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STFYD 2012
For those who managed to navigate the mean streets of London Bridge and find the venue; a great time was had by all at the eagerly awaited Shrove Tuesday Final Year Dinner, held at the prestigious Vinopolis- The City of Wine. It was a night of ICSM traditions, memories and hopes for the future as the final years drunk away their final-exams-panic, looking for the answer to Guillian-Barre at the bottom of their glasses. Our soon-to-be-doctors were greeted with a champagne reception and many enjoyed taking pictures with the extravagant ICSM Phoenix Ice Sculpture – which soon became a target for masslicking (public health nightmare), studying the infamous Web and filing through ICSM memorabilia and elective postcards. The 3-course-dinner was interjected with speeches from student speakers Ola Markiewicz, Saager Patel and Omar Hafeez Bore who regaled tales from
the old days including MCD quantities of wine cosumed by all) nightmares, the Daily Mail article as they danced the night away. and the dreaded first day of firms in 3rd yr. The night was a great success, as the final years enjoyed taking one Dr Fey Probst delivered the last nostalgic look at their time Guest Orator Speech and was at ICSM before the hard work of warmly welcomed by guests for finals really begins. her unwavering commitment to medical student teaching over the Thanks to the committee who years. organised the complex event, led by the ever present and tireless The highlight of the night for most Anil Chopra, to the Consultants was the outrageous consultant that came to help the final years video where famous faces from celebrate, and obviously the our medical school let their hair Final Years that came- their year down to filmed a comedy music group, universally acclaimed as video in recognition of how far the a particularly strong one in extra final years have come (and how curricular and social terms will be many laughs the consultants have sorely missed and we wish them had at their expense). Students the best of luck in their exams! were wowed by the alternative production of LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Sophie Moin Know It” featuring favourites such as Dr Mirza, Mr Pareskeva, Dr Steve Gentlemen and Profs Meeran and Laycock! If you haven’t seen the video – find it and watch it! Post dinner entertainments in the form of the iconic photo booth and final year band kept our final years happy (as did the profuse
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