14th SCMSA Summer School on Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine

You've always been told not to mix business with pleasure, but what if business was pleasure! The Suez Canal Medical Students’ Association have cooked up;

The 14th SCMSA Summer School on Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine

with just the right amount of each of these secret ingredients;

Business: a once in a lifetime opportunity to get hands on experience with infectious diseases,

& Pleasure: the opportunity to explore the treasures of Egypt.

Curious? Then read on, here are the juicy details:

The courses will be based on labs, clinics, lectures and seminars.

Time:
13th of July to the 29th of July, 2010.
(will start on the 13th night by a welcome party & end on the 29th morning)
(Plus an optional 4 days trip to Sharm El Sheik, so the whole thing ends on the 1st of August)

Number of Participants:
25 up to 30 students maximum “so hurry up reserve your place!”

Deadline for Applications:
1st of May 2010.

Course Fees:
310 Euros (early registration)
330 Euros (registration after deadline or upon arrival)

OFFER:For Groups of 3 persons or more the fees will be ONLY 290 euros.
OFFER:For Groups of 5 persons or more the fees will be ONLY 280 euros.

For accompanying persons, (in case of availability of places) fees are:
330 Euros (early registration)
360 Euros (registration after deadline or upon arrival)

Before the 30th of May, the fees shall be 60% refundable.

The fees will cover:
• Scientific course at Faculty of medicine Suez Canal University ,Suez Canal University Teaching Hospitals, Infectious diseases hospital & Chest diseases hospital in Ismailia.
• Air conditioned Accommodation in Ismailia, Egypt.
• Transportation during whole summer school period.
• Breakfast and lunch during all working days.
• Everyday social programme inside & outside Ismailia.
• 2 days trip to Cairo including Transportation, air conditioned accommodation, entrance Tickets (for pyramids area, Egyptian museum, castle ...etc.) & a Nile cruise & a visit to old Cairo.
• 2 days trip to Alexandria including accommodation, transportation, entrance tickets.
• Half day trip to Portsaid city.
• Half day trip to Dream Park.
• Half day trip to a Resort on the Red Sea.
• Half day trip to the Olympic Village.
• Visit to 6th of October War Memorials in Sinai.
• Certificate for all those who complete the course.
• Summer School CD.

Required Equipment:
A white coat and a stethoscope. A camera will come in handy as well!

Optional Social Program:
• Optional 4 days trip will be organized to either Sharm El sheik/Dahab/Hurghada.
• Half day trip to Aqua Park.
• Other optional trips to different parts of Egypt (Hurghada , Luxor ,Aswan or any other cities ) may be organized upon your request .

Official Language:
English