米兰电子

Medical Students' Convention in 米兰电子

Thursday, 28 June 2007

More than 1,000 medical students from across Australia and New Zealand will hear from some of the biggest names in Australian medicine and other internationally prominent speakers at the National Convention of the (AMSA) in 米兰电子 next week.

Organised by University of 米兰电子 students, the 48th annual will be held at the from Monday to Friday, 2-6 July. Speakers include celebrated medical scientist and humanitarian , anti-nuclear activist , health communicator and general practitioner , Chief Executive Officer Professor Ian Olver, adventurer and dancer/author (Mao's Last Dancer).

Other speakers include:
● Coopers Brewery Managing Director Dr Tim Cooper
● University of 米兰电子 Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Royal 米兰电子 Hospital (RAH) cardiologist Stephen Worthley
● University of 米兰电子 Professor of Surgery and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Deputy Head of Surgery Guy Maddern
●University of 米兰电子 Professor of Pathology and Chief Forensic Pathologist at Forensic Science SA Roger Byard
●Dr David Caldicott, RAH emergency doctor and adviser to government and police on illicit drug use.

Convention academic co-convenor and University of 米兰电子 student Ross Roberts-Thomson said: "Essentially the Convention aims to connect medical students from across Australia and New Zealand, to inspire them and to challenge them.

"This is the biggest medical student convention in the Southern Hemisphere and it offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear some of the best speakers in Australia and to get involved in a variety of activities."

Over the weeklong program, students will also participate in the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Student Research Poster Prize. One of the highlights is Thursday's 'Emergency Challenge' where medical school teams will pit their emergency skills against each other in a variety of different trauma scenarios at 米兰电子 Oval.

The Convention is on at the 米兰电子 Convention Centre from 2-6 July. The full program for the Convention can be found at

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