Contact:

Josué Alexis
Regional Chairperson

The MUMUS.med website is undergoing restructuring for 2009.

Watch this space for more info/updates soon!

Tuesday 11th November
7:45pm – Midnight
Central Pier, Docklands

Idea is to come dressed in the colours of the Rubik's cube and throughout the night, swap items with others and go home as the one colour.
$27 for food, cruise and DJ!
Awesome drink Specials on the night!

MUMUS will be holding its AGM on Friday the 10^th October from 12.00-1.00pm, in the R1 lecture theatre on Clayton campus, right after the second year lecture 

Reports from the 2008 committee will outline MUMUS’s current activities and we will be voting on amendments to the society constitution. 

Hope to see as many of you there as possible. 

Regards 

Nicholas Lanyon

MUMUS Clinical Secretary 2008

Photos from the Monash University Medical Ball 2008 at Victory Room, Telstra Dome on 20th September 2008 are online and available for you to view and purchase!!!

All prints are professionally printed and packaged by Smugmug, our gallery representative.

Prices on the site are in USD, but here is an idea of what you should expect to pay.

6x4" Print - $4.50USD =    $5AUD
5x7" Print - $5.50USD =    $6AUD
A4 Print - $9.00USD    =    $10AUD
A3 Print - $45USD       =    $50AUD

Postage/Handling is $8 AUD for up to 5 photos and this increases with the number of photos. Any order of 20 or more prints will incur a $20 AUD delivery charge.

The best option to save on postage is to get together with friends and order a bunch together!

Email any queries to monashphotographyclub[at]gmail.com

Click here to view the galleries

By completing the survey and providing an email address, students automatically go into the draw to win a copy of the 2008 Toronto notes.

2. AMSA Get a GP Campaign: Bulk Billing GP list now available!

How can you look after others if you can't look after yourself? The AMSA Get a GP Campaign is in full flight- every Medical Student should have a GP! Go to http://amsa.org.au/getagp to find a list of GP's who will bulk bill medical students.

3. The AMSA RED Centre

RED Centre is the Rural Electives Database Centre of AMSA. AMSA are in the process of populating this database with students' accounts of rural placements. At this stage AMSA need you to tell us about your rural elective. The database will be up and running in a month or so!!

To submit an entry, students should go to amsa.org.au/redcentre.

You may have started to think about medical indemnity insurance for your Intern year. 

MIGA makes it easy. We provide FREE Intern insurance to existing Student Members upon graduation. 

If you are not a Student Member of MIGA we encourage you to join prior to the start of your Intern year.  If you join before 31 December 2008 you’ll also be in the running to win an ipod touch valued at $499.00. 

It’s easy to join online, click here to complete the online Application Form available on the MIGA Student page.  

MUMUS, AMSA and the Asian Medical Students' Association (AsMSA) invites all Australian medical students to apply to attend the: 22nd East Asian Medical Students' Conference (EAMSC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Theme: "AIDS in the Asia-Pacific". Dates: 7th– 11th January 2009 

Please see attached document for further details. This is a great opportunity!! Get involved!!

Questions?

Lachlan Batty (AMSA Rep)

lachlan.batty@gmail.com

The AMSA NLDS is a prestigious three day seminar held at Parliament House, Canberra. It is attended by medical students from the 19 Australian medical schools and three delegates from Monash will have the opportunity to attend. It will be held from September 1^st to September 3^rd.

The AMSA NLDS is proudly supported by the Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP. Delegates are provided with an opportunity to question parliamentarians about issues facing medical students and Australia's health system today. Attendees also participate in workshops designed to improve skills in advocacy, media and negotiation. This seminar is an opportunity for medical students to spend three days exploring the concept of leadership with prominent figures in Australian health and politics.

Applications are open to all medical students with leadership aspirations. Applications will close at midnight on 1 August 2008. Successful applicants will be notified on 11 August 2008. The application form can be accessed at http://amsa.org.au/form/nlds.php Students can only attend the NLDS once.

Questions:

Lach Batty (MUMUS AMSA Rep)

lachlan.batty@gmail.com

It free of charge for med students. They must however fax in their name and details to 02 97470049 in order to register

Please see attached pdf!

Questions?

Lachlan Batty (AMSA Rep)

lachlan.batty@gmail.com

The second AMSA/AMA Vic LDW will be on the 28th June. This is an amazing day of presentations and workshops from a variety of leading doctors and health professionals. It aims to empower medical students to be involved in change within education, medical training, and health care. A fantastic opportunity that looks great on the CV!

See attached to register.

