What do you need to do?

You can help by completing a detailed questionnaire about the book; it might take you the best part of an hour to complete as Laurence is wants you to respond in some detail after you’ve looked at the book again to refresh your memory.

So, If you know Macleod’s 12th Edition and want to help Laurence then please email him at l.hunter@elsevier.com with your name, your medical school and your year of study. Please also say how familiar you are with Macleod’s and which edition. Laurence will pick from all those names submitted on October 22nd and get back in touch.

What do you get in return?

In return for you sending in a detailed response your name will be printed in the next edition of Macleod’s and a copy of the latest 21st Edition of the companion clinical medicine textbook Davidson’s Principles & Practice of Medicine – another 5-star product from Elsevier will be yours to keep. We look forward to hearing from you! Many thanks.

Have a look at this lovely picture of Ian proudly displaying our wares at Notts. What is the shadowy figure behind him? Very Scooby Do.  If anyone out there can solve the mystery there is a book in it for you. The best suggestion wins  - just add your comments to this post below and i’ll be checking!

I forgot to take a pic at UEA because we were so busy so this nice welcome to Norwich is the best that I can do. I did however want to say a huge thanks to Kayte at UEA our student rep for talking herself hoarse on our stand and all of the great advice that she gave to the Fresher’s there. Thanks Kayte!

Keep your eyes peeled later for some sheffield pics taken by the lovely Daisy, but just to keep you going here’s a pic of Dorland our medical cheese mouse who’s frankly cuter than all of us.

Jeremy and I had a great reception at Oxford Clilnical Fair on Friday. Our tasty bags were snapped up and the competeition raised a titter or two. Here we are making the place look untidy.

Hope to see you at a Fresher’s near you soon!

Michael Ballack, Germany’s captain, is suffering torn ligaments in his right ankle; Ghana’s Michael Essien and Nigeria’s John Obi Mikel are out with knee injuries, as is Spain’s top striker, Fernando Torres.

Most of these players’ injuries will probably cause them to miss the tournament, which began on June 11. But for players whose cartilaginous injuries place them on the borderline between fit and sidelined, some sports physicians are increasingly looking to injectable treatments

Read the full article HERE

Read the full article HERE

 As you may already know, Elsevier is the largest publisher of Medical, Dentistry, Nursing and Allied Health titles in the world today. We publish books and electronic resources under the imprints which include Mosby, Churchill Livingstone, Saunders and Butterworth-Heinemann to name a few.

As a student representative (or “rep”) you will be able to get directly involved in the whole of the publishing process – from early project development right through to spreading the word about new titles on publication. The programme is designed to enable us to better understand your course trends and your textbook and courseware needs, as well as those of your lecturers and course directors. With your co-operation and feedback we hope to get a better idea of which products you like, which you don’t and how you think things could be improved in the future. After all you are the people who are using the books! It also gives us a better indication of how we might get closer to your institution community through events and activities for which our support/involvement may be appropriate.

What’s the deal?
The Student Rep Programme is designed to help you specifically with your studies as well as being of benefit to Elsevier. The minimum commitment we ask is a few hours of your time each academic year and in return you will receive your choice of FREE textbooks from our extensive list of publications up to the value of £50. There is also opportunity to earn extra points (which can also be converted into books) on a monthly basis through responding to ‘Tasks’ sent via our monthly email communication and by doing additional activities such as focus groups, writing book reviews, generating word of mouth etc. But that’s not all, we are always open to suggestions and new ideas and really encourage innovation in the scheme so feel free to come to us with your idea’s no matter how outlandish that may seem! Also, perhaps you would be interested in seeing what we do, student reps have had the opportunity to take part in research, focus group events and present at Elsevier sales conferences. We are also happy to provide a letter for your portfolio to outline your involvement with the scheme.

What do I have to do?

To get your first 50 points you need to:
Send us your recommended reading list for this year
Fill in a questionnaire about your university and course
Put up posters and hand out catalogues/flyers

You can also earn extra points by organising other activities

How do I claim my books?

Each quarter you will be sent a statement via email telling you how many points you have earned, you can then make your book selection and send it to d.watkins@elsevier.com and your books will be posted out to you.

Who will be my contact?
Your main contact will be in the Elsevier Marketing Department, is Debs Watkins and you can contec Debs at: d.watkins@elsevier.com, you will also get to know the Elsevier Sales Representative for your institution who will also be in contact with you.

Terms & Conditions

Elsevier reserve the right not to send all the free books in the case of no contribution from a student representative and discontinue the relationship at any point.

The year is from January to December – all points must be claimed in the year they are earned, any points left over at the end of the academic year will be lost.

The maximum points that can be earned in one year is 150, the £50 worth of books given on completion of part on is considered separate from any other points earnings

You cannot combine cash with points so the value of the books you request has to be equal too or less than the number of points you have accrued. You can only claim your books on a quarterly basis, you can carry points over during the year.

Tasks cannot be started without the permission of your Elsevier contact. No points will be given for tasks carried out with out the agreement of Elsevier.

By sending us your book reviews you are consenting to allow any part of it to be used in promotional material.

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We thought that you might be interested in a podcasted chapter from Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine 7/e that has been created for us very kindly by Ed Wallitt at podmedics . The chapter is on Multiple Sclerosis click here to enjoy