AMSA at USYD

✨ Introducing: Rural Rounds — AMSA’s first-ever student road trip! ✨

This October, we’re hitting the road to explore rural medicine where it really happens — on Country, in community, and far beyond the classroom. 🌱 🩺

Whether you’re passionate about rural health or just curious to see what it’s all about, this is your chance to experience it firsthand. From speaker panels and hands-on workshops to farmer’s markets and pub nights, Rural Rounds blends learning, connection, and adventure — all in just four days.

📍 Southern QLD (departing from Brisbane/Gold Coast)
🗓️ 10–13 Oct 2025
📝 Applications close 31 August, 11:59PM AEST - spots are limited so don’t miss your chance!
🔗 Scan the QR code or use the link to apply today: https://forms.gle/5BV8LKZvv9QQqeqa9

Want to improve your quality of care for your future patients?
Keen to go beyond the 101s of q***r health taught at uni?
Rego for Q***r Con now!

👉 bit.ly/q***rcon25
📆 When? 20-22 June
📍 Where? Naarm/Melbourne — see post for venues!
🩺 Who? All medical students, whether you’re q***r or an ally!
🪩 Why? To learn about LGBTQIA+ health and connect with likeminded peers 🌈

VAMPIRE CUP LEADERBOARD (END OF WEEK 2)

Well done all year groups across SUMS!! We are currently placed in the Top 7 at the end of Week 2 of the Vampire Cup, and trailing closely behind ANU in blood donations.

Central Clinical School has the highest donation rates accounting for over 40% of all SUMS donations. Northern, Nepean, Concord, Westmead, and Rural Clinical Schools – now it’s your turn!!

Just a reminder to please fill in the form for the inter-clinical school competition when you donate. Currently only 26% of our donors are filling in the form, which means those donations are counting towards your Clinical School – but the rest are not!

Link to the form here https://forms.gle/1nADk5rarvJ8bAAKA

If you have not donated during this competition period, we would highly recommend booking in a whole blood, plasma, or platelets donation when you can!

Keep up the amazing work!

VAMPIRE CUP LEADERBOARD (END OF WEEK 2)

Well done all year groups across SUMS!! We are currently placed in the Top 7 at the end of Week 2 of the Vampire Cup, and trailing closely behind ANU in blood donations.

Central Clinical School has the highest donation rates accounting for over 40% of all SUMS donations. Northern, Nepean, Concord, Westmead, and Rural Clinical Schools – now it's your turn!!

Just a reminder to please fill in the form for the inter-clinical school competition when you donate. Currently only 26% of our donors are filling in the form, which means those donations are counting towards your Clinical School – but the rest are not!

Link to the form here https://forms.gle/1nADk5rarvJ8bAAKA

If you have not donated during this competition period, we would highly recommend booking in a whole blood, plasma, or platelets donation when you can!

Keep up the amazing work!

CONVENTION EARLY BIRD TICKETS CLOSING TONIGHT 11:59PM!

Early bird tickets to National Convention close tonight 11:59pm! After midnight tonight, National Convention tickets will return to general prices – so here's your final chance to get in early if you are interested to attend between 2-6 July.

An update from your reps:

Tickets are currently on the trajectory to sell out before the end of registration date in mid-May, so if you are interested in general registration, we would highly recommend that you purchase your ticket soon before they sell out.

We have also finalised USYD's attendance policy for Convention per Prof. Stuart Lane for all year groups, please find it attached below. Link to the messenger group chat for the USYD delegation https://m.me/j/AbbwldCeCWYmwiVT/ for any attendees that have yet to join, we will be organising all logistics here for our USYD delegation. Thanks!

Vampire Cup is AMSA's national blood drive and is running from 7th April - 2nd June 2025. During this time, you can donate blood at any donor centre in Australia to bring USYD's Vampire Cup team to victory!!

There are two aspects of competition in the Vampire Cup: the SUMS inter-clinical competition, and the Australian inter-uni competition.

Follow the event here! https://www.facebook.com/share/15AEvYPVQx/

If you can't donate, you can get friends, family, or co-workers to donate on your behalf.

How to donate:

(1) Go to www.lifeblood.com.au

(2) Sign-up to the UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY MEDICAL SOCIETY (SUMS) team

(3) Book an appointment

(4) Post a pic when you're donating and tag .usyd on Instagram

(5) Fill out the Inter-Clinical cup form (https://forms.gle/PnpMJKMczwAdCikp7) for your donation to count towards your clinical school