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<DIV>I would like to send out an advertisement to all members about a social medicine course held annually in Northern Uganda that I think would be of great interest to PHM members. PHM member Dr. Lanny Smith has previously lectured in the course. Please distribute widely. Thanks!</DIV>
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<DIV></STRONG>We invite you to apply for the second annual Beyond the Biological Basis of Disease: The Social and Economic Causation of Illness, an on-site immersion course in <SPAN class=yshortcuts>social medicine</SPAN> offered at Lacor Hospital in Gulu, Uganda from January 10, 2011 through February 4, 2011. This intensive course designed for 15 <SPAN class=yshortcuts>international medical students (clinical years)</SPAN> and 15 Ugandan medical students (3<SUP>rd</SUP>-5<SUP>th</SUP> year) from <SPAN class=yshortcuts>Gulu</SPAN> University intersects the study of clinical medicine in a resource-poor setting with social medicine topics such as globalization, war, human rights, and <SPAN class=yshortcuts>narrative medicine</SPAN>, among others. This highly-interactive course is taught through a combination of lectures, small and <SPAN class=yshortcuts>large group discussions</SPAN>, films, community field visits, ward rounds, and clinical
case discussions. Credit for away-rotations can also be arranged. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>It is estimated that total student costs for the course will be $2650.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This total includes roundtrip travel to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Uganda</st1:country-region> from the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> ($1700), full room and board in the hospital guesthouse ($500), and a course fee ($450).<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><BR>For more information, we invite you to read the attached prospectus and view the short video about this year’s course, available at:<BR><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLHGpY4EDwg" target=_blank><SPAN class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLHGpY4EDwg</FONT></SPAN></A><BR><BR>If you have any questions or are interested in applying, please email us at <A href="http://us.mc567.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=social.medicine@yahoo.com"><SPAN class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#0000ff>social.medicine@yahoo.com</FONT></SPAN></A>. Applications are due July 30, 2010.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Michael Westerhaus, MD, MA<BR>Julian Jane Atim, MD, MPH<BR>Amy Finnegan, MALD, MA<BR>(course instructors)</SPAN></P>
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