09.30am        Registration / Morning Tea
10.05am        Medicine and Work life Balance: How to have it all? - Dr Stephen Parnis (followed by a 10 minute break)
11.15am        Public Speaking and Powerful Presentations - Dr Paul Niselle
12.30pm        Lunch
1.30pm          What is Leadership? – Dr Mukesh Haikerwal (Ex Federal AMA President!- Wow!!!)
2.30pm          Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Skills - Dr Joseph Sgroi
3.30pm          Afternoon Tea
3.45pm          AMSA Forum: Getting involved in the issues that affect you the most - AMSA Public Relations, Carly Fox
4.30pm          Close

The Elective Photo this year has been expanded into two categories, and revitalised by the generous involvement of Littmann Stethoscopes, who are providing the amazing prizes. Photos will be displayed at AMSA Convention Melbourne 08. For the first time, two categories will be offered.

Photographic Competition is for any photo with medical subject matter (from an elective, etc) that has not been digitally altered.

Digital Composition/Media Competition is for photos which have been digitally altered, or any other digital composition with medical subject material. Could be a diagram for a research assignment, a poster for a med ball, an elective photo….

For information, visit amsa.org.au/convention08

Do you want the chance to present your research at the largest gathering of medical students in Australasia? Do you want the chance to win some amazing prizes? Melbourne08 is excited to host the 2nd National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Poster Competition. The competition is designed to encourage and showcase research by medical students around Australia and New Zealand, as well as to demonstrate the opportunities available to other budding researchers. Abstracts are invited from interested students who have done a substantial portion of research during the course of their medical degree.

Prizes:

1st Prize: $1,000 in cash and publication of the abstract in Panacea.

2nd Prize: 1 year subscription to the New England Journal of Medicine

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS

PUGGY HUNTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and administered by Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA).

Scholarships will be available for the start of the 2009 academic year and are worth up to $7,500 per year for part time study and up $15,000 per year for full time study.  Applications will be available to download from Royal College of Nursing, Australia 28 June 2008.

Scholarships will be available for students who wish to study in 2009 at the undergraduate level in the areas of:

•  Aboriginal health worker
•  allied health (excluding pharmacy)
•  dentistry/oral health
•  health service management
•  health promotion/education
•  medicine
•  mental health
•  midwifery
•  nursing.

Applicants must identify as and be able to prove their Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status.

Selection will be based on criteria including demonstrated interest and experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, leadership qualities and financial need. This selection is not based on academic achievement.

This scheme will open 28 June 2008 applications will be available from our website. Applications close 8 August 2008.

Further information is available by contacting RCNA on free call 1800 688 628 or email at scholarships@rcna.org.au.

Australian delegation to the 5th annual meeting of the Asian Collaborative Training on Infectious 

Disease, Outbreak, Natural Disaster and Refugee Management (ACTION) Project of the International 

Federation of Medical Students' Association (IFMSA). This year's meeting will be held in Manila, 

The Philippines from the 17th to the 23rd of August, 2008. 

This is a fantastic opportunity, everyone should apply! Please read the attachment for more details.

Questions?

Lach Batty (MUMUS AMSA Rep)

lachlan.batty@gmail.com

Dear students,  

The 2008 MUMUS Clinical Cocktail Party that was due to be held on Saturday May 3 at the Docklands has been cancelled. 

Due to contractual difficulties with Fixx Jam that could not be overcome, the decision has been made not to run the event for this year. 

All people who have purchased tickets will be refunded in full. This will be done by the MUMUS Treasurer, Minjae Lee, within the next week.  

If you have questions or queries regarding the cancellation, refund policy or anything else in relation to the Clinical Cocktail Party please contact mumus@med.monash.edu.au.  

We thank you for your understanding and apologise for any inconvenience caused.  

Kind Regards,  

Come along to find out more about the

O&G Training Programme at The Women’s” 

An informal get together has been organised to meet with Obstetricians and Gynaecologists about the O&G Training Programme 

   Guest speakers:

                        Nicola Bryan, Kirsten Connan & Tania Hingston 

Date: Tuesday 13 May 2008

Time: 5.30 – 7.30 pm

Venue: KSEC1

If you are interested in attending this programme and for catering purposes, could you please contact Sonia Moore on 9344 2175 or email sonia.moore@rwh.org.au

A MUMUS and Ignite initiative

 
A fun-filled night of feasting, song and dance to celebrate cultural diversity and international relations. Come along for a laid back evening of sharing your best recipes with friends!!!

