Last updated on Friday, May 09, 2008
The Amsterdam International Medical Summer School (AIMSS)
Heart Failure & Repair — From Bench to Bedside
Sunday, July 6 - Friday, August 1, 2008
This summer school is a collaborative effort of the Academic Medical Center (AMC) and the AMSU.
This year's course will offer the opportunity for students to get acquainted with biomedical research in the field of cardiovascular diseases. Part of the course will be hands-on experience in the field of laboratory research into disease mechanisms and the development of therapeutic options. These research lines range from studies on animal models for several cardiovascular diseases to the development of repair approaches for such diseases.
If you would like to be kept up to date about this course subject, please send us an email.
Applicant Profile
Advanced students in medicine, biology and health sciences with knowledge of biomedical and clinical sciences and recent graduates.
Application
Candidates will be selected on the basis of their detailed resumée and written motivation. Please send in your curriculum vitae and letter of motivation together with your application form, as soon as possible but no later than Saturday, June 1, 2008. Applications are completed after full payment of the course fee is received.
Selected candidates are requested to send a copy of their passport and an original passport photo for the Amsterdam Public Transport Pass (included in the course fee).
This course is currently full. New applicants will be included in a reserve list and awarded a place if any becomes vacant. For more information please contact us.
AMSU Course Name: MEDIC-1.
Application form
Details
Date: Sunday, July 6 - Friday, August 1, 2008.
Application Deadline: Saturday, June 1, 2008.
Capacity: 25 participants.
Language of Instruction: English.
Certificate: Certificate of Attendance on completion of the course.
Location: The Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam (UvA). Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam.
The AMC can be reached in 25 minutes from Central Station Amsterdam by subway, direction Gein, stop Holendrecht.
Fee: Applications received before or on June 1, 2008: € 600,- / after June 1, 2008: € 700,-.
Course fee includes educational programme, public transport in Amsterdam, welcome drinks, social & cultural programme*, closing buffet.
Accommodation: Accommodation is not included in the course fee. Accommodation fee: € 395,- for a shared room.
Please note that accommodation will be provided in modest student facilities in double rooms. Single room can be asked for but will be allocated depending on availability.
Initiators: The Academic Medical Centre (AMC), University of Amsterdam (UvA) & The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU).
Coordination: The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU).
Registration: Sunday, July 6, 2008. Exact time and place to be announced.
Programme Committee
J. de Bakker, PhD (Netherlands) - Professor; Experimental Cardiology;
B. de Mol, MD, PhD, JD (Netherlands) - Professor; Cardiothoracic Surgery;
A. Moorman, PhD (Netherlands) - Professor; Anatomy & Embryology;
J. Ravesloot, PhD (Netherlands) - Professor; Physiology;
I. ten Have (Netherlands) - International Office.
Appended Terms & Conditions
Written cancellations received before Thursday, June 1, 2008 will be refunded, 15% administrative expenses will be deducted.
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after June 1, 2008 or for non-attendance. In case of cancellation the course materials will be forwarded in any case.
The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University reserves the right to cancel a course due to unforeseen circumstances without any liability for damages arising. In that case the participation sum, if already paid, will be refunded in full.
All participants in the courses are bound by the Board's Standard Conditions, which will be sent to you upon request.
Terms & Conditions
* Social & Cultural Programme
A variety of cultural and social activities is offered, such as sight-seeing tours, visit to a museum, concerts, theatre shows and a boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam. The AMC is also known for its large collection of Dutch modern art after 1964.
