Do you know of anyone who might like to take the place of a student who has dropped out last minute?
Requirements are:
– fully qualified
– current registration
– at least two yrs post-qualification experience
– either English first language or approved English test that is less than two years old. Tests and required scores here:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/…/english_language_requirements__201…
– fees are £5,740 and, although we could come to an arrangement at this stage, we would expect at least £1,000 when they register and the remainder during the first week of the course.

In our recent seminar: “Contagion of fear: Ebola and future global health security responses” we were challenged to respond to the barriers that trainees have faced around being released to respond to the Ebola Outbreak.

To do this we need to collect evidence as to the depth and breadth of the problem.

If you have experienced barriers and would like us to advocate for you and other trainees that have faced similar difficulties please contact us at vp@almamata.org.uk

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is currently surveying junior doctors worldwide to ask their opinions on the importance of Social Determinants of Health within their medical training and practice. As part of this, they have created the following survey, which takes up to 10 minutes to complete. If you trained in medicine it would be great if you could take some time to fill it in, to better help the WHO to understand the current status of this important area.

Join us for a lively, interactive discussion on the Ebola crisis

Venue: Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London, NW1 4LE

Date: Thursday November 27th 2014, 6:30pm – 8pm followed by a drinks reception

This is the final in this year’s Global Health Advocacy seminar series held jointly by the Royal College of Physicians and the Alma Mata Global Health Network. 

This seminar will address the current Ebola crisis in West Africa and analyse the interational community’s response to the outbreak. What caused the delayed response by the WHO/UN? What triggered individual state responses? How would travel bans effect control efforts? How can health professionals in the UK contribute to the global response? How will this outbreak affect future global health security responses?
Email: international@rcplondon.ac.uk to reserve your place.

Image courtesy of © EC/ECHO

Training needs to equip paediatricians working in high-income countries to be able to:

• Deliver effective health care to children and families from diverse ethnic, cultural, religious, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds
• Effectively manage diseases that are prevalent in the major diaspora communities
• Understand the specific needs of children affected by conflict or trafficking, and child refugees, asylum seekers, and recent migrants
• Be aware of alternative approaches to disease prevention and health-care delivery, particularly approaches that maximise the effectiveness of scarce resources
• Have sufficient awareness of how global health issues and inequalities affect child health to be effective advocates for the improved physical and mental health of the world’s children

See article for more details.

Health Education Southwest – Severn are offering an exciting opportunity for new GP recruits in the form of a Global Health Fellowship

The Global Health Fellowship offers a 12 month placement in a rural South African community setting to applicants for 2015 ST1 General Practice Postgraduate Training. This will in essence extend the successful applicants training Programme for 1 year and allow them to go to South Africa for a truly unique experience working for the Africa Health Placements organisation, please see advert in the BMJ or website for further information