Bhavya Kapoor - Co-Chair
Hi everyone! My name is Bhavya Kapoor and I am in my 3rd year of the 6-year Direct Entry Medicine Program at RCSI. I am beyond thrilled to be this year's co-chair alongside Dominque, and we hope to bring you an amazing conference. I have been on ICHAMS for 3 years now and I truly believe that with this exceptional team of students this year will be one of our best. We are so excited to welcome you all to Dublin in February for our conference!
Domonique Proceviat - Co-Chair
Hi everyone! My name is Domonique and I am one of this year’s Co-Chairs along with the wonderful Bhavya, for the 13th anniversary of ICHAMS. I am an SC1 student at RCSI and have spent the last 4 years here in Ireland, but I’m originally from Canada. This is my second year on the committee, with my previous role as Special Tasks. This conference has been a wonderful experience allowing me to work with a fantastic group of people, present my research, and meet amazing delegates. We are so excited for the upcoming year and look forward to welcoming you all to another great ICHAMS conference in February in 2024!
Niharika Rajesh - Senior Officer
Hello everyone! My name is Niharika and I will be the Senior Advisor for ICHAMS 2024. I am from Ann Arbor, Michigan and will be an SC2 this upcoming year. I was the Scientific Head last year and had an incredible time being a part of this wonderful conference. It is a great opportunity to get experience putting on a conference, to meet incredible people along the way and gain exposure to a plethora of exciting research being conducted by our fellow colleagues. I can’t wait to get started for the next year and am very excited to work with my fellow committee members to put on another amazing conference!
Sindhuja Naidoo - Senior Officer
Hi Everyone! My name is Sindhuja, I am currently in SC1, and I’m the Senior Advisor for ICHAMS 2024. This is my third year on ICHAMS, and I absolutely loved my time as Chair of the 2023 conference. I am originally from South Africa, but live in Vancouver, Canada. I’ve been involved in Breast Cancer research, which I’ve found really interesting and enjoyed working on! I’ve been involved in research in different surgical fields, as well as dermatology research in the Netherlands. ICHAMS is an incredible opportunity to meet other medical students and learn about new and exciting research! We have so many exciting things planned for the 13th anniversary of our conference. I look forward to meeting you all next year!
Julia Matwiejczuk - Special Tasks Officer
Hi everyone. My name is Julia and I am a Med 3 student at RCSI. I am originally from Poland but I’ve lived in Ireland since the age of six. I have had the opportunity to do research in vascular surgery, medical professionalism and OBGYN, and worked in a lab last summer studying breast cancer metastasis. After attending the conference last year, I am so excited to be joining the team. I can’t wait to meet motivated students from different countries and hopefully see some returning delegates. I look forward to working as part of a dedicated committee to plan an exciting weekend of research, workshops and fun!
Nayyara Mirdad - Special Tasks Officer
Hello Everyone! My name is Nayyara Mirdad and I will be going into Med 3 this upcoming semester. I am Half Saudi Arabian and Half Irish but was born and lived in Dubai my whole life. I had the opportunity of being a design officer last year for ICHAMS and it was an amazing experience. I am incredibly excited to be Special Tasks officer for this year and looking forward to working with a brilliant team of students to bring, yet again, another wonderful and inspiring conference for you all!
Helen Huang - Scientific Officer
Hi guys! My name is Helen Huang and I’m from Abbotsford, Canada! I will be entering SC1 in August of 2023 and I’m super excited to be part of the ICHAMS committee this year! I had been an active participant since 2020, and presented a couple of awesome research abstracts during my attendance! This is my first iteration on the committee and I look forward to getting to work with the conference and partnered abstract reviewers!
Stefan Radevic - Scientific Officer
Hello everyone, my name is Stefan Radevic and I am an incoming 2nd year GEM student from New York. I am very excited to be a part of the Scientific team for the upcoming conference. I became incredibly interested in ICHAMS after hearing the incredible contributions that they have made to the scientific community, both within RCSI and beyond, and I am looking forward to contributing to the ICHAMS mission!
Miriam Basta - Scientific Officer
Hey everyone! My name is Miriam, I am a third year GEM at RCSI. I am one of the scientific officers for ICHAMS and am beyond thrilled to be part of this amazing team and conference! Excited to see and learn about all the amazing research our talented participants are involved in!
