Medical school anaesthesia societies

Medical school anaesthesia societies are set up by medical students within their medical schools around the UK

They all have a general goal of raising awareness of anaesthesia and critical care, and they provide opportunity for its members to demonstrate their interest in these specialties.

Activities of the anaesthesia and critical care societies may include:

  • career events and workshops
  • mentoring schemes, and
  • revision talks and lectures.

Please view our Competency Framework for medical student education in anaesthesia, intensive care, pain and perioperative medicine. 

The table below lists the known medical school anaesthesia societies and their contact details. For further information, please contact the society or association directly.

The North and Midlands

Medical school Society or association Contact information
Hull York Medical School HYMS Acute Care and Anaesthetics Society 

Théo Welch, President

Gamze Keser, Vice President
University of Liverpool Liverpool Anaesthetics and Critical Care Society

Padrig Kelly, President
Lancaster University

Anaesthesia and Acute Medicine Society Lancaster

Robert Pyne, President
University of East Anglia (Norwich) Norwich Anaesthetics Society

Liam Ward, President
University of Leicester

Leicester University Anaesthetics and Critical Care Society 

Mariam Omar and Idil Hassan, Presidents
Newcastle University Newcastle University Anaesthetic Society (NSACC)

Katie Ward, President
Cambridge University Cambridge University Anaesthetics Society (CUAS)

Roma McCluskey, President
Nottingham Medical School Pins and Needles Anaesthetics Society

Ella Quintela, President
Warwick Medical School Warwick Anaesthesia & Critical Care Society

Bagya Wijewardena, Co-President

Beth Mellor, Co-President
Birmingham Medical School Birmingham Society for Anaesthetics and Critical Care Medicine
University of Manchester Medical School

Manchester Medical Society Section of Anaesthesia

President - Orla Gormley

Vice President - Jonathan Allan 
Sheffield Medical School Sheffield Anaesthetics Society

Toby McNally, Co-President

Harry Barker, Co-President
University of Leeds Medical School Leeds Undergraduate Anaesthetics Society

Daniel Potter
Keele University Keele’s Anaesthetics & Critical Care Society (KACCS)

Luis Lopes, President

 

 

London

Medical school Society or association Contact information
University College London UCLU Medical Society: Critical Care and Anaesthesia

Em Lloyd, Chair
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Barts and The London Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Society (BLAICS)

Sarah Hui, President
Kings College Medical School

KCL Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Society

Stephanie Lapitan, President
St George's Medical School St George's Anaesthetics and Critical Care Society

Joseph Wenden, Co-President

Stephen Daly, Co-President
Imperial College London Imperial College Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Society

 

East of England

Medical school Society or association Contact information
Anglia Ruskin Medical School  Anglia Ruskin Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Society 

Christy Saju, President

 

Scotland

Medical school Society or association Contact information
University of Dundee University of Dundee Emergency and Critical Care Society (DECCS)

Aaron Fernandez, President

Ismaeel Ansari, Vice President
Edinburgh Medical School Edinburgh University Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society

Alasdair Smith, President
University of Glasgow Glasgow Anaesthetics Society (GAS) 

Sarah Agnew, President

Chloe Doris, Vice President
Aberdeen University Medical School Aberdeen University Anaesthetics Society

Diarmuid O'Connor Challis, President  

 

South, southeast, southwest

Medical school Society or association Contact information
Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry Plymouth Acute Care and Anaesthetics Society

Sam Fisher, President
University of Buckingham Anaesthetics and Critical Care Society

Maryam Borumand
University of Bristol University of Bristol Anaesthetics and Critical Care Society (UBSACC)

Francesca Blest, President
Oxford Medical School Oxford Anaesthetics, Intensive-care Medicine, Pre-Hospital and Emergency Medicine society. (OxAImPHEM)

Alexander Twist, President
Brighton and Sussex Medical School Brighton & Sussex Medical School (BSMS) Anaesthetics Society

Stefania Tsatsari, President
University of Southampton Southampton Society of Anaesthetics and Critical Care

Callum Phillips, President
University of Exeter Medical School  Exeter Acute Care and Anaesthetics Society (EACAS)

Taylor Langmead, President

Jasmine West, Vice President

 

 

 

Wales

Medical school Society or association Contact information
Swansea University Swansea University Anaesthetic Society

James Cutler, President
Cardiff University Cardiff University Anaesthetics, Perioperative and Intensive Care Society (CAPS)

Toby Culling, Co-President

Sam Chumley, Co-President

 

Northern Ireland

Medical school Society or association Contact information
Queen's University Belfast Medical School Queen's University Belfast Anaesthesia and Critical Care society (ACCS)

Claire Sinton, President

Ulster University  

Acute and Critical Care Society

Katie Whitburn, President

 

It is important that we keep our records of medical societies up-to-date. If you are a society president or member and would like to add or update your details, please contact us at training@rcoa.ac.uk 

Related Content

Training in anaesthesia
Information about the curricula and the training programme for those in training and those overseeing the training of others.

Recruitment into anaesthesia
The College provides support to the anaesthesia recruitment process in the UK. This page has the most up-to-date information on recruitment and links on how to enter the anaesthesia training programme.

Career resources
Resources including careers brochures, membership benefits, practice frameworks, financial sponsorship information, and career fair posters.