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CALL FOR APPLICANTS:

Applications for Asian Medical Students Exchange Program Philippines for India is now open!

Date- 11 to 17th April
Venue- Manila,Philippines
Organizer- AMSA Philippines
Registration Fee- 350 USD

Comprised of academic, cultural and social programmes, AMSEP provides an opportunity for medical students to meet and discuss about their research and current medical and health issues in medicine. More importantly it encourages them to think out of their textbooks, to be proactive and speak out and help them grow and become balanced doctors.

How to apply?
Applications are open to all medical students at any stage of MBBS/BDS who are members of AMSA India.

If not a member, register here (Membership Fees: Rs 750/-)
http://amsaindia.in/join-us

Please fill and submit the Registration form, your CV and photocopy of your passport to your college representatives or mail it to amsepindia@gmail.com latest by 28th February 2015. Contact info@amsaindia.in for more information.

Registration Form

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CALL FOR APPLICANTS:
36th ASIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE(AMSC) SINGAPORE 2015!

Asian Medical Students’ Association(AMSA) India invites all Indian medical/dental students to apply to the 36th Asian Medical Students’ Conference.

The 36th AMSC, centred on the theme “Geriatric Medicine – Embracing the Silver Tsunami”, will be held from 5 to 12 July 2015.

To impart AMSA’s vision of Knowledge, Action and Friendship to all conference delegates, AMSC will comprise of three main aspects: Academic, Cultural and Social programmes.

AMSC provides an opportunity for medical students to meet and discuss about their research and current medical and health issues in medicine. More importantly it encourages them to think out of their textbooks, to be proactive and speak out and help them grow and become balanced doctors.

Take a glance at the pre-conference booklet, academic guidelines and other details on the facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/amsc2015

What will being a delegate to AMSC Singapore 2015 involve?
1) Being a part of the academic competitions.
2) Contributing to cultural performance and country booth.
3) Participating in and actively contributing to conference activities with a group of delegates from across the Asia-Pacific region.

How to apply?
Applications are open to all medical students at any stage of MBBS/BDS who are members of AMSA India. If not a member, register here (Membership Fees: Rs 750/-)

http://amsaindia.in/join-us

Please fill and submit the application form attached including the letter of intent stating why you should be going to AMSC Singapore. The fees for application will be Rs 300/- Submit the filled application forms to info@amsaindia.in latest by 28th February,2015.

Click on the following link to download the application form.

http://1drv.ms/1LPF8R3

For any queries, contact: rcindia@amsa-international.org

AMSC Singapore 2015 competions now open! Applications to be opened soon!

The Scientific Competitions for the upcoming 36th Asian Medical Students’ Conference Singapore 2015 are officially OPEN!

The 36th AMSC, centred around the theme “Geriatric Medicine – Embracing the Silver Tsunami”, will be held between 5th to 12th July 2015. To impart AMSA’s vision of Knowledge, Action and Friendship to all conference delegates, AMSC will comprise of three main aspects: Academic, Cultural and Social programmes.

There will be four competitions in total, namely: Scientific Paper, Scientific Poster, White Paper and Photography Competition.

Applications for AMSC 2015 Singapore to open soon. Stay Tuned!

Updates for November 2014

We finally have our new Executive Board for 2014-15

You can see them at Executive Commitee

We will soon have our publication out for this quarter. So hold on!

Regarding upcoming conferences, we have

1. EAMSC Indonesia- 10-15 January 2015

2. AMSEP India- 22-28th February2015

3. AMSC Singapore 2015

All the best to the respective delegates!

We will be informing soon about AMSC Singapore

We have new sponsors from AMSA International. Our members get benefits from Kaplan and FastFacts on new books and courses! So hurry and join AMSA INDIA to avail these benefits. Don't miss this opportunity!

Check them out here

Thats all for now. Keep following us on Facebook and twitter for latest updates!

AMSA International Academic Competition

The AMSA International World AIDS Day, World Diabetes Day, and International Day of People with Disability - Academic Competitions are now OPEN!

This tenure, we are opening three competitions at the same day. These are essay and public poster competitions. The theme is related to the respective day that you choose to participate (e.g. If you are submitting for World AIDS Day competition, then the theme is about HIV/AIDS).

