Announcements
YOUR NEXT STEPS:
With the General meeting a week behind us, you may now be wondering - what can i do now with the global health working group?
These are your options, see below for more details on each point:
1. Participating in the programs we have going already.
2. Helping to organize with the programs we have going already. Email before FRIDAY!
3. Starting your own initiative, which we would be glad to help with!
4. Participating in Feedback and Discussion
*Remember: check the MedTech community regularly for announcements and events.
More Details:
1. Participating with our programs:
This semester:
- Health and Human Rights Conference - Oct 4&5 - http://sites.google.com/site/hhrc2008/Home
- Weekly Lecture Series - Every Wed 12:30-1:30 - Bot B143 - see medTech community for speaker schedule.
- Community Initiatives - email natalia at 2nn1@queensu.ca if you are interested in participating/ helping to organize this project.
- CAPE (enviro): first meeting Thursday October 2, 5:00pm outside the Botterell Library. email paul at 7pgu@queensu.ca for more details.
Next Semester:
- Global health forum/ journal club: to follow up on the lecture series. stay tuned for more details!
2. Organizing with our programs:
- Health and Human Rights Conference: Looking for organizers for next year: 2 first years + 2 second years. email jessie: jessieweaver@hotmail.com
- Lecture series: looking for 2 organizers for next year. email Dan: danfinnigan@gmail.com
- Community Initiatives: looking for 2 first year reps to take leadership with this program and see it through into next year. email natalia: 2nn1@queensu.ca
- Fundraising Committee - looking for everyone interested in helping - email meredith: 7mcd@queensu.ca
- Issue-focused events/ general member: If you are interested in helping to organize events such as World AIDS Day or special forums, email jess at 7jshl@queensu.ca
**If you are interested in any of the bolded positions, email the right person by WED OCT 1!
3. Starting your own initiative.
You are welcome to suggest any ideas of new things we can try, or help us out with organizing some of the issue-focused activities we'd like to undertake this year. Check out our resources and announcements on MedTech community regularly! if you're interested in doing stuff like this, send me an email - 7jshl@queensu.ca
4. Participating in feedback and discussion:
Every 2 weeks we will be posting a "Thinking point" on our community discussion board. These will be statements/ questions that are designed to get you thinking about the reasons for your involvement with global health, ethical dilemmas in global health, and other issues to refect on. Your participation is encouraged!
There will also be a discussion board for feedback on any of our activities.
If you have ANY questions at all - please don't hesitate to email me. We look forward to working with everyone!
Jessica Liauw
AS Global Health Liaison
Please see the attached document for the second and final call for nominations for the CFMS Executive 2008-2009. Please forward this email and the attached document to your students ASAP, and please contact me if you have any questions. Note that nominations close Saturday, September 27th, 2008 at the time designated in the document (see documents tab or email jess - 7jshl).
Also, note that the first executive meeting shall now be October 17 - 19, 2008 in Ottawa. There is also a new position description for the position of VP-Global Health.
Philip
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Philip Brost, BSc, MD
Past-President
Canadian Federation of Medical Students
PGY-1 Resident in Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
pastpres@cfms.org
H: 604.254.0466
M: 604.603.5633
The Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) is recruiting once again! If you are looking to get involved in global health and have what it takes to be a leader, we are looking for you!
We are looking for someone to nationally coordinate the exchange program of the International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA). The program gives Canadian students the opportunity to participate in international clinical or research exchanges while giving international student the opportunity to discover the greatness of our country and medical education curriculum. We are currently recruiting to fill the position of National Exchange Officer Jr:
Position Details :
National Exchange Officer :
The NEO Jr. would be responsible for working with the NEO Sr in coordinating the thirteen local committees across Canada in both setting up placements for incoming students and selecting outgoing participants. The NEO is also responsible for working with other exchange officers around the world in signing exchange contracts and enhancing the exchange program on a global scale. It is a two year position (one year as junior, one year as senior) best suited for first year students.
For more details regarding this position, contact Jessica Liauw at 7jshl@queensu.ca for the application form. As indicated in the attached application form, you must submit a CV and answer a few questions to apply. Please submit your applications NO LATER THAN September 26th, 2008.
These programs are a great way to get involved in global health while showcasing your leadership skills. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
National Exchange Officer Sr. (NEO/NORE Sr.)
Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS)
International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)
neo.nore.jr.can@gmail.com