[Alma Mata] Global Health Newsletter: April/May 2008

[Emily Spry]

Alma Mata Newsletter April/May 2008

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Dear Member,

Welcome to the first email newsletter from Alma Mata, with news and events
for health care professionals with an interest in global health.

>From now on we hope to bring you a little ray of global health inspiration
and information every month or two.

Please drop us a line any time with your comments or suggestions.

All the best from Fred, Emily and the Alma Mata Working Group


NEWS...

Want to work abroad?
Recent upheavals in how doctors are trained seem to have made it more
difficult for trainees to get time out of their programmes to work in
developing countries.  The British Medical Association is concerned and has
recently called a meeting with the Royal Colleges and Deaneries to explore
the issues.  In Alma Mata, we are collecting and passing on (anonymously, if
necessary) the experiences of those affected.  If you are a junior doctor
and have been told that time out of your speciality training programme is
not allowed or have had an application rejected, please get in touch with us
as soon as possible.  Email: emilyspry at gmail.com.

Global health closer to home
THET (Tropical Health and Education Trust) helps to forge long term links
between health institutions in developing countries and their counterparts
in the UK.  There could already be a link project where you work.  To find
out, visit the THET website and use their UK links search.  www.thet.org.uk

Alma Mata website rebirth
After a glorious few years, the Alma Mata website is in need of a new lick
of paint.  Over the next few months, the Alma Mata website is going to be
reborn.  We will soon be asking for your input on what you would like from
the website, as it's our main tool for providing a network for global health
enthusiasts so have a think about what you would find useful.

EVENTS - THIS MONTH...
*
Medicine Overseas
Royal Society of Medicine, Friday 25th April 2008
*Topics include training and preparation for work abroad, different types of
work and organisations and how to get involved.  Speakers from Red Cross
(ICRC), Medecins Sans Frontiers, UK Department for International Development
and others.
http://www.almamata.net/news/node/8241
Prices: £30 (Student), £75 (Trainee Doctor)

Global Health: current issues, future trends and foreign policy
Royal College of Physicians, Monday 29th April 2008
This conference will explore the growing UK debate on global health, with
updates on communicable and chronic disease.
http://www.almamata.net/news/node/8225
Price: £150

*Careers in Tropical Medicine*
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , 1pm Thursday 22nd May 2008
- Venue: Royal Geographical Society
An afternoon aimed at encouraging scientists and researchers from any
related discipline to learn about careers in Tropical Medicine and
International Health.
www.rstmh.org
Price: £10

*EVENTS - IN THE FUTURE*

Health and Society Summer School: With International Health Option
UCL, 30th June to 4th July 2008
Aimed at those working in public health and those investigating careers in
public health or associated subjects.  The five-day course includes options
in Social Determinants of Health and International Health.
http://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/csdh_media/csdh_summer_school_08_flyer.pdf
Prices: £600 (bookings prior to 30th April 2008), £650 (after 30th April
2008)

Alma Ata 30 years on - The Future of Primary Health Care
Thursday 11th and Friday 12th September
Organised by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Lancet, the
Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the Department for
International Development
http://www.m-dixon.com/profileproductions/registration.php?event=AT08.

Thanks for reading the Alma Mata newsletter April/May 2008

Send you comments and suggestions to: fredmart at gmail.com and/or
emilyspry at gmail.com

* The Alma Mata Working Group is the informal, voluntary group who aim to
keep Alma Mata muddling along.  If you would like to join our mailing list
or one of our meetings, please just drop us a line - we are having a working
weekend 16th to 18th May 2008 and would very much welcome anyone with a
passion for global health.  Email us! *

~ Alma Mata ~ Global Health Graduates Network ~
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