Please do note:

1. This is essay and public poster competition. One individual may participate in one or both of the competitions.

2. The submission must be free of plagiarism.

3. The minimum words for essay is 1000 words and must be submitted in .doc or .docx

4. For poster competition, the size is A3 and must be submitted in .jpg or .png

5. Please do submit before the deadline:
- 30th of October 2014 for World Diabetes Day Competition
- 14th of November 2014 for World AIDS Day Competition
- 15th of November 2014 for International Day of People with Disability Competition.

6. Please do submit your work to: rcindia@amsa-international.org
The subject of the email:
- WAD_Name_Chapter_Poster(or)Essay for World AIDS Day Competition
- WDD_Name_Chapter_Poster(or)Essay for World Diabetes Day Competition
- IDPWD_Name_Chapter_Poster(or)Essay for International Day of People with Disability

7. The score will be given individually by the judges. The result will be finalized and announced by Secretary for Academics, AMSA International, Isra Majeed.

Executive Board posts declared open!

For the new EB to take over on 5th October, 2014. The following posts for EB are declared open. To apply please send in your CVs to rcindia@amsa-international.org by 30/09/2014. Each applicant can apply for a maximum of two posts (please specify preference). The selection will be based on your CV, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed via SKYPE and the new team will take over on 05/10/2014.

1. Vice overall Chairperson (Internal)
2. Vice overall Chairperson (External)
3. Secretary- Finance
4. Secretary- Promotions & Publication
5. Secretary- Marketing & Sponsorship
6. Secretary- Academics
7. Secretary- Cultural Affairs
8. Secretary- Technical support (IT Officer)
9. Secretary- Memberships
10. Secretary- Partnerships
11. Secretary- Newsletter & JAMSA
12. Editor - Newsletter & JAMSA

For posts 1,2,3- The applicant must have a prior experience on working such posts.

For further info:
email: rcindia@amsa-international.org

Welcome our new new Executive Board and thanking our Ex Regional Chairperson

AMSA India congratulates the outgoing EB and Regional Chairperson Mr. Dipan Uppal for their achievements during the past year 2013-14. The main achievement was AMSEP- India - AMSA India will be hosting both AMSA Philippines and AMSA Taiwan together for a joint AMSEP (Asian Medical Students' Exchange Programme ) in February 2015. Other achievements include conduction of the 'AMSA International Day' Events, complete participation in all ACADEMIC EVENTS & CULTURAL EVENTS duringEAMSC 2014, South Korea & participation in a modified way in AMSC, 2014 Thailand ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS post the conference cancellation . AMSA India was also awarded THIRD POSITION in the Scientific Poster competition in AMSC, 2014. The tenure for current EB ended on 15/09/2014. The new EB takes over from 06/10/2014.

New EB:
Regional Chairperson. Ms Shafaat Ahmad, MAMC, New Delhi.
General Secretary. Mr. Kartik Sahni, MAMC, New Delhi.

“Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness – an open and noble temper” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

The slum population in India has a very inadequate system of healthcare and a very poor screening of diseases with high incidence of diseases like malaria, hypertension and malnutrition. Moreover, there’s lack of awareness about health and hygiene. Therefore to assess the current health status of the dwellers in these slums, AMSA India organized this event.

A team of 11 volunteers, members of AMSA India diligently assessed the health status of 96 slum dwellers (from Valmiki Basti and Badli slums) over a period of 3 days (10^th- 12^th March, 2014)

The health checkup comprised of:

Anthropometry (where the height, weight, hip circumference and waist circumference were measured) – BMI was calculated
Blood Pressure Measurement (with the help of mercury sphygmomanometer)

The results showed an alarmingly large number of people having raised blood pressure, and many complained of frequent headaches and chest pain on slight exertion.

The AMSA India volunteers assisted the people, each moved at the courage and positivity expressed by all the students present. Musings of volunteers kept everyone in splits during the otherwise tedious task of health checkups.

After the checkups, the residents of the area were educated on leading a healthier lifestyle with instructions on adequate diet, moderate exercise and the harmful effects of the common prevalent practices like smoking and alcohol consumption.

They were also advised to go for regular health checkups in the OPD at the nearby Lok Nayak Hospital. We hope that our efforts and the education of the risk factors of various diseases to the masses would’ve inspired them to take better care of themselves in the future and get themselves treated at the right time to avoid later complications.

In this way we also strived to achieve our goal of Action- giving back to the community through community work.

