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Update on September Events (including Book Discount!)

Hope you are well. Just a quick update about a number of upcoming Student Surgical Society events:
1. Cheap Textbooks:
The Society is delighted to announce that we have arranged sponsorship with MedicPrint, an online textbook retailer. In addition to their normal low prices, for a month starting from 28th September, there will be an additional 5% discount. To use this discount, you will need to use the Society’s promotional code (email the Society if you wish to use receive the code: edinburghsss@rcsed.ac.uk). For the company’s low low prices, have a look at their website (http://www.medicprint.com/).

2. Obs and Gynae Revision for 4th Years
For a couple of years now the Society has been holding very successful small teaching sessions on Obs and Gynae designed specifically for those students just about to take the exam (we will hold two further sessions later in the year). The latest of these sessions will take place on Tuesday 29th September, 6.15pm prompt in the Child Life and Health Centre at the Sick Kids‚ Hospital (directions will follow in a further email). There are 30 places available, allocated to the first people replying to this email stating that they want a place at the tutorial. A further email will be sent out to confirm attendees.

3.  ENT lecture by Prof Bob Mills
As previously advertised, this is taking place on 30th September, 6.30pm in the Sick Kids‚ Lecture Theatre.  This should be entertaining and interesting, elaborating on interesting areas that time during the Yr 4 Senses module did not allow.

4. As ever, please keep checking the Society’s website (www.surgical-society.co.uk). In addition, if you are interested in submitting an article (elective report, or SSC4 abstract) please check the section of the website for details of how to get published.

New Programme ESSS Programme (click here)

In the meantime, we are still looking for submission of reports on surgical Electives, or abstracts on project work to put on the website. If you are interested, templates can be found on the appropriate page (linked to the Resources section).

And please check the Resources and Lectures Sections for advice and notes on various topics.

If you are interested in writing for the website, please email the Society with your ideas. Articles will be placed in the Resources’ section (there are some rough topic suggestions already up, but really any contribution is welcome).

Also, if you are interested in becoming a Student Affiliate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, please fill in the registration form (here) and return it to Lindsey Donaldson, their Career Outreach Facilitator.  The affiliation scheme costs £15, and is payable by credit/debit card or by cheques made payable to Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

For this you will receive the following benefits:

*        Quarterly Copies of the College’s Award winning publication, Surgeons’ News, with student pages to which you can contribute
*        A certificate of affiliation
*        Advance notice of relevant College events, priority booking and discounts on selected courses
*        Regular newsletters
*        Free help & advice
*        Personalised college email address and access to the student pages on the College website.

*** Student Research Symposium at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh***

Friday 27th November. Attached should be further details of this event. If you are interested in presenting on the day, please read over the forms and enter an abstract.

Advert Application Nov 09; Guidelines for submission 09

James Blackmur- Vice President

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