Hope the return to 5th/6th year hasn’t been too painful. We thought we’d introduce ourselves as your Welfare reps for the year, and remind everyone of the welfare services available from Osler. There’s also a 5th-year specific message about medic-children, the formation of a group to discuss alcohol use in medical students and news of the first welfare event: A CAKE PARTY!

1. Cake Party: Tuesday!

The first welfare event of the year will be this Tuesday (19th July) at 1pm in Osler, when we’ll be providing a selection of yummy sweet snacks to supplement your lunch. Being in the hospital when your friends are sunning themselves on holiday doesn’t have to be miserable: come along to *fingers crossed* chill out in the sun *definitely* with some cake.

2. Fourth Year Adoption Time!

It’s nearly that time of year when we’ll all be hearing the pitter-patter of tiny 4th year feet, which means adoption is fast approaching! We know some of you have partnered up already, but for those who are still free and single: get proposing! Single sex couples are of course more than welcome. Once you’ve found that special someone please drop us an email (addresses below) with your names, as soon as possible, or sign-up here (http://tinyurl.com/oslerparents2011), and we’ll give you a couple of children (or 3 if you’re lucky!) to cherish. Parenting isn’t a big commitment and is a great way to integrate the new 4th years.

3.  Alcohol discussion group

The medical school is reviewing their guidelines on alcohol use in medical students and would like our help and opinions. We are looking to set up a small committee of around ten people from across the years, with as wide a range of opinions on alcohol consumption as possible. Please email Laura or Will if you are interested in taking part, we’d really appreciate your views.

4.  Welfare support network

Your lovely peer supporters are on always on hand to offer a chat, reassurance or simply a shoulder to cry on. Feel free to get in touch with them with any problem no matter how big or small. Their email addresses are at the bottom.

5. Welfare supplies

Drop either of us an email if you’d like condoms, lube, pregnancy tests or a rape alarm pidged to you discretely and confidentially. Laura has a small emergency stash of supplies (including tampons) in her pidge for you to help yourselves to. We’re hoping to expand our selection of supplies soon: do get in touch if you think there’s something we ought to be providing!

Questions, concerns, worries? We’re always on hand to help, just drop us an email.

Welfare love,

Laura and Will

xxx

laura.crosby @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

william.cooke @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

The peer supporters:

emma.forman @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

joanna.pennack @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

matthew.hart @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

suzannah.smith @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

rebecca.dyar @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

keziah.austin @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

rebecca.kaye @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

sarah.morrow @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

charlotte.bailey @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

tom.henderson @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

lucy.taylor @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

sophie.burns @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

priya.irayanar @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

naomi.stubbens @ medschool.ox.ac.uk

GET EXCITED! In less than three months you’ll be enjoying your FRESHERS’ FORTNIGHT – two long weeks filled with medic fun and frolics! These weeks are the perfect opportunity to get to know the lovely people you’ll be spending the next three years with – Oxford, Cambridge and Grad students alike.

The pinnacle of this excitement is the FRESHERS’ DINNER – a delicious three-course meal (with or without wine) in the beautiful New College. We’ll mix you up for each course, crew-date style, so you can get to know loads of new people and have a brilliant evening followed by dancing the night away in THE BRIDGE!

The whole year got involved last year and had an incredible night…and now it’s your turn!

The details…

WHEN? September 5th – the first Monday of Freshers’ fortnight
WHERE? New College
HOW MUCH? £25 drinking (half a bottle of wine), £20 non-drinking *heavily subsidised by Osler*
DRESS CODE? Black tie

Sign up here http://tinyurl.com/osler20​11freshers

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223029721065208
Hope you’re all already looking forward to kicking off clinical school with a bang!

Love,

Your Osler Committee x

For details on this position, please see the Osler Constitution.

Graduate Rep Manifestos

For details on the positions, please see the Osler Constitution.

Academic Rep
Alumni Rep
Bar Managers
IT Rep
Social Secretaries [Entz]
Sports and Societies Reps
Welfare Rep (Female)
Welfare Rep (Male)

OSLER NEWS
1. ***Osler elections***
As the voting for the Osler President, VP and Treasurer opened a bit late due to a technical hitch we are now pushing back the hustings for other committee positions by a week. This is to allow any unsuccessful candidates to run for a different Osler position after the results are published on Thursday (5th May).
Manifesto for bar reps, entz, welfare etc are now due in on Monday 9th August (to miriam.thake@medschool.ox.ac.uk) and hustings will be later that week. Any problems / questions please let me know.

