HELLO FRESHERS !!!
PRESIDENT
Welcome to the city of Liverpool , the Liverpool Medical Students ’ Society ( better known as the LMSS ) and the best 5 years of your lives ! You are about to embark on the biggest and best adventure of your lives ! My name is Will Thompson and I am the President of the LMSS for 2017 / 18 , I am hugely proud to be welcoming you to Liverpool , helping you get involved in everything the LMSS has to offer ! This may be sports , drama , music , adventure , charity and oh yeah the reason we are all here .... academic work . Sometimes its easy to forget that we will doing work with all the other activities offered by the LMSS ! I can promise you that you will always find something to do or someone to speak to in the LMSS ! All I can say is Don ’ t Be Shy ( DBS ) and get involved in as much as you can ! The LMSS has something going on all the time throughout the year , so when you ’ re not sat at a desk or in hospital , you will always have loads to keep yourself entertained ! As you will go on to read there are a number of balls held by the LMSS for all medical students , each one unique in its own way . These support amazing local charities and will have up to 800 medics attending . There are loads of medics sports teams which will welcome people of all standards from complete novice to representative level . These teams compete in local and national competitions so there are plenty of chances to represent the LMSS against other medical schools and bring home some silverware !
The mentor-mentee system is amazing ! This will allow you to meet your second year mentor who will help you in all aspects of life during your time in Liverpool ! They will host a welcome night for you early in the year where they will cook for you and get to know you , before taking you for a night out in THE RAZ !!! You will get to know this place throughout your time in Liverpool , it is everyones second home during first year as you make your pilgrimage there every Monday night ! Your mentor will then put on fantastic teaching when you need it most before exams ! This brings us onto ‘ The Grand Round ’..... this mysterious annual event will be taking part on 24th November 2017 . It dates back up to 130 years offering students of all years an opportunity to get involved in what is always an unforgettable experience . This takes place in the o2 Academy in front of around 1000 fellow medical students ! All I can say is ... Don ’ t Be Shy !