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Alma Mata Newsletter

We produce a newsletter, which is free to all members.

Newsletter CoverIt includes:

  • in-depth features on careers, education and training,
  • interviews with individuals working in global health
  • profiles of global health organisations
  • analysis of the latest developments in global health and
  • update on Alma Mata activities.

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Current Issue:

Newsletter #5 November2006

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Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter)
Careers & Education
Tropical Training: Diploma in Tropical Hygiene and Medicine: Our special feature tells you all you need to know about the DTMH courses available worldwide view

Research
Global Health and the Media: How accurately have global health crises been portrayed in the global media. Gaz Lewis discusses recent and historial events such as the MMR vaccine and the global flu pandemic and how scientists should respond. view
Advocacy
Smoke - the killer in the kitchen Adam Musgrave of Practical Action describes a global campaign to tackle the burden of respiratory illness caused by household smoke view
News & Events the latest news from Medact and Medsin.

Newsletter #5 March2006

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Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter)
Careers Ideas
Relief Work in Pakistan: Danni Kirwan describes her time providing relief work in Kashmir following the October's earthquake. view
Where do you see yourself in ten years time? Wherever you may be on the "career ladder" it's probabaly a useful exercise to do. This is precisely what a group of Alma Mata volunteers did and Daniel Beck analysed the results. view
Education
MSc Programme in International Health Policy, University of Edinburgh view
MSc Global Health, University of Dublin view
Research Round-up
Vitamin D deficiency linked to tuberculosis view
'Infinite' supply of arsenic in Bangladeshi water view
Social Cohesion, Institutions, and Growth view
Advocacy
Development Education Association Seminar: Students as Active Global Citizens: Brian Nicholson reports on the DEA's work to engage UK students in global health and development.

Newsletter #3 December 2005

This newsletter linked to the aims of the Global Health Directions 2005 conference in December 2005.

Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter)
News
South Asia Earthquake: the ongoing health challenges view
Careers Ideas
The new F2 Programme for junior doctors in International Public health view
Education
Specialist training in International Public Health: the lowdown for all health professionals. International public health consultant Andrew Furber gives his experience of specialist training in public health and overseas work in Nepal. view
Advocacy
Out of Practice: The challenges facing refugee doctors in the UK. Aska Leslie takes a look at another perspective of the ‘brain drain:’ the problems faced by doctors who have been forced to flee their home. view
Advocacy Crossing Borders: Lobbying within the Global Health Arena. Is there a need to train doctors in international public health? Interviews with international health campaigner, Marion Birch, A&E consultant Dr John Sloan and Development Awareness Officer, Raul Pardinaz-Soliz of Skillshare International. view

Newsletter #2 June 2005

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Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter)
A Global Health Community: an update on Alma Mata since the launch
Careers Ideas
Building on the Foundations: Gaz Lewis continues his assessment of the new medical career route with a closer look at the options for working abroad in specialist
training years. view
NHS Links: Aska Leslie's report on a new scheme for building international links between hospitals.
Research
Circles of Life: Tom Poyser interviews Professor Peter Winstanley about the search for new malaria drugs. view
Advocacy
No Brainer: Charlotte Chamberlain writes about the 'brain drain' of health professionals from resource-poor countries. view
Campaign Focus: Treatment Action Campaign view
Education
An MSc in Epidemiology: interview with Dr Jaime Miranda. view
Medsin Update: news from the students organisation
News
Medact Latest: Mike Rowson reports on new papers on the brain drain and the launch of the Global Health Watch

Newsletter #1 March 2005

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Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter)
Introducing Alma Mata... view
Promises, promises? A tale of Two Fora view
Medact - taking action on Global Health view
Careers Ideas: Interview with Catherine Bateman view
Modernising Medical careers: The foundation programme and its implications for a career in global health view
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