EVENTS
2. ***Max Pemberton, Author of “Trust Me, I’m a (Junior) Doctor”***
The Oxford Forum for Medical Humanities proudly presents…
Max Pemberton, Author of “Trust Me, I’m a (Junior) Doctor”

Thursday 1st week (5th May)
Merton College, TS Eliot Lecture Theatre
Refreshments 7.00pm, Lecture 7.15pm

OFMH is pleased to host a talk by Max Pemberton, a doctor specialising in psychiatry, and a columnist for the Daily Telegraph writing weekly on news events concerning culture, social and ethical issues, the politics of health care and the NHS. He is also a columnist for Reader’s Digest and a regular contributor to the Mail On Sunday.

He has also written two books.
His first book, “Trust Me I’m a Junior Doctor”, gained wide popularity, was serialised on Radio 4 as Book of the Week and charted his touching and funny story about his 1st year of life as a junior doctor in the NHS.
His second book, “Where Does It Hurt?”, details his experiences of working in an outreach project for the homeless and people addicted to drugs.

This talk promises to provide a very entertaining, humourous, thought-provoking and fascinating insight into this speaker’s experiences in the NHS as a newly qualified junior doctor – An event not to be missed!

Please see the event page on our facebook group for updates…

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219199191428308

Hamnah Bhatti
Oxford Forum for Medical Humanities

OTHER
3. ***Two double rooms to rent from early July***

Two large double rooms to rent in a large four bedroom house in Marston from the first week of July to share with a 3rd year grad medic and a midwifery student. Modern house in excellent condition, gas cooker, etc. Large Kitchen, huge lounge and small patio.

Rent £387 pcm plus bills for each room.

Email: haynes.andyj@gmail.com

Manifestos for President
Manifestos for Vice President
Manifestos for Treasurer

EVENTS
1. ***Stroke Awareness Morning***
For the last couple of years, about 6-8 Oxford clinical students have run a very popular and successful Stroke Awareness morning in the village of Chipping Norton (about a 20min drive from Oxford) in connection with the Chipping Norton Rotary club. We have been asked to come and run one again this year on the morning of Saturday 2nd April from around 8.45am to 12.30pm and so I need a few volunteers to come and help out. Shouldn’t be too strenuous- just giving out some leaflets, talking people through them and answering any questions. In return, you will receive free tea and biscuits, valuable CV points and, perhaps most importantly, a warm and fuzzy feeling inside from knowing you are helping out others!

If you’re interested please email emma.forman@medschool.ox.ac.uk

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2. ***Sherrington society talk***
The Sherrington Society is pleased to welcome *Dr. Carl Heneghan*, who will be speaking on Thursday, March 10th at 8:30 pm in the Magdalen College New
Rooms.

Carl Heneghan is a Reader in Evidence-Based Medicine, Director of the Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine and a General Practitioner. His research involves cardiovascular disease, self-monitoring in chronic diseases,and determining the evidence base for treatment of infections. He does considerable teaching on EBM, has written prolifically and has a number of high profile publications in the BMJ, Lancet, and Cochrane Database.
Dr. Heneghan also writes a very insightful blog called Trust the Evidence, where research findings are put to the test in the light of evidence-based medicine.

Dr Heneghan has been interested throughout his research career in thevalidity of clinical trial results. His talk will focus on the historical perspective of what has gone wrong with the publication of clinical trial results in the published literature as we know it. Using his recent work with international colleagues: *Ensuring safe and effective drugs* published in the BMJ He will focus on what Needs to change. This talk will be of interest to anyone interested in knowing what they are prescribing or are being prescribed. If you swallow a medication, you need to know how it worksfor real.

With evidence-based medicine such a core issue in today’s clinical practice, Dr. Heneghan’s talk, entitled “The crisis in medical publishing of clinical trials”, will be extremely relevant and undoubtedly a fascinating talk.

