KASR ALAINY CAIRO UNIVERSITY-FACULTY OF MEDICINE
● EMERGENCY MEDICINE ● HEAD & NECK SURGERY ● PEDIATRICS ● TROPICAL MEDICINE ● FIRST AID COURSE FOR NON MEDICAL APPLICANTS
THE SSS SUMMER SCHOOL 16’s TEAM WISHES YOU A SPLENDID VISIT TO EGYPT.
CONTENT ● INTRODUCTION ● KASR AL-AINY
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● SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM 1. Schedule of The Program 2. Emergency Medicine 3. Head & Neck Surgery 4. Pediatrics 5. Tropical Medicine and First Aid Course for Non Medical Applicants.
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● SOCIAL PROGRAM 1. Schedule of The Program 2. Social Program Details 3. Sinai & Dahab 4. Luxor & Aswan
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● PHOTO GALLERY
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● FEES, APPLICATION AND ACCOMMODATION
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Dear medical students around the world, It gives us great pleasure to present to you the SSS Kasr Al-Ainy International Summer School 2016 package. In our Summer School, we offer you the opportunity to see a broader spectrum Into the field of medicine, gain understanding about a beautiful Culture, and visit a country renowned for having one of the longest Histories of any modern country. You’ll learn more about some of the common diseases and Disorders in medicine, with a touch of the major healthcare issues In Egypt. You will have the opportunity to work in a variety of Settings. You will also get to witness first-hand how the patients Are managed with a fair share of hands-on experience. Besides all this, our program is tailor-made to make sure you get to Witness one of the most ancient civilizations that ever existed. We look forward to hosting you and giving you some insight into Egyptian life and culture. We promise you high-quality learning Opportunity and an unforgettable experience! SS’16 Organizing Team
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WHY EGYPT? Egypt has an ancient history and a Civilization that stems from thousands Of years, built over rich historical eras. Lying between two seas makes Egypt Unique for its variety of beaches, sea Sports and beautiful sights of corals & Aquatic life. Compelling traditions, Many different cultures and an amazing Atmosphere combined with an exciting Nightlife and a variety of dining choices Means a visit to Egypt will easily Become a lifetime experience.
WHY CAIRO? Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine is one of the oldest medical schools In Africa and the Middle East. It is situated in Cairo; the city at the Bifurcation of the Delta and in the center of Egypt making the Capital An excellent destination for your visit. With over 3,000 Staff members And over 6,000 beds for inpatient care, Kasr Al-Ainy Teaching Hospitals are without doubt one of the best hosts accepting medical Students to observe and indulge in clinical courses and case studies. The cosmopolitan city, Cairo, is known as the city that NEVER sleeps. It is certainly the main destination for entertainment. Yet you get to Experience simplicity of the Egyptians, with hundreds of CafĂŠs around Each corner where people socialize and watch TV while playing some Board games and enjoying every bit of it. All the good and bad things About Cairo ensure that it will be a unique experience.
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● Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine is the oldest school of medicine in the Middle East. ● It was established in Abu Zaabal area in Cairo in 1827 then moved to Kasr Al-Ainy area, the current place of Kasr Al-Ainy, in 1838. ● Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital receives patients from all over the Middle East area, as it’s well known for the quality services it offers.
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This year, the SS’16 team has worked hard in preparing a condensed and specialized training in which you get to choose one of 4 comprehensive programs in Kasr Al-Ainy hospitals. You will get to choose a maximum of 2 desired preferences. You will be accepted in the program for which you match the required criteria. This will be evaluated in the application form.
Before arriving to Egypt, we’ll send you some academic booklets and study materials to help you have a better understanding about what to expect. Upon arrival you’ll receive a logbook to document the activities and skills you will learn in our Summer School. At the end of the program, you are required to prepare a brief presentation about what you’ve learned in order to receive your certificate.
During training days, students may need to miss one day of the social program to attend an overnight training in the Emergency Room of each department. The daily training schedule will be as following: · 09:00 - 13:00 Theoretical lectures and skill labs. · 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break · 14:00 - 17:00 Clinical rounds and case studies.
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1. EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND BASIC SURGICAL SKILLS: A specially designed course for students who didn’t engage deeply into the clinical courses and want to learn all about Basic Surgical skills and medical emergencies. Sessions will be held to help you train and develop all the Skills needed in an ER in a safe environment under the supervision of a member of our medical staff. You’ll get the opportunity of attending in Kasr Al-Ainy’s ER, which is an experience you can hardly obtain in any other hospitals. Kasr Al-Ainy, being in the heart of Cairo, its ER is the main ER in a very large area span and known to Deal with extreme emergencies.
Course covers the following topics: i. Basic Life Support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support. ii. Basic Surgical Skills. iii. Surgical emergencies. iv. Medical emergencies. v. Triage.
