Before becoming a trustee with ACMM, she volunteered as the think tank coordinator. Her role involves overseeing the think tank and ensuring that ACMM mets the educational needs for its members. She is passionate about increasing diversity in students as well as supporting their journey throughout. She is also passionate about student grassroots organisations mobilising to create change in the medical school curriculum to increase racial representation."