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• 27 Apr 08
  

  Matthew Links

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  • In East Timor, the Head of the Northern Territory Clinical School has acted as an advisor to the East Timor government on paediatric services and medical education.
  • In 2000, 114 East Timorese medical students were forced to discontinue their medical studies at Indonesian universities. The university, together with the Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools and the colleges, is attempting to help these students complete their training and support the professional development of junior doctors.
  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians

    The College has an Asia Pacific Committee, with members from PNG, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand. The committee promotes links with the Asia Pacific region, contributes to development projects, undertakes educational initiatives, and maintains a database of activities and College Fellows in the region.

  • The East Timor Project involves the placement of a full-time anaesthetist and general surgeon in Dili, as well as specialist surgical visits.

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  Matthew Links on 2008-04-27
  list of projects from australian univerisities

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