All are welcome! Drinks and nibbles will be available from 8.15pm.
We look forward to seeing you there!

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3. ***ODA presents… TIGHT AND BRIGHT!***
Monday of 8th Week, Clems, 9pm – 3am

That’s right, Lads and Lay-dies
It’s time to squeeze into those hotpants, slap on that rave paint and shimmy on down to Clems for this 8TH WEEK SPECIAL in aid of Oxford Development Abroad (ODA).

We want to see NEON LEGGINGS, GLOW STICKS,TIGHT T-SHIRTS, OUTRAGEOUS SHADES.

FEATURING
FABULOUS DJs – including our very own SINNUS RIDDIMS (Nick Sunderland). Please come and offer medic support!

FABULOUS DRINKS DEALS ALL NIGHT:
- £3 double spirit and mixer
- £2 beer
- £1.50 shots
- £5 cocktail jugs until 11pm
and our exclusive SIGNATURE COCKTAILS… now revealed!

ATLAS MOUNTAIN MULE
KAMPALA COCONUT CREAM
THE GURKHA
BROWN ELEPHANT

MUSIC FROM THE 50s, 60s and 70s from 9pm
80s SYNTHPOP AND 90s RAVE from 10.30pm
Moving on to your favourite chart numbers.

ALL FOR A WORTHY CAUSE – ticket money will support small-scale, community-initiated development projects in the developing world, in the fields of healthcare, sanitation and education.
TICKETS only £5, AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE, with queue jump all night:
BUY FIVE TICKETS, GET ONE FREE!

Pidge cheques to Charlotte Snead or email charlotte.snead@new.ox.ac.uk
See our facebook event http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102717809807101 for more details.

DON’T MISS OUT. ORDER YOUR TICKETS NOW!

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4. ***The Series: Living and Dying Well***

Helend and Douglas House talk at The Series: ‘Living and Dying Well’ 7.30pm next Wednesday (8th Week)

Please join Friends of Helen and Douglas House next Wednesday (8th week) at The Series. The talk, titled Living and Dying Well will be given by a volunteer and fundraiser at Helen and Douglas House.

WHEN: 7.30pm (doors 7.15pm) on the 9th of March (Wednesday of 8th Week)

WHERE: Saskatchewan Room, Exeter College

This workshop will focus on the works of Helen & Douglas House and how they experience life and death.

The workshop is interactive throughout and covers the following areas, with Helen & Douglas House as the underlying theme:
- Introducing the subject of death
- How we can reflect on the lessons learnt from Helen & Douglas House guests
- Death in different cultures
- Our ideas about loss and bereavement

Ellen Jardine is running this workshop. She is a community fundraiser who also volunteers on the care team at Douglas House. This puts her in the unique position of having these two different perspectives of the organisation. She is trained in talking about death and dying, and knows how useful this can be even when just fundraising for the house as people often have many questions about the subject.

Please come along to what will be a fantastic and thought provoking evening.

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5. ***Paediatrics Careers Evening***
Monday 7th March, 7.30pm, Green-Templeton College (Barclay Room)

This Richard Doll Society academic event is unmissable for anyone interested in a career in paediatrics. Three consultants (Dr Alison Shefler, Dr Janet Craze and Dr Emma Fergusson) will share their own experiences of paediatrics (in intensive care, general/ renal medicine and psychiatry) and give advice on how to build a successful career in this exciting specialty.

Speaker information:

- Dr Alison Shefler has been a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care at the John Radcliffe Hospital since 1997. She qualified from the University of Toronto in 1984, initially pursuing GP training before switching to Paediatrics at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. She trained in Paediatric Intensive Care at Camperdown Children’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia and at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Dr Shefler is committed to education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level as Royal College of Paediatrics Regional Advisor for the Oxford Deanery. She has led within the School of Paediatrics in Simulation training and has a strong interest in patient safety and training in non-technical skills or “human factors” as they apply to effective clinical practice
- Dr Janet Craze trained in London, Oxford and Reading and currently practices in the John Radcliffe Hospital as a general paediatrician with interests in paediatric oncology and paediatric renal medicine: most of her current work is in general paediatrics but she also runs a specialist renal clinic and has a role in child protection as the ‘Named doctor for safeguarding’ which involves teaching and offering clinical support.
- Dr Emma Ferguson is a child and adolescent psychiatrist, studying medicine at Cambridge (pre-clinical) and Oxford (clinical). She did a year of paediatrics at the Royal Free Hospital and then completed her basic psychiatry training at the Maudsley Hospital before doing specialist training in the Oxford Deanery.

