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Awards, Prizes & Fellowships

February 2005

Fellowships in Perinatal Medicine Research 2006

University of Sydney and Nepean Hospital

A number of University of Sydney PhD and MMed Fellowships are available for perinatal medicine research at Nepean Hospital commencing in 2006.

Possible areas of research could include:

• Pre-eclampsia screening.
• Risk assessment for vaginal delivery.
• Use of stem cells in hypoxic neurological damage.
• Fetal growth.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. It is a tertiary referral centre situated at the foot of the Blue Mountains in Penrith.

For more information contact:

Professor Michael Peek
Associate Dean
Western Clinical School (Nepean Campus)

International Fellowship Programme

FIGO and Ministry of Health, Malaysia

The Obstetrcal and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia (OGSM), the Ministry of Health of Malaysia and FIGO are offering an International Fellowship Program to young O&Gs from developing countries.

The Fellowship involves participation in a two-week program at hospitals and attendance at the XVIII FIGO World Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 5-10 November 2006.

For further information and application details please see the
XVIII FIGO website

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