Summer School 2013

S S S

Dear fellow medical students, We are very glad to announce our 2013 summer school; where you will get your hands-on clinical experience along with medical knowledge regarding some of the most common and important disorders in medicine. The program is designed to make you get the most out of your visit to Egypt; starting with awareness of some major health issues and the way they are managed. Your exposure to most of the aspects of the Egyptian culture as well is one of our aims. Our daily social program will guarantee you one of the best experiences of your life and so we welcome you warmly to join us.

Why Egypt?

Egypt’s health system compiles some of the best physicians along with some of the best and oldest medical schools in the Middle East. Although the system lacks many factors, high number of patients make Egypt one of the best hosts accepting medical students to observe and indulge in clinical courses and case studies.

Egypt has an ancient history and civilization stems from thousands of years built over rich historical eras. Lying between 2 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 dinning choices means a visit to Egypt will easily become a lifetime experience.

Why Cairo?

Kasr Al-Ainy is one of the top 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. In Cairo you can browse through all the different historical eras of Egypt. The Egyptian museum, Islamic museum, Citadel of Salah El-deen, Pyramids of Giza (South of Cairo) are spots you should never miss.

When it comes to religious history, Cairo is known as the City of the 1000 minaret and endorses El Azhar El Shareef. El Azhar El shereef is the main center of Islamic studies in the Middle East. Along with the Coptic Church; which was established since the Apostolic time and has been standing for about 2000 years, there are over a hundred ancient churches and monasteries. It provides peace to the mind, to the heart, and to the soul. The Religion Complex in ancient Cairo (Masr el Qadeema) contains seven ancient Churches; Saint George Church, the Hanging Church, the Coptic museum and Babylon Fort.

The cosmopolitan city 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 very unique experience.

This year, the SS’13 team has prepared a condensed and specialized training in which you get to choose between 5 of our leading departments in Kasr Al-Ainy hospitals.

You will get to choose a maximum of 2 desired preferences. You will be accepted in the department for which you match the criteria required. This will be evaluated in the application form.

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 follows: 

9:00am - 12:00pm, theoretical lecture

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12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Break

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1:00pm - 5:00pm Clinical rounds and case studies

2. Emergency & basic surgical skills: A specially designed course for students who didn’t go deep into the clinical courses and want to learn all about basic surgical skills and medical emergencies.

Schistosomiasis, Egyptian splenomegaly, etc. Many different disorders that you get to learn about only in our Tropical medicine’s department. You’ll get to know more about endemic diseases in Egypt and tropical areas.

You’ll get the opportunity of attending in Kasr Al-Ainy’s ER which is an experience you can hardly obtain in other hospitals. Kasr AlAiny’s ER is the main ER in a very large area span in Cairo, and known to deal with extreme emergencies. Rich with highly skilled physicians when It comes to urgencies, stress and chaos management. Course covers the following topics:

The following topics will be covered:

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ii. Medical emergencies

1. Tropical Medicine & Infectious diseases:

Schistosomiasis

ii. TB

Surgical emergencies

iii. Liver Cirrhosis

iii. Basic Life Support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support

iv. Hepato-cellular carcinoma

iv. Basic Surgical Skills

v. Portal Hypertension

(Topics may slightly change depending on the availability of professors during the summer)

(Topics may slightly change depending on the availability of professors during the summer)

3. Pediatrics: Two Pediatric hospitals in Kasr Al-Ainy, with around 405 beds per hospital, serving around 250,000 patients/year each, mean that it is one of the best hospitals when it comes to learning about Pediatric emergencies.

Containing 26 beds in the intensive care unit, and 16 in the emergency department, with all the sub-specialties and a special Pediatric surgery operations room. Your training in this department will cover the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills on these main topics: i.

Rheumatic diseases

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congenital

heart

ii. Down syndrome & cerebral palsy iii. Pneumonias & chest infections iv. Hematological disorders v. Pediatric Emergencies (Topics may slightly change depending on the availability of professors during the summer)

4. Ophthalmology: A training planned to orient students about the common eye problems and their management (errors of refraction, Retinopathies, allergies). At the end of the program you will become familiar with such problems and gain basic skills essential for every physician or general practitioner during the general examination of patients.

