Dear colleagues,
Stellenbosch University has two bursaries for MPhil in Family Medicine students for 2023-2024. The bursaries are dependent on the MPhil student conducting a case study for their research project on how climate change has impacted primary health care, presumably at a specific location in their own country. The bursaries include course fees, research costs and a visit to the University of Ghent in Belgium for research training/supervision. The underlying TEAMS grant is a collaboration between Stellenbosch University and University of Ghent on climate change and primary health care in Africa.
The MPhil also contains course work designed to build capacity in primary care research, leadership, clinical governance, education and training – so ideal for those developing more of an academic career in family medicine or primary health care. You can check out the entry requirements and design of the course on our website Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care (sun.ac.za) As a non-clinical degree, entry is open to all registered health professionals (NQF level 8 and above) that meet the requirements, and not just doctors. The course is almost entirely on-line and via distance learning, with one required visit to Stellenbosch University at the start of the 2-year programme.
If you are interested please let me know and send me your CV as well as a 1-page motivation as to why you should be considered for the bursary. Entries for the MPhil close at end of September and we would like to select the successful bursary holders by early September. So please respond before the 31st August if you are interested.
Please circulate to those that might be interested.
Best wishes,
Bob
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Educational Animations on Ebola from Scientific Animations Without Borders
We would like to make you aware that Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) creates educational animations and then places them into a diversity of languages by working with volunteers from around the world. Once created all animations are then made freely available to anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes only.
Today, we would like to let you know SAWBO has released its first animation on Ebola; the animation is currently available in English, French, as well as in Themne and Krio for Sierra Leone. SAWBO appreciates all the support from collaborators who have helped get this done.
The English version of the video can be found on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQo8KdTBdc . The website where the videos can be downloaded can be found at http://sawbo-illinois4.org/ebolaprevention and we would be glad to send people the files directly if they have any problems with the downloads.
SAWBO animations can be played and shared between cell phones (3gp version) or shared by e-mail (3gp version) or placed onto TVs, DVDs, USB cards, projection systems, etc…
We would like your help where possible.
First, if you know of any groups that can use these animations in their educational programs, in countries currently being impacted by Ebola, please let them know about this resource and that they can use and distribute these animations in educational programs in keeping with their local, regional or national government systems. The SAWBO team has some resources to also send some groups DVDs or USB cards with the animations on them. SAWBO’s goal is to get the educational information to groups that can use them directly and in keeping with local, regional or national educational programs on Ebola.
Second, we are looking for more volunteers to help us translate and record our animations into more languages in the countries currently being impacted by Ebola. Volunteers would need to be able to speak the language, have access to a voice-recording device like a cell phone or a computer, record their voice and save it as an electronic file. Access to the Internet would be required for us to correspond with them and exchange files.
We are currently looking for volunteers for the following languages – Mende, Susu, Mano, Kpelle, Liberian Kreyol, Bassa, Kono, Fula and Maninka. If you, or anyone you know, might be able to help with these voice-overs please let us know.
Individuals or groups can contact us at animations@illinois.edu.
Thanks.
Regards,
Barry Pittendrigh, Julia Bello-Bravo and the rest of the SAWBO team
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