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference” -Winston Churchill

Breast and Cervical cancer are not just diseases that strike at women. They strike at the very heart of who they are as women: how others perceive them, how they perceive themselves, how they live, work and raise their families, or whether they do these things at all. For a woman to lose a breast is more than just a physical affliction. It rocks at the very seat of her womanhood and can be totally devastating.

Breast and Cervical cancer can occur to any woman of reproducible age. With the modern era lifestyle and environmental conditions with chemicals and toxins in and around our body systems, women are at greater risk of developing cancer.

Cervical cancer used to be the leading cause of cancer death for women in the World. However, in the past 40 years, the number of cases of cervical cancer and the number of deaths from cervical cancer have decreased significantly. Although India being a developing nation, the morbidity related to Cervical Cancer in women is much higher than other forms of cancer.

If the statistics are compared to Breast Cancer, it is estimated that one in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. It is the cancer causing largest number of deaths in women only after lung cancer. If breast cancer is detected early, the five-year survival rate is markedly improved. But as is said, 'prevention is better than cure’, simple precautionary measures and regular checkups can help to bring down the statistics of breast cancer incidence and mortality.

AMSA India always strives to be at the forefront of increasing awareness about the social and health related issues concerning the masses nationally and internationally. It is a federation that aspires to offers the future physicians a comprehensive introduction to global health issues. In this pursuit, on 8th March, 2014 on the occasion of International Women's Day, AMSA India collaborated with Nulife Hospital, Delhi to organize an awareness campaign on 'Cervical Cancer' and 'Breast Cancer'.

The event was conducted at The International Women's Hostel, North Campus, Delhi University, Delhi. About 150 students participated. It included a seminar on 'Cervical Cancer and its Prevention' and 'Breast Cancer and its Prevention' by eminent gynecologists- by Dr. Shakuntla Kumar & Dr. Tarini Taneja. It covered aspects like incidence and prevalence of HPV infection in India, where the audience was educated about getting a pap smear done regularly for early detection and the importance of eating healthy and good hygiene habits in prevention of cervical cancer.

The second lecture focused on Breast cancer and Breast Self-Examination (BSE) for its detection.

The seminar was followed by an interactive session in which the doubts and queries of the audience regarding the topic were clarified.

Volunteers for AMSA India participated and helped organize the event and distributed pamphlets to spread awareness among the masses. Everyone was made to wear a teal-colored and pink-colored ribbon signifying Cervical cancer and Breast Cancer prevention.

Breast and Cervical cancer awareness have been gaining momentum recently and through the efforts of several international organizations and events like this seminar breast cancer incidence have shown recent decline. Though it is very encouraging but the statistical improvement against overall occurrence is just a drop in the ocean.

Self-examination of the breast, regular check-ups, mammography, and positive changes in lifestyle are some of the measures women take to fight breast cancer.

Cervical cancer, on the other hand, has shown significant decline . This decline largely is the result of many women getting regular Pap tests, which can find cervical pre-cancer before it turns into cancer. Also, the vaccine against it is easily available and widely used now.

In a nutshell, main aim of the event was to emphasize on ways to prevent cancer of Breast and Cervix, so that women at large can be liberated from the shackles of these health disorders and have a healthier, happier and better life.

It also helped achieve our goal of KNOWLEDGE- lectures on the topic,

ACTION- increasing awareness of the masses and

FRIENDSHIP- the students from medical colleges of Delhi came together and interacted and made friends with other non- medical colleges of Delhi University.

‘I strive so that little girls will grow up in a world where pink ribbons are for ponytails and party dresses…’

"Be the change you want to see" -Mahatma Gandhi

AMSA India always strives to be at the fore front of increasing awareness about the social health related issues concerning the masses nationwide with KNOWLEDGE, ACTION & FRIENDSHIP being its three most basic goals.

AMSA India dynamically combines the knowledge of nurturing doctors by organizing health awareness programs which not only provide first-hand information about health topics but also an opportunity for young medical professionals to interact outside the medical world.

AMSA India, West Bengal Chapter held a "Health Awareness" event at Ekta Heights Residential Complex, Kolkata on 23rd February 2014. The program aimed at spreading preventing measures of following CHRONIC DISEAES among general public-

1. Alcoholic Liver Disease

2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)

3. Lung Cancer

Various aspects including the pathogenesis and risk factors of these diseases were covered. The above topics were covered as the audience was supposed to comprise mainly of upper middle class where smoking and drinking are common practices.

