Attachments :

Books needed to be reviewed1

1. OGHG Careers Fair – Tomorrow 1st March

2. “Belief in an Age of Scepticism” – Friday 5th March

3. The Oxford Experience

4. Case studies want for The Gazette

5. Review books for The Gazette

6. Free money for Osler Entz

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1. **Oxford Global Health Group presents:**
3rd Annual GLOBAL CAREERS FAIR

1st March 2010
6-9pm
Medical Sciences Teaching Centre
South Parks Road, Oxford

Stalls from NGOs, humanitarian aid organisations, expedition medicine, charities, global health researchers, and many more…..

Talks from experts from Medecins Du Monde, Medecins Sans Frontieres, and African Health Placemnts…

E mail oghgcareers2010@live.com for more details
Or visit our website www.oxfordghg.co.uk

Organisations attending include:
Medecins Du Monde
Medecins Sans Frontieres
VSO
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Engineers without borders
Africa Health Placements
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Experts on: Conflict Medicine,
Research Abroad
Neglected Tropical Disease

AND MUCH MORE!

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2. **”Belief in an Age of Scepticism” – Friday 5th March**

8pm (doors open 7.30pm)

Friday 5th March

Oxford Town Hall

Free entry, all welcome

Timothy Keller will be talking whether belief in God is reasonable in the 21st Century. He is author of the New York Times Bestseller “The Reason for God” and a world-renowned speaker.

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3. **The Oxford Experience**

To all UAB and Divisional Colleagues,

The Public Affairs Department here at the University are currently working on a print publication to showcase the benefits that students here in Oxford can expect. It will be called “The Oxford Experience” and will cover both undergraduate and graduate students. I wondered if you might have a few interested students who may be willing to answer a few interview questions (please see below) that might be used in this publication? If you are able to help then please could you send your responses to me by Monday 1 March.

With many thanks,

Questions

Q: Please briefly describe your background, including the school or college you attended, and any family history of higher education. Please also indicate your under/graduate degree subjects, years of matriculation, and colleges attended.

Q: Briefly describe your experience of the undergraduate and/or graduate application process, focusing on what you see as its benefits.

Q: Why did you choose your degree(s)?

Q: What opportunities have you had to pursue particular interests within your degree(s)?

Q: How do you feel you have developed over the course of your degree(s) – eg learning to plan your time and work independently?

Q: Bearing in mind the many benefits of studying at Oxford, including tutorials, living in college, etc, please select one or two that you think are particularly important and outline why you think this.

Q: Do you have a particularly interesting anecdote to tell about one of these aspects of life at Oxford? Perhaps you have had tutorials with a world-leading academic or studying in an interdisciplinary environment opened up new academic interests for you.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?

For this project we are particularly interested in UK students, with apologies for the tight deadline.

In addition, the Graduate Admissions and Funding office still has a few spaces left in our consultation discussion group for the 12/13 Prospectus that is aimed specifically for the student opinion, so if you have any students who may be interested in contributing to this, please do either get in touch, or pass on the details to them.  This will be a lunchtime session, with refreshments provided.  We would be interested in all levels of graduate students from all backgrounds.  We are aiming for a session before 8th week, and some potential dates have been set up using meeting room software, and the relevant link is below:

http://www.doodle.com/w3r7czh79yariwn8

If your students have any questions please do encourage them to get in touch with me.

Sincerely,

Felicity Shields (Mrs)

Recruitment and Communications Assistant
Graduate Admissions and Funding
University of Oxford

Tel: +44 (0) 1865 280454
Email: felicity.shields@admin.ox.ac.uk
Web: www.ox.ac.uk/postgraduate

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4. **4^th Year Case Studies wanted for the Gazette**

We are still looking for short (200w) case studies to print in the next issue of the Oxford Medical School Gazette. Since many of the you have already had to do case presentations as part of the medical (or surgical/DGH/SSM) attachments this would be a great opportunity to have something printed that would be quick and easy to write up!

We are looking for informal, punchy and interesting write-ups.

Email lucy.farrimond@medschool.ox.ac.uk with any questions, or to submit a draft.

Ideally we would like drafts by next Monday.

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5. **Review books for The Gazette**

The Oxford Medical School Gazette has a number of books that need reviewing for the new edition of the gazette. The list of books are attached to this email. If you wish to review a book please send an email to me (naieya.madhvani@medschool.ox.ac.uk) as soon as possible, please include a few sentences on why you would like or be well suited to reviewing the book. Reviewers will be picked on the merits of their reason for wanting to review a book. Any person who reviews a book, according to the deadlines set, will subsequently be allowed to keep the book.

If you have any further questions regarding book reviews for the gazette please feel free to contact me or any of the editorial team. Thanks.
Naieya Madhvani

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6. **Free money for Osler House Entz from Doctors.net.uk!!**

Doctors.net.uk is an internet site designed for medical students and doctors. A great many benefits are available by joining (free) – most importantly is your own personal “@doctors.co.uk” email address that will follow you around for life long after  “.ox.ac.uk” has died, and is accepted by all NHS trusts. Be warned popular names are going fast! There are loads of other benefits include online networking with nearly 175,000 doctors, medical and pharmaceutical recruitment, DoH involvement/research, an educational library and online forum.

To encourage people to join doctors.net.uk will give money to Osler Entz depending on uptake – the more people who join the more money they give – UP TO £750 which is one hell of a party!!!

Finalists in particular should join as money will be given towards the FinaBooks needed to be reviewed1lists dinner/end of year party.

Get joining – www.doctors.net.uk