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Posted by smsl on Feb 22nd, 2010
Annual Dinner 2010: A Night of Medicine Without Borders

Our annual dinner is coming up shortly. Join us for a night of fun and scrumptious food!

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Posted by smsl on Feb 22, 2010

ANNUAL DINNER 2010: A Night of Medicine Without Borders

It’s that time of year again! The SMSL Annual Dinner is the highlight of our society’s calendar. Not only does it mark the election of the next SMSL Committee but is also a night of delicious food, fun games, lucky draws and of course, a chance to catch up with old friends and meet new ones!

Date & Time: Saturday, 20th March 2010, 7.15pm

Venue: Brasserie Gerard Kensington, 9 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5NP

[Nearest tube station is High Street Kensington]

Price: ￡16 (Subsidised from ￡27.50)

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Dinner this year will be held at Brasserie Gerard in Kensington, a charming restaurant which has earned a reputation for it’s fresh, authentic French food. The dinner includes a special 3 course set menu, a drink and coffee.

Special guests from MOHH will be coming down for the event and have kindly sponsored copies of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills (Oxford Handbooks Series) for every member at the dinner. Furthermore, we will also be distributing our Annual Magazine, featuring the events over the past year! You may be in it!

What are you waiting for? Register with your respective Reps by 6th March, 2010. Please provide your name, college, course, year, contact number and menu preferences (below). Payment will be made to your respective Reps.

Hope to see you there!

The 15th SMSL Committee

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SPECIAL SET MENU

Choose from one of the meals and one of the drinks below. Note that each course has a vegetarian option.

STARTERS

Soupe à l’oignon (v): French onion soup with Gruyere cheese croutons

Petite Friture: Crispy fried squid with caper mayonaise

Pate de campagne: Coarse pork pate served with baguette and pickled gherkins

MAINS

Tagliatele aux champingons (v): Wild mushroom Tagliatele in a cream, garlic and parsley sauce

Saumon Grille: Grilled Salmon fillet on mustard mashed potato with creamed leeks

Steak frites: Grilled rump steak, frites and bearnaise sauce

DESSERTS

Crème Brulee: Our famous sreamy egg and vanilla custard with a caramelised sugar crust

Gauffre Chaude: Hot belgian Waffle with vanilla dairy ice cream and hot chocolate sauce

Fondant au Chocolat: Warm dark chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream

**All desserts include a complimentary filter coffee

DRINKS

175ml White wine

175ml Red wine

175ml Rose wine

330ml Bottle of Stella

Glass of coke, diet coke or lemonade
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Posted by smsl on Feb 20th, 2010
Hwa Chong Alumni (UK) & Vine CNY Carnival 2010

Hwa Chong Alumni (UK) & Vine will be holding a CNY Carnival at UCL!

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Posted by smsl on Feb 20, 2010

Hwa Chong Alumni (UK) & Vine CNY Carnival 2010

Remember last year’s Chinese New Year Carnival down at the UCL North Cloisters, with the Lion dance, Yu Sheng and lots of bustling stalls? It is back again this year, with more excitement, more fun, and more FOOD!

There will be performances by an orchestra and a wushu troupe, a Guazi-eating competition and chapteh competition for you to pit your skills in. What’s more, you get lots of gifts and even stand to win prizes in our lucky draw! And if you are wondering about the very long YU SHENG, yes, IT’S BACK TOO! There will also be stalls selling all the chinese new year goodies that you have been craving for.

Date : 21st February 2010 (Sunday)

Time : 12pm – 4pm

Venue : UCL South Cloisters (Nearest tube station is Euston Square) *see attached map

Please visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=270990207539 for more information on the event. Feel free to contact us at cnycarnival2010@gmail.com if you have any queries regarding the stalls or the carnival in general!

This carnival is open to absolutely ANYONE and EVERYONE, so come on down with all your Asian and non-Asian friends! What better way to share the new year festivities with our international friends? We really hope to see you there!

Hwa Chong Alumni (UK) & Vine
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Posted by smsl on Feb 18th, 2010
PKK-SMSL 2010 Applications

Apply now to join us on a humanitarian expedition to Thailand!

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Posted by smsl on Feb 18, 2010

PKK-SMSL 2010 Applications

For the past 7 years, SMSL has been sending her members for an annual service learning trip to Khon Kaen, Thailand. Each year a team of 10-20 students and professionals embark on this trip in attempt to benefit the community in this poor region of Thailand.

