The Caius Medical Association
NB: Please save Tuesday 21 October in your diaries for a talk by Sir Peter Ratcliffe (1972). More information below.
History and Purpose​
The Caius Medical Association (CMA) was founded in 1997, which coincidentally was the 400th anniversary of William Harvey's graduation from the college in 1597. Over the past twenty years, the CMA has generated considerable enthusiasm and interest. Its intention is to allow Caius medical undergraduates and graduates to keep in touch with each other and with the College, and to maintain a sense of a Caius medical community before and after graduation. The CMA also provides a mechanism whereby older members can provide help and advice to Caius students and younger members, for example about career choices. We have had many offers of support and help of one kind and another, which were much appreciated by the young Caian medics who have taken them up.
A key part of the CMA is the Annual Meeting in October, which combines a social occasion with a scientific meeting. We also provide financial assistance to Caius students who wish to stay in Cambridge over the Long Vacation to complete lab-based projects or Part II courses and to work abroad. Their work is often presented as posters at the October meeting.
CMA Subscriptions & Ties
You are warmly encouraged to join the CMA to support present and future Caius medical students in their studies. You can set up a Direct Debit to increase the value of your subscription by Gift Aiding it. The current subscription is £30 per annum, but if you feel inclined to pay more to support the CMA the option is available. Please click on this link to set up your subscription. Current medical students are eligible for membership without any fee until they have completed their postgraduate clinical foundation training (up to FY2).
Please email the Treasurer (treasurer.cma@cai.cam.ac.uk) if you have any queries about subscriptions.
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A Talk by Sir Peter Ratcliffe
The CMA and CMS will jointly host a talk by Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe FRS on Tuesday 21 October at 6.00pm in the Bateman Auditorium.
Sir Peter is a Caius Alumnus and the Nobel Laureate for Physiology and Medicine 2019.
His talk will be entitled: Elucidation of cellular oxygen sensing mechanisms: adventures of a physician in discovery science.
Please put it in your diaries.
