Issue 13 : July 2011

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Editorial
Global health and disaster medicine: Is it time to add more to the medical curriculum? 
Benson Chen, Mariam Parwaiz

Guest Editorials
Should global health form a compulsory component of undergraduate medical curricula? 
Karina McHardy

Global health in New Zealand: Opportunities abound 
Sudhvir Singh

Academic Review Articles
Disaster response: The need for capacity building amongst healthcare professionals 
Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Karina McHardy

The autonomic nervous system 
Aidan O’Donnell, Brigid Glasgow

Screening for breast cancer: Should we or shouldn't we? 
Haitham Al-Mahrouqi

Features
Kia Kaha Christchurch 
Lisa Debono

The tacit expression: Pakistan floods 2010 
Mohammad Bilal, Daniyal Asim, Aun Raza Shah, Javaid Usman

Report from Onigawa, Japan: March 31st to April 4th 2011 
Ayaka Daizo, Eisuke Muto, Konomi Ueshiba

Resilience in the face of disaster: Reflections on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami 
Mitsuyoshi Mita

Simplified guide to slit lamp examination for medical students 
Seen Nee Chia, Lik Thai Lim

Runway to a dream: A flying doctor's story 
Koert-Jan Schonewille

Elective Reports
An African adventure 
Shynn Ooi

A taste of medicine in Zambia 
Victoria Gates

Orbituary
A life less ordinary: Jacob Beck-Jaffurs 09/01/87 - 11/03/11
Rachel Lister

Conference Report
AMSA Global Health Conference - Sydney 2011: One world. One life. What will you do? 
Pulasthi Mithraratne

Book Reviews
Essential Concepts in Anatomy and Pathology for Undergraduate Revision 
Stefan Fairweather

Clinical Cases and OSCES in Surgery (2nd edition) 
Benson Chen