This year, we come under the NGO HealthEx International, set up by previous PKK leaders to empower volunteers to plan, lead and execute humanitarian expeditions.

We aim to improve the lives of the less fortunate by providing basic healthcare in the form of health education, screening and data collection on endemic diseases in the region and to bring joy and hope into their lives. We also hope to inspire participants through our projects, so that they may continue such work in the future.

For more information and if you are interested in joining our team this year, please read the attached document and fill in the application form. Send it back to pkk.smsl@healthexinternational.org by 1st March 2010.

Feel free to contact us at pkk.smsl@healthexinternational.org or Evelyn (Membership) at evelynthangaraj@hotmail.com for more information. It will definitely be a challenging but fulfilling experience and we hope that you will consider being a part of our team this year.

We hope to hear from you soon!

Project Leaders PKK 2010
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Posted by smsl on Feb 18th, 2010
SMSL Elections: 16th Working Committee

Applications for positions in the working committee are now opened!

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Posted by smsl on Feb 18, 2010

SMSL Elections: 16th Working Committee

The 16th SMSL Working Committee Nominations are now open! The posts are:

1) Sponsorship Representative

In charge of sourcing for and liaising with sponsors, preparing sponsorship proposals and handling money from the sponsors to the treasurer.

2) Wider UK Representative

Updates and maintains the wider UK membership database and is responsible for conveying information and updates to and from the wider UK members.

3) Life Sciences and Alumni Representative

Updates and maintains the Life Sciences and Alumni membership database, encourages events catering to these members and is responsible for conveying information and updates to and from these members.

4) Events Coordinator

Oversees and receives feedback regarding events, helps to propose new activities and is responsible for all aspects of logistics for events.

5) Editor

In charge of editing articles and creating the annual magazine and is also responsible for posting write-ups on the SMSL Website.

6) Webmaster

Responsible for maintenance of the SMSL website and to assist with SMSL event publicity.

7) Publicity Officer

In charge of promoting SMSL to potential members and is responsible for liaising and publicising SMSL to other societies and companies.

As a part of the Working Committee, you will also be involved in planning SMSL events and working with the Executive Committee to make decisions throughout your term. It’s a good chance to get involved in a career-orientated society and meet new people!

If you would like to apply, please email Elise at elisecyj@hotmail.com by Friday, 12th March 2010 with your:

1) Name

2) College

3) Course

4) Year

5) Contact Number

6) A short 100-150 word paragraph on any relevant previous experiences and why you would like to be in the Working Committee.

Please note that you may apply for more than 1 position (but not more than 3). Feel free to contact either Elise or the relevant Working Committee members for more information.

The write-ups will be distributed during the SMSL annual dinner on Saturday, 20th March, and the voting will be carried out then amongst the members at the dinner.

Regards,

The 15th SMSL Committee
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Posted by smsl on Feb 15th, 2010
MOHH UK Recruitment Drive

MOHH is holding information sessions and interviews all over the UK from 19-26 March 2010 for those who are interested in pursuing a medical career in Singapore!

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Posted by smsl on Feb 15, 2010

MOHH Recruitment Drive

With a world class comprehensive healthcare system ranging from polyclinics and step-down centres to tertiary specialty & academic health centres, Singapore has much to offer when it comes to pursuing a fulfilling and meaningful medical career. Singapore’s vast healthcare infrastructure has long been regarded as a modern, state-of-the-art and professional system, but beyond that, we also hope to impart a little taste of what to expect if you were to embark on a career with us. Come to our information sessions and find out more.

A career with MOH Holdings definitely presents tremendous opportunities for medical professionals to explore the varied fields of healthcare delivery, teaching and medical research.

Candidates should either possess a recognised Basic Medical Degree or a Postgraduate Degree that is registrable with the Singapore Medical Council. (refer to http://www.physician.mohh.com.sg/registrable_basic_medical_degrees.html)

Apply Now

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their applications via email with full personal particulars/CVs, contact number/email address (important), educational and professional qualifications, career history, present & expected salary and name of 2 professional referees by February 17^th 2010 to: physician@mohh.com.sg

To avoid disappointment, kindly RSVP early to physician@mohh.com.sg.

Please indicate in the “Subject Bar” – Application for House/Medical Officer position : (Name)(UK – March 2010). Please delete/ enter the “underlined” accordingly.

Visit us at www.physician.mohh.com.sg to find out more.

Regards,

The 15th SMSL Committee
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