Happy new year from all of us at AMSA-UK!
We hope everyone has had a well rested and joyful holiday, ready for the new term and the array of academic sessions we have prepared for you.
NEUROLOGY SESSION
Date: Saturday 14th January
Venue: Meeting Room 2, Boland House, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London
Time: 1000-1300
AM- Common disease + Interpretation of exam findings
PM- History taking + Examination
Please remember to bring the following for this session:
1. Tendon hammer
2. Neuro pins
3. Tuning fork
4. Pen torch
Please RSVP on our Facebook event page.
It’s that time of the year again and AMSA-UK are inviting you to celebrate with us at our annual Christmas Social!
Join us for a delicious buffet dinner at The Riverside in Vauxhall.
Date: Friday 9th December 2011
Time: 19:00 – 23:00
Location: The Riverside, Vauxhall
Price: £10 for members, £15 for non-members
If this doesn’t tempt you enough, we will also be having a raffle! You may be one of the lucky winners so mark you calenders and join us for some festive fun.
Please RSVP via email to uk.amsa@gmail.com by Wednesday 7th December to secure your place!
For more information, please visit our Facebook event page.
Hope to see you all there!
Date: 26th November 2011
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Topic: Gastroenterology
AM: Common diseases + Intepretation of exam findings
PM: History Taking + Examination
Venue: Meeting Room 2, Boland House, Guy’s Campus
Date: 3rd December 2011
Time: 09:00 – 12:00
Topic: Endocrinology – Common diseases, intepretation of exam findings, history taking and examination
Venue: Meeting Room 3, Boland House, Guy’s Campus
Date: 10th December 2011
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Topic: Nephrology/Urology
AM: Common diseases + Intepretation of exam findings
PM: History Taking + Examination
Venue: Meeting Room 3, Boland House, Guy’s Campus
Aimed at Year 3 students from King’s College London. Students from other years and universities may also find these sessions helpful so ALL WELCOME!
To RSVP for any of these sessions, please visit our facebook event pages:
These sessions are for members only. Non-members may join AMSA on the day – please bring £5 cash.
Date: 26th November 2011
Time: AM (10:00-12:00): Cardiovascular and Peripheral vascular examinations
PM (13:00-15:00): Respiratory examination
Venue: RSM Building LT 1.31, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ
Date: 3rd December 2011
Time: AM (10:00-12:00): Abdominal examination
PM (13:00-15:00): Neurological (cranial & peripheral) examination
Venue: RSM Building LT 1.31, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ
These sessions are aimed at Year 3 students from Imperial College London, however students from other years and universities may also find this session helpful so ALL WELCOME!
If you would like to attend these sessions, please RSVP via email to our Imperial Academic Officer, Soo Yoon at syy08@imperial.ac.uk.
Alternatively, RSVP via our Facebook event pages:
These sessions are for members only. Non-members may join AMSA on the day – please bring £5 cash.
Aimed at Year 2 students from King’s College London. Students from other years and universities may also find this session helpful so ALL WELCOME!
Date: Saturday 19th of November 2011
Time: 10:00 – 15:00
Venue: Meeting Room 3, Boland House, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London
AM: Sensory Awareness Station (lip reading+visual impairment)
PM : Exploring Station (ICE, patient confidentiality)
Please RSVP on our Facebook event page.
This session is for members only. Non-members may join AMSA on the day – please bring £5 cash.
This is our first academic session aimed at Year 2 students from King’s College London.
Students from other years and universities may also find this session helpful so everyone is very much welcome!
Date: Saturday 12th of November 2011
Time: 0900 – 1200
Venue: Meeting Room 2, First Floor, Boland House, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London
Topic: OSCE Explaining Station – Asthma, HTN, DM
Please RSVP via email to yu.lau@kcl.ac.uk by Thursday 10th November 2011.
Alternatively, RSVP on our Facebook event page.
This session is for members only. Non-members may join AMSA on the day – please bring £5 cash.
To top off our first event of the year, AMSA Explained, we will be having our first social at Empress of Sichuan!
Time: 8pm
Price : £15 for members, £20 for non-members. Includes ALL YOU CAN EAT hotpot, 1 drink and karaoke.
Location: 6 Lisle Street, Chinatown, London, WC2H 7BG
Please RSVP by email to uk.amsa@gmail.com by Thursday 3rd November!
Alternatively, RSVP on our Facebook event page.
Hello everyone and welcome to Asian Medical Students’ Association UK!
Our first event of the academic year is coming up very soon!
“AMSA Explained”
Date: Saturday 5th November 2011
Time: 15:00
Location: Lecture Theatre 145 Huxley Building
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
SW7 2AZ
This is an introductory session to find out more about our organisation and what we offer. It is also a great chance for you to meet our members and students from other medical schools. Come along to find out about:
- Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Program (AMSEP)
- Asian Medical Students’ Conference (AMSC) 2011 – Hong Kong
- Volunteer community projects
- Academic Tutorials including help for OSCEs
- Upcoming socials events
Everyone welcome! No need to buy membership just yet!
To top it all off, we will end the event with our first social of the year – Hotpot and Karaoke!
Please RSVP by email to uk.amsa@gmail.com by Thursday 3rd November!
Alternatively, RSVP on our Facebook event page.
The AMSA-UK Academic Programme for the 2010-2011 academic year.
You can choose between viewing the document directly or downloading it:
Time: 10:00 – 15:00
Venue:
Mar 5th – Skempton Building, Room 307
Mar 19th & 26th – Sir Alexander Fleming Building (SAF), Room 119
Mar 5th – Neurology
AM – Common Disease + Brief Pathophysiology
PM – History and Examination
Mar 19th – Cardiology
- Cardiovascular examination (up to finals standard) – signs, techniques, presentation
- Understanding and remembering cardiac murmurs
- Understanding and presenting common valvular pathology – AS, AR, MS, MR
- ECG – presentation technique, common examples seen in exams, MI and various Arrhythmias
Mar 26th – Clinical Skills + Psych History Taking (KCL)
AM – CXR, AXR, BP, Peak Flow Meter, Inhaler Instructions, MSU, Urine Dip
PM – Breast, Thyroid, GALS, PR, Otoscopy, Opthalmoscopy, Suturing, Documentation, Psychiatry History Taking (for KCL Students)
