Award for London’s best medical student

Marinos Koulouroudias, ESL 2009 and now a medical student at Queen Mary University of London, has won the highly prestigious University of London Gold Medal.  

Marinos Koulouroudias, who studied at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, part of QMUL, was the successful winner of the annual competition for London medical school students.

The MBBS (Medicine) Gold Medal examination is held annually to identify the medical candidate who has most distinguished him or herself at their final MBBS examinations.

Marinos competed against over 20 of the best medical students in London, and faced a panel of six Professors, to answer a range of intricate questions on Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Pathology, Paediatric Surgery, General Practice, Pharmacology and Medicine.

On receiving the award, Marinos said: “There is very little one can do in the way of preparing for such an exam. There is no syllabus and no past papers. Members of the academic faculty at Barts had been exceptionally helpful in coaching me, but I think the most important determinant of my success was the sum total of my interactions over the past six years with lecturers, colleagues, doctors, and above all, patients and their families.

“The Gold Medal is a glittering recognition of potential and hard work. But what I really want to achieve in my future is compassionate care in my clinical work, and advancement of our collective knowledge in my academic work.”

Marinos plans to stay local in North East Thames to complete an Academic Foundation Programme in Barts Health NHS Trust for the next two years, and is hoping to combine an academic and clinical career in the field of Cardiology.

Congratulations Marinos!  We are so very proud!

Article reference: Queen Mary University of London