Awards

Academic Clinical Fellowship in Cardiology
(National Institute for Health Research, August 2022 - August 2025)
I am honored to have been awarded this prestigious three-year fellowship. Selected through a highly competitive process, this fellowship recognises my academic aptitude, dedication to a clinical academic career, and potential for research development. This opportunity, which includes a run-through training number in Cardiology, allows me to integrate advanced clinical training with research, supporting my growth in both areas and preparing me for future contributions to academic medicine.

Wolfson Foundation Intercalated Degree Research Fellowship
(Wolfson Foundation, September 2017 - June 2018)
Each year, Medical Schools across the UK are invited to nominate up to three outstanding medical students, each with a quality scientific project for consideration for the national Wolfson Intercalated award. The academic criteria are very high and only students with a consistently high academic performance and a quality project are selected for these awards.

The Jean Shanks Intercalated Degree Scholarship
(The Jean Shanks Foundation, September 2017 - June 2018)
This scholarship is issued to fund a BMSc in Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine at the University of Dundee in 2017/2018. One scholarship can be awarded per medical school, with a total of only fifteen scholarships awarded each year on a national basis.

INSPIRED India/Scotland Exchange Scholarship
(National Institute for Health Research & HM Department of Health & Social Care, May 2019)
I was privileged to receive the bespoke INSPIRED India/Scotland Exchange Scholarship, which fully funded my medical elective at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre in Chennai, India. This renowned institution is a world leader in diabetes research and care. During my elective, I had the unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge diabetes research and witness firsthand the exceptional clinical practices in a leading diabetes center.

Best Bachelor of Medical Science BMSc (Cardiovascular & Diabetes Medicine) Student of 2017/18
(The University of Dundee, June 2018)
This award is issued to the best student of the year for the abovementioned degree in the form of a financial incentive.

Sir James MacKenzie BMSc Student Prize
(The University of Dundee, June 2018)
This award is issued to the top-ten students of the entire BMSc Cohort of 2017/18.

Famuyiwa Prize
(The University of Dundee, August 2020)
Awarded in the later years of study to an undergraduate student from overseas who, in the opinion of the Dean and Medical School Board of Examiners, appears to be the most deserving.

The Kevin Murphy Prize for Enhancing Patient Safety through Quality Improvement
(The University of Dundee & NHS Tayside, August 2020)
Awarded to the team of inter-professional students whose Quality Improvement project had the greatest impact on practice in NHS Tayside.

Winner for FaME award “Excellence in Teaching by a Medical Student”
(Faculty of Medical Education; The University of Dundee, March 2017)
I was recently nominated for and won the above award due to my contributions as a peer mentor and the book I published on the Apple iBook Store.

Discover Dundee Scholarship
(The University of Dundee, August 2013 – August 2020)
This six-year scholarship was issued due to exemplary performance in the Medical School Application Interviews.

Travel Award for Medical Students
(The University of Dundee, January 2017)
This travel award was offered to me by the University of Dundee to partially cover the costs of travelling to Washington D.C., USA to deliver a presentation at the 2017 American College of Cardiology 66th Scientific Session & Expo.

‘Highly Commended’ Award - Zeshan Qureshi Award for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Education
(Zeshan Qureshi Publishing, March 2017)
This award was launched in 2014. It aims to acknowledge the efforts of junior doctors and medical students, who in their spare time, have been setting up and contributing to projects to help their fellow students.

Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship
(Medical Research Scotland, May 2017 - July 2017)
These awards provide promising undergraduates with hands-on experience of research related to human health, to be conducted in a Scottish Higher Education or recognised Research Institution (HE/RI) during the summer vacation, with the aim of encouraging them to consider a research career.

Travel Grant
(Scottish Society of Physicians, January 2017)
This grant was offered to me by the Scottish Society of Physicians to partially cover the costs of travelling to Washington D.C., USA to deliver a presentation at the American College of Cardiology 66th Scientific Session & Expo.

Dundee Clinical Academic Track Vacation Studentship
(NHS Tayside and The University of Dundee, July - September 2016)
The Vacation Studentship Scheme is designed to provide medical students at the University of Dundee with the opportunity to work in a research environment for 6-8 weeks during their summer vacation. It is an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience of research and provides a perspective on how biomedical problems can be addressed through different types of research.