Newsletter 152

Content

National News and Events

  • Wanted: London Co-Ordinator
  • Wanted: Alumni Director
  • Medsin AGA News!
  • Overriding Trident Bike Tour/ IPPNW Meeting
  • Financing and Action for Global Health conference
  • Healthy Planet Event
  • UAEM Conference
  • TBH Nottingham Questionnaire
  • Medsin National Conference 2007 - Population and Health
  • Advance notice of Marrow AGM
  • Opportunities with The Lancet Student

International News and Events

  • IFMSA Alumni

Website and News

The website is for YOUR events being held by YOUR branches, projects and campaigns. It is really, really easy to submit events and news, so please do, and let everyone know what wonderful things you are up to!

National News and Events

Wanted: London Co-ordinator

Do you want to be the Branch Coordinator for London next year? The aim of the job is to maximise the benefit of London’s unique position as a city that is home to five Medsin branches. This job includes: chairing meetings for all the London coordinators, working out how everyone can best work together – for example, joint events and making sure events don’t clash. You will work closely with Vice President for Branches (this year it’s Helen from Manchester) To apply, please send your letter of motivation (no more than 500 words) to the committee Deadline is Midnight, September 14th. Voting will take place between the London branches at the AGA.

Wanted: Alumni Director

Have you been involved in Medsin but have now graduated? Do you think you have what it takes to co-ordinate the Medsin Alumni? If you would like more details, contact the committee To apply, please send your letter of motivation (no more than 500 words) to the committee by midnight, September 14th. Voting will take place at the AGA.

Medsin AGA News

Medsin's Autumn General Assembly 2007 will be held at Boldrewood Campus in sunny Southampton on 22nd and 23rd September.

As always the weekend will include:

  • updates on different aspects of the network
  • outlining plans for 2007/08
  • much discussion through mini meetings & debate
  • voting session
  • training .....as well as a few surprises!

Registration fee: £10 for 2 lunches, breakfast, tea/coffee biscuits and refreshments, accommodation.

  • Deadline for bylaw changes - midnight, Friday 7th September
  • Deadline for guaranteed accommodation - midnight, Friday 14th September

Registration form and more information Click here

Overriding Trident Bike Tour

To raise awareness about Trident and as a run up to the ground breaking conference by The Nobel Peace Organization International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and the British Royal Society of Medicine - "Nuclear Weapons - the Final Pandemic: Preventing Proliferation and Achieving Abolition" in London, October 3rd-4th, 2007. The conference will present the latest scientific evidence on the health effects of nuclear weapons.

From September 28th-30th of 2007, a group of medical students, doctors and political activists will cycle the English countryside from Dover to London in order to reach this conference, informing the public on their way about the dangers of nuclear weapons, holding Target X installations and meeting with mayors and media on the way.

Take a look at the website and register online. You will then receive all necessary information, including the meeting point and time, further information on what to bring with you, some advice on bicycle gear and information concerning accomodation.

Click here for more informtaion.

Financing and Action for Global Health conference

13-14th September, London

The conference aims to catalyse action on global health. It will address key issues in health systems strengthening in developing countries such as ensuring human resources for health, gender and health and research and development for new tools and technologies; providing an opportunity to hear the latest in policy, practise and research from both international and developing country perspective.

For more information click here

Healthy Planet Event

Environmentalism.. Climate change.. Resources .......Health...??

Healthy Planet is set to be a bigger and better campaign than ever next year, and just to make sure of this we will be having a get together in London on Sunday 23rd September. There will be an information and planning session at 5.30, followed by a social. More precise details to follow.

This will be an opportunity to find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved. You can hear about and have a say on plans for next year. If you are travelling from outside London, we will be able to find accommodation for you - just let me know in advance.

If you can come along to the meeting, or would just like to know more about the campaign, the meeting or the plans, email Sarah

UAEM Conference

I am pleased to announce that the 2007 UAEM conference will be held Friday, Sept. 28 - Sunday, Sept. 30 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, USA. Join students from across the US, UK and Canada in calling for universities to play a more active role in improving access to medicines in poor countries.

A limited amount of funding is available to help with travel expenses; accommodation with a student host will be provided if necessary. Click here for more information

TBH Nottingham Questionnaire

The Teddy Bear Hospital Questionnaire is now up on the website, please take 2 minutes to fill it in and contribute on behalf of your university.

Medsin National Conference 2007 - Population and Health

26-28th October, Dundee Information about the theme, cheap train tickets and everything else you need to know about the conference can be found here

Advance notice of Marrow AGM

Just a reminder that the AGM which is scheduled for 24-25th November this year. It will be held in Exeter, please could you let us know how many people from your group will be attending, whether you will be arriving on the Friday night of the Saturday morning and whether any of your group have special dietary requirements.

Please get back to us a.s.a.p. so we have an idea of numbers.

The Lancet Student Blogger

Right! I have some really big news to tell you today. TheLancetStudent.com is now looking for medical students from around the world who are interested in:

1) Being a regular BLOGGER on TheLancetStudent.com. This will mean that you can write the daily blog for a few days or so on a regular basis

2) Being a regular CONTRIBUTOR to TheLancetStudent.com. This means that just like most newspapers, or TV networks, you can be like our Correspondent in…Delhi, Dhaka, Denver, or where ever! You can keep us posted with what is happening in your area and also write articles for us.

3) Being a regular REVIEWER (helping to review all of the submissions that come in). At the moment, me and some other Lancet editors read and review all of the articles that you send us, but we think it would be much better if medical students from around the world helped us to do this as that would be proper "peer" review.

Just a couple of things to note:

First, don't worry if you have never done any of the above before. We want all medical students everywhere to have a chance of being more involved with us so just email me if you are interested in any (or some or all) of these three areas and we can take it from there.

Second, if you don't want to be a regular blogger, contributor or reviewer, you can still be involved whenever you have the time and inclination. You can post comment on the blogs, and published articles, or write an article, or suggest an idea for one whenever you want.

And here is an added incentive. If we publish one of your articles, we will also give you FREE access to TheLancet.com (so you have access to ALL of The Lancet's content) for one year.

International News and Events

IFMSA Alumni

As part of the new services that IFMSA Alumni is giving, there is a new service being offered to our IFMSA Alumni members.

Now, you can get your e-mail account as IFMSA Alumni and have yourname@ifmsalumni.com!

If you are an IFMSA Alumni, and you want to have IFMSA Alumni e-mail, then contact us at alumni@ifmsa.org

IFMSA, a life long relationship.

Last updated on Monday 03 September 2007 at 19:59.