FIRST ROUND OF 15TH ANNUAL OSUNTOKUN QUIZ

THE 15TH ANNUAL LATE PROFESSOR B.O OSUNTOKUN INTER LEVEL QUIZ COMPETITION The Annual Osuntokun Quiz competition 📚 has come once again bearing gifts 🎖💰 From the realms of the general science to basic medical sciences, from Maths to general knowledge to clinical science. The so-called underdogs draw their swords🤺 against the battle-hardened veterans 👮🏼‍♂ From 100 level to 600 level. The bragging rights 💪🏽for the next academic year is at stake. Get on your feet, march🏃🏼‍♂ to the colosseum, sit…

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EXAM WISHES TO THE 2016 CLASS

Esteemed ladies and gentlemen of the 2016 class!!! On behalf of every UIMSAite, the UIMSA executive council uses this medium to wish you all success and best of luck as you prepare to write your part 2 MBBS degree examination.   Much more than any other examination, the part 2 exam is not only a test of your academic knowledge, it is a test of your calmness, stability and courage. And we hope that you all will exude these qualities…

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CALL FOR ARTICLES

CALL FOR ARTICLES University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association (UIMSA) Publications Commitee hereby calls for the submission of articles to be published in the 8th issue of its annual MEDSCION MAGAZINE 📖 tagged NIRVANA 🏝with the considerations of the sub-themes being on: NHIS act National health care act or policy Medicine and Money Basic Healthcare Provision Fund Articles written around this will receive priority. Submissions can also be made on issues related to the following sections: ▪ Arts/Literature📖 ▪ Business/Finance…

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Anticipate Awosika Symposium!!!

ANTICIPATE the 18th edition of late Dr V.O. Awosika memorial symposium. The focus this year is on the mental health of us as med students considering the rigorousness of our medical training especially in Nigeria. Also watch out for the 2nd edition of the medical spelling bee!

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THE PHYSIOLOGY OF AN ATTRACTION

Her heart once again began to beat rapidly. How sweaty her palms were getting! She hoped they could not tell that she was grinning from ear to ear. If there was one thing she showed great dexterity at, it was controlling whatever storm was in the tea cup of her inside. Physiology had taught her how in such moments, rapid depolarization of the myocardial fibers initiates rapid contraction causing an acceleration of heart rate. And this storm brewing inside her…

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MEDICURRENT

I Got It from My Mama In a small study that scanned the brains of teenagers while exposing them to tempting “food cues,” researchers report that reduced activity in the brain’s self-regulation system may be an important early predictor of adult obesity. The researchers used functional MRI (fMRI) scans on 36 New York teenagers to measure neural responses to food cues and found that food stimuli in the form of words activated regions of the brain associated with reward and…

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WISH ME NOT A MERRY CHRISTMAS

For Nigerians, it is anything but the common good. Queues as tall as the hills of ‘Idanre’. Traffic jam everywhere. Passengers stranded. No bus to board home. Hours of productive time is lost on unending journeys. The cost of transport and the prices of goods are skyrocketing. We are again at the mercy of the oil cabal. Yuletide does not come without fuel scarcity.  Should you ever lose track of time, you need not fret. Wait till you see the…

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IBADAN TO THE WORLD

It is not uncommon to see medical students do outstanding amazing things, especially in the developed parts of the world, where things work and hard work is rewarded. It is however not so common to have medical students in the developing parts of the world, break through the odds and make a name for themselves. Recently, some Students of College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, made their way to the beautiful city of Kigali, Rwanda for the 2017 World Health…

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