Too many “CV clubs” at IC?
At the recent Clubs and Societies Board (CSB) meeting an issue was raised as to the formation of new clubs. There is a fear that many of the new clubs that form, purely exist for the personal gain of those that founded it, and it seems to be particularly evident within the medical faculty.
The issue was raised when nominations for the New Clubs Committee (NCC) were about to be held at the CSB meeting on the 9th October. Creation of any new clubs or societies would have to go straight to the NCC where they would decide if the club or society would become part of the union.
Guy Martin, the medical clubs and societies president, raised the fact that many of the medical clubs that have been formed in the last couple of years, have had to be shut down since they were considered to be inactive. The reality is that final and penultimate year medical students would create a new club just so they could use it on their CV, and hence have a better chance of getting a job once they graduate. One such club that was mentioned was the Tropical Medicine Society, however it was suggested that there might be many more.
It was suggested that the NCC should consult the relevant faculty as to the validity and intention of the clubs, before they were granted union membership status. This would, in hindsight, stop the so called ‘CV clubs’ being formed and waste union money that could be used elsewhere.
The NCC itself would consist of one member from the faculty unions, one clubs and societies chair and a final member from the CSB. The elected members of the NCC were Tim Wills, the Medical Student Union President, Andy Mason and Eugene Chang.
Hopefully common sense will prevail and that all these new ‘CV clubs’ will be exposed earlier, before valuable Union money is spent on creating attractive CV’s for people who are too lazy to get involved in a proper club or society.