For more information on this event please contact David Thomson (david.thomson@gtc.ox.ac.uk)

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6. ***Conference at GTC on Integrative Medicine***
See attached

OTHER
7. ***The Journal of Global Health is now accepting scholarly research papers and editorial piecesfor its Spring 2011 issue***
The health and survival of human populations depend on the collective efforts of scientists, public policy makers, medical practitioners, and professionals in many other fields. The dominant global health issues today will require increasingly interdisciplinary approaches to solving them. To date, there is no peer-reviewed journal that seeks to examine issues in epidemiology and global health from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Based at Columbia University, the Journal of Global Health is the first international publication of its kind that seeks to increase awareness of global health issues and propose innovative solutions to these problems through scientific research and academic dialogue. The content of the journal will engage issues that are associated with a wide range of health topics, including biotechnology, environmental health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, microfinance institutions, mHealth/eHealth, public health policy, and sustainable development. We invite the submission of all papers that address behavioral, biological, environmental, political, or socioeconomic factors that affect the health of individuals and populations and also identify ways to improve public health throughout the world.

Until March 14, 2011, we will be accepting:
-Original Academic Research Papers (2500-3500 words) – Pieces that address a specific area of global health
-News Editorials (1200 word maximum) – Opinion pieces that analyze a recent development in global health
-Field notes (2000 word maximum) – Journal-style pieces based on direct work in the field

Please turn in all submissions www.ghjournal.org/submit by March 14, 2011. If you have any questions, please contact me directly.

All the best,

Ryan Gallagher
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Global Health
Ryan.Gallagher@GHJournal.org

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8. ***Tennis Coaching***
Vicky Moffett (a finalist at Keble) is offering excellent value tennis coaching. Check out the website below for details or contact her on 07508 023 138 or vickymoffett@me.com

http://web.me.com/vickymoffett/Site/Tennis_Coaching.html

OUMPA Women’s Captain
07814 915407

1. ***Charity BAKE SALE***
Sunday 27th Feb, Oriel College Lodge.
In aid of Helen and Douglas House.
If you are in town, why not pop in and buy a cake? Or better still, donate a cake – please email joanna.pennack@oriel.ox.ac.uk if you can help.
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2. ***PEER SUPPORT DROP INS***
12-1pm Every Friday
Osler House (side rooms – follow signs!)Peer supportholds a drop-in every Friday which is open to EVERYONE. It’s a chance for you to have a chat with a friendly peer supporter about anything you’d like. No problem is too big or too small, from practical/academic questions to personal worries, and everything is confidential. If you have no idea who peer supporters are or what we do, these are also an opportunity for you to ask us!
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3. ***Would you like to be on Mastermind 2011?***
The BBC has begun its search for contestants for the 2011 series of Mastermind.

The production team will be holding open auditions in Oxford on 8th and 9th March 2011 at the Old Bank Hotel. In order to publicise the event, I would be extremely grateful if you could disseminate the attached flyerto staff and students.

Contrary to popular belief the Mastermind team is not looking for experts, it wants people who are prepared to become experts in the subjects that they love. So whether your passion is Florence + The Machine or Florence Nightingale, Michelangelo or Michael Jackson, all are welcome to apply!

This year, we would love to see some more women applying to take part in the series (after all, Mastermind’s first three champions were all women!) and to this end, please find attached some additional material.

Kind regards
Alex

EVENTS
1. ***Elective Planning Evening*** save the date

Thursday 3rd March
Lecture theatre 2, JR
Cheese and wine from 6pm

An evening to answer all the questions you have about planning your elective.
Current F1 presentations on their elective experiences and their top tips.
Presentations from Dr Bee Wee and Dr Tim Lancaster on elective funding and safety
Ideas from companies such as Work the World.
An evening not to be missed if you’re planning an elective! (more information to follow next month)

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2. ***D’arcy memorial lectures***
See attachment
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3. ***Plastic surgeons in the developing world event***

The Glasgow University Surgical Society (GUSS) is excited to inform you of our first event of 2011 taking place on Thursday 20th January at 6.30pm at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow.

