New cohort of Psych Stars appointed
On 1 September, 25 medical students from across the UK officially began their year as Psych Stars.
The Psych Star scheme has been running since 2019 and offers medical students who are interested in a career in psychiatry the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the specialty and network with peers and senior psychiatrists.
Each Psych Star is assigned a mentor, given access to a wide range of benefits and supported throughout their one-year tenure to explore psychiatry and further develop their interests.
The 2024 cohort, our largest cohort yet, comprises 10 College Psych Stars and 15 Faculty Psych Stars who are linked to one of the College’s faculties. (see table below)
They will meet in person for their first time at the end of September for their induction at the College’s London offices.
They will go one to work on individual and group projects supported by their mentors, have regular catch-up meetings and attend Congress in 2025.
| Full Name | University | Division / Devolved Nation | Position |
| Rosie Durkin | University of Manchester | North West | College |
| Preeti Pasricha | University of Southampton | South East | Faculty - Rehabilitation and Social |
| Leanne Kade | University of Aberdeen | Scotland | Faculty - Child and Adolescent |
| Emily-Jayne Shell | University of Manchester | North West | College |
| Henry Needham | Norwich Medical School - University of East Anglia | Eastern | College |
| Adam Edevbie | Norwich Medical School - University of East Anglia | Eastern | Faculty - Neuropsychiatry |
| Robert Clough | Swansea University | Wales | Faculty - General Adult |
| Phoebe Saul | University of Southampton | South East | Faculty - Intellectual Disability |
| Alice Cole | University of Glasgow | Scotland | Faculty - Old Age |
| Sabine Tromp | Kings College London | London | Faculty - Liaison |
| Samuel Gibbons | Kings College London | London | Faculty - Medical Psychotherapy |
| Bianka Ewa Lewandowska | Barts Health School | London | Faculty - Forensic |
| Oluwatosin Mayomi | University of Warwick | West Midlands | College |
| Bhavana Thummala | Imperial College | London | College |
| Sanjana Gupte | University of Central Lancashire | North West | Faculty - Eating Disorders |
| Venkatalakshmi Satram | Imperial College | London | College |
| Lakshya Gopal | Imperial College | London | Faculty - Medical Psychotherapy |
| Morgan-Wallis Egremont | St Georges University | London | College |
| Shailpriya Nand | Imperial College | London | College |
| Eli Shleifer | UCL | London | Faculty - Medical Psychotherapy |
| Yosi Obatoyinbo Ladipo | University of Buckingham | South East | College |
| Grace Hennessy | Imperial College | London | College |
| Lauren Griffiths | University of Cambridge | Eastern | Faculty - Perinatal |
| Arunshan Paramasamy | Norwich Medical School - University of East Anglia | Eastern | Faculty - Intellectual Disability |
| Cem (Jem) Pearson Sengel | University of Bristol | South West | Faculty - Addictions |
Applying for next year
All UK medical students can apply to the scheme and this year we had 85 applications for the 25 available places.
Over the years, we have had Psych Stars from each of the UK nations.
We will be starting recruitment for the 2025 cohort in early 2025, please keep an eye on our website and social media (@Choose_Psych on X) and consider supporting a medical student you know to apply.
