Dear Members, This is our first online newsletter of the Nepean Medical Association. We thank you for being a valued member and we plan for this to be an easy medium for us to communicate with you now and in the future. We want our members to be able ...

NMA Scholarship – Xela, Guatemala – Dan Campbell I undertook part of my elective at a Medical Clinic in Xela, Guatemala. This was partly funded by a generous scholarship from the Nepean Medical Association. I was interested in Guatemala for a few ...

The medical elective is undoubtedly the highlight of the medical student’s academic calendar. It was certainly something I’d been looking forward to from the moment I was accepted into Sydney University. Sub-Saharan African had always been somewhere I ...

The Nepean Medical Association scholarship allowed me to travel to Helena Goldie Hospital (HGH) in the Solomon Islands. HGH is a second level care hospital with 68 beds, medical, paediatric and obstetric wards and primary care coordination centre. HGH ...

My elective placement in India was an unforgettable educational experience, not only medically, but culturally. The hospitality I received from both the medical staff at the hospitals and clinics I attended was very warm and welcoming. Patients in India ...

A few nice surprises greeted me upon my arrival in the Philippines in the middle of January. The weather was nice and cool while the people were found to be friendly and accommodating. I began my placement in the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), the ...

NMA Elective Scholarship I completed my 2 month elective placement in Cambodia in two different healthcare settings. My first placement was based at the Helen Bonner Health Centre, part of a growing NGO called New Hope Cambodia, located on the outskirts ...

Ophthalmology Medical Elective, Uganda, James Sterrey Attn; Nepean Medical Association. With assistance of the Nepean Medical Association I was able to travel to Kampala, Uganda, to complete a medical elective within the Department of Ophthalmology at ...

The hospital I worked at was situated at one of the most impoverished areas in the country, the North Western Province of Zambia. It is a 200-bed secondary referral facility that serves a population of over 100,000. There are 7 inpatient wards, 2 theatres ...

Membership Renewals Memberships are now due for renewal. Renewal is available for 1 or 2 years at a cost of $90 for 1 year and $160 for 2 years. Please come and join your colleagues and be involved in your local medical association. Your receipts will be ...