Our talk is an evening dedicated to the charity Facing the World who provide Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for disfigured children from the developing world. The evening will begin at 6.30pm with the screening of the documentary “7 New Faces in 7 Days” which follows the work of the Facing the World surgical team in Vietnam. During 2009 Mr Niall Kirkpatrick and Mr Simon Eccles two of the worlds leading plastic surgeon’s from London undertook an intensive week of reconstructive surgery for some of the countries most disfigured individuals.

Following this at 7.30pm we will be joined by world leading Mr Niall Kirkpatrick who is the lead Craniofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. He is an excellent surgeon and has a wealth of experience in the reconstruction of all major craniofacial deformities and head and neck cancers. He will be speaking for us on Plastic Surgery in the Developing World and his most recent trip to Vietnam in August 2010.

During the evening we will also be raffling off textbooks courtesy of Elsevier, Oxford University Press and Wiley Blackwell in the hope of raising some money for Facing the World.

If you would like more information on Facing the World please visit http://www.facingtheworld.net/home and for a 5 minute clip of the “7 New Faces in 7 Days” documentary please see http://www.facingtheworld.net/7-faces/home

So in summary:

GUSS and Facing the World Present…

“PLASTIC SURGERY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD”

Showing the documentary “7 New Faces in 7 Days”

Then joined by Consultant Craniofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Mr Niall Kirkpatrick

Thursday 20th January

Tea and Coffee will be served 6pm for 6.30pm – 8.30pm

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow (232-242 St Vincent Street, City Centre, G2 5RJ)

We expect this to an exciting and interesting event and it would be great to see lots of you there. Please can you reply to gusurgicalsociety@gmail.com if you would like to attend so we can get an idea of numbers.

King regards,

Tom Paterson

GUSS Education and Skills Convenor

OTHER
4. ***Review a book for the Oxford Medical School Gazette***
… and keep the book you review!
It’s simple:
you tell us which book you want to review
we give you the book
you read it and write a short review
you get to keep the book, see your name in print in the longest running student medical journal in the world, and help your fellow medics find the best books
Interested? Drop us a line at editors@omsg-online.com

5. ***Speakers of Chinese and Korean needed***
We are looking for speakers of Chinese and Korean to translate 1 Korean and 3 Chinese medical papers (published in scientific journals). We will pay £7.50 an hour for this translation. We would need to get the translation back by mid-February. If you are interested, please contact Sheila Worsley on sheila.worsley@nhsbt.nhs.uk

6. ***Topmedic- the FREE medical notes resource for medical students***
See attached poster

7. ***Professionalism questionnare***
We are researchers at Medical Schools in Wales (Cardiff), Scotland (Dundee) and England (Plymouth and Exeter Universities).
We would like to invite you to participate in an online questionnaire to assess your experiences of professionalism dilemma situations and their impact on your emotional well-being – this is the link:

http://medicine.cf.ac.uk/en/division-medical-education/medical-education-research/medical-students-professionalism-dilemmas-uk-questionnaire/

This is the biggest online survey to date on this topic and it’s your opportunity to participate and share your experiences – Yes, you can win Amazon vouchers BUT the real prize is that you now have a unique opportunity to have your say, share your experiences, develop professionalism curricular at your own and at other UK medical schools AND improve future students’ professionalism experiences.
We have received ethics approval to conduct this study from 31 of the 32 UK medical schools and permission to contact students directly at 28 schools so this study is one of the largest of its kind in the UK and from it, we should be able to determine the moral climate of UK medical Schools currently. We are keen to hear from you even if you feel you have not
experienced such a dilemma as this information will also help us. You are also invited to join our Facebook Group, as a member you will be able to access the results of the study and other news:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_177814688915151&ap=1

