1. Tingewick Bakesale – This Friday 7th May
2. Tingewick Jazz Night – 7th May
3. OSM Conference – Thursday 13th May
4. Indian Beats – May 15th
5. Talk by Jan Pienkowski – Weds 19th May
6. Alcohol
7. Restart
8. United Kingdom Medical Students’ Association Committee
9. Neurocardiology Elective at NIH
10. Books for sale
11. Part time work available
12. Three Peaks Race

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1. **Tingewick Bakesale**

Don’t forget – the next TINGEWICK BAKESALE is coming up this FRIDAY 7th MAY from 10:30-5:30. A big thank you to those of you who have said you’ll bake something for us, but we still need lots more to make it a success! So if you’re keen to help out we’d love to hear from you, or just bring your creations along (from 10am).

And if cake appreciation is more your thing, ditch GPEC/Osler for a day and try our baked goodies instead! Your conscience (and your stomach…and Rita!) will thank you!

Any questions, email claire.stead@medschool.ox.ac.uk or joanna.cooke@medschool.ox.ac.uk

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2. **Tingewick Jazz Night**

When? 7th May, 7.30pm til Midnight

Where? Tingewick Hall

Dress? Black tie

Come and enjoy cocktails, canapés and the talents of some of Oxford’s finest
Jazz musicians with the Osler committee election results to be announced
half way through the night!

Tickets: Alcoholic tickets £12 (includes 2 free drinks)
Non-alcoholic tickets £8 (includes 2 free non-alcoholic drinks)

Email tingewicktickets@googlemail.com to reserve your tickets!

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3. **OSM Conference**

The Oxford Society for Medicine presents a unique conference:

*** HEALTHCARE UNDER SIEGE: Supporting medical education in the occupied Palestinian territory ***

All welcome – FREE entry – NO registration required – JUST TURN UP!
Thursday 13th May 2010, 6.00pm – 8.30pm
Oxford University, St. Catherine’s College, Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre

Question: What do the founder of the Cochrane Collaboration, the first surgeon to perform a heart transplant in the UK and the Editor of the world’s leading general medical journal, The Lancet have in common?

Answer: By volunteering in the occupied Palestinian territories, they all have direct personal experience of the obstacles to health care delivery in one of the most challenging and dangerous environments in the world.

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Join us as we host the leading luminaries of the medical and surgical world in a stimulating and thought-provoking audience-driven discussion on the experiences of the International Medical community in tackling a uniquely challenging predicament.

How can we account for the medical crisis in Gaza and the West Bank? What are the barriers to health care delivery in the Occupied Palestinian Territory? How can they be overcome? And what is Oxford’s place in supporting medical education in resource poor or conflict affected areas?

This will be an unmissable event for anyone who wants to get closer to the truth behind healthcare in the Palestinian territories and for those with an interest in making a positive change to the world around them

Any queries, please e-mail: omar.abdel-mannan@medschool.ox.ac.uk

The panel includes:

Dr Richard Horton – Editor-in-chief of The Lancet – the world’s leading medical journal
Sir Ian Chalmers – Founder of the Cochrane Collaboration – the world’s foremost source of evidence based medical research. Co-ordinator of the James Lind initiative.
Sir Terence English – Retired Professor of Cardiothoracic surgery at Cambridge University. The first man to perform a heart transplant in the UK. Former President of the Royal College of Surgeons
….and other experts….

We look forward to seeing you there

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4. **INDIAN BEATS 2010**

An enchanting evening to experience the colour and variety of India in Oxford!!! – raising funds for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance Service.

ALL WELCOME

Time : May 15th, Saturday, 5.30pm to 9.00pm
Student ticket prices:
Concert & dinner: £15
Concert only £9
Concessions available for family & group ticket bookings – please ask organisers for details

Instrumental performance (Jugalbandhi) – “Saaz” (santoor, sitar, tabla), Leeds
Classical dance- Meera Shah
Folk dances from India- Kala-Arpan School of Dance, Oxford
A sumptuous three course dinner*
Venue: Helena Kennedy Student Centre, Headington Hill Campus, Oxford Brookes
University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP (Free car parking)

For more information please see the attached poster or contact Dr Rabi:samuelrabi@hotmail.com

We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be a fun and momorable evening – all for a valuable casue!

