Feel free to contact anyone on the UQMS Executive, but your enquiry will be answered faster if you direct your question to the person in charge of the relevant portfolio.

• Management Committee
• Representatives & Convenors

Management Committee

• President - Peter Neeskens

  president@uqms.org

  As head of the UQMS, the President manages the Executive Committee and coordinates the activities of the Society. The President makes official speeches at important events such as ANZAC Day and the E.S. Meyers lecture, chairs Executive Committee meetings and General Meetings of the Society, and represents students on the PPD (Ethics) Interview Panel. It is ultimately the responsibility of the President to ensure the continued success of the Society.

• Vice-President (Academic) - Bhavneet Singh

  academic@uqms.org

  The Academic Vice President's role can be broken down into student advocacy, policy development and academic services. The Academic Vice President oversees and coordinates the activities and initiatives of the UQMS academic representatives and chairs all meetings of the academic subcommittees and the International Subcommittee. At the SoM level, the Academic VP sits on the Curriculum Committee, Teaching & Learning Committee, and Domain subcommittees; formulates policy for submission to the SoM; and gives official UQMS responses to school academic proposals & policy.

• Vice-President (Social) - Alex Prins

  social@uqms.org

  The Social Vice President oversees and coordinates all UQMS social convenors. The Social VP ensures that event convenors are supplied with the information and resources they require and is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of social events.

• Treasurer - Libby Forbes 

  treasurer@uqms.org

  The Treasurer ensures that the finances of the Society are sound. The Treasurer oversees the budget for all UQMS events, ensures that all students are covered by Public Liability Insurance, and is responsible for the accounting of all financial data. The Treasurer coordinates the quarterly Business Activity Statements and the annual Audit of the accounts and ensures that all transactions are open for inspection by Society members. With the Sponsorship Officer, the Treasurer organizes the annual Finance Evening.

• Secretary - Jessica Page

  secretary@uqms.org

  The Secretary ensures that all official documentation of the Society is accurate. The Secretary documents the minutes of official UQMS meetings and ensures that the meetings are run in accordance with the UQMS Constitution. The Secretary additionally oversees the correct running of the Society's elections and is responsible for ensuring UQMS Web's contents reflect the interests of the Society.

• Liaison Officer - Callum Potts

  liaison@uqms.org

  The Liaison Officer represents UQ at several key external organizations. The Liaison Officer sits on the Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) Branch Council, the Queensland Medical Students Council (QMSC), the Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA) Council and the AMAQ Council of Residents and Registrars (CoRR).

• Sponsorship Officer - Sanjay Hettige

  sponsorship@uqms.org

  The Sponsorship Officer is responsible for maintaining relationships with financial partners of the UQMS and for sourcing new sponsors. The Sponsorship Officer also organises the Case Studies Evening and is jointly responsible for the Careers and Specialties Evenings (with the Liaison Officer) and Finance Evening (with the Treasurer).

• Community Officer - Patrick Tunney

  community@uqms.org

  The Projects Manager oversees several major projects of the UQMS, including the NotesPool, the Ashintosh Electives Database, and the Peer Tutoring Program.

• Immediate Past President - Andrew Hobson

  ipp@uqms.org

  The Immediate Past President has a vital role in the society, ensuring continuity in the direction and traditions of the Society and offering advice to the incoming Executive.

• Immediate Past Treasurer - Nick Gattas

  ipt@uqms.org

  Immediate Past Treasurer supports the incumbent Treasurer and also acts as the Ashintosh Foundation Treasurer

UQMS Representatives & Convenors