For more information or to apply online visit the website www.miga.com.au/content.aspx?p=57.

This is your chance to test out your first aid/emergency skills and for first years, to save/kill your first simulated patient. Teams will compete with prizes given on the basis of teamwork and emergency care in realistic emergency first aid situations. Don’t worry if you’re not an ED hardened warrior - we’re not doctors yet so it’s all about showing up and having a go. (On the other hand if you are an ED hardened warrior, come show us what you’ve got!)

Students from ALL year levels are encouraged to enter! There are only limited places allocated to each year group and it is first in first served. Email your name to rosanna.olsen to enter. Teams will be organised to include students from all years.

There are a certain number of places available for victims/simulated patients. No acting skill is required, only enthusiasm! This job is great fun and all the love and care of a whole team of people is focused on you, all at once… as you scream like a child, decorated with fake blood! Email rosanna.olsen if you want to be a patient.
Of course if you don’t want to compete and don’t feel like screaming, you are encouraged to simply come and watch the spectacle!
And if pumping adrenaline and emergency medicine is your thing, Defence Force Recruiting will be a giving a presentation on the night all about a medical career in uniform.

This is a FREE event and a light supper will be provided. So enter now for the chance at fame, glory, a great prize, and an awesome adrenaline filled night!

On Saturday 31st of July, get ready to see what medical leadership is all about. With four keynote speakers, a panel discussion and a stimulating workshop, you will leave feeling inspired. The seminar will give you the opportunity to broaden your understanding of leadership in medicine, health and research, and provide you with skills in leadership and beyond!

Hear from fantastic keynote speakers, including:

• Professor Nicholas Talley, acclaimed author, gastroenterologist and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Health at Newcastle
• Dr Luciano Dalla Pozza, head of Paediatric Oncology at Westmead Children’s Hospital
• Dr Martin Van Der Weyden, editor of the Medical Journal of Australia

As well as the keynote speakers, there will be a panel discussion where you can voice your views on current issues in healthcare and the future of medicine, and hear the opinions of doctors already working in the field.

A choice of one of three amazing workshops will also be on offer. Dr Zsolt Balogh will run a session on leadership in ethics and critical care, Dr Anousha Victoire will discuss issues of leadership and global medicine and Dr Kelvin Kong will run a workshop on leadership in Indigenous health.

Tickets will be limited and are on sale now ($5 for Medsoc members and $10 for non-members) from your Medsoc year reps* or contact Alex (alexandra.gallagher) or Mia (mia.westcott) to reserve a ticket. Get in early before they sell out!

The event will run from 9.30 am - 3.30 pm at the Royal Newcastle Centre and your ticket includes a full day of speakers and a light breakfast, morning tea and lunch. There will also be great prizes up for grabs.

For those med students completing iLEAD, this event will count towards experiential points.

*Year reps by year:

Year 1: Emmie Best and Sesh Ratwatte

Year 2: Jonno O’Donnell and Yasmin Salleh

Year 3: Sam Roberts and Coen Butters

Year 5: Contact Mia or Alex directly

Thanks to our sponsors:

• General Practice Training – Valley to Coast
• Doctors Health Fund
• Bongiorno
• MDA National
• Avant
• MIGA
• Defence Jobs

Download poster here (A4 PDF)

The AMSA National Teaching Award champions excellence in medical education. In the current medico-political climate, nothing is more valuable to medical students than quality teaching. The single Award is given to an individual deemed to have made a very significant contribution to medical education in Australia, as determined by students themselves.

The AMSA National Student Award recognises the excellent contributions that medical students make to their local community and the wider nation. This Award is judged on the personal, academic and professional achievements of the nominees. Consideration is also given to leadership qualities.

Any medical student, on approval of the nominee’s Medical Students’ Society, can nominate any educator or medical student for the Awards, which is ultimately judged by the AMSA National Council at Second Council before the National Convention each year.

Submissions are due June 12 2010. All the details are on Blackboard MedSoc in the AMSA Folder under the Documents tab to the left, or check out www.amsa.org.au

Course Link: Documents / AMSA / AMSA National Teaching Award

A number of bursaries will be awarded to support your research and can be up to $2,000 value.

For more information check out this website - http://www.amsa.org.au/content/amsa-avant-research-bursaries

UNMS’s Medical Leadership Seminar has now SOLD OUT

Need some guidance, some inspiration, some career options??! There is an Expo being held at the AJC Convention Center at Randwick racecourse Saturday the 4th of April…dont stress…its FREE.
For more info visit the AMA site or – http://www.medcareerexpo.com.au/