Co-leads of the Open Access Button Project, David Carroll and Joseph McArthur announce the launch of the Open Access Button. 18th November…
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General Open Access Button Launch: If Someone Hits a Paywall in the Forest, Does it Make a Sound?
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General Advocating for Global Access to Surgical Care: A Student Working Group on Global Surgery
The student-led public health organisation Medsin-UK launches a National Working Group on Global Surgery with global ambitions The role of surgical care…
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General Want to Have an Impact on Health While at University in the UK? Then get involved!
Medsin is a UK registered charity and network of student volunteers dedicated to reducing health inequalities through education, advocacy and community action…
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General Climate Change; No Laughing Matter
A Northern Irish politician recently joked about the impending threat of climate change. David Carroll highlights why climate change is nothing to…
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General Turning the World Upside Down
Isobel Braithwaite shares her thoughts on the recent launch event of the Turning the World Upside Down online platform. A couple of…
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General What Justifies the Environmental Impact of 1000 Medical Students Flying to Baltimore? The IFMSA General Assembly
David Carroll describes the ups and downs of the recent International Federation of Medical Students Associations General Assembly. Last month, I was…
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General ‘Delivering a better life’: National Medsin-UK Conference 2012
Ahimza Thirunavukarasu looks forward to next weekend’s Medsin National Conference in Warwick, UK. There is no question regarding the importance of tackling…
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Access Open Access Is Not for Scientists. It’s for Medical Students
Across the UK, thousands of newly qualified doctors are celebrating passing their exams and finishing medical school. Perhaps it is better seen…
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Access Conflict and Open Access: A Tale of Two Conferences
For medical students interested in advocacy, action and debate, the last weekend of Easter provided all three in buckets at two of…
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Conference news Conflicted: The War for Health
CONFLICTED: THE WAR FOR GLOBAL HEALTH MEDSIN GLOBAL HEALTH CONFERENCE 14th-15th April 2012 King’s College London As National Coordinator of Medsin, I…
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General It’s Good to Talk: Reflections from the IFMSA General Assembly in Ghana
The medical community is a global one – probably an obvious statement, particularly if you read this PLoS blog! However, as a…
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General Speaking of Medsin…
Since I first read her diary Anne Frank has been one of my heroes. Now, you might ask, what does Anne Frank…