New Appointments

Richard Knox has been appointed as Midlands staffworker, working four sessions per week from August 2004. Richard will be based in Birmingham and will be supporting Christian medical students in Birmingham, Warwick and Leicester. Richard qualifi ed MBChB in Birmingham in 2001, and will be continuing fl exible training in general practice alongside his CMF post. He already knows many of the students well having served with CMF as relay worker in Birmingham and Warwick over the last year. Richard is a member of St John’s, Harborne and his interests include drama, singing and skydiving!

Tim Hinks has been appointed as South England staffworker, working four sessions per week for two years from August 2004, alongside an MD research post in respiratory medicine. Tim will be based in Oxford and will be supporting Christian medical students in Oxford, Southampton and Imperial College, London. Tim qualifi ed MBChB in Oxford in 2001, and is married to Naomi, also medically qualifi ed. Their fi rst child Samuel was born in June this year. Tim is a member of St Ebbe’s Oxford, and a keen hang glider.

Please remember Richard and Tim in prayer as they take up their new responsibilities. If you would like to receive either Richard or Tim’s prayer letters prayer letters on a regular basis then please contact the CMF Offi ce.

Goodbye Chris, Kerry and Laurence

This summer we sadly say goodbye to Chris Downing and Kerry Waterfi eld who have served as student staffworkers in South and North-East England respectively since summer 2002. Both have made a huge contribution to Christian students over the last two years. Chris returns to training in Accident and Emergency and Kerry to palliative care. Also to Laurence Crutchlow, our London relay worker since summer 2003, who has done a sterling job in London in the absence of a staffworker. Laurence returns to GP training in Birmingham. Thank you so much Chris, Kerry and Laurence.

More new student staff

We are currently interviewing for further student staffworker posts and hope to announce further new appointments in the October CMF News.

Further student staff needed

There are current vacancies for student staffworkers in West London, East London/East Anglia and Ireland and in February there will be vacancies in South- West England and Scotland. Staffworker posts are normally 4-5 sessions per week for two years, but other models are not impossible and we try to fi t posts around and applicant’s location and stage. Staffworkers are usually 24-32 years of age and spend the other half of their time in part time SHO, SpR or GP trainee or retainer posts, or in doing Bible College study. Salary is based on graduate teacher scales. For more information contact Peter Saunders at the CMF office.