Rich with highly skilled physicians when it comes to urgencies, stress, and chaos management, in addition to a new department recently inaugurated for the Trauma and Emergencies Unit, you can hardly come by this huge number and variety of patients elsewhere.
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2. HEAD & NECK SURGERY AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY(ORL): A training planned to orient students about the common ORL problems (Otitis Media, Rhinosinusitis, Foreign Bodies ...etc) and their management.
The main topics that will be covered in this course: Emergencies & trauma in OtoRhinoLaryngology. Common ORL Diseases in Egypt. Common Head and Neck surgeries like FESS and Mastoidectomy. Phoniatrics: Voice disorders, Speech Disorders and Language Disorders. Audiology assessments.
At the end of the program, you will have become familiar with such problems and gained basic skills essential for every physician or general practitioner during the general examination of patients.
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3. PEDIATRICS: Two pediatric hospitals in Kasr Al-Ainy, with around 405 beds per Hospital, serve around 250,000 patients/year each. This means that it is one of the best hospitals when it comes to learning about pediatric emergencies and infection control. It contains 26 beds in the intensive care unit, and 16 in the emergency department, with all the subspecialties and a special pediatrics’ surgery operations room.
Your training in this department will cover the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills on these main topics: i. Rheumatic and Congenital Heart Diseases. ii. Down’s Syndrome & Cerebral Palsy. iii. Pneumonia & Chest Infections. iv. Hematological Disorders. v. Pediatric Emergencies.
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4. TROPICAL MEDICINE: Schistosomiasis, Egyptian splenomegaly and many different disorders that you get to learn about ONLY in our Tropical Medicine department. You’ll get to know more about endemic diseases in Egypt and other tropical areas. You’ll have the opportunity to see various stages of the diseases and how they are managed.
The following topics will be covered: i. Schistosomiasis ii. Viral Hepatitis. iii. Tuberculosis. iv. Liver Cirrhosis. v. Hepatocellular Carcinoma. vi. Portal Hypertension. vii. Enterology Diseases (like Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis ...etc). By the end of this program, you’ll have a better understanding about the modes of transmission, the methods of prevention, and the epidemiology of the diseases.
● FIRST AID COURSE FOR NON MEDICAL APPLICANTS: Learning first aid can help you feel more prepared and able to cope in an emergency situation. You never know when you might need first aid to help someone. The training courses includes primary survey, heart attack, airway obstruction, CPR, bleeding, burns and fractures. Abdomen, chest, and eye injuries. Shock and coma, convulsions, poisoning and triage.
“Topics might be subjected to slight changes depending on the availability of professors and trainers during the summer.”
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The SS’16 Social Program is designed to expose all applicants to the different aspects of the rich Egyptian culture. You should get ready to enjoy some of the most breathtaking sights you can ever witness, visit most of the attractions around Egypt and have the experience of a lifetime.
SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS Friday
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Arrival day + Opening Ceremony
Saturday
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Pyramids and Museum
Sunday
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Training
Social Night
Monday
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Training
Social Night
Tuesday
26/7
Training
Social Night
Wednesday
27/7
Training
Social Night
Thursday
28/7
Training
Closing Ceremony
Friday
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Trip to Alexandria
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Sunday
31/7
Trip to either Sinai & Dahab or
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Tuesday
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Luxor & Aswan
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End of the program, back to Cairo
*Please, thoroughly read the conditions of the social program, page 19.
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● Saturday 23rd of July The social program includes visiting The Great Pyramids of Giza, the oldest and largest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. You’ll get to spend some time walking and riding horses or camels and if you’re daring enough, you have the option to explore inside a pyramid! This will be followed by a visit to The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities that contains many important pieces of ancient Egyptian history. It houses 120,000 items of Pharaonic antiquities, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms.
● Daily Social Night This part will be aimed at giving the students time to socialize. However, our program is not planned just to take you dining in different restaurants, our expertise in the field means we have planned to promote social interactions and cultural exchange. You will be hearing some of the most fascinating stories about our rich Egyptian history.
● Friday 29th of July Alexandria, the capital of Greco-Roman Egypt, the pearl of Egypt on the north coast. You’ll get to experience the beautiful weather and the Mediterranean Sea’s beaches. Well known worldwide for the famous lighthouse, you’ll have the perfect opportunity to witness the amazing mixture between the past and the present. You’ll get to at least visit the Qaitbay Citadel and the world famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
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● Sinai and Dahab
“SOCIAL EXTENSION”
The only land-bridge between Asia and Africa, and the only part of Egypt that lies in Asia. Sinai peninsula is not only a very strategic geopolitical location, but is also the catalogue of the most beautiful scenes you can merit your eyes with. You should never miss going up 7,497 feet to reach the top of Mount Sinai and visit the Greek Orthodox Chapel built at the top of the mountain. If you watch the sky, you will realize that you are in one of the best spots of stargazing you can ever reach. You will never have to wait for more than 20 seconds to see the amazing view of meteor sailing across the sky. Stargazing usually ends by drifting into a peaceful sleep to be awaken by the moment everyone anticipates, sunrise. That is one view that if any person tries to de-scribe, will do you no good, it is way prettier than any person can visualize. After that you’ll get the chance to dive down many meters in the red sea to enjoy the relaxing colours of corals and discover numerous types of fish. A well-known spot that extends up to 130m deep is the Blue Hole, a few kilometres north of Dahab. This is what gives a trip to Sinai its special change of altitude. A Bedouin night is one you would always enjoy in Sinai, where Arab Bedouins built tents you stay in while delicious meals get prepared.
