As students, we often find ourselves complaining about our adult-dominated lives. The 4th UAE Medical Students’ Conference, to be held from November 14-16, is a refreshing opportunity for medical students struggling to carve out a niche of their own instead of finding shelter in someone else’s cubbyhole.
The conference is being hosted this year by the University of Sharjah, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The event is organised by the Emirates Medical Students’ Society in collaboration with the Dubai Medical College for Girls, the Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, Gulf Medical College, Universal Empire Institute of Medical Sciences and the University of Sharjah.
The theme
In keeping with its theme ‘Today’s students, tomorrow’s doctors’, the conference will allow students to interact with each other and attend lectures by guest doctors and speakers from the US, UK, Australia and Japan.
An impressive line-up of events that include workshops — many of them run by students; health awareness campaigns such as information booths on Thalassemia prevention, breast cancer, autism and H1N1; a career and internship fair; a multimedia competition and leisure trips has been planned.
To learn more about the event and to participate visit www.emss.ae.
The writer is a University of Sharjah student
