Service (Ihsan)
Excellence and care in everything we do, for patients and for each other.
The Oxford iMed
A community for every Oxford medic.
Founded on Islamic values of compassion, service and integrity. Open to all, built for the whole of Oxford medicine.
Our Mission
A welcoming home for the whole of Oxford medicine.
The Oxford iMed grew out of the Muslim medical community, but our purpose is to serve every Oxford medic. You do not need to be Muslim to join, attend, mentor or lead. You just need to want a kinder, more connected medical school.
Our Islamic ethos shapes how we do things: warmth, generosity, looking after one another and treating the whole person, patients and peers alike. Those values are universal, and so is the community they create.
For those who want it, we remain a natural bridge into the wider ISOC. For everyone else, we are simply a place to belong, learn and grow alongside other Oxford medics.
No cliques. No gatekeeping. Whatever your background or beliefs, you belong here.
Our Values
An Islamic ethos. A universal welcome.
Four ideas, drawn from an Islamic tradition of care, that shape how we treat each other and the medicine we practise.
Community
No one navigates medical school alone. We turn up for the people around us.
Integrity
Honest, ethical, whole-person medicine. The kind of doctor you would want to be treated by.
Generosity
Those a step ahead lift up those a step behind. Time, advice and opportunity, freely shared.
Our Vision
To become Oxford's most welcoming and impactful medical community.
We want to connect medics across every year, faith and background. To build a lasting mentorship and alumni network that follows you from your first lecture to your first consultancy. And, quietly, to help shape more thoughtful, compassionate doctors, the kind Oxford should be known for.
What We Offer
Quietly useful. Genuinely warm.
Cross-Year Mentorship
Senior medics guiding the years below. Honest advice on FHS, research, and specialty applications, open to every medic.
Faith, Ethics & Medicine
Open conversations on values, ethics and spirituality in clinical practice. Come along whatever your beliefs.
Mock Interviews & OSCEs
Mock interviews and OSCE prep for prospective applicants and current students, run by senior students and alumni.
Tutorials & Academic Support
Informal teaching from older years and FY1/FY2 doctors. No pressure, just genuine help for anyone who wants it.
Formals, Socials & Charity
Our annual grand formal, speaker dinners and charity events that bring the whole medical community together.
Alumni & Specialist Network
Career advice from doctors across specialties, from GP to surgery to academia. Open to every Oxford medic.
Mentorship
From your first FHS lecture to your first ward round, you won't walk it alone.
Our mentorship pairs older years with younger ones across the pre-clinical to clinical bridge. Honest advice on exams, college life, research, and the bits of Oxford no one tells you about.
Upcoming
Events this term
Speaker evenings, formals, OSCEs, and charity. All open to everyone.
14 Feb
Faith in Practice: A Speaker Evening
An NHS consultant on navigating ethics, prayer and patient care during long clinical shifts.
Examination Schools
08 Mar
Annual iMed Formal
Our flagship formal dinner: three courses, speakers, and the whole community in one room.
Christ Church Hall
22 Mar
Mock OSCE Session
Stations run by third-year medics and FY doctors. Bring a stethoscope; we'll bring the feedback.
Medical Sciences Teaching Centre
05 May
Charity Iftar Fundraiser
Open iftar with proceeds supporting medical relief overseas. Everyone welcome.
Oxford Islamic Centre
Committee
Open, collaborative, yours.
The Oxford iMed isn't run by a closed circle. We have a president and year-group reps alongside access, social media, and treasurer roles, but the heart of The Oxford iMed is anyone who wants to make something happen.
President
Tharin Azad
Pre-clinical Rep (Year 1)
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Pre-clinical Rep (Year 2)
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Pre-clinical Rep (Year 3)
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Access & Outreach
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Social Media
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Treasurer
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Want to lead, nominate someone, or just float an idea? Get in touch.
Join Us
Come and say hello.
Open to all Oxford medical students. Every year, every background, every belief. You belong here. Leave your details and we'll keep you in the loop.