In addition to a collection of sea sports you can enjoy along with different clubs that are open all night, so if you don’t see it already, what makes the value of a visit to Sinai is that it has everything needed to enjoy your time.
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● Luxor and Aswan
“SOCIAL EXTENSION”
Aswan, The beautiful city that lies on the river Nile banks and north of the High Dam, is where you get to see the Botanical Garden, the Elephantine Temple and Abu Simbel Temples. The Twin temples, built during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II dating back to the 13th century, are an enigma of time.
Aswan bazaars are some of the best to get some souvenirs to take back home. After this unforgettable trip, you only get to rest back in Luxor.
Luxor, the ancient capital of the pharaohs for several dynasties, is the home of the world’s largest temple to date “Karnak Temple”. There is much more to Luxor that you can visit, depending on your taste for enjoying the trip.
If our Summer School doesn’t leave you wanting to come Back and experience Egypt for one more time, this trip will sure leave you wanting more!
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THE HOTEL
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The ” 9 Days” academic program:
ACCOMMODATION
$ 295
(All prices are in US Dollars) During your stay in Egypt, you are Going to reside in Indiana Hotel. Special offer; from the accepted applicants, the first 3 The hotel is centrally located in the received applications get a special price of: $ 280 Strategic, prestigious, and tourist The price includes: Magnet district of Mohandiseen. - Airport Pickup Indiana Hotel is Located next to a - The clinical clerkship. Number of attractions such as - Accommodation; including arrival and Khan Al-Khalili and The popular departure days (from the 22nd of July to the 29th Opera House. of July). It’s a 5-minute walk from “Dokki’ - 2 meals per day (Breakfast & Lunch) Metro station (Line 2). 15 minutes - Transportation costs (Including transportation away from Kasr Al- Ainy by Metro. to and from the hospital, to and from the daily social programs, to the Pyramids of Giza and Breakfast will be served in the Museum on the first weekend and Hotel every day. to Alexandria on the second weekend).
The price of the second trip is variable depending on the number of the applicants to each trip.
DAHAB TRIP: For $85- $95. The trip includes:
LUXOR & ASWAN TRIP: For $185- $195. The trip includes:
● Accommodation, transportation & 2 meals/day.
● Accommodation, transportation & 2 meals/day.
● Guided tour at the Mount of Sinai.
● Guided tours at the temples & museums.
● Bedouin night & barbecue dinner. ● Snorkelling kits (Diving is surely available but will be at the expense of the applicants).
● Visit to Abo Simbel Temples. ● Nubians night, including the flouka ride.
- Payment details will be sent to accepted applicants. - Payment from EU students will be accepted in Euros depending on the exchange rates in Egypt at the time of payment. Entrance Fees to historical and touristic sites and Museums are not included in the trip fees.
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Conditions of the program: Applicants’ selection will depend on fulfilment of the requirements and criteria in the application form. Regarding the Academic Training: ● Certificates will be handed out only to Students who attend all 5 days of the Program and prepare a brief presentation to be presented at the closing ceremony. ● Students are expected to comply with the Rules and regulations set by each Department; which will be announced Upon arrival at the hospital. ● During training days, students may need To miss one day of the social program to Attend an overnight training in the Emergency Room of each department.
Requirements: & Deadlines: ● Filled online application form sent before the 20th of May, 2016. ● Good command of English language as it’s the official language of the clerkship. ● Proof of enrolment in your medical school. ● A digitally scanned copy of your passport. ● A digitally scanned copy of a passport-size photo. ● A copy of payment receipt before the deadline specified in the acceptance email. ● A copy of the flight ticket to Cairo before the 10th of July, 2016.
Please, thoroughly read the requirements and conditions. ● Regarding your stay in Egypt: - The SSS is not responsible for any lost or damaged property. - Applicants are expected to understand and respect the cultural differences between Egypt and their own nation. - Students are expected to stick to the advice and recommendations of the SS’16 team.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION:
20th of MAY, 2016
● Regarding the social extension: - If less than 8 applicants apply to any of the trips, then the trip will not be launched. - Once you decide to join our social program extension, you get to choose between going to Luxor & Aswan or Mount Sinai and Dahab. - You can apply to both trips; if the majority of applicants do the same then, in that case,the program will be extended until Friday, 5th of August, 2016.
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