Speakers for event included AMSA India members:-

Rupesh Pakrasi (RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Rishav Mukherjee (College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, Kalyani, West Bengal)
Gaurav Rai (RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal)

The event was followed by a question-answer session in which people from non-medical background freely asked questions and interacted actively. One of the persons from audience said -"Doctors be good communicators only then can diseases be prevented at large scale", which was quite inspiring.

The event turned out to be a great success and AMSA India once again held up its goals of KNOWLEDGE and ACTION. Such events can enable young and sprouting doctors to rise beyond the stereotyped view of doctors among as people having stethoscope around their neck, examining patients and giving medicines to them and help them to use their knowledge for greater good of the society.

“The idea is to write it so that people hear and it slides through the brain and directly goes to the heart” -Maya Angelou

AMSA India Maharashtra chapter organized the national level inter medical collegiate online essay writing competition on the topic “The Growing Urge among Medical students to participate in philanthropic and social ventures” under the ordeal of ‘Knowledge’ which received a phenomenonal number of entries from all parts of the country.
The novelty and diversity of ideas in the essays made it a tough job for our esteemed panel of judges. However, every game has a winner. So, by the cumulative marking done by the jury, we are declaring the names of the champions!

Congratulations!

FIRST: BIANCA HONNEKERI , GRANT GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE,MUMBAI

SECOND: RAADHA BHARDWAJ, SGT MEDICAL COLLEGE, GURGAON

THIRD: PRANSHUTA BANSAL, JHALAWAR MEDICAL COLLEGE, JHALAWAR, RAJASTHAN

FOURTH: SHWETA LONANDKAR, TOPIWALA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE, MUMBAI
STUTI BHAMRI, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE, BELGAUM, KARNATAKA

FIFTH: BHAVINI GUPTA, VARDHMAN MAHAVIR MEDICAL COLLEGE, NEW DELHI
KHUSHBOO GALA , GRANT GOVT MEDICAL COLLEGE, MUMBAI

PRIZES:

The champion essay will be published in the September edition of “The Chronicles of AMSA India”-an international web newsletter.
The first two essays will be receiving grand cash prize and certificates of achievement.
Consolation certificates will be given to the third, fourth and fifth position.

EXCERPT FROM WINNER ESSAY:

“Monetary motivations cannot explain the ebullience of students performing their first dissection, nor their sustained alacrity through inhumane hours of clinical practice. Material incentives are at best ephemeral; in today’s commercial world, there are manifold easier ways to accrue income.
Medicine is nobody’s Get-Rich-Quick kit.”

The Delegate Selection for 27th EAMSC Korea 2014 from Delhi was held on Sunday, 14th September 2013 at Guest House Conference Hall, Maulana Azad Medical College. The minutes are as follows:

1. General Quiz on Chronic Diseases

2. Group Discussion on the topic “Drug Patency and the Developing World: Boon or Bane” in 2 groups of 14 each with Dr. Shalini Chawla(Professor Pharmacology, MAMC) and Ravi Mittal(7th sem, MAMC) as moderators.

3. Interview of the participants by the EB members Snacks and coffee were provided during the break to all participants.

A team of Executive Board members of AMSA India along with faculty in charge judged all the events of each group, the criteria being objective with each question carrying a specific mark according to the answers.

All the applicants were judged from a total of 250 marks and the selected delegates are as follows:

1. Akshay Kumar(3rd sem)

2. Akshee(1st sem)

3. Ankita Dhir(7th sem)

4. Ayushi Agarwal(7th sem)

5. Bhavini Gupta(3rd sem)

6. Dhruv Kansal(3rd sem)

7. Harshita Sharma(9th sem)

8. Kartik Sahni(3rd sem)

9. Mahika Jha(3rd sem)

10. Meenakshi Sridhar(5th sem)

11. Mishita(5th sem)

12. Prachi Saluja(1st sem)

13. Shivangi Jaiswal(7rd sem)

14. Rupesh Pakrasi(5th sem)

15. Sanjay Singh Chauhan(5th sem)

16. Shafaat Ahmad(3rd sem)

17. Sushant Niramohi(3rd sem)

18. Tanya Sharda(5th sem)

19. Vardhmaan Jain(3rd sem)

20. Vedika Bali(5th sem)

It was followed by the certificate distribution ceremony and the Executive Board meeting summing it all up. A total of 13 EB members attended.

