Advanced Medical Science - AMS
The Nossal Institute for Global Health annually hosts the international health stream of their Advanced Medical Science (AMS) year in the undergraduate curriculum. An AMS information sheet is available for download. Information on the program can also be obtained from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences website: Advanced Medical Science Year in International Health
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Twelve AMS Students Complete Research Projects in International Health in 2009
Twelve undergraduate medical students completed their AMS year in International Health in 2008-09 and presented their research projects in a one-day conference on 28 May. Travelling as far afield as Cambodia, India, Nepal and Vietnam for their fieldwork, their research topics covered such areas as disability issues related to leprosy and rheumatic heart disease, health care seeking behaviour of women with disabilities, maternal and child health, mental health, dengue mitigation project, online peer counselling, school-age youth and tobacco use and contraceptive choices of young unmarried women.
During the Conference, prize for being the achiever of top mark overall in AMS in International Health in 2007-8 was presented to Helen Kim Hong Nguyen. Her research project was conducted in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, entitled, “Guiding Change: Provider voices in youth pre-abortion counselling in urban Vietnam.”