The CCMAA is open to any Christ's member who studied medicine or went on to work in a medically related career. The association aims to bring together members sharing a common interest in both medicine and Christ's at regular intervals in Cambridge and elsewhere to promote the exchange of ideas, network and socialise. Events usually feature discussions, lectures and a dinner. All alumni who are recorded as having studied medical sciences, natural sciences or affiliated subjects are invited to CCMAA events. Alumni who have gone into medical careers subsequently are also very welcome.
If you would like to find out more about the Association, contribute to these project developments, or join the mailing list please get in touch with us: alumni@christs.cam.ac.uk
September 2025
Peter Mathieson (m. 1988) - The role of research in teaching, training and careers
Julia Chisholm (m. 1980) - My journey as a clinical researcher and leader
David Thomas (m. 1997) - From MB/PhD through Wellcome Fellowship to Chair in Renal Medicine
Ardon Pillay (m. 2019) - Reviewing the outcomes of the MB/PhD programme
Paul Elliott (m. 1972) - My career path and research in Population Health and Epidemiology
Tim Heymann Prizewinner: Mithylan Ganeshwaran (m. 2019)
April 2024
Mark Girolami (Fellow) - Scoping AI and opportunities for public health and healthcare
Andrew Soltan (m. 2012) - From bench to bedside: fair, scalable and private machine learning using routinely collected hospital data
Ed Turnham (m. 2004) - Technology can help save the NHS – a primary care perspective
Piyash Mahapatra (m. 2004) - Real World AI application and adoption
Marcella Montagnese (Research Fellow) - Using computational approaches in neuroimaging research for clinical translation
Rashmi Patel (m. 2002) - Benefits and risks for research and healthcare
Tim Heymann Prizewinner: Rayo Akande (m. 2018)
April 2023
Keith Peters (Fellow) - Lord Todd, the Clinical School and the evolution of research oriented medical education in Cambridge
Chris McManus (m. 1969) - The effectiveness of medical education: The development of medical education research since 1968
Ardon Pillay (m. 2018), Mithylan Ganeshwaran (m. 2019) and Ben Beresford Jones (m. 2024) - Reflections on our applications to the College, the course and pathways to specialist training
Tony Jewell (m. 1969) - Dr Szeming Sze (m. 1928): Remembering the Christ’s alumnus and the creation of the WHO
Tim Heymann Prizewinner: Lucy Gardner (m. 2017)
April 2022
Margaret Stanley (Fellow) - Protecting Health: the HPV story
Theresa Marteau (Fellow) - Protecting Health: Changing minds about changing behaviour
Judith Allanson (m. 1980) - Preventing brain injuries and their sequelae
John Barber (m. 2003) - Prevention and the NHS
Tim Heymann Prizewinner: Vladimir Popa-Nimigean (m. 2014)
April 2020 - cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
April 2018
Jane Stapleton (Master) - The application of tort law to medicine
Robert Weir (m. 1988) - Medical negligence – ethics and the law
Kevin Turner (m. 1987) - Helping surgeons when things go wrong
Larry Amure (m. 1976) - Reflections on ‘Simon’s Choice’
Tom Boyd (m. 1970) - Reasonable and responsible clinical practice: you decide
Tim Heymann Prizewinner: Alisha Chauhan (m. 2011)
April 2016
Tom Turmezei (m. 1996) - Imaging artefacts: Addenbrookes radiology and the Fitzwilliam Museum
Jai Chitnavis (m. 1982) - Problem knees
Arnold Fertig (m. 1968) - Commissioning and helping to provide a better integrated service for frail older people
Rashmi Patel (m. 2002) - Clinical outcomes of people admitted to psychiatric hospitals at the weekend
James Jones (m. 2005) and Mike Morgan (m. 1969) - Plans for delivering ‘seven-day’ NHS services
Paul Elliott (m. 1972) - Epidemiological perspectives on the cardiovascular disease epidemic
October 2025 - Webinar by Simon Schama and Bill Bynum
The greatest medical historian of his generation - Remembering Roy Porter
October 2025 - Talk by Norman Beale
General Practice - Evolving or heading for extinction?
Supported by Elaine Beale, responded to by Ed Turnham
March 2024 - Talk by Larry Amure
'Against the odds' - reflections on my medical career
Responded to by Rayo Akande
October 2024 - North America Careers Panel Discussion
March 2024 - Webinar by Simon Schama
Foreign Bodies - Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
February 2024 - Careers Panel Discussion
November 2023 - Lecture by David Spiegelhalter
Should we trust the statistics about Covid (or anything else)?
October 2022 - Fourth CCMAA COVID Webinar
November 2021 - Third CCMAA COVID Webinar
April 2021 - Second CCMAA COVID Webinar
March 2021 - First CCMAA COVID Webinar
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