Health Students' Society UWA

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Thursday 23 May | Alexander Lecture Theatre, UWA
Are you a current university undergrad student interested in applying for graduate entry to the Doctor of Medicine in 2025? Join us on campus at our upcoming information session on Thursday 23 May to find out everything you need to know about UWA's graduate pathways to medicine, entry requirements, how to apply and more.

More information regarding the event can be found below:

Event Page: Graduate Entry to Medicine Information Session
Registration Form: https://seek.uwa.edu.au/graduate-entry-to-medicine-2024?studyLevel=Postgraduate&studentType=Domestic&country=Australia&aoi=Medicine%20and%20Dentistry&year=2025&sem=Semester%201
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/5sPKm9lJ2
LinkedIn event: https://www.linkedin.com/events/graduateentrytomedicineinformat7192066094633779200/

Hey everyone!

Just sending a follow up message to all of you regarding our recent Doctor of Optometry Careers Night!

If anyone has any questions regarding the admission process (WAM, prerequisites, interview process) or the general experience of students within the course, or any general questions about optometry as a career or placements, please message the Optometry Students Western Australia page. They are unable to disclose past interview questions but will be able to offer you guidance.

Much love,

HSS 💙

Back by popular demand!

Introducing the Pharmacy and Dentistry workshop:

🦷🪥DENTAL PRODUCTS IN THE PHARMACY🪥🦷

Presented by Master of Pharmacy Student: Rachel Loh in collaboration with Dr Alex Park, Dr Manorika Ratnaweera, UDSS and UWAMPS.

Event has been kindly sponsored by OzDent and Oral7

Get ready for a refresher on common intraoral and extraoral conditions, and NEW! How-to write dental prescriptions.

Date: 18th April 2024 Thursday

Time: 6:00PM networking/food, 6:30PM workshop begins

Location: ARTS G.59 Fox Lecture Theatre, UWA Nedlands Campus

Huge prizes to be won!

Register now: https://uwa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0XYuLWstg6OuVg (Screenshot the link or use QR code)

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Interhealth Projects Night 2024💫🌏

WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH 5-7PM
Location: Tattersall Lecture Theatre, UWA

Are you interested in learning about global health opportunities that you can participate in this year? Well come along to Interhealth’s 2024 Projects Night‼️

Interhealth has many exciting opportunities for you to be involved in this year focusing on tackling important global health issues. Projects Night will be your opportunity to see what all of these projects have to offer, and ways that you can get involved! Being apart of these great global health initiatives is a great way to make new friends and make a difference on the international level 🗺️

⚡ OUR PROJECTS ⚡

🤱 Birthing Kits
🌱 Code Green
🤝🏾 Crossing Borders for Health
🌏 Global Health Short Course
🇮🇳 Institute for Indian Mother & Child
🔗 Local and International Needs Contribution Scheme
💜 Sexual + Reproductive Health

Come along and meet the team 🩺 We can’t wait to see you there 💙

Click 'going' on our FB event for updates!

https://www.facebook.com/share/VfpWrHGdE98djWQS/?mibextid=9l3rBW

Please contact the Interhealth Page or email [email protected] for any inquiries.

Thank you everyone that came down to our O-Day stall!!

The QR code to access our Fresher Handbook is attached below

📣 TBH Subcommittee applications are now open! 📣
Get involved with a project supporting children's health, get to know some like-minded people and have fun playing with children! 🧸
No prior experience is required😊.
Applications close at 11:59pm on February 23rd so be sure to get your application in soon!
Follow the link to sign up!:

Teddy Bear Hospital Subcommittee Application Form Teddy Bear Hospital (TBH) is a community health project of WAMSS, which aims to alleviate young children’s anxiety over medical treatment while focusing on the promotion of positive, healthy lifestyle messages. Sessions attempt to mimic visiting the doctor, with the kids’ teddies featuring as th...

Hi everyone,

HSS will be opening up second round of appointed position applications!

Positions available includes:
- Marketing Officer
The Marketing Officers assist the Marketing Director in the creation of marketing materials, and the management of all club social media accounts.
*All Marketing Officer applicants will be required to submit a design for one of our previous events

- Sports Representative
The Sports Representatives organise interfaculty sports and other sporting activities at UWA.

- International Student Representative
The International Students’ Representative shall be responsible for representing the views and needs of international and offshore students under the SBMS. The International Students’ Representative MUST be an international student.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview on a rolling basis so make sure you apply ASAP using the link below!!

forms.gle/2Wa63xPbmUWKUvPd6

We look forward to your applications!

HSS 2024 Appointed Positions Application Applications close 11:59PM on Sunday 13th of December for the Social Vice-President position. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted and interviewed on a rolling basis. You MUST be enrolled in a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences major in order to apply. As a part the expectations of being a HSS comm...

Hi everyone,

Thank you to everyone that applied to our 2024 appointed positions!
Due to unforseen reasons, we will be opening application to the 2024 Social Vice-President position.
If you are interested, make sure to apply by 11:59PM Wednesday 13th of Dec via this link: forms.gle/xwVNN5JwNbPrKFrz7

*Note - Applicants who have already applied to our appointed positions or is already elected as a committee member for 2024 is still eligible to apply for this position.

We look forward to seeing your applications!

HSS 2024 Appointed Positions Application Applications close 11:59PM on Sunday 13th of December for the Social Vice-President position. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted and interviewed on a rolling basis. You MUST be enrolled in a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences major in order to apply. As a part the expectations of being a HSS comm...

