Shamus completed his medical degree at the University of Bristol in 2020 on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, he completed an intercalated BSc at Imperial College London, where he was awarded the Undergraduate Achievement Prize. He went on to complete his Foundation Training in the Peninsula Deanery. Following this, Shamus worked as a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. He contributed to the design and delivery of the clinical teaching program for the University of Birmingham and University of Aston Medical School students. His work predominantly focused on evaluating and re-designing the year 3 teaching programme.
Beyond medicine, Shamus has worked on a number of charitable initiatives, lobbying change and breaking stigma and inequality amongst BAME communities, where he was humbly recognised by the Prime Minister for his philanthropic activities and academic success.
Shamus assists in the design and delivery of the curriculum and assessments across all years of the MB ChB programme. He is also completing the PGDip in Education for Health Professionals at the University.