How to find Electives - Specific Opportunities
Australasian Jewish Medical Federation NSW
The Australasian Jewish Medical Federation NSW wishes to offer
two scholarships to Medical Students who would be interested in doing their Elective Term in Israel. Each Scholarship is worth $1500.
Students need to apply to the committee by email to the address below and have until the closing date of
1st November, 2009.
In your application please include the following -
1. Name, Address, Email, Phone number
2. The name of the Israeli Hospital you have applied for.
3. Academic Performance for both undergraduate/graduate degrees
4. List your goals and objectives for choosing to study in Israel.
5. List any relevant Jewish communal or other community involvement.
6. List any reasons for hardship that the committee should know.
7. You will need to provide a report to the AJMF committee at a meeting on your return.
Applications to be made to:
m_chalmers@optusnet.net.au
AMSA IHN Elective Resources
'AMSA Elective Survival Guide' is a four page publication available for download from the AMSA IHN website www.ihealthnet.net and is distributed to Medical Student Societies.
'Beyond Borders' is a pocket-size book written specifically for Australian medical students and deals with the preparation for and the undertaking of elective placements. Aspects covered include Personal, Professional, Health, Cultural, Practical, Social and Financial. A copy is held in the Office of The Dean.
AUSSTAT and KIWISSTAT Rural Scholarship Programme
This is an application for an elective as well as a scholarship for that elective. There are 15 scholarships spread equitably across Australia and New Zealand which offer $500 towards travel and expenses (conditions apply).
Email an electronic version of your CV to the Programme Co-ordinator
Please include a letter that outlines why you would like a rural scholarship and what your career plans are. Tell them a bit about yourself - what your hobbies are and what you have enjoyed about your medical career so far. They would also like to know what sort of rural elective you would like. They will then advise the successful applicants by telephone and will discuss options before linking you up with a rural hospital so that you can make final arrangements. Upon completion of the elective you will be required to submit a report to AUSSTAT as well as to UNSW.
Australian Chinese Medical Association
Elective Term Bursary
Membership of the Australian Chinese Medical Association is open to all medical practitioners registered in NSW. Its objectives are to promote the professional standards and education of members, and to promote the health of Chinese Australians.
ACMA has created a bursary valued at up to $2000, to assist with Elective Term expenses. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate interest in Chinese Community Health either in Australia or overseas.
Applicants should submit a CV and Elective Term proposal via email to the office of ACMA (
office@acma.org.au) by Friday 9
th October 2009. A short list of applicants may be required to be interviewed in person or by telephone. The winner of the bursary will be notified by 31
st October 2009. The award will be presented at the Annual Dinner of the Association on 7
th November 2009.
The winner will be required to submit a report on his or her Elective Term for publication in the ACMA Newsletter.
Students should call (9873 6222) or email (
office@acma.org.au) for further information
Commonwealth Bursaries
Please note that, as of 2002 and until further notice, Commonwealth Foundation Bursaries will be offered to students from medical schools in the developing Commonwealth only. Please refer to
Association of Commonwealth Universities website.
Emergency Counselling for Australian students overseas provided by DFAT
The Department of Foreign Affairs provides emergency services for Australians who are overseas and these services include access to Lifeline telephone counselling options for those negotiating a crisis overseas or who requiring counselling services whilst they are overseas. This service is available 24 hours a day 365 days a year. This is a service for all Australians but of course is available for Australian students on an overseas study exchange, placement or field study.
To access this 24/7 telephone counselling service students can ring the consulate emergency number +61 1300 555 135 and wait on the line or follow the offered selection options for different services e.g press 2, 4, 5, 6 etc. - At the time of logging this information on this website option {6} was for emergency help. Lifeline is only going to be crisis management (not therapy) but it is a 24 hour 7 day a week option for counselling needs in emergency situations.
Telephone calls to local Australian high commission/embassy/consulate in various countries can also be put through to Lifeline in Australia for the cost of a local call. If it is after hours in the country from which the person is calling their call is automatically transferred to Australia. A web link that includes the telephone numbers for the Consular Emergency Centre is:
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/index.html
Far Western New South Wales
Rural Attachment Programs Coordinator
University of Sydney
Department of Rural Health
PO Box 457
Broken Hill NSW 2880
Tel: 08 8080 1241
Fax: 08 8087 5240
Email:
They can link students with a local GP and also establish involvement with outreach as well as hospital-based activity.
Geriatrics
The May Shaw Nursing Home, Swansea provides opportunities for medical students who seek a rural elective in Tasmania. For information contact one of the doctors on
(03) 62578205.