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Hi everyone!

We would like to thank everyone who applied for a position on the HSS Committee in 2024 and those who attended last night’s AGM. We are pleased to announce the following individuals have been elected to the 2024 HSS Committee:

President: Xinchi Zhang
Admin VP: Wen Zhu
Education VP: Finn Lip
Welfare VP: Vyom Patoliya
Social VP: Min Kim
Education Officer: Reihaneh Rezagholilou, Yaswini Patchirajan
Welfare Officer: Kahan Bhatt, Ryan Haynes
Social Officer: Teneisha Alagoda, Danica Old
Ordinary Committee Member: Samuel Theodorus, Alistair Ferguson
Female Sports Representative: Radhika Swain

Congratulations to everyone that has been elected, we look forward to working with you all next year!

If you aren’t a member of the HSS Committee yet there are still plenty of opportunities to get involved through our appointed positions. Please keep an eye on our social media pages for more information.

Thanks,
HSS

Hey everyone,

Our friends over at OSWA - Optometry Students Western Australia will be celebrating World Sight Day on 12/10/2023 and would love for any undergraduate students interested in a postgraduate pathway of Optometry to attend the event.

World Sight Day is a global event meant to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment. This year's theme is the importance of eye care in the workplace and to encourage employers to make eye health initiatives standard practice and promote eye health habits that will benefit the well-being, safety and productivity of millions of employees.

Attendance is free and there will be pizza, gozleme, a grazing board and soft drinks.

If you're interested, make sure to RSVP via the link below to register your attendance. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=8EqJBSjL2EaHFnTNtG4iJl6Q7quxLXdIlJDjomewLrVUN0VKV1cxTVFPWlFEOEZGNEtXUUdJUDhVQy4u

The Students in Health and Medical Research Conference (SHMRC) is thrilled to announce our 2023 annual conference!

Why Attend?
- Discover Innovations
- Networking Opportunities for students interested in medical research
- Knowledge Enhancement

Details of the Event:
Date: 19th October (mark your calendar!)
Time: 5:30pm onwards
Venue: Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Refreshments will be generously provided to keep you energized through the event.

Tickets: https://wamss.org.au/events/2023-students-in-health-and-medical-research-conference/?fbclid=IwAR1GUPW5c5SZeTKdmSArpHfC9DT6i1zsHe3JbmdlnlSUYoOHkAqce5r1OQQ

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Hey everyone, our friends over at Birthing Kits Project UWA have an exciting upcoming event that focuses on maternal and infant health in under-resourced and rural areas globally.
Be sure to check them out if this is something that interests you!

(Event description attached below)

Delivering Hope: a dialogue on global maternal and infant health inequalities

Join us for the Birthing Kits Panel Night, an event focused on raising awareness about maternal and infant health in underprivileged communities. Hear from experts, discuss the importance of birthing kits, and learn how you can make a difference. Following the panel discussion, there will be a Q&A session and time for networking and refreshments.

📍McCusker Auditorium, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands
🗓️Friday 28th July, 17:30-21:00

🗣️OUR PANELLISTS 🗣️
We proudly introduce to you our panellists:
Dr Julie Monis-Ivett OAM - Birthing Kit Foundation Australia founder and director
Dr Maryam Mozooni MD PhD
Sara David - CEO of Living Child and midwife
Suzanne Rosenberg - midwife/ED nurse
🎟️Tickets cost $10 and includes food and beverages and entry into our prize pool.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://wamss.org.au/events/2023-birthing-kits-panel-night/

For any questions or concerns please contact us via email at [email protected]

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Are you interested in the Doctor of Physiotherapy course at Curtin University but unsure about the requirements and pre-requisites?
Look no further!
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Make sure to check our page frequently to not miss out on this amazing oppoertunity!
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Hi everyone!

📣 Women in Global Health Australia (WGH Australia) is calling for nominations to join committees 📣

WGH Australia is part of a global network to achieve gender equality in health leadership. We believe that everyone has the right to attain equal levels of participation in leadership and decision-making in health regardless of gender.

We are looking for individuals with a demonstrated commitment to advancing women leaders in health to shape the activities of WGH Australia across our three committees:
🔹 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Gender Equality in Health Leadership
🔹 Global Gender Equality in Health Leadership and
🔹 National Gender Equality in Health Leadership

To ensure that our leadership reflects the diversity of our membership we would encourage nominations from individuals:
🔸 With varied professional experience.
- We encourage students, young professionals and/or early career leaders to apply.
- We encourage nominations from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, Administrators and Managers, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, Health Promotion and Policy Professionals and Researchers.
🔸 From across Australia. We also encourage nominations from Australians working in the Indo-Pacific region.
🔸 Who reflect the linguistic and cultural diversity of Australian women.
🔸 Who identify as LGBQTI+.
🔸 With lived experience of a disability.

👉 For more information on eligibility and to submit a nomination be sure to check out their website:
https://www.wghaustralia.org/nominations-eligibility

‼️ Nominations close 3PM Monday 19 June 2023 ‼️

Committee Nominations — Women in Global Health Australia Committee nominationsWGH Australia is calling for nominations for the following committees for a two-year term of membership. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Gender Equality in Health Leadership CommitteeGlobal Gender Equality in Health Leadership CommitteeNational Gender Equality in Health Le...

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