Fresher’s Guide Download

Congratulations on your exams and Welcome to some of the best years of your life! You’re about to embark on a journey to read arguably the best degree in the world – Medicine, at one of the best universities in the world – Oxford. What a journey it will be!

We know this is a new start for you and everything might seem a little nerve-wracking and daunting, but we are here as your MedSoc Committee to help you settle in, get through all the excitement, and make your time here at Oxford more enjoyable and less stressful.

This Freshers’ Guide has been put together to tell you a little bit about MedSoc, and give you a few tips and words of wisdom for what lies ahead.

Remember – we’re always here to help and we’ve done it all before, so don’t hesitate to get in contact with any of us at any time!

Vino Mani

It’s out with the old and in with the new as the committee for 2009-2010 move in and start planning all sorts of excitement for next year.

See you in Michaelmas!

President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Entz Reps (3 positions available)
Male Welfare & Female Welfare Reps
IT Rep
Sports Rep

The timetable for elections is as follows:

Now til 6pm Friday 5th Week – Submit your manifestos by emailing them to the president or vice president (1 side of A4, text and pictures allowed) – These will be displayed on the website and in the foyer of the MSTC.
Friday Evening – Candidates announced
Afternoon Wednesday 6th Week – Hustings at the MSTC
Wednesday evening til Wednesday 7th Week – Voting

If you have any questions to ask about the roles of any of these positions, feel free to email me or the relevant committee members directly.

Featuring:
*Free Pimms & lemonade, sangria and non-alcoholic drinks
*Free canapes, cakes and scones
*Board games
*Croquet
*Henna tattoos
*Acoustic music
*Good company and good weather (hopefully!)

Masters’ Garden, Christ Church College
Sunday 6th Week
2.00pm- 4.30pm

Members- FREE/Non-members- £7

To reserve your place and get your name onto the guest list, please email naomi.stubbens@hertford.ox.ac.uk giving your name, college and whether or not you are a member.

Wristbands will be given out and payment from non-members will taken on the door.

Get emailing now! We only have 150 places and we expect tickets to sell out fast!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=87043323163&ref=ts

• 5-a-side football
• Rounders matches
• 3-legged race
• Wheelbarrow race
• Egg and spoon race
• Tug of war
• Sack race
• Water relay
• Fancy dress boat race

Think YOU’ve got what it takes? Submit your name or a full team of you and your mates by writing on the wall of our Facebook event or emailing sarah.lawrence@ccc.ox.ac.uk We also need referees! See:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=74874039205

There will also be a bouncy castle and bungee run as well as music and a great atmosphere!!

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Tickets: £3 members/£5 non-members (includes Pimms & lemonade and a burger!)

Pidge a cash/cheque made payable to:
“OMSS” or “Oxford Medical Students’ Society” to Lisa Blundell @ Corpus Christi. We will also be selling tickets at the MSTC throughout 1st and 2nd week.

The candidates for Academic rep are: Christoph Nowak, Georgina Newman & Shivani Patel.

The candidates for RAG rep are: Manaka Paranathala and Maria Tsakok. Click on their names for their manifestos.

If you are a MedSoc member, you should have received an email from our VP Sarah Lawrence entitled “MedSoc Newsletter and Elections!” – to vote simply reply to the email following the instructions provided.

Happy voting!