Leathersellers’ Alumni

I attended Prendergast Ladywell School and later Prendergast Sixth Form, part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools in Lewisham. After that, I studied Biomedical Science at the University of Birmingham before deciding to pursue a career in Medicine.

I have just completed my third year of studying Medicine at King’s College London.

The Foundation’s support has enabled me to complete an extracurricular course in Wilderness Medicine, which has broadened my clinical interests. It also gave me the opportunity to develop skills outside of my degree, such as learning how to plan and deliver a speech – something I had never done before and now feel much more confident with.

The funding helped me overcome significant financial barriers related to tuition fees, equipment and the general cost of living as a full time student. Without this support, balancing work with the demands of medical school would have been extremely challenging and may have limited my academic performance and well-being.

No – without the Leathersellers’ Foundation, I may have had to withdraw from medical school due to the financial pressures of course fees and essential equipment. Their support has made it possible for me to stay on the path toward becoming a doctor. The grant has significantly improved my chances of social mobility by enabling me to pursue a highly competitive and financially demanding degree that would otherwise have been inaccessible to me.

I appreciate being part of a community of people who share similar values and ambitions. The alumni network offers a sense of belonging, opportunities for personal development and the chance to connect with individuals who are also striving to make a positive impact in their fields.

Being a Leathersellers’ alumni represents resilience, opportunity, and support. It reminds me of the people and the organisation who believed in my potential and invested in my future. It’s something I’m proud of and hope to pay forward in my own career.

My goal is to become a doctor. I’m still exploring which speciality I’d like to pursue, but I’m particularly interested in general practice and emergency medicine. I’m also passionate about pre-hospital care and hope to work internationally in the future, potentially through organisations such as Doctors Without Borders.