Thanks,
Stephanie Wells (yr 5 student) & Lynn Monrouxe (researcher) at Cardiff, Hannah Linford (yr 5 student) at Peninsula and Charlotte Rees (researcher) at Dundee.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Payment: Chance to win a £150 Amazon Gift Voucher (two winners, one at each of the two Medical Schools with the greatest proportion of students responding), PLUS one of 30 £50 Amazon Gift Vouchers (one winner at each Medical School guaranteed).
Time required: Around 10-20 minutes (depending on how many dilemma experiences you have had).
When: As soon as possible; whenever you are free but the online survey will close by the end of Feb 2011.
WHO CAN TAKE PART?
All medical students in the UK (with the exception of first and second year medical students at Durham as we don’t have permission to ask you. We also are still waiting to hear from BRISTOL, CAMBRIDGE, IMPERIAL and LEICESTER for their
permission – so sorry, you guys can’t participate either yet).
WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE?
You will be asked to complete an online questionnaire that asks about professionalism dilemmas you may have experienced and asks you to rate them in terms of how distressed they made you feel. You may opt out of questions if you wish. You also have the opportunity to give more information about a poignant dilemma should you wish to do so. The questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes (if you have experienced none or few dilemmas) to around 20 minutes (if you have had many and are happy to tell us about them). You are able to print out a copy of your responses to the questionnaire items should you wish to do so. You might like to keep a copy of that print-out in your portfolio, to stimulate reflection and/or to discuss with your mentor or peers.
WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE INFORMATION?
Your data will be held confidentially, and you will not be identifiable. You will be given a chance to supply an email
address/phone which will enable us to enter you into the draw. After the draw for the vouchers, your email address will be deleted, thus, all the data will become anonymous. You will be able to find a summary of the study results by the end of 2011 on [enter web address]. Should you have any questions about this study, please contact Lynn Monrouxe
monrouxelv@cardiff.ac.uk
HOW CAN YOU TAKE PART?
Simply click on this link to begin and thank you in advance for your participation:

http://medicine.cf.ac.uk/en/division-medical-education/medical-education-research/medical-students-professionalism-dilemmas-uk-questionnaire/

TO LET
8. ***Room for sublet in July:***

I have a large size furnished room for sublet for month of july. You will be living with 2 medics and a phd student. The house is large with a 6-ring hob and lovely living room. Back yard is free for bbq, bike storage and extra storage in the shed. The house is located in the middle of Windmill Road, so 10-15min walk to JR and Churchill, 5min walk to grocery, buses, and Nuffield. Rent £350 plus bills. Contact jing.ding@gtc.ox.ac.uk for more details.

9. ***SHORT-TERM LET April-May 2011***
Terraced townhouse in Headington Quarry available for 2 months in
April-May.
Lovely, fully-furnished terraced house available 01/04/11 to 31/05/11
inclusive – would suit couple or sharers.
A very well-kept privately rented house currently occupied by 2
graduate-entry medical students.
Lounge, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, 2 double bedrooms and large
garden
Rent currently £900 per month plus bills (**negotiable**)
Email Rebecca if interested: becca.e.low@gmail.com

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EVENTS
1. **Meet the Osler committee***
On the 11th November (a week on Thursday) at 5pm the Osler bar will be open and the committee will be around answering any questions that you have. This is your chance to let the Osler committee know what you think they should be doing, bring forward any problems that you have and suggest any ideas. Welfare will be providing snacks.

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2. ***Sherrington society event -2nd November***
The Sherrington Society is delighted to announce our second event of the
year, taking place on *Tuesday, November 2nd (4th week) at 8:30 pm in the New Room at Magdalen.*

We are pleased to be hosting *Professor Chris Bulstrode*, an orthopaedic surgeon and Professor of Green Templeton College. He has been deployed in Afghanistan as an army doctor, has treated the injured in Gaza after an Israeli military operation and has provided care in Haiti after the
earthquake with Doctors of the World. In addition, he has been an expedition doctor for travellers to Antarctica and Everest base camp.
Here is an interesting article about him in the Times:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5400667.ece

Given his wide and varied interests and experiences, this is sure to be a fascinating talk.

In summary
Who: Prof Chris Bulstrode
When: 8.30 pm Tuesday 2 November (4th Week)
Where: Magdalen College New Room

All are welcome. Free admission.

