FQMS

The main fundraising event is the Annual Dinner organised by Mr Said Shehadeh, to whom our warmest thanks.

The Annual Dinner 2002

>The Annual Dinner 2002 was held on Saturday November 9th at the Hotel Inter-Continental, Hyde Park Corner. The Guest of Honor was Dr Azmi Bishara, Member of the Knesset.

The Dinner held in 2001 raised sufficient funds to pay the cost of:

1. Airfares, accommodation and tuition for 18 students from the school who spent 6 weeks in British hospitals on elective training. (Very few of the hospitals charged for tuition). £15,450
2. Short course costs in Britain for 8 staff of the school. £8,050
3. Equipment provided to the school; 7 computers, Internet hub, Sanyo projector, Whiteboard, Omnibook and 24 medical CDs. £14,800
4. Travel and accommodation for 3 visits to the school by Colin Green and 4 by external examiners (Dr Hywel Thomas, Dean of Basic Medical Sciences, Guy's King's and St Thomas's Medical School; Professor Eldryd Parry, Tropical Education and Health Trust; Professor P Boulos, University College London; Professor Ronald Lamont. £3,364
5. Bursaries for students with particular needs and for a student representative to attend a medical conference in Denmark. £4,000
6. Provided a substantial contribution to Medical School staff support which amounted to £70,400.

Recent Events

Mention must also be made of events in recent years hosted at their homes by Dr Farouk and Cynthia Younis, Fawzi, Tohfe and Fawzia Beidas and by Henry Hadaway: to them our grateful thanks.