FIRST NOTICE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CAREER CONFERENCE MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL, CANADA MCINTYRE MEDICAL BUILDING SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1995 Hello everyone, This is to announce a conference co-organized by the Osler Medical Aid Foundation (OMAF), the Medical Students for Social Responsibility (MSSR), and the McGill Students International Development Initiative (MSIDI), three McGill University student groups with interests in international health issues. The successful IHEP conference hosted by OSHI (Ottawa Students' Health Initiative) in late October of 1994, followed by the strong student presence at the First Canadian Conference on International Health in early November, have shown that students can and must play an important role in the growing field of international health. The aim of the conference will be to expose the position students now hold in this field, and how their influence could be strengthened. Speakers from different levels of intervention (government, NGO, physician, and student) will address what they feel is and should be the student's role in global health development. Furthermore, tables will be made available to interested NGOs and student groups, in order to try and provide motivation and direction to the student contemplating a career in international health. Finally, several workshops are being prepared, which will focus on some more pragmatic issues such as finding funding sources for health electives in the so-called "developing" world. Student leaders from across Canada and beyond should see this meeting as a ideal opportunity to continue their recent efforts in improving student group networking and cooperation. Furthermore, it is our hope that health educators and workers will also find it an opportunity to convey their experience and views to the student body. Thank you for your interest. We would very much appreciate receiving word of your intention to attend the conference, as well as your willingness to participate in any of the above sessions. To Health, Irina Ghenea David Ponka [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] (514) 842-0799 (514) 482-9149 Mark Sherman [log in to unmask] (514) 985-5418