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3. ***Is Health a Human Right – Monday 1st November***
Is Health a Human Right? Susan Wright, director of Doctors of the World UK,
Mon 1st Nov 7.30pm, Green-Templeton College Lecture theatre

Although the principle is enshrined in numerous treaties and conventions, few of us consider health a human right. What does this mean for doctors? What about people interested in Global Health policy? What does it mean to take a Rights-based approach when providing healthcare to vulnerable populations, both overseas and here in the UK? Doctors of the World UK runs a London-based clinic, as well as providing healthcare to people in crisis throughout the world. Come for a discussion about working to ensure that health is a human right.

Susan joined Doctors of the World UK after five years in Bosnia and Herzegovina where she worked with Paddy Ashdown as Head of the Rule of Law Department at the Office of the High Representative. She studied at Howard University and Harvard University in addition to being a Fulbright Scholar. She has taught International Criminal Law and worked in Sierra Leone for the war crimes tribunal. She leads the team at Doctors of the World UK, with a particular focus on advocacy.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1416090933&v=app_2344061033#!/event.php?eid=157367284298169&index=1

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4. ***Varsity rugby***
This year, for the 129th time, Oxford will play Cambridge in the Rugby Varsity Matches (Blues and u21s) on Thursday Dec 9th. One of the oldest contests between the two Universities, it is also one of the longest running sporting events in the world. This year it is going to be held at Twickenham, and with Ticket sales going great, the crowd looks set to match the 35000 of a few years back

If people would like tickets please email me: govind.oliver@gtc.ox.ac.uk

5. ***Oxford Society for Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences presents:***
A TALK BY DR CHRISTOPHER BASS, CONSULTANT LIASON PSYCHIATRIST

Wednesday 3rd November 2010 5.00pm
Department of Psychiatry Seminar Room, Warneford Hospital
Drinks and nibbles beforehand in the department coffee room, 4.00pm

Dr Bass will be giving the following talk:

“WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN MEDICAL SCHOOL” or “FRONTIER PSYCHIATRY: TALES FROM THE PORTAKABIN™”

Dr Bass does lots of work in the field of functional somatic symptoms and the like. In his talk he will be touching on things like:

1. How to inform a patient that the symptoms they report are not related to any relevant organic disease
2. How to prevent iatrogenic harm in such situations
3. How to manage fabricated/ exaggerated physical symptoms

Any questions fire them this way: toby.pillinger@new.ox.ac.uk

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OSLER HOUSE NOTICES
6. ***Volunteers for Clinical School Open Day***

Volunteers are still urgently required for the open day for the preclinical students this Wednesday afternoon (3rd Nov). Students will be required from around 3pm to 5pm to show the 3rd years around the hospital (PGEC, library, osler mess, osler house etc) and then be around to answer questions in TW hall. All volunteers will get FREE TEA AND CAKE afterwards.

Please try and help out if you can- the 3rd year students always comment that it is speaking to current students that they find most useful and it is so important that we make a good impression.

Any volunteers please email carolyn.cook@medsci.ox.ac.uk

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7. ***Osler ski trip***

Osler House Ski Trip DEADLINE

Hi all,

A reminder that booking for the 2010 Osler Ski Trip closes on the 19th NOVEMBER, which isn’t very far away.

If you’ve been meaning to book but haven’t gotten around to it yet, make sure you get yourself registered so you don’t miss out. Remember, you can now invite your non-medic friends on the trip!

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8. ***Lost debit card at Tingewick BOP***
NATIONWIDE DEBIT CARD // MR RM TURNER

& please contact me via e-mail [daniel.sommer@medschool.ox.ac.uk] to retrieve it

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9. ***Lab med textbooks for sale***
Lab Medicine textbooks for sale- all in great condition!! Email mary.jarzebowski@medschool.ox.ac.uk

LAB MEDICINE TEXTBOOKS:
Microbiology (2nd edition), Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews (ISBN 0781782155): 18.00
Clinical Chemistry (6th edition) (ISBN 9780723434559): 25.00
Robbins and Cotran Pathological Basis of Disease (7th edition), International edition- paperback (ISBN 9788181475282): 30.00

Other Textbooks:
Crash Course- Pharmacology (3rd edition, ISBN 9780723434160): 15.00