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5. **Talk by Jan Pienkowski**

Prof John Geddes and Emily Holmes

Wednesday 19th May
5:45pm

See attached poster.

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6. **ALCOHOL…….**

You are invited to take part in a study we are conducting into the use of alcohol by medical students.

Alcohol misuse poses a major public health challenge and doctors are known to have higher rates of alcohol misuse. We are interested in establishing to what extent this may already be the case in medical school and explore some of the demographic factors associated with the use of alcohol in this group.

Participation will take no longer than five minutes and can be completed on line via weblearn. No personally identifiable information will be collected and participation/non-participation will have no impact upon your grades or course reports. If you do decide to take part you will have the option of entering a prize draw for £20 worth of book tokens.

Follow this link:

https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/direct/eval-evaluation/250

If you have any questions please contact: Thomas.abbott[at]medschool.ox.ac.uk

Many thanks,

Tom Abbott (5th year medic)
Dr Kate Saunders (Dept. Of Psychiatry)

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7. **Restart**

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that we’re trying to get RESTART up and running again. RESTART involves teaching basic life support at local secondary schools. It’s really important for young people to know a bit about BLS and this is also great for your CV. The commitment is however much you want it to be. You can just come to one session or you can come to many if you enjoy it.
We really need more people to volunteer for RESTART to work so please please email me at victoria.grabowski@medschool.ox.ac.uk if you’re interested.

Thanks so much,
Victoria x

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8. **United Kingdom Medical Students’ Association**

Dear Medical Students,

The United Kingdom Medical Students’ Association was founded this year. It independently represents Medical Students across the country, establishes links between different student medical societies and provides a range of resources to students.

We are looking for motivated students to join the committee and assist us in firmly establishing the organisation.

There are currently vacancies in the following positions:
- Treasurer
- Sponsorship Officer
- Web Officer

If you are interested in applying, please send the following information to:mahiben.maruthappu@gtc.ox.ac.uk

1] Name, year, medical school
2] 150 words on your motivations for the position
3] 150 words on relevant experience (or alternatively, a CV is strongly preferable)

The deadline for applications is **Sat 29th May 2010**.

Kind regards,

UKMSA Committee

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9. **Neurocardiology Elective at NIH**

Dear All,

I am one of the final year students and thought I would let you all know about a great elective opportunity. As you all may be aware, Oxford and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Besthesda, Maryland, USA) have an agreement for students to participate in electives. I have had a great time working with the Neurocardiology Lab at the NIH. They work with patients with Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Pure Autonomic Failure, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and other conditions with autonomic dysfunction. I have had a brilliant time working with my supervisor, Dr. David Goldstein, and he informed me that he would be delighted to have more Oxford students.

http://intra.ninds.nih.gov/Lab.asp?Org_ID=82 – Dr. Goldstein’s NIH page
You can also email me if you have any questions: faisal.rahman@gtc.ox.ac.uk

Faisal Rahman

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10. **Books for sale**

EMQs for finals (Alcolado and Mir, Elsevier 2007) Nearly new. £5

100 Clinical cases and OSCES in Medicine (McCluskey) Again nearly new. £5

Email: caroline.rodgers@gtc.ox.ac.uk

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11. **Part time workers urgently needed by the Electives Network**
Need some extra cash for the summer?

Want to help The Electives Network to update valuable information in time for the launch of our revamped website?

Starting immediately we need students who can work from home to assist us in the update of our databases of hospitals world wide. Our database holds the details of over 4000 hospitals, medical schools, and institutions where students are able to complete their elective. We need to edit, enhance, and in some cases add to the information we currently hold.

You need a keen eye for detail and you must have access to a computer and the internet.

If you are interested please send us a copy of your CV to sara.buck@electives.net

together with a covering note explaining how many hours you would have available to give us per week and on what days.

Pay will be per hour and in line with national minimum wage (£5.80 ph).

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12. **THREE PEAKS RACE**

God that was a long bulletin. Do you know what else is long? Ben Nevis.

This weekend a group of us (medics) climbed the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales.

Alongside this endurance challenge we would like to raise money for K.E.E.N. an Oxford based charity where students support younger special needs children through recreational activities.

Please help us to raise as much money as possible to support this local charity. Any amount would be much appreciated.

To donate visit: http://www.justgiving.com/ThreePeaksRace
(There’s also a facebook group titled: Three Peaks Race!)

Thank you very very much!

Naieya