Dear AMSS Members,

 Thank you very much for participating in the recent AMSS Member Survey. In the end, over 300 responses were received. This is excellent news for the Society.

 We are currently analysing your feedback, and will use this information to provide important recommendations for the 2010 Executive and Committee.

 Congratulations to those who won the 5 cash prizes:

 John Tillett
 Charlotte Paull
 Adelaide Schumann
 Cat Mills
 Ashish Vaska


 Thanks again for completing the survey and submitting your views. It is your AMSS, and your feedback is extremely important.

 Best of luck for any coming exams!

The AMSS recently held its Annual General Meeting and elected new office bearers for the coming year. Congratulations to the incoming AMSS committee members for 2010!

Executive

President – Sam Labroome

Vice-President – Sam Ellison

Treasurer – Sarah Middleton

Secretary – Cheryl Ou Yong

Membership Benefits Officer – Georgie Hanus

Sponsorship Officer – Candice Houda

Committee members

Men’s Officer – Prashanth Sasidharan
Women’s Officer – Theone Papps
Senior AMSA Rep – Edward Gibson
Junior AMSA Rep – Lachlan McMichael
Clinical Coordinator – John Tillett
Preclinical Coordinator – Matheesha Herath
Senior Ed Rep – Angus Upton
Junior Ed Rep – Karthik Venkataraman
AMA Rep – Tony Farfus
Publications – Kat Watson and Alice Fitzgerald
Sports – Matt Hauser and Simon Jackson
IT Officer – Oscar Russell
Philanthropy – Lorenzo Chewparsad
Rural Rep – Simon Jackson
O&M – Shazia Quadri
Historian – Sam Whitehouse
Photographer – Tim Ganguly

Event Conveners

Medcamp – Shane Selvanderan, Lil Lyne and Oscar Russell

Medrevue – Sean Brien, Will Stokes and Lulu Butler

Skullduggery – Sean Jolly, Dharsh Sathananthan and Jess McCole

Functions – Suellen Lyne, Tania Salehi and Alyssa Parsons

Redparty –Victoria Cox and Jared Panario

The position of Education Forum Convener was not filled. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in finding out more or nominating for this committee position.

Proxy votes can be submitted by email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by any AMSS member unable to make the AGM due to genuine illness, being placed on a country rotation or other reasonable justification.

To see the nominations that were made by midnight on the 11th of September (and therefore eligible for proxies) click here.

No nominations were made by the 11th of September for the following positions:

You may nominate for any position on the AMSS Committee at any time in the lead up to the AGM on the 17th of September. It is just that nominations that were received by the 11th of September are eligible for proxies.

For a list of all AMSS Committee positions, including a description of the position prepared by this year's position holder, click here.

To nominate for any position on the AMSS Committee click here.

The dust of Medball has settled and the mid-semester break is rapidly approaching, bringing with it the AMSS Annual General Meeting. The AGM begins with an exciting wrap-up of the year’s events, followed by the election process for the 2010 AMSS executive and committee. The AGM will be held on Thursday, September 17^th and the nominations for all positions are officially open as of Tuesday, September 1^st. Interested students need to submit a short written nomination and deliver a short speech on the night of AGM. Elections will be decided by legitimate proxy votes and voting by any AMSS member present at the AGM.

Finding out more

If you are interested in being involved in the AMSS committee or executive in 2010, then take some time to read through the individual position summaries written by this year’s position holders. These will hopefully give you some insight into the positions and what they entail. You may even like to contact the current position holder directly to ask them about any questions you may have.

Nominating

Once you have decided upon a position, or multiple positions, for which you wish to nominate yourself, then complete the online nomination form and include a brief summary of why you are suitable for the position. You may also deliver hand-written nominations to the AMSS office on the ground floor of the Eleanor Harrald Building. Nominations for executive positions should be no more than 150 words and nominations for committee positions must be under 75 words in length. Word limits will be enforced.

Proxy votes

Nominations for all positions will be open right up until the night of the AGM. However, nominations submitted by Friday, September 11^th will also be eligible for proxy votes - your written nomination will be posted on the AMSS website to help guide people submitting proxy votes. Proxy votes can be submitted by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by any AMSS member unable to make the AGM due to genuine illness, being placed on a country rotation or other reasonable justification.

Nominations are open now, so get involved!