Emergencies in Ophthalmology will be covered by attending one day of the training in the ER. Receiving high numbers of causalities during days of the Egyptian revolution (intraocular gunshot pellets) and the ongoing occupational hazards (foreign bodies penetrating the globe) presented Kasr Al-Ainy’s Ophthalmology department with excellent physicians, specially when it comes to urgent measures and stress management. The main topics that will be covered in this course: i.

Emergencies & trauma in Ophthalmology

ii. Eye Infections iii. Trachoma and other disorders of the conjunctiva (Topics may slightly change depending on the availability of professors during the summer)

5. Gynecology & Obstetrics: One of the Kasr Al-Ainy hospitals, the Gynecology & Obstetrics hospital. Daily, around 500 patients pass by the outpatient clinic and about 50 deliveries take place in the emergency room. The wards accommodate about 100 patients. The high daily flow of patients means that you get a chance to observe a huge number of cases, possible complications, procedures and techniques.

During SS’13 you’ll get a theoretical overview plus clinical practice over the following topics: i.

Labor (normal - CS)

ii. Emergencies (accidental ectopic, etc.)

hemorrhage

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iii. Antenatal Care iv. Infertility & Amenorrhea v. Female Genital Tract Oncology (Topics may slightly change depending on the availability of professors during the summer)

Scientific program

Social program

Friday

09/8

Arrival day

Saturday

10/8

Alexandria Trip

Sunday

11/8

Training

Social night

Monday

12/8

Training

Social night

Tuesday

13/8

Training

Social night

Wednesday 14/8

Training

Social night

Thursday

15/8

Training

Social night

Friday

16/8

Pyramids and Citadel

Saturday

17/8

To Mount Sinai

Sunday

18/8

Monday

19/8

Red Sea

Tuesday

20/8

Back to Cairo

Wednesday 21/8 Thursday

22/8

Friday

23/8

Saturday

24/8

2nd Trip Either Luxor & Aswan Or Oasis & white dessert End of the Program, back in Cairo

Building on our extensive experience in hosting international students during the past 30 years, the Students’ Scientific Society - Summer School 2013 team is pleased to announce the SS’13 social program, which is designed to expose all applicants to the different aspects of the rich Egyptian culture.

In addition to the exchange of cultures between the participants of the program.

Through this program 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 best experience of a life time.

This year, our social program will be split into 2 parts: 1 - Daily social nights + 2 weekend trips.

2 - Social program extension The advantage of having one full uninterrupted week of trips is that you will get to travel all around Egypt giving you the chance to see most of the country and much of it’s culture.

“Please refer to the program schedule” Daily social nights This part will be aimed at giving the students time to socialize.

However, our program is not planned just to take you dinning 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.

16th of August

Social program includes visiting the Pyramids of Giza, to be exposed to the pharaoh’s era and the ancient Egyptian’s culture. Followed by a visit to the citadel of Salah el Deen, you will get to know all about the Ottoman empire of Egypt.

th Trip to Alexandria, the 10 of August pearl of Egypt on the north coast.

Experience the beautiful weather, beaches and scenes. This visit will include visiting the Qaytbay Citadel and the Library of Alexandria.

Lying between the two gulfs of the Red Sea from the south, and Re the Mediterranean Sea to its north, the peninsula is not only a very stratedS ea gic 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 build at the top of the mountain. Watch the sky, only to realize you are in one of the best spots of stargazing you can ever reach; in which You will never 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 describe, will do you no good, it is way prettier than any person can visualize. Between that and diving down many meters in the red sea to enjoy the relaxing colors of corals and discover numerous types of fish. A well-known spot that extends up to 130m deep is the Blue Hole, a few kilometers north of Dahab.

This is what gives a trip to Sinai its special change of altitude.

Yet, this amazing night you spent on top of the mountain is not all of it. A Bedouin night is one you would always enjoy in Sinai. Speeding between mountain in Jeep cars to reach a place usually on the foot of a mountain where Arab Bedouins built tents you stay in while delicious meals get prepared, or you could obey the rush in you and dance to the collection of music they play.