GP Placements
Students who spend part of their elective term in a GP practice in Australia must print out and complete the GP form below. Note that claims cannot be made on overseas placements. This form should be returned to the Undergraduate Administrator, The School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Rm 322 Samuels Building on completion of the elective.
Guy's, King's College & St Thomas' Hospitals' Medical and Dental School, London, England
Check out the Electives service
website.
MDA National Elective Essay Competition
Student members of MDA can enter this competition each year. Membership is free. Details are at
http://www.mdanational.com.au/students/essay.asp
Contact the Liaison Manager NSW/ACT: Ms Dinethra Nandakoban, phone: (02) 9023 3345 email:
Medical Insurance Group Australia (MIGA) Student Elective Grants Program
This Program is open each year to Student Members of MIGA - Membership is free. The Program offers up to five Grants to assist students in meeting their elective travel costs and to supply aid to the community they visit. This year Applications open on 1 May 2009 and close at 4pm (EST) on 28 August 2009. Recipients will be notified after 1 October 2009. Details are available in the Faculty Office or from the Marketing Coordinator on 08 8238 4444. Further details and an Application Form can be downloaded from
http://www.miga.com.au/
Northern Territory General Practice Education (NTGPE)
The
NTGPE coordinates placement program for undergraduate medical students in the Northern Territory. offering medical students placements in remote Aboriginal community clinics and hospitals.
O-S HELP Loan
OS-HELP is a new financial assistance initiative introduced by the Commonwealth to assist eligible students with a range of expenses for the purposes of overseas study. Students may receive loans for amounts starting at $1000 to a limit of $5000 for a study period of up to six months. This amount may be used to help with a range of expenses such as airfares and accommodation.
The scheme is targeted at students undertaking an entire semester exchange, though the staff inform us that medical electives are an equally valid use of the scheme.
The borrowed amount is added to your accumulated HECS debt, and paid off at the same rate while you work. While, like HECS, there is no interest on the loan (just adjusted for inflation), it's important to note that a significant loan fee of 20% is attached, such that if you borrow $5,000 an amount of $6,000 is debited to your HECS account.
For more information, look up:
UNSW OS-HELP Site
https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/OSHelp.html
Commonwealth 'Going to Uni' Site
http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/Quickfind/StudyOverseas/OSHELP.htm
or contact the
Coordinator and International Exchange Advisor
International Office, Red Centre
Tel: 9385 5337
Projects Abroad arranges elective placements in Ghana, Mongolia, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and China.
Contact Will Pashley, Projects Abroad Australia & NZ, Tel: 1300 132 831 | Mob: 0404 712 638
http://www.projects-abroad.com.au/projects/medical-electives.php
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Scholarships
To encourage medical students who are considering undertaking a Pathology elective. Scholarship value $2,000. One scholarship is offered for a project associated with pathology and designed for the duration of one elective term or the duration of the Bachelor of Medicine (or equivalent) degree course. Closing date for 2008/2009 projects is 31 May 2008.
Application forms and guidelines are available from the RCPA website. Log on to:
http://www.rcpa.edu.au
Go to Publications and Forms/Document Library > Select Category: Grants and Awards then click search to find the list of application forms.
Alternatively, you can contact Colin Underwood for an application form: Telephone (02) 8356 5821 or email colinu@rcpa.edu.au
Rural Undergraduate Support and Co-ordination Program (RUSC)
Rural Undergraduate Support & Coordination Program
Sponsorship
Christian Blind Mission, the largest non-government blindness agency in the world with programs in over one hundred countries is offering to sponsor a medical student elective. Funds will be provided to cover travel and Limited accommodation costs for a period of 6 weeks. The purpose of the elective is to give a medical student exposure to a blindness project anywhere in the world. There are two requirements:
a) That the student take some skills to the project and be able to commence work on arrival.
b) That data is collected, analysed and published in the form of a letter or manuscript in a recognised ophthalmic journal.
All enquiries regarding this elective and how to satisfy the above criteria can be directed to:
Dr Henry Newland
Director
Department of Ophthalmology
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Tel: (08) 8222 5222
Fax: (08) 8222 5221
Email:
Publications with further information
"The Medic's Guide to Work and Electives Around the World" by Mark Wilson
Second Edition, published by Hodder Arnold in 2004 under the auspices of United Medical Protection Limited (UMP).
"Beyond Borders" by Hamish Graham
Published by McGraw-Hill in 2005.
These publications are available for perusal at the Office of The Dean. We hold one copy of each so we regret that we are unable to loan the books.
Both titles are available through the Medsoc Bookshop, Barker Street, Randwick 2031 telephone 9382 2121,
www.medsoc.org.au/bookshop or e mail bookshop@medsoc.org.au