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Position: Vacancy for product specialist in Egypt, KSA & UAE ( Gulf states ).

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- Preferably graduate in Science ( Pharmacy and/or Business ).

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- Fluent in English & Arabic.

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Date: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:59 pm
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Jameel MBA Fellows Program

The program�s primary objective is to identify and prepare future industrial leaders who have strong knowledge and skills in science and engineering coupled with superior business management and decision making skills. The program is designed to develop a new cadre of entrepreneurial leaders who can fill critical leadership positions in Egypt and the Middle East and who can successfully integrate technical and business skills to manage and compete in a global market. The program will enable qualified Egyptian and Palestinian engineering and science college graduates to attend the MBA program at AUC on a full tuition-free scholarship basis.

Eligibility
Applicants who hold Egyptian or Palestinian nationalities and who have received their bachelor degrees in engineering (mechanical, electrical, industrial, etc) or science (pharmacy, medicine, computers, chemistry, etc.) from an accredited university. Applicants are expected to have scored top marks at the bachelor level and have a strong command of the English language. Relevant experience is required and applicants should also have or are in the process of pursuing a career in Industry. Candidates who meet all criteria and are admitted into the program but require additional English language training will be enrolled in AUC�s English Language Institute program to strengthen their language skills to insure success in the program.

Admission Requirements
Students who apply to the program must satisfy the following requirements:

� Hold an Egyptian or a Palestinian nationality.
� Received a Bachelor of Engineering or Science degree in a scientific field with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale or of very good (Gayyid Giddan) or of equivalent ranking from other universities.
� Have a proven knowledge of the English language for graduate studies. This can be established by having an undergraduate degree from an accredited English medium university, or acceptable scores on the TOEFL, IELTS or ELPET exams.
� Score an acceptable level on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
� Have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience beyond the bachelor degree in industry or related sectors.
Proven financial need which makes joining the MBA outside this program not possible.

Program Design and Administration
The program will admit 25 students for each cohort. Students are expected to complete the academic program (48 credit hours) in two full years. Students who have a deficiency in the English language may take a longer period to complete their studies and will be admitted into AUC�s English Language Institute for additional training. In addition to the academic courses, the program will be enriched through:

� Presentations by guest speakers from business and industry.
� Visits to industrial companies which exhibit good production and management practices.
� Business case studies from the local business community.
� Retreats to discuss industrial issues with prominent leaders in business.

During their studies students will have a faculty advisor to advise and mentor them throughout the program. Students will join other MBA students in classes, which will enhance their learning experience. Students are expected to abide by all applicable AUC policies and regulations for graduate studies.

Evaluation of Applications
After initial screening on the basis of financial need and academic credentials, further assessment of the applicants will be performed on the basis of essays and case studies. Short listed candidates will participate in another phase of testing in Cairo which will focus on the following criteria:

� Values and attitudes: ethical issues, cultural diversity, social responsibility, adaptation, and commitment to life-long learning.
� Skills: creativity, imagination, group dynamics, team player, leadership potential, learning skills, interpersonal skills, analytical thinking.
� Maturity: emotional, social, citizenship.
� Career advancement: progress on the job, entrepreneurial spirit.

Duration
The fellowship is awarded for one year beginning in September and may be renewed for a second year with the approval of the Dean of the School of Business, Economics, and Communication.

Award
Fellows receive a tuition and fees waiver and stipend for books and supplies.

Application Deadline
The application and all required documents must be submitted to the office of the Dean of the School of Business, Economics, and Communication no later than:

November 1 for the spring semester
March 31 for the fall semester

Download application form
Application

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Application Inserts

Instructions

Complete application and documents should be submitted directly to Jameel MBA Fellows Program c/o Director, 20 Mohamed Mahmoud St or, e-mail jameelmba@....

Transcripts
You need to submit an official copy of your transcript from each university you have attended, unless you have already done so with your application for graduate study.

Letters of Recommendation
Two letters of recommendation are required from professors who are familiar with your academic background. These should be sent directly to Jameel MBA Fellows Program c/o Director, 20 Mohamed Mahmoud St. Full instructions are on the forms themselves.

Personal Statement
You are required to submit an essay with your application. This essay should be neatly typed and should directly answer the questions posed in question 10 of the application.

Interview
At the discretion of the School of Business, Economics, and Communication you are applying to, you may be asked to attend several interviews. You will be contacted if it is necessary for you to be interviewed.

Deadline
The application form and required documents must be received by the office of the Dean of the School of Business, Economics, and Communication no later than:

November 1st for the Spring semester and
March 31st for the Fall semester

Selection of fellowship recipients is made by the school in June and the fellowship begins the following September.

Checklist
To be considered for a Jameel MBA Fellows Program you must submit the