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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An 864.2 km journey is only worth it when the destination is Aswan. r& o x Interacting with the citizens of Aswan is like Lu noting you have experienced before. The Aswanians will turn out to be the kindest most friendly people you may ever meet. They always say: “it’s because, inside is white” pointing at their chests. The beautiful city that lies on the Nile river banks and north to the High Dam, is where you get to see the Botanical Garden, the Temple of Fiala and enjoy the hospitality of the Nubians where you get to see live crocodiles being kept as pets in their villas. Aswan bazars are some of the best to get some souvenirs to take back home.

The journey then extends down 230 more kilometers to reach the breathtaking view of Abu Simbel Temple. After which you get to rest back in Luxor, where you stay in a relaxing hotel and enjoy swimming in the hot weather of the south. In Luxor you get to see many temples, including Hatshepsut temple, Karnak temple, Luxor temple and the tombs of the ancient Pharaohs. There is much more to Luxor that you can visit, depending on your taste for enjoying the trip.

Oasis & The White Desert No matter how much science may reveal, "the Desert" will remain in most peoples' minds a place of accumulated sands, unsolved mysteries and eternal legends, all camouflaged beneath a haze of mirage. During the Safari, you can piece together some of that mirage and portray the unexpected appearance.

Don’t miss the chance to visit the White Dessert, Baharya Oasis and go sand-boarding on the sand dunes after camping the night out in the desert. This usually turns into a spiritual, mind clearing, admiring experience.

Fees and Application

Accommodation: During your stay in Egypt you are going to reside in King's Hotel.

The hotel is centrally located in the strategic prestigious district of Dokki. It’s a 5 minute walk from Dokki Metro station (Line 2).

The 9 Days academic program:

$ 255 (All prices are in US Dollars) Special offer; from the accepted applicants, the first five received applications get a special price of: $ 240 The price includes:

It lies within walking distance from Cairo University. And 10 minutes away, by metro from the Kasr Al-Ainy - Faculty of Medicine.

 The clinical clerkship.

Breakfast will be served in the hotel every day.

 All transportation costs (Including daily outings,

 Accommodation; including arrival and departure

days (from the 10th to the 16th of August).  2 meals per day (Breakfast & Lunch)

transportation to Alexandria on the first weekend and to the Pyramids of Giza and Citadel on the second weekend).

Social program extension: The price of the second trip is variable depending on the number of the applicants to each trip.

For $75 the trip includes:

For $125- $135 the trip includes:

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Accommodation, transportation & 2 meals/day Guided tour at the Mount of Sinai Bedouin night & barbecue dinner Snorkeling kits (Diving is surely available but will be at the expense of the applicants)

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Accommodation, transportation & 2 meals/day Guided tours at the temples and museums Visit to Abo Simbel Temple Newbian night, including the flouka ride

For $65 - $75 the trip includes:    

Accommodation, transportation & 2 meals/day Camping equipment Night time Barbeque and party in the dessert Sand Boarding

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.

Conditions of the program: Applicants’ selection will depend on fulfillment of the requirements and criteria in the application form. For us to ensure a cultural diversity, a maximum of 3 students will be accepted from each country.

Requirements:  Filled online application form sent before

the 1st of June.  Good command of English language as it is the official language of the clerkship.  Regarding the Academic Training:  Proof of enrollment in your medical  Certificates will be handed out only to students who attend school. all 5 days of the program.  A digitally scanned copy of your passport.  Students are expected to comply with the rules and regula A digitally scanned copy of a passport-size tions set by each department; which will be announced upon photo. arrival at the hospital.  A copy of the flight ticket to Cairo before the 1st of August.  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.

Please thoroughly read the requirements and conditions: 

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Regarding your stay in Egypt: 

The SSS is not responsible for any lost or damaged property.

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Applicants are expected to understand and respect the cultural differences between Egypt and their own nation.

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Students are expected to stick to the advice and recommendations of the SS’13 team.

Deadline for Application: 1st of June, 2013 Limited vacancies, reserve your spot now.

Regarding the social extension: 

Once you decide to join our social program extension, the trip to Dahab will be compulsory (as we believe that this is the experience you should never ever miss)

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For the second trip, you get to choose between going to Luxor & Aswan or Oasis & The White Dessert

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You can apply to both trips; if the majority of applicants do the same then, in that case, the program will be extended until Tuesday the 27th of August.

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If less than 8 applicants apply to any of the trips, then the trip will not be launched.

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For any inquiries, please Contact us on: clerkship@ssscairo.org Tel: +201061514232