Blog

    Matt's Update - 28th May

    Posted by: Matt Brandwood on Wednesday 28 May 2008 at 14:48

    Just added Alumni registration. You can find instructions on how to join Medsin Alumni at www.medsin.org/alumni.

    Matt's Update - 15th April

    Posted by: Matt Brandwood on Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 22:13
    • GHC
    • Re-organising and shuffling pages on medsin.org
    • Adding a few new bits to the drop-down bars to make things easier to access
    • Working on adding a forum

    Daisy's Update - 12th April

    Posted by: Matt Brandwood on Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 22:12
    • GHC
    • TNT planning
    • Planning training sessions and meeting for SGA

    Helen's Update - 9th April

    Posted by: Matt Brandwood on Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 22:12
    • GHC
    • Trying to finish motions for tomorrows deadline
    • Finalising handover doc
    • Trying to compile handover dates document for next vpb

    Rafi's Update - 9th April

    Posted by: Matt Brandwood on Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 22:11
    • Oxford GHC (cant believe it was almost 2 weeks ago!)
    • Trying to get the conference budget SWG to achieve something whilst doing dissertation
    • Doing Feb and March accounts
    • Transfers and payments for EuRegMeV
    • Trying to chase up the final branches for BAFs (and finally having a bit of success)
    • Organising meeting with accountant to get accounts done

    Gemma O's Update - 9th April

    Posted by: Matt Brandwood on Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 22:10
    • Oxford GHC
    • Meeting with Oxford Health Alliance
    • Meeting with Rhona MacDonald and Simon re. Global Health Magazine
    • BMA MSC Conference - Medsin workshop went quite well and good Medsin-linked policies passed at conference
    • Global Health Watch 2 meeting
    • the Lancet Student podcast on GHC
    • IFMSA European regional meeting
    • Finalising plans for SGA - opened registration, finalised logistics with Erica and Jess, finalising agenda, etc
    • External reports --> was a little bit behind with these, now up to date
    • Starting writing IFMSA part of President handover
    • Follow-up on a few ongoing things e.g. branch handover resources, conference resources, etc
    • Wrote theme proposal for MM09 with Reza from Denmark, and then got 8 other NMOs to agree to putting their names on it
    • Working on Crisp report stuff with Alma Mata and Medact
    • Been trying to get press accreditation to attend the World Health Assembly with the Lancet student
    • Requesting project stalls and presentations for EuRegMe, as well as sorting out transport arrangements and shouting at Co-op for not sending our confirmation fax
    • Applied to be VP Projects of Medsin-Queens next year after much coercion.

    James' Update, April 1st

    Posted by: Gemma Cubbin on Wednesday 02 April 2008 at 20:04
    • SGA poster
    • NC stall posters
    • Started design for TNT t shirts
    • Planning PharmaDebate with PharmAware Leeds
    • Input into membership discussions
    • Helping Oxford out with their publicity stuff
    • StopAIDS MP lobby day
    • Sorted out extra speaker for International Aid plenary

    Helen's Update, 31st March

    Posted by: Gemma Cubbin on Wednesday 02 April 2008 at 20:03
    • Worked on finishing branch handover pack
    • Started thinking about regional conferences and making it a bit more of a formality.....
    • Started working on motions for sga
    • Trying to get regional conference feedback together from the hosts
    • Had a successful branch presiden'ts meeting in Oxford - always surprised that people would choose it over the other workshops! Discussed voting and membership in groups.

    Simon's Update, 28th March

    Posted by: Gemma Cubbin on Wednesday 02 April 2008 at 20:02
    • Researched appraisals as a form of feedback on team working within the national committee.
    • Spent my life filling in the online conference guide and sent it out to the committee for feedback
    • Updated the conference agreement
    • Amalgamated a few speaker lists together
    • Helped rafi finish off the membership questionnaire
    • Sent lots of email congestion to the committee
    • Researched different global health magazines in prep for meeting with Rhona and brainstormed a few ideas about it.

    Daze's Update, 28th March

    Posted by: Gemma Cubbin on Wednesday 02 April 2008 at 20:01
    • Got TNT application form out - have had some good interest so far (at least 5 people last time I checked)
    • Booked a room for TNT and started to plan socials
    • Got Sarah Phipps to be my co-coordinator for TNT
    • Sorted trainings for GHC
    • Did preparation for the voting session on Saturday in Oxford