RCSI Bahrain honours student activities

Manama : The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI Bahrain) last night drew the curtain on its clubs and societies activities for the 2015/2016 academic year with the annual Student Council Awards ceremony.

The event marks the official culmination of this year’s student events calendar and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of clubs, societies, sports teams, individuals and events to university life over the course of the year.

The Medical Research and Surgical Societies shared the spoils in being named Club/Society of the Year and Students’ Choice Club/Society of the Year respectively.

The Medical Research Society also took the Event of the Year award, alongside the Medics in Leadership Society, for their joint efforts in organising the Oncology Symposium earlier this year, while the Surgical Society retained the Students’ Choice Event of the Year title for its second annual Surgical Careers Conference back in January.

The Marine Conservation and Diving Club took the honours for the New Club/Society of the Year, the Neuroscience Society received the Julie Sprakel Charity Award, while Student Council Vice-President Zoha Ahmed won the Mahwesh Niaz Award for the second successive year.

In the sports categories, there was no surprise when the Men’s Basketball Team took home the coveted Team of the Year trophy after their historic championship victory last month, nor when the team’s hero-of-the-hour Zaid Marcos was named Men’s Basketball MVP.

Stephanie Hsu received the Ladies’ Basketball MVP award for the third year running, with Basil Othman and Sarah Al Shehabi taking the MVP gongs for Men’s Football and Ladies’ Football respectively.

The Student Athlete of the Year award went to Zainab Saad Ali, in recognition of her achievements in sports and academia, while Mehrunissa Kaiser Anis won the Alex Rodrigues Award for her outstanding contribution towards the university’s sports programme.

There was also time to present a special award to Senior Lecturer in Physics, Dr Seamas Cassidy, who will be retiring in the coming weeks, having been part of the university staff since it first opened its doors back in 2004.

Organised by the Student Council, in collaboration with the Student Services office and the Sports and Recreation (SRC) team, the awards night drew in a crowd of some 300 university staff and students.

RCSI Bahrain is a constituent university of RSCI, which was established in 1784. Like its Irish counterpart, RCSI Bahrain is a not-for-profit health sciences institution focused on education and research to drive positive change in all areas of human health worldwide.

Committed to combining successful academic achievements with healthy lifestyle, RCSI Bahrain has the overall objective of advancing human health in Bahrain and further afield.