MESAU-MEPI grant

To all the students who won the mesau-mepi grant, those participating or if you any one who does: IRB approval;This is required for you to get access to the money. So by this time you should have handed in the forms but if you have not. If you have not for whatever reason; know that Read the full article…

Research Ethical Review

I would like to congratulate those who won in the previous MESAU-MEPI consortium undergraduate research grant competition. And for those who participated and did not win, do not lose hope as more opportunities are still available. However if you are wondering what to do about the ethical review visit the makchs website  http://chs.mak.ac.ug and go Read the full article…

Posts open

The call for applications to take over the reigns of the club is open. For those interested in taking up the posts do apply before Friday 13th,2012 to kismae@gmail.com or at the mumsa office. remember to include your CVs.   Ismael Kawooya president RWC

My Neighbour’s child NOds

Tuesday afternoon, my appendages are moving at full throttle (not in the bit you are thinking) but yeah in some sort of haste and that also meant foregoing lunch. My pulse rate is at 100bpm and respiratory effort is steadily increasing and a handkerchief in my hand. I get to my room to pick my Read the full article…

Something about circumsion

Though proven scientifically, there are contradicting new reports about the efficacy of circumsion. However you should about the bias of the people behind the new reports, as of a group against circumsion. what is that? Now this is a full review of circumsion by our own medical students. Its worthy a read and comments awaited Read the full article…

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Call for students’ articles

This is a call to all students interested in writing that we shall be uploading articles from students about anything as long as it is legible. This is in line to increase the number of articles being written. I look forward to interesting and sensational articles from you all.   Ismael K. kismae@gmail.com

What you need to know about Rakai Health Sciences’ program

1.0 Executive Summary  Background: The Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) was established in 1987 as collaboration between Makerere University and Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and then extended to John Hopkins University, the Division of Intramural Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and International Centre for Excellence in Research (ICER) award.   Read the full article…

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Rakai: view of Year I MBChB

19th December 2011 was a day that my insight in the medical field was heightened. “A trip to Rakai” the name we had christened this trip was first thought of with low expectations for Rakai was deemed to be a remote village with its health sector thought to lack very sophisticated equipments. Little did we Read the full article…

AT THE EBM DIALOGUE

To mention that dialogues should be attended by every one is rather an understatement of the year as these events that happen once every month are exceptional. They are something that all should look forward to, as for those who have attended can testify. Last Wednesday, the 7th March, 2012 the Research and Writers’ club Read the full article…

Run for the end; It might just begin!!

It has a been thrill while it lasted and for those who have managed to get in your proposals by now cudos, for those still trying to beat the deadline; lets put our hands together for a prayer. We can still make it (May be!!) but I suppose you have all had a nice experience Read the full article…

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