SSS International Summer School 2015

Dear medical students around the world,

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It gives us great pleasure to present to you the SSS Cairo International Summer School 2015 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 to have 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.

Beside 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 a quality learning opportunity and an unforgettable experience!

SS15 Organizing Team

Why Egypt?

Egypt’s health system lacks many factors, but it certainly compiles some of the best physicians, along with some of the best and oldest leading medical schools in the Middle East.

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 AlAiny Teaching Hospitals are without doubt one of the best hosts accepting medical students to observe and indulge in clinical courses and case studies.

In Cairo you can browse through all the different historical eras of Egypt. The Egyptian museum, Islamic museum, Citadel of Salah Eldeen, 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 centre 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’15 team has worked hard in preparing a condensed and specialized training in which you get to choose one 5 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.

1. Head & Neck Surgery and OtoRhinoLaryngology (ORL):

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A training planned to orient students about the common ORL problems (Otitis Media, Rhinosinusitis, Foreign Bodies...etc) and their management.

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.

Emergencies in ORL will be covered as well as some of the most common Head & Neck Surgeries like tracheal surgeries, oncological resections, thyroid surgeries...etc. High numbers of casualties due to trauma and the ongoing occupational hazards (foreign bodies) are daily presented in Kasr Al-Ainy’s ORL department. It’s one of the top-notch departments in the country well known by its excellent physicians.

The main topics that will be covered in this course: i. Emergencies & trauma in OtoRhinoLaryngology ii. Common ORL Diseases in Egypt iii. Common Head and Neck surgeries like FESS and Mastoidectomy iv. Phoniatrics: Voice disorders, Speech Disorders and Language Disorders v. Audiology assessments (Topics might be subjected to slight changes depending on the availability of professors and trainers during the summer)

2. Emergency Medicine & 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.

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 hospital. 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.

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.

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 (Topics might be subjected to slight changes depending on the availability of professors and trainers during the summer)

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 syndrome & cerebral palsy. iii. Pneumonias & chest infections. iv. Hematological disorders. v. Pediatric Emergencies.

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(Topics might be subjected to slight changes depending on the availability of professors and trainers during the summer)

4. Tropical Medicine: Schistosomiasis, Egyptian splenomegaly and 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 other tropical areas.

You’ll have the opportunity to see various stages of the diseases and how they are managed.

By the end of this program, you’ll have a better understanding about Modes of transmission, Methods of Prevention and the Epidemiology of the diseases.

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) (Topics might be subjected to slight changes depending on the availability of professors and trainers during the summer)

5. Women’s Health: Over 90% of Egyptian women have undergone FGM. STIs, Maternal Health Negligence, Teenage Pregnancies, and many more health related issues are faced by Egyptian women on daily basis.

With Egyptian women’s conservative nature and not-sohealthy lifestyle, they become easy victims for many healthcare issues. Cultural misconceptions, poverty, and illiteracy are the core causes of most of these problems.

To have a better understanding, you’ll get to attend sessions and trainings provided by UN certified trainers, some well known organizations’ certified trainers and Cairo University Gynaecology & Obstetrics department staff. This will be followed by practical visits and interactive sessions.

The following topics will be covered: i. Maternal Health ii. Sexually Transmitted Infections including HIV/AIDS. iii. Breast Cancer. iv. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Domestic Violence. v. Gynaecological Emergencies.

(Topics might be subjected to slight changes depending on the availability of professors and trainers during the summer)

Building on our extensive experience in hosting international students during the past 30 years, the Students’ Scientific Society - Summer School 2015 team is pleased to announce the SS’15 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 experience of a life time.

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Scientific program

Social program

Friday

24/07

Arrival day + Opening Ceremony

Saturday

25/07

Pyramids and Citadel

Sunday

26/07

Training

Social night

Monday

27/07

Training

Social night

Tuesday

28/07

Training

Social night

Wednesday 29/07

Training

Social night

Thursday

30/07

Training

Closing Ceremony

Friday

31/07

Trip to Alexandria

Saturday

01/8

Sunday

02/8

Monday

03/8

Trip to either Mount Sinai & Dahab Or Luxor & Aswan

Tuesday

04/8

End of the Program, back to Cairo

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 its culture.