When: 24^th April (The day b4 ANZAC day)

Where: Banquet Room, Campus Centre, Building 10, Clayton Campus

Time: 6-9pm

Bring: Your gorgeous self in traditional dress and a plate of food for 10 people

Price: $5

So dust off your favourite wife-beaters and thongs, saris, kimonos, letlalo, baju kurrung, cheongsam, ao dai, kilts, berets, għonnella or whatever you desire

And whip up your best pavlova, meat pie, sushi, mee goreng, briyani, paella, dumplings, seswaa, samosa, masala, korma, chakalaka, chow mein, rendAng or anything else that will get our mouths watering.

See you there!!!!

Contact:

Amy Jo (contact about music)

ajjoh10@student.monash.edu

Pallu (contact about performing on the night)

pallup@gmail.com

Nisha

nshr3@student.monash.edu

Danika

dethi1@student.monash.edu

Tamishta

tamishta@gmail.com

Marang Makepe

mkmak4@student.monash.edu 

MUMUS Clinical Cocktail is coming up! Perfect oppurtunity to catch up
with all your friends, have a few drinks and dance the night away! At the
incredible venue Fix in Docklands, the night will be filled with good
music and a spectucular Waterfront night view. Details are as follows:

-Date: 3rd May, Saturday
-Time: 7-11pm
-Venue: FIX Docklands, Suite 119/439 Docklands Drive Waterfront City,
Docklands
-Costs: $50 including GST
-Covers: beers, wine, champagne, soft drinks and finger food
-Band: jazz band
-Afterparty- TBC

Tickets will now be on sale on the MUMUS website
http://mumus.med.monash.edu/shop2. Limited tickets- ticket sales will close on
23rd April, Wednesday night or when sold out

Check out venue website at http://www.fixjamm.com.au/index2.asp

Get in fast and tell all your friends- will be a fabulous night!

If you have any questions, feel free to email evelyne_cheng@hotmail.com

M

WHEN: 10am-3pm, Tuesday 19^th February

WHERE: Anatomy Lawn, outside Building 13
Medfest is a fun medical carnival with stalls galore and plenty of prizes to be won!

Traffic Light Night- at the Station Hotel

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WHERE: The Station Hotel, Prahran (opposite Prahran station, 96 Greville Street)

Mannix and Halls students meet at Mannix and Halls respectively at 6:00pm to be guided to the station hotel.

MUSIC, FOOD/SNACKS AVAILABLE AND FANTASTIC DRINK SPECIALS

Futures Forum

WHEN: Wednesday 20^th February, TIME: 10am to 1pm

WHERE: M3/13A (theater M3 in the anatomy building)

After listening to some incredible speakers, you will get a chance to hang out and chat while enjoying food that's both delicious and free! Come on down or you are sure to miss out!

Pub Crawl: The 80’s in ‘08

WHAT: Funky clothes, shenanigans and a hell of a good time!
WHEN & WHERE:

Meet at Young and Jackson’s (1 Swanston St) at 6pm or for out-of-towners meet at the Monash University Bus Loop at 5pm and we’ll take you. Wednesday the 20th of Feb.

Now that you’re part of the family, MUMUS is inviting you to your first uni night out! What better way to get to know your peers than a couple of games of bowling and some drinks!

Where: Strike Bowling in the City

When: Meet on the steps of Flinders Street Station at 7:15pm on Tuesday the 22nd of January

What: An awesome (and cheap – you are poor uni students now!) night out of bowling, pool and a whole heap of fun!

The night promises to be a great “meet and greet” opportunity, so come along, makes some new mates and enjoy an awesome night out!

Meball ticket sales will close on at midnight on Monday 10 September.

Table submissions will close at midnight on Wednesday 12 September. After this time, people without tables will be allocated one according to their year level.

Buy your tickets now or you'll miss out! :)

Ignite and WILDFIRE would like to thank all those who attended their annual Trivia Night.

Proudly supported by MUMUS, this years' theme of Olympic Trivia was a huge success!  The night was packed with games, speeches, trivial pursuits and the annual unbreakable piñata. The Olympic theme brought the night alive with student performances, chants from rival national tables and face painting galore. The entertainment was unending and the talents and diversity of Monash University’s medical students was clear as pie. 

The night raised over $1,800 very appropriately for the Fred Hollows Foundation. This fantastic organization works for the improvement of developing communities in Australia and abroad. 

Well done, on yet another success for Medical students!

The National Healthcare Group, Singapore will be visiting Monash University on 16 Aug 2007 (Evening) for a recruitment session.  Some very senior doctors will be flying in from Singapore to share their experiences of working in Singapore. Students who are interested may send their RSVP to Matthew_WK_LOH@nhg.com.sg Graduating students who are keen to work in Singapore can also send in their CVs by 5 Aug 2007. Click read more for more information...