AMSC or Asian Medical Students’ Conference is the annual conference meet of AMSA (Asian Medical Students’ Association). This year, AMSC was hosted by AMSA Malaysia Chapter from 3rd to 10th July, 2013 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 430 delegates attended the conference from 19 countries – Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand & United Kingdom.

The Indian Delegation comprised of 27 delegates led by Dipan Uppal (Vice Chairperson – Internal, AMSA India Chapter), 17 of which were from MAMC.

Dipan Uppal – MAMC, New Delhi (Proxy Regional Chairperson, INDIA)
Ambar Prakash – MAMC, New Delhi
Ankit Arora – MAMC, New Delhi
Ankita Kapoor - MAMC, New Delhi
Ankur Tiwari - MAMC, New Delhi
Apoorva Sehgal - MAMC, New Delhi
Archit Goyal - MAMC, New Delhi
Charu Dutt Arora – TNMC, Mumbai
Dhairya Lakhani – SBKSMIR, Surat
Devyani Mukherjee - MAMC, New Delhi
Kritika Sharma - MAMC, New Delhi
Kuntal Sen – GMC, Mumbai
Lipika Soni - MAMC, New Delhi
Nayan Agarwal – UCMS, New Delhi
Nimisha Lohiya - MAMC, New Delhi
Nitika Gautam - MAMC, New Delhi
Pritika Nijhara - MAMC, New Delhi
Sagar Naimishkumar, SBKSMIR, Surat
Sakshi Rajoria - MAMC, New Delhi
Saloni Chadha- MAMC, New Delhi
Samiran Mukherjee – UCMS, New Delhi
Shikhar Chohan – VMMC, New Delhi
Shivani Sharma – VMMC, New Delhi
Sneha Goswami – LHMC, New Delhi
Tanya Singh Kakar – MAMC, New Delhi
Tushar Agarwal – SGRRMC, Dehradun
Tushar Dhawan - MAMC, New Delhi

The special thing about AMSC for India was that this was the first conference for AMSA India chapter after being inducted as a full member into AMSA International. AMSA India participated in all four academic competitions:-

Scientific Paper – Prevalance of Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Assessment of Risk factors along with the health seeking behavior of diabetics in slums of Delhi. The team comprised of Apoorva Sehgal (Team leader and presenter), Ankit Arora, Archit Goyal, Devyani Mukherjee, Dhairya Lakhani, Dipan Uppal, Kritika Sharma, Nimisha Lohiya(Presenter), Nitika Gautam(Presenter). INDIA WERE DECLARED AS CHAMPIONS IN SCIENTIFIC PAPER COMPETITION.
Scientific Poster – Assessment of health profile and relationship between health disorders with work-related abuse of housemaids in Delhi. The team being Tanya Singh Kakar (Team Leader), Ambar Prakash, Sakshi Rajoria(Presenter), Shikhar Chohan, Shivani Sharma, Tushar Dhawan(Presenter). The poster was selected among top 10 posters for presentation at AMSC- 2013.
Public Health Education Video – Breast Milk-A World Resource. The team comprised of Nayan Agarwal(Team Leader), Ankita Kapoor, Ankur Tiwari, Samiran Mukherjee, Sneha Goswami. The movie was presented at AMSC – 2013.
Public Poster – Cervical Cancer- Silence is deadly. The team comprised of Samiran Mukherjee(Team Leader), Ankita Kapoor, Ankur Tiwari, Charu Dutt Arora(Presenter), Kuntal Sen, Nayan Agarwal, Pritika Nijhara(Presenter), Sneha Goswami. INDIA WERE DECLARED AS CHAMPIONS IN PUBLIC POSTER COMPETITION.

AMSA India chapter also participated in Cultural night and Cultural booth sessions. The cultural booth was visited by various dignitaries present, It depicted Indian Culture- Indian Flag, Henna, Indian snacks, Indian Sweets, Photos of monuments in India. The theme for cultural night was BOLLYWOOD.

Updates/Latest News

Results of AMSA IMC Essay Writing Competition 2013

Indian Delegation for 27th EAMSC 2014 Korea announced

AMSC 2013 Malaysia