Social program includes visiting the Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx in order to be exposed to the pharaoh’s era and the ancient Egyptians culture. You’ll get to spend some time walking 25th of July and riding horses or camels around the well known Egyptian Pyramids. Take some pictures with one of the world’s largest and oldest statues; The Sphinx. If you’re daring enough, you have the option to explore inside a pyramid!

This will be followed by a visit to the Saladin Citadel of Cairo; where you will get to know all about Islamic Cairo and the Ottoman empire of Egypt. You’ll have the chance to visit a medieval Islamic Fortification which has some of the great views of Cairo. Plus, it is also the home of three mosques and 3 different museums! You’ll have to see for yourself how huge that place is!

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.

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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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Si Sinai, the only land-bridge between Asia and Africa, and the onna i& ly part of Egypt that lies in Asia. Lying between the two gulfs of the Da Red Sea from the south, and the ha Mediterranean Sea to its north, the b 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.

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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 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.

A Bedouin night is one you would always enjoy in Sinai. Speeding between mountains in Jeeps 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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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 river Nile banks and north of the High Dam, is where you get to see the Botanical Garden, the Elephantine Temple 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 Temples. The Twin temples, built during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II dating back to the 13th century and salvaged from the rising waters of the Nile back in the 60s, are an enigma of time. 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 you get to stay in a relaxing hotel and enjoy swimming in the hot climate of the south. In Luxor you get to see many temples; including Hatshepsut temple, Karnak temple, Luxor temple, the valley of Kings and the valley of queens (tombs of the ancient Pharaohs). 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!

Fees and Application

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

The hotel is centrally located in the strategic, prestigious and tourist magnet district of Dokki.

The hotel is in a 2-minute-walk from The Netherland Embassy and some well known chain restaurants.

It’s a 5 minute walk from “Dokki” Metro station (Line 2). It lies within walking distance from Cairo University. And 15 minutes away, by metro from Kasr Al-Ainy - Faculty of Medicine.

Breakfast will be served in the hotel everyday.

The 9 Day academic program:

$ 295 (All prices are in US Dollars) Special offer; from the accepted applicants, the first 3 received applications get a special price of: $ 280 The price includes: - Airport Pickup - The clinical clerkship.

- Accommodation; including arrival and departure days (from the 24th of July to the 31st of July).

- 2 meals per day (Breakfast & Lunch) - Transportation costs (Including transportation to and from the hospital, to and from the daily social programs, to the Pyramids of Giza and Citadel on the first weekend and to Alexandria on the second weekend).

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The price of the second trip is variable depending on the number of the applicants to each trip.

For $80- $90 the trip includes:  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)

For $175- $185 the trip includes:  Accommodation, transportation & 2 meals/day  Guided tours at the temples & museums  Visit to Abo Simbel Temples.  Neubian 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.

To apply, please send a filled online application form and the required documents before the deadline on the 30th of May, 2015. ** Entrance Fees to historical and touristic sites and Museums are not included in the trip fees.

Conditions of the program: Applicants’ selection will depend on fulfillment of the requirements and criteria in the application form.

Requirements: & Deadlines  Filled online application form sent before

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the 30th of May, 2015.  Good command of English language as it is Certificates will be handed out only to students who attend all 5 days of the program and prepare a brief presentation to the official language of the clerkship.  Proof of enrollment in your medical school. be presented at the closing ceremony.  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 payment receipt before the During training days, students may need to miss one day of deadline specified in the acceptance email. the social program to attend an overnight training in the  A copy of the flight ticket to Cairo before Emergency Room of each department. the 14th of July, 2015

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’15 team.

Deadline for Application: 30th of May, 2015 Limited vacancies, reserve your spot

Regarding the social extension: 

Once you decide to join our social program extension, you get to choose between going to Luxor & Aswan or Mount Sinai and Dahab

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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 Friday, the 7th of August, 2015.

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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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