NEWSLETTER BY local committee
MONASTIR
Shape your world!
2ND EDITION 31/03/2019 Associa-Med Monastir associamed_monastir
BY: SIWAR DHAWEDI
MENTAL HEALTH DAYS 2ND, 3RD, 4TH FEBRUARY 2019
The committee SCOPH organized the Mental Health Days event that took place at the Hotel of Monastir Center and that started on the 2nd of Feb 2019, with a pretty successful interactive session which had been planned and held by Seif Eddine Mrad, a resident in psychiatry, along with the National Public Health Officer .
The 2nd day was filled with a wide range of activities . These included simple yet efficient techniques of stress management , a talk about the suicide issue and ways of preventing it followed by a lunch break and a presentation about drug abuse and the likely comorbidity between substance use disorders and mental illnesses.
The speakers hosted in these different workshops and training sessions were three psychiatrists at the hospital of Fattouma Bourguiba Monastir. It was a somewhat busy and long day , but that day that ended so well, what’s a better ending than doing some Yoga ? The last day, the participants got to watch a great movie about mental health and have a very interesting debate with two experts in the field of psychiatry.
At the end of this hugely successful event, the participants weren’t only aware that nobody is immune to mental health problems, but learned skills to fight the stigma surrounding this topic and help people suffering from mental illnesses , people who feel trapped within the confines of the same problem over and over again , because that can be both soul-crushing and overwhelming.
DOCTORS GOT TALENT 27TH FEBRUARY 2019
SEASON FIVE OF THE FAMOUS DOCTORS GOT TALENT PREMIERED ON THE 29TH OF FEBRUARY 2019 AT THE CULTURAL COMPLEX IN MONASTIR.
Three Tunisian celebrities Rochdi Elgasmi , Nader Guirat and Joel Burtson came as judges.
The season had preliminary open call auditions in the Faculty of Medicine of Monastir. As in the past years , prospective contestants could also submit online auditions. Auditions were taped at the Hotel Monastir Center nearly a week before the finale. The final show featured the fourteen acts voted to the finals. Fourteen acts that included singing , stand-up comedy , dancing and poetry .
After the performances that all three judges praised - with Burtson describing some as "extraordinary" while dancer Rochdi ELgasmi said they were “beautiful”. It was time for our three guests to think and decide on the winner, but with that fateful decision in the hands of the judges, the audiance were left to speculate which finalist will emerge victorious and to relieve the tension bymaking ever-lasting memories. The incredible evening came to an end. Rahma Rhouma was named the winner of the DGT finale. This marks the first dancer to win. While the duo made of violinist Ghassen Bedoui along with singer Rabeb Mhalla and poet Nidal Nasser came respectively in second and third place
For most of the finalists though (if not all ), winning the competition wasn’t what they were looking for. They were there to prove that a doctor can be an artist. YES ! WE CAN BE BOTH. This is what a Tunisian medical student is capable of. We are hardworkers study-wise but even when we play ? We play it HARD !
BY: SABRINE BEN HASSEN
RESEARCH DAYS 12TH, 13TH FEBRUARY 2019
This event is a collaboration between SCORE and the Journal committee.
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IT'S A TWO-DAY EVENT AIMING TO PROMOTE THE MEDICAL RESEACH FIELD WHICH ISN'T VERY WELL KNOWN AND GENERALLY UNDERAPPRECIATED BY MEDICAL STUDENTS.
The first day includes a workshop untitled 'introduction to Research' and a tour to different laboratories. The students were divided into four groups addressed to biophysics, biochemistry, pharmacology and microbiology departments .
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Carl Sagan
We started the second day with another workshop “How to write a medical article” conducted by the professor Dr Nidhal Haj Salem who introduced to the 22 participants the basics of medical redaction . After that, a documentary “GETTING BETTER :200 years of medicine” was projected in the presence of a large audience and followed by a debate .
SPORT
MED CUP THE SPORTS COMMITTEE ORGANISED ON 28TH JANUARY AND 13TH FEBRUARY A MINI FOOTBALL TOURNEY AT DOLPHIN EL HABIB HOTEL MONASTIR The participants who are medical students, interns and residents, were divided into 8 teams and two groups. After twelve games, “FC Masters” and “Les gladiateurs” were qualified from the first group whilst “Peaky Blinders” and “Bianconeri” were qualified from the second group. Now it’s time for Semi finals !
