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VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL CONFERENCE, MAY 27-31

Each year the Global Health Council (GHC - http://www.globalhealth.org) encourages interested Council members to apply for positions as volunteers at its International Conference on Global Health. Referred to as the Helping Handz Volunteer Program, it is an opportunity to become involved in the day-to-day operation of the conference. While this program is an obvious benefit to the GHC, it is also tremendously beneficial to the participants. Volunteers receive a reduced conference registration rate which is a savings even if you need to pay membership dues in order to qualify. But they also benefit from being right in the middle of the action at the conference. There are opportunities to network with experienced professionals, to work with Council staff, to share experiences fellow like-minded volunteers and to contribute to the success of the conference. It is an especially useful experience for students. Volunteers do not spend all of their time working - the commitment is only 8-10 hours during the conference week, usually assigned over several days. When not working Volunteers are free to participate fully in the conference. In past years several CCIH members have taken advantage of this opportunity and have been very pleased with the experience. To learn more about the Helping Handz Volunteer Program go to http://www.globalhealth.org/conference/view_top.php3?id=824 or contact Kathy Marcotte, the volunteer coordinator, at kmarcotte@globalhealth.org.

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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Global Health Education Scholarship: Mayan Medical Aid

Mayan Medical Aid is able provide scholarships to 50 students over the next 12 months. The scholarships are matching grants for students who spend two, four, six, or eight weeks taking our Medical and Dental Spanish elective in Santa Cruz La Laguna, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Electives start every Monday. The match is 60/40. Students pay 60% of the elective cost and the scholarship provides the other 40%. Costs range from $765 to $3000, depending on the length of stay. Additional costs for housing, food and transportation apply.

For detailed information on the elective go to http://www.mayanmedicalaid.org/global_health_ed.htm. For information on the scholarship program, please contact :
Craig A. Sinkinson, M.D.
President, Mayan Medical Aid
craigasinkinson@aol.com
011-502-5525-6603 (Guatemala)
Fax (toll free): 866-606-2535
www.mayanmedicalaid.org

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CONFERENCES

Global Justice Annual Student and Youth Conference on AIDS, Trade and Child Survival

March 29th - 31st, 2008

Georgetown University, Washington DC

Hosted by the Student Global AIDS Campaign and the Student Campaign for Child Survival, http://www.globaljusticenow.org/conference

Join students from across the country for a weekend of dynamic speakers, informative workshops, and critical skill-building focused on ending economic and social injustice around the world.  Learn more about: HIV/AIDS around the world, TRADE JUSTICE and access to health care, children's health and the human right to WATER, how to challenge global apartheid, and how we can make an impact.

Invited speakers include:

    * Congresswoman Betty McCollum of Minnesota
    * Dr. Paul Zeitz, Executive Director of the Global AIDS Alliance
    * Eric Sawyer, UNAIDS and ActUP New York

Plus presenters from:

    * 50 Years is Enough
    * Act UP Philadelphia
    * Africa Action
    * American Medical Students Association
    * Americans for Informed Democracy
    * DC Fights Back
    * Food and Water Watch
    * Global Health Council
    * HealthGAP
    * Jubilee USA
    * RESULTS
    * UNICEF-Georgetown
    * University Coalitions for Global Health
    * United Students for Fair Trade
    ...and student activists from across the country


Learn to: Work with the media, participate in non-violent direct action, create arts and visuals in protests, build a campaign, lobby your elected officials... .and more...

Register NOW www.globaljusticeno w.org/conference

**Registration includes lunch and breakfast both days plus a full packet of materials and a t-shirt (to guarantee a t-shirt and housing, register before March 15th)

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OTHER STUDENT NEWS

Gaining Experience in International Public Health

Go to the Website of the Global Health Fellows Program at http://www.ghfp.net/content.fsp?id=107847 for tips on gaining the illusive international experience so often asked for on employment and fellowship applications.