It's officially day two of the Pre WHA, a workshop organised by IFMSA to enable "a stronger engagement of the youth at the WHA, creating a greater meaning and impact for youth engagement and empowerment." Almost all of the talks and discussions we have heard so far have referenced the importance of the youth voice in global health policy(if not wider) and the way in which we can ...READ MORE

Almost a year ago now on a Thursday evening I was sat at home listening in on a Skype call to some people I knew, and some I didn’t, discussing the future of an organisation I’d recently become involved in, and before I knew it I realised I’d just become National Co-ordinator of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines UK. Universities ...READ MORE

(this blog post was originally written March 24th) --- Dear all,   I hope you are all doing fantastic and that the sun is shining wherever you are in the world! Thanks for being so many to join the newsletter for this second edition.   A lot about soda today, but not just soda...!   Before starting with sharing actual articles, here's ...READ MORE

   In Spring 2014 Barts and The London SMD is set to host one of the most important student global health events of the year, the National Medsin Global Health Conference.   Could you make this happen...?    We're currently recruiting for 16 different positions and are seeking passionate and enthusiastic students ...READ MORE

These are a set of videos we made for this year's NHS Sustainability Day, and to explain the subject more generally.  The first one is <2 minutes, and is basically a collage of pictures of students (including lots of Medsinners), nurses, doctors, estates managers and patients, all standing up for a more sustainable NHS (plus a little bit of background on why it matters and ...READ MORE

(this blog post was originally written March 17th) -- Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing fantastic and that the weather is a bit warmer than in Montreal today...! Welcome to this sort-of-newsletter about NCDs, and feel free to sign up and bring in friends to the mailing list (see below for my email, just drop me an email and I'll add them). First up, the soda "ban", or more accurately ...READ MORE

The weekend before last I traveled to Tyneside to see Medsin Newcastle trial a new type of handover day. Some branches hold full day handovers at this time of year, when incoming and outgoing committees come together to evaluate the year gone and to plan for the future. This year Newcastle came up with the innovative idea of co-hosting the day with the local student ...READ MORE

Barts Medsin is proud to present our AGM. Medsin is a national network of passionate students interested in global health and making a difference to the world around us. If you haven't heard of us before, check out this video from the Sheffield Medsin branch. We're hoping to recruit a future committee to take forward Medsin at Barts. To find out more about the ...READ MORE

Roles of the Midlands Regional Co-ordinators: Hi! We are Haresh and Karthick, regional co-ordinators (RCs) for Medsin Midlands 2012- 2013. RCs act as a bridge of communication between the national committee and the local branches. As the director of branch affairs in the national committee may be working hard on sorting out individual issues that may be ...READ MORE

 Last week saw over 200 medical students from across Europe descend onto Chieti in Italy for the 10th European Regional Meeting of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA). A 5 person strong team were there to represent Medsin-UK. The meeting was a great chance to share the work of Medsin-UK and look for opportunities to work ...READ MORE