Lisa Stallwood - Scientific Officer
Hi everyone! My name is Lisa, and I am a Canadian second-year GEM student. Throughout the past few years, I have developed a passion for research through various research positions and from my master's degree. As a result, I am incredibly excited to be a part of the ICHAMS committee on the scientific team. I am looking forward to bringing together a diverse group of students and experts from multiple disciplines and seeing all the exciting opportunities ICHAMS 2024 holds.
Mina Habaka - Head Workshops
Hi everyone! My name is Mina, I’m Egyptian Canadian and I’m going in my third year of the six year medicine program. I’m super excited to be working with the ICHAMS committee as head of workshops. I’ve had the honour of presenting at the past two ICHAMS conferences and serving as an events officer on last year’s committee. The ICHAMS has been a wonderful opportunity to meet many like minded individuals and create a supportive community. I can’t wait to bring to you all some interactive and engaging workshops for this year, alongside my workshop officers. Excited to meet you all in February!
Mohammad Alabdulrahman - Workshops Officer
Hi there! I’m Mohammad from Kuwait, entering MED 3 at RCSI. As a workshop and education officer for ICHAMS 2024, I’m excited to bring you a unique line-up of workshops for ICHAMS 2024. My passion lies in surgical specialties like general, transplant, cardiothoracic, and robotics. I’ve conducted research in various fields including surgery, mRNA vaccines, neuroblastoma, OBGYN, and more. I aim to uphold the reputation of previous committee members and create an engaging conference at ICHAMS 2024. Get ready for an unforgettable experience!
Swar Shah - Workshops Officer
Hello everyone! My name is Swar and I’m originally from Ontario, Canada. This will be my 3rd year as a workshop officer and my final ICHAMS conference before graduation. I am hoping that this year we can continue bringing new and unique workshops for the delegates to educate and also make the conference experience a fun time! I’m excited to see all the new delegates and the research in this year’s conference!
Jennifer Engler - Workshops Officer
Hi! My name is Jennifer and I will be going into SC1, originally from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. I had the privilege of leading a workshop at ICHAMS 2023 in simulated emergency medicine. The experience was so fun and exciting to meet delegates from all over the world and share in their work, I knew I wanted to be a part of it from the other side. I can’t wait to showcase the variety of facilities, opportunities and excellent student leaders RCSI and ICHAMs has to offer!
Manmeet Gill - Head Events
Hey everyone! I'm Manmeet and I'll be heading events this year on ICHAMS. I'm entering Med 3 this fall and I'm super excited to be part of the ICHAMS family again. Can't wait to see some amazing research and put together another great conference!
Wadeed Irfan - Events Officer
Hello all! My name is Wadeed and I am heading into SC2. I amd from Oakville, Canada and have the pleasure of being on ICHAMS for 3 years now, serving as Head of Events last year! I am excited to be back on the ICHAMS team and cannot wait to get started on planning another amazing conference!
Brigid Etchingham Coll - Events Officer
Heyas! I'm Brigid, from Dublin, entering SC 1 Med come August. I'm joining the ICHAMS team this year as an events officer and can't wait to showcase what Dublin has to offer! This is my first time on the committee so I can't wait to see the creation of it from the ground up and have other delegates take part!
Divyeshz Thakku Sivakumar - Head of Sponsorships
Hello my name is Divyeshz and I am originally from California. This year I will be a Med 2 student here at RCSI! I was on the sponsorship team last year for ICHAMS and I have been fortunate to be the head of the team this year! I am the money man :)! ICHAMS has been such a fun event this past year, I have made a ton of friends and mentors through this event and I cannot wait for it this year as well! I hope you all can make it to the event and see how amazing it is!
Natalie South - Sponsorship Officer
My name is Natalie South and I am in MED3 at RCSI. I’ve conducted research in my hometown of Vancouver, Canada at BC Children’s Hospital. I participated in ICHAMS in 2023 presenting my research on the impact of COVID-19 on resource utilization for children with cerebral palsy. I am excited to be joining the sponsorships team and I am looking forward to helping organize another amazing conference!
Demetra Lalos - Sponsorship Officer
Hi everyone! My name is Demetra and I am from Ontario, Canada. I am going into SC2 and I am one of the sponsorship officers for ICHAMS this year. I am excited to work with this awesome team and I am looking forward to a great conference this year!
Ellie Smith - International Marketing Officer
Hello everyone! My name is Ellie, I am originally from Victoria, Canada but will be entering Med 3 here at RCSI this year. I am currently working on a research project where we are looking for different additives which could be used in platelet solutions to extend their storage life at refrigeration temperature! I attended ICHAMS 2023 as a passive participant and it was a terrific experience! ICHAMS offers a wide variety of workshops and social activities to further knowledge and build connections, it is also a great place to present your research and learn from others! I am excited to be this year's international marketing representative and collaborating with other medical schools across Europe.
Avneesh Sachdev - National Marketing & PR Officer
Hi Everyone! My name is Avneesh Sachdev, and I’m in my final year of the Graduate Entry Medicine Program! I’m from Toronto, Canada and completed a four-year Bachelors of Science degree before coming to RCSI. I’ve had the pleasure of being a part of the ICHAMS team for three years now and look forward to delivering yet another successful conference with unique and inspiring research!
Lea Stuart - National Marketing & PR Officer
Hi, my name is Lea and I’ll be going into my second year of the GEM programme here at RCSI! I’m originally from Düsseldorf, Germany, but completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Warwick in the UK. I’ll be joining this year’s ICHAMS committe as national marketing officer. After having attended ICHAMS last year and seeing what a fantastic job the members did, I’m looking forward to upholding that reputation with my fellow committee members and bringing you an educational, interactive, and engaing conference this year!
Mansi Potluri - Design Officer
Hi! My name is Mansi and I’ll be going into MED 3. I’m from Surrey, BC Canada and I’m so excited to be part of the design team for another year. I can’t wait to work with our incredible committee members to bring together a memorable and immersive ICHAMS 2024!
Tugche Pehlivan - Design Officer
Hello! My name is Tugche Pehlivan and I am going into my third year of the GEM program at RCSI. I am on the Design team for ICHAMS 2023 and am super excited to work with everyone and meet all of the ICHAMS participants!
Niall Murnaghan - Media Officer
Hi everyone, my name is Niall and I’m one of the Media Officers for ICHAMS 2024. I’ll be heading into Med3 this September and I’m thrilled to be joining the ICHAMS family for my first year on the committee.
Lulwa Behbehani - Media Officer
Hello everyone! My name is Lulwa Behbehani, and I will be one of the Media Officers for ICHAMS 2024. I am from Kuwait, and I’ll be starting MED 3 this fall. This is my second year as an ICHAMS member, and I'm delighted and excited to be a part of such an incredible student-focused conference. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you again!
Muskan Sardana - Head of IT
Hello everyone, my name is Muskan Sardana and I am a year 3 medical student at RCSI.I grew up in Abu Dhabi, UAE, but am originally from New Delhi, India. I have been involved in a variety of different research projects here in Dublin and also presented one of my abstracts in last year’s poster session! This is my second year on the ICHAMS committee as part of the IT team and I am very excited to put on another amazing conference in February 2024 as Head of IT!
Arsalan Khan - IT Officer
Hello everyone, my name is Arsalan Khan and I’m one of the IT officers on ICHAMS this year!
I’m from Oakville, Ontario and am going into Final Med this upcoming fall. I am delighted to be a part of the ICHAMS committee of 2024. I can’t wait to organise an inspiring conference this year for everyone.
Rachel Lai Fat Fur - IT Officer
Hey everyone, my name is Rachel and I’ll be one of the IT officers this year. I am from Toronto, Canada and I’ll be going into 5th Med this year. I am super excited to work with my fellow committee members to put on another amazing conference this year and meet all the participants!
Caroline McCamus - IT Officer
Hey everyone, my name is Caroline and I’m one of the IT officers on ICHAMS this year! I’m from Toronto, Canada and am going into MED 4 this upcoming fall. I participated in ICHAMS last year and am so excited to be a part of the ICHAMS committee of 2024.
