Richard Doll Society
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Introduction
The Richard Doll Society (RDS) is Green Templeton’s vibrant student-led medical and allied health care society. Our aim is to enhance the medical and health care community at GTC by connecting students, prospective applicants, and alumni. Our work is focused into five main domains (see below with some examples):
- Educational Enrichment – basic surgical skills workshops, ‘Coding for Medicine’, ‘Alternative Careers Evening’
- Outreach – annual workshop for underprivileged sixth-form students to learn about Medicine at Oxford, practise interview technique, and work on personal statements
- Social and Networking – annual RDS conference featuring an array of engaging and eminent speakers
- Mentoring – via current and past fellows, teaching associates, common room members and alumni
- Alumni – over 1,200 contactable medical members in the GTC alumni network
Visit our Joan and Richard Doll Fellows page to read about who Sir Richard Doll was!
Meet the 2026 committee!
All committee members may be contacted via email: richarddollsociety@gtc.ox.ac.uk
Oishee Ghosh – President
Ola Abuzaid – Vice President
Aria Appoo – Secretary
Nikita Parmar – Treasurer
Sai Ranhita Nallapareddy – Communications Officer
Sabeha Al-Mudaris – GEM Representative
Rebecca Franks – Access and Outreach
Jaspinder Kaur Shoker – Welfare & Social Officer
Clara Cornelius – GCR/RDS Representative
Elliott Loukin – Alumni-/ae Officer
2025 Events Calendar
- March 18 – RDS dinner with Kawasaki group
- May 5 – RDS welfare Student Supper
- August 6 – RDS dinner
- September 26 – RDS annual Conference
- November 7 – RDS Access Day
- December 5 – RDS Xmas dinner
Past Annual Conferences
2025: Global healthcare in times of crisis
The day brought together clinicians, researchers, students, and advocates to grapple with urgent questions at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and global justice.
2024: Untold Stories in Healthcare
‘Untold Stories in Healthcare’ was all about shedding light on experiences that don’t get discussed enough: whether it is stigmas and taboos, patients who don’t fit into the “classical” symptomatology, or amplifying marginalised voices. Considering these, RDS has explored how our medical practice can change for the better.
2023: Global Health
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