SAMSA Medical

SAMSA Medical SAMSA aims to give medical students an opportunity to take control of their future & generate positi

The South African Medical Students Association (SAMSA) is a nationally run nonprofit organization comprising of medical students from various medical schools across the country. Essentially, we are an organisation run by medical students for medical students and the greater communities of our beautiful nation. Our members, all of whom serve on a voluntary basis, have a passion for both medicine and creating positive change in the South African and global communities at large. SAMSA has been around since the 1960s but became dormant for many years. Subsequently, in 2013, a group of 5 medical students from 5 medical schools across South Africa collaborated to re-establish SAMSA and relaunch our “new and improved” organization in 2014. As medical students, and future doctors, we are in the privileged position to fuel and drive the creation of a brighter future in the healthcare sector and for the community at large. SAMSA has taken shape to create a network of medical students who support and encourage each other to make this positive change. Furthermore, by recruiting members from all over the country, SAMSA allows members to create a national movement and a scope of influence far outreaching that of a single university. SAMSA also aims to create opportunities for professional development and acts as a representative voice for all South African medical students. Our projects are chosen, coordinated and funded on a national level. They are then carried out by our corresponding divisions on a local level. They aim to encompass our 4 Pillars or Portfolios: Student Representation, Outreach, Collaboration and Professional Development. If you have any questions or wish to join SAMSA, feel free to drop us a message and we shall try and get to them as soon as we can! Find us on:

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Don't forget we are always part of a team and this team would never be complete without the hard work of our nurses acro...
08/10/2020

Don't forget we are always part of a team and this team would never be complete without the hard work of our nurses across the country. We need each other.

Ruth Seikaneng did not have time to mourn her nursing colleague Dudu who died from COVID-19 in one quick, painful week in July.

The future of self-monitoring
25/04/2020

The future of self-monitoring

A smart contact lens can be used as an excellent interface between the human body and an electronic device for wearable healthcare applications. Despite wide investigations of smart contact lenses for diagnostic applications, there has been no report on electrically controlled drug delivery in combi...

*THE “I CARE" PLEDGE*by SAMSASAMSA UKZN has created solidarity badges with the I CARE pledge to encourage South Africans...
05/04/2020

*THE “I CARE" PLEDGE*
by SAMSA

SAMSA UKZN has created solidarity badges with the I CARE pledge to encourage South Africans to unite and commit to acting in compliance with COVID-19 precautions, showing compassion to those in need of help, supporting healthcare workers and other essential workers and terminating the dissemination of false information during this crisis.

Every individual has within themselves the capacity to help disrupt the course of the outbreak and mitigate its effects on the lives of South Africans. We strongly believe that heroic work and commendable acts of sacrifice, selflessness, kindness and leadership dedicated to this purpose should not go unacknowledged. Therefore, each badge was made to include a statement highlighting the significant role you may be playing in the fight against COVID-19. We humbly request for you to post the badge most applicable to you as your profile picture and/or share them on social media platforms so that we can appreciate your positive contribution and that of others in this fight.

We call on you to help us inspire as many people as possible to stand in solidarity and take the “I CARE” pledge for a healthy and more unified South Africa.

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Patient care should not stop when modern medicine has given all it has to offer. A large part of recovery for many patie...
20/02/2020

Patient care should not stop when modern medicine has given all it has to offer. A large part of recovery for many patients is returning to normality. Mental well being is essential for the healing process. See how some artists are bridging that gap!

Doctors specialize in the science of healing, but tattoo artist Eric Catalano specializes in the art of it. The single father of three does up to eight reconstructive medical tattoos for free each …

AI out performs human eye with breast cancer detection
07/01/2020

AI out performs human eye with breast cancer detection


An artificial intelligence (AI) system performs as well as or better than radiologists at detecting breast cancer from mammograms, and using a combination of AI and human inputs could help to improve screening efficiency.

IV BCG may be more effective against pulmonary TB
07/01/2020

IV BCG may be more effective against pulmonary TB


The delivery route and dose of the BCG vaccine profoundly alters the protective outcome after Mycobacterium tuberculosis challenge in non-human primates.

One Health is striving to bring together multidisciplinary teams to find real, sustainable and effective solutions for a...
03/04/2019

One Health is striving to bring together multidisciplinary teams to find real, sustainable and effective solutions for all aspects of health.

Since 2016, November 3, has been One Health day, aimed at deepening comprehension of the holistic nature and necessity of a transdisciplinary approach to solving problems of global health.1 Over the 3 years in which One Health day has been celebrated internationally, the lowest number of educational...

Combined auditory and visual pulses presented at slow waves may be all it takes to 'reset' or 'reactivate' areas of the ...
19/03/2019

Combined auditory and visual pulses presented at slow waves may be all it takes to 'reset' or 'reactivate' areas of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease.

Auditory stimulation combined with light-induced gamma oscillations in the hippocampus CA1 and auditory cortex regions of the brain reduces amyloid levels and improves memory in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease.

Has science gone too far?
26/11/2018

Has science gone too far?

Unconfirmed scientific breakthrough sparks ethical and moral concerns

Liposuction may fuel the way to find a cure for osteoporosis.
24/09/2018

Liposuction may fuel the way to find a cure for osteoporosis.

Team also discovers a way to turn fat into bone

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