EXSEL at Leeds
Scholars and awards
As an EXSEL scholar you will start the scholarship in June of your 2nd year on the MBChB programme. EXSEL provides a bursary to Scholars from the end of year 2 and each subsequent year (including your intercalated year at Leeds) until the scholar graduates.
You will meet monthly with the two EXSEL directors and other EXSEL scholars to review, discuss and showcase your work. Under the supervision of the EXSEL Directors and research mentors, you will develop valuable research, personal skills, contacts and a portfolio of project work that will support your future clinical career.
When travelling to undertake EXSEL projects you will act as an ambassador for the Leeds School of Medicine.
Current Scholars
MBChB Year 5 EXSEL Scholars
Joe Hart
James Manning
Tobias Mill
James Nicholson
Millie Mitchell-Gears
Badria Alkazemi
Carolina Franco Da Silva
MBChB Year 4 EXSEL Scholars
Intercalating EXSEL Scholars
Year 3 EXSEL Scholars
Year 2 EXSEL Scholars
Alumni
Dr Dahlia Abdul-Rahman | Dr Aisha Ismail | Dr Karl Roberts |
Dr Mais Al-Hity | Dr Christopher Jones | Dr Simon Romaine |
Dr Junaid Azam | Dr Iain Kennedy | Dr Gemma Sheehan-Dare |
Dr Lakshmanan Arunachalam | Dr Omar Khalil | Dr Dhakshana Sivayoganathan |
Dr Jonathan Batty | Dr Mehvish Khatoon | Dr Kate Sutton |
Dr Aladeen Bekhit | Dr Cindy Kim | Dr James Thomas |
Dr Trusha Bhatt | Dr Josh Leader | Dr Emily Wright |
Dr Sunil Bhopal | Dr Christopher Lewis | Dr Rini Vyas |
Dr Mary Booth | Dr Peter Mackley | Dr Matt Goldsworthy |
Dr Paul Bramley | Dr Barbara Onen | Dr Elle Green |
Dr Laure Bretsztajn | Dr Peter Mackley | Dr Jack Helliwell |
Dr Euan Bright | Dr Barbara Onen | Dr Lauren Mecia |
Dr Hannah Chamberlain | Dr Nic Orsi | Dr Thomas Shanahan |
Dr Elisabeth Edstam | Dr Prianka Padmanathan | Dr Ngoni Zava |
Dr Benjamin Green | Dr Tejal Parekh | Dr Ciaran Kennedy |
Dr James Gupta | Dr Gayatri Raghuram | Dr Saman Mukhtar |
Dr Will Stevens | Dr Oliver Richards | |
Dr Emily Salt | Dr Lubiana Shabeer |
The GRACE (Giving, Receiving, Aiding) Award
Giving, receiving, aiding award
The GRACE (Giving, receiving, aiding) award is given annually to an EXSEL scholar to enable them to travel to a host organisation to conduct humanitarian work.
Normally one GRACE award is presented each year to an EXSEL Scholar that has demonstrated a student instigated project (SIP) or initiative.
The aim of GRACE is to provide an award within which the scholar is able to demonstrate innovation, creativity and a strong sense of social responsibility.
The GRACE award will enable the scholar to:
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Acquire a global mind-set
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Develop and implement social responsibility
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Understand how in the process of 'giving', one also 'receives
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Develop leadership skills whilst working on the project
The GRACE award is sponsored by Xiros plc, a Leeds-based company which makes medical textile implants.
The LEAD (Leadership, Enterprise and Academic Development) Award
The LEAD (Leadership, Enterprise and Academic Development) award is presented annually to an EXSEL scholar to enable them to undertake research at prestigious university research centres in the UK and abroad.
Normally one LEAD award is presented each year to an EXSEL Scholar that has demonstrated a student instigated project (SIP) or initiative.
The LEAD award will enable the scholar to:
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Self-design an activity which will stimulate independent thought and action
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Enhance research and analytical skills
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Cultivate new contacts and networking opportunities
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Develop leadership and enterprise skills
Year |
EXSEL scholar |
Location |
Funded by Leeds School of Medicine |
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2018-19 |
Badria Alkazemi |
McGill University, Canada |
2018-19 |
Millie Mitchell-Gears |
Harvard Medical School, USA |
2017-18 |
Lubiana Shabeer |
Johns Hopkins University, USA |
2017-18 |
James Manning |
Harvard Medical School, USA |
2017-18 |
Joe Hart |
Mayo Clinic, USA |
2016-17 |
Emily Salt |
Harvard Medical School, USA |
2016-17 |
Matthew Goldsworthy |
Harvard Medical School, USA |
2015-16 |
Dr Christopher Jones |
Harvard Medical School, USA |
2015-16 |
Dr Thomas Shanahan |
Johns Hopkins University, USA |
2014-15 |
Dr Jack Helliwell |
Yale School of Medicine, USA |
2014-15 |
Dr Rini Vyas |
Johns Hopkins University, USA |
2013-14 |
Dr Kate Sutton |
Genentech, California, USA |
Funded by the University of Leeds Alumni Annual Fund |
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2011-12 |
Dr Jonathan Batty |
Leicester (UK), Framingham (USA) and Harvard (USA) |
2010-11 |
Dr Iain Kennedy |
Sri Lanka |
2009-10 |
Dr Nic Orsi |
Harvard, USA |