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2012 Asia Pacific Regional Meeting
May 14th, 2012
Want to attend the 2012 IFMSA Asia Pacific Regional Meeting?
NZMSA is calling for interest from New Zealand medical students to attend the upcomingAsia-Pacific Regional Meeting for the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) in… Read More
Keeping your grass greener – online version
May 11th, 2012
The long awaited buddy for all medical students to help persevere through the challenges of medical school is here. Keeping your grass greener is a collaboration between NZMSA and the Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA)… Read More
IFMSA General Assembly in Mumbai, India
May 10th, 2012
Want to attend an IFMSA General Assembly?
NZMSA is calling for interest from New Zealand medical students to attend the upcoming General Assembly for the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) in Mumbai, India… Read More
The First Year – My first big screw up
May 10th, 2012
I wrote in my first blog post that the transition from med student to house surgeon wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought it might be. That I had made mistakes, but no one had… Read More
Press Release: Four-year cap on student allowances unfair on medical students
May 4th, 2012
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The New Zealand Medical Students’ Association strongly opposes the four-year cap on receiving student allowances proposed by the Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce.
NZMSA President Michael Chen-Xu says restricting student allowances… Read More
The 2012 NZMSA Stethoscope Bulk Buy is here!
April 17th, 2012
Quality Littmann stethoscopes at discounted prices. Order online now and see more info here
Orders close 5pm, Sunday 29th April. Payment must be made by 5pm, 4th May. Get yours NOW!… Read More
NZMSA Guide to Graduation published
April 9th, 2012
“So, I’m about to become a doctor, what do I need to do?”
The NZMSA Guide to Graduation — the comprehensive resource for newly fledged doctors — is now available online through our website!… Read More
NZMSA Sports Exchange 2012 to be held in Wellington
April 2nd, 2012
Congratulations to Justin Brimble and Rebecca McLean (4th year, Wellington) for putting together a fantastic bid for the 2012 Sports Exchange, which was accepted last weekend at the NZMSA board meeting. For more information on… Read More
NZMSA Conference 2012 Applications Now Open
March 18th, 2012
The New Zealand Medical Students’ Association (NZMSA) is proud to announce that NZMSA Conference 2012 will be heading to Rotorua with an exciting new theme, Catalyst for Change!
From May 18th-20th… Read More
NZMSA Clinical Leadership Forum applications open
February 18th, 2012
Applications for funded positions to attend the 2012 NZMSA Clinical Leadership
NZMSA is proud to present the 2012 NZMSA Clinical Leadership Forum — an exciting, and intensive one-day event aimed at increasing the leadership capacities… Read More
Bids again open to Host the NZMSA Sports Exchange for 2012
February 9th, 2012
With the new year already well underway, the NZMSA Exec did not receive any bids to host the 2012 NZMSA Sports Exchange. As a consequence, NZMSA is once again calling for bids to host the… Read More
Calls for contributions to ‘PULSE’, the IFMSA Asia-Pacific publication
January 29th, 2012
Dear Medical Students across New Zealand!
The IFMSA Asia-Pacific Region has a publication called the PULSE. Pulse is a quarterly publication that showcases the talents and interests of medical students across the Asia-Pacific region. The magazine… Read More
Applications Open to attend the XIX International AIDS Conference – July 22nd 2012, Washington DC
January 5th, 2012
NZMSA is calling for interest from New Zealand medical students to attend the upcoming XIX International AIDS Conference as a part of an International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) delegation in Washington DC, USA… Read More
Hosting the NZMSA Sports Exchange for 2012
December 5th, 2011
With the year soon coming to a close, the NZMSA Executive is delighted to call for bids to host the 2012 NZMSA Sports Exchange on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd July. The NZMSA… Read More
Summer Studentships Available
November 15th, 2011
Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) is offering five summer studentships over the 2011/12 summer period.
HWNZ is a business unit of the National Health Board, within the Ministry of Health. We are responsible for leading… Read More
Election for PGY1 role on Doctors-in-Training Council
October 10th, 2011
Voting for the PGY1 role on the NZMA Doctors-in-Training Council (DiTC) is now open.
Seven nominations have been received for the role, and voting papers are being emailed to all NZMA trainee intern members… Read More
International Conference Opportunities in Kenya and Peru
September 29th, 2011
NZMSA wishes to advise our members of two upcoming IFMSA Regional Meetings.
The first is in Kenya at the end of this year, and the second is in Peru at the start of 2012… Read More
New President leads NZMSA
September 26th, 2011
The role of NZMSA President has officially been handed over to Michael Chen-Xu.
Michael was elected as the President by the NZMSA Executive in July of this year, and will remain in the position… Read More
Winners of the 2012 NZMSA Awards are announced
August 3rd, 2011
Following a tough selection process between high-calibre nominees, NZMSA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 NZMSA Awards.
NZMSA Award for Individual Excellence
Sudhvir Singh
University of Auckland
Sudhvir Singh… Read More
Global Health Fortnight beings today
August 1st, 2011
NZMSA and MSGA are proud to announce Global Health Fortnight 2011.
With events running in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin from Monday 1 August – Friday 12 August, there is something for everyone. Guest… Read More