D-day comes and the two teams are ready for finals “les gladiateurs” and “fc masters” are head to head in a decisive game .
Which were preceded by a closing ceremony including dancing ,flash-mobs and speeches in the presence of a large audience.This med cup final was arbitrated by Mr Mohamed Fares El Kaou who is an international referee announcing “les gladiateurs” as winners of this edition of med cup.
SLAM ET POÉSIE Qui ne connait pas Ahlem Ben Messaoud ou n'a pas croisé une de ses publications sur facebook où elle
2018? Encore de réussites; une lauréate encore une fois dans le concours international en coopération avec «Ligue SLAM de France»avec son SLAM «placoter pour elle c’est exister» (seule tunisienne et seule fille arabe). Aujourd’hui elle est la correspondante de la Tunisie chargée de développement auprès de la jeunesse
présentait sa carrière, ses actions
tunisienne. C’est le titre qui l’a été
multiples et ses réussites chaque
donnée en travaillant avec
année . Ben Messaoud Ahlem, 23 ans, étudiante en 5ème année médecine, passionnée de littérature française notamment le slam et la poésie. Rien de particulier jusque là, mais l'histoire a commencé en 2015 où elle s'est chargée du poste de journaliste du journal hebdomadière «Tunis hebdo» avec la création de sa page artistique «B,M AHLEM» qui a dépassé 1800 fans pour ensuite participer l'année prochaine, en 2016, dans le concours international de SLAM «Slam en vidéo» avec son SLAM «fada» (seule tunisienne et seule fille arabe gagnante) .
l’association «poésie en liberté»
.. اﺳﻜﺖ ﺳﻴﺪك اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻳﺤﻜﻲ
ﺑﺎش ﻳﻄﻠﻌﻚ ﻛﺎﻓﺮ و و ﻳﺼﻠﺤﻚ و ﻳﺬﻛﺮك... و اﻻ ﺧﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﻧﻘﻮﻟﻮ ﻳﻔﺘﻲ... اﺳﻜﺖ ﺳﻴﺪك اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻳﺤﻜﻲ ﺳﻴﺪي اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻳﻌﺮف اﻟﻠﻲ ﻫﻮا اﻟﻮﺣﻴﺪ ﺑﺎش ﻳﻘﺮﺑﻨﻲ... و اﻧﺘﻲ ﻋﲆ اﻟﺼﺮاط ﻏﺎﻓﻞ... اﻟﻲ رﺑﻲ ﻏﺎﻓﺮ اﻣﺎ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﻋﲆ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﻻزﻣﻨﻲ... ﻫﻮ اﻟﻮﺣﻴﺪ اﻟﻲ ﻳﻨﺠﻢ ﻳﺨﺮج اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻦ اﻟﻲ ﻓﻴﺎ ﻣﺨﺒﻲ... ﻣﻦ رﺑﻲ ﺳﻴﺪ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻋﻨﺪو اﺑﺴﻴﻮﻧﺎت اﺧﺮﻳﻦ ﻣﺎو ﻳﻔﻚ اﻟﺴﺤﺮ و ﻳﺪاوي... ﻧﺨﻠﺼﻮ ﺑﺎش ﻫﻮا اﻟﻔﻠﻮس ﻳﻌﺒﻲ اﻟﻌﻘﻢ و ﻳﺮﻗﻲ و ﻳﻘﺮي اﻟﻘﺮأن و ﻳﺪﻋﻲ ﻟﻠﺠﻬﺎد و ﻳﺰﻳﺪ ﻳﻮرﻳﻚ ﺛﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﺠﻨﺔ و ﻳﺤﻜﻲ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎن و ﻗﺎﻟﻚ ﻗﺎﻟﻚ ﺳﻮرﻳﺎ ارض... ﺗﻲ اﺳﻜﺖ ﺳﻴﺪ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻳﺤﻜﻲ...رﺑﻲ ﻋﻴﻨﻮ ﻓﻲ اﻻﺳﻼم ﺣﺼﻦ ﻣﻦ اﻻ ﺣﺼﺎن ﻻزﻣﻚ ﺗﻘﺘﻞ ﻋﺒﺎد ﻣﺎﺗﻌﺮﻓﻬﻤﺶ و ﻋﻤﺮﻫﻢ ﻣﺎ.... و اﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﻣﺎﻋﺎدش ﻋﻨﺪﻫﻢ اﻋﻴﺎد... اﻟﺠﻬﺎد ﻳﻨﺠﻢ ﻳﻘﻨﻌﻚ اﻧﻚ... و ﺗﺎﺧﻮ اﻧﺴﺎن اﺳﻤﺮ و ﺗﺮدوا ﻋﺒﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﺒﺎد... ﺿﺮوك ﺧﺎﺗﺮ اﻣﺮك ﺳﻴﺪ ﻣﺎﻻﺳﻴﺎد ﺳﻴﺪ... ﺗﻀﺮب ﺑﺴﻼح اﻣﺮﻳﻜﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻮرﻳﺎ ﺗﻘﺘﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ اﻧﻚ ﺗﺤﺎرب ﻓﻲ اﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ و اﻟﻔﺴﺎد اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻣﻔﺴﺮﻟﻚ اﻟﻲ اﻧﺖ ﺗﺮاب و اﻟﻠﺒﺎس اﻻﻓﻐﺎﻧﻲ و ﻣﻬﺎﺟﻤﺔ اﻟﺒﺸﺮ و ﻧﻔﺮ اﻟﻨﺎس ﺷﻴﻜﻮﻧﻮ ﻟﻴﻚ ... اﺳﻜﺖ ﺳﻴﺪ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻳﺤﻜﻲ... اﻟﻔﻦ ﺣﺮام و اﻟﻐﻨﺎء و اﻟﺮﻗﺺ و اﻟﻔﺮﺣﺔ ﺳﻮاد و ﻣﺪاد... ﺳﻤﺎد اﺳﻜﺖ... اﺳﻜﺖ ﺳﻴﺪ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻣﻘﺪس ﻻ ﻳﻨﺎﻗﺶ... اﺳﻜﺖ ﺗﺤﺖ اﻟﺘﺮاب
ﻣﺮﻳﻢ ﺧﻴﺎط
YOU WHO LIVE FAR In the fight to make an unjust world more just a broken world more whole I promised myself I’ll be the change I want to see And I’ll take my pen in hand And wether I am on my native soil Or another distant land Wether in peace or in the midst of turmoil I’ll reach out to you my friend You who live far At the other end But I won’t come to your land For I fear people will misunderstand I fear they will think I’m there To terrorize the birds and the sand And balkanize you homeland To accuse me of things I never did I never planned So meet me halfway And we’ll go to another place
Another destination And I’ll tell you my name For mine isn’t a terrorist We’ll cross the frontiers I’ll tell you about my struggle My hopes and my fears And hey I’ll be all ears So u can tell me about your hopes and your fears In the fight to make An unjust world more just A broken heart more whole I promised myself I’ll be the change I want to see in the world And I’ll take my pen in hand And wether I'm on my native soil Or another distant land Wether in peace or in turmoil I’ll reach out to you my friend You who live far
At the other end And we’ll meet on Another distant shore Far from eyes that accuse From tongues that abuse From hands that bruise And all those who have issues Crimes and law and trial venues On another distant shore We”ll meet there Where nobody care If we’re Christians atheists or Jews Buddhists Muslims or Hindus We’ll meet there And I’ll tell you my story Since I was a kid I’ll tell you about the things I’ve been through And hey you tell me your story too! And don’t be shy if you wanna cry For I’ll bring with me tissue…
SIWAR DHAWEDI
SOMMAIRE : MENTAL HEALTH DAYS ..........4
: DOCTOR'S GOT TALENT .........6
: RESEARCH DAYS ..................10
: MED CUP ...............................8
SLAM ET POÉSIE ....................................12 TO BE CONTINUED .................................14