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Ali O'Byrne

Senior Academic Administrator (Year 5/GE3)

I am responsible for administration of the Clinical Medical School Year 5 and Graduate Entry Year 3 (GE3) course. I am the point of contact for academic staff, teaching staff, College Tutors and Examiners for advice and administrative support for successful delivery of the programme. I also administer the Electives scheme.  

My responsibilities include: 

Course administration for Clinical Medicine students in Year 5/GE3 

  • Providing support, guidance and advice to students on all aspects of the Year 5/ GE3 programme
  • Organising teaching arranged by the School
  • Allocation of Year 5/GE3 students to clinical placements, and communicating allocations to students and NHS providers. Liaising with staff in clinical departments, NHS partner trusts, and primary care settings
  • Managing content and publication of on-course material on Canvas
  • Administering prizes 

Examinations 

  • Liaising with internal and external examiners, OSCE assessors, students, staff, other NHS and University departments in delivering the Second Bachelor of Medicine (BM) Year 5 assessments and the shared Year 5/GE3 assessments
  • Managing timetabling and invigilation arrangements, putting examination adjustments in place for students with approved adjustments and processing Mitigating Circumstances notices
  • Organising and servicing meetings of the Examiners
  • Processing marks and results and releasing final marks 

Electives 

  • Managing and administering the arrangements for incoming Elective students
  • For any queries regarding the elective program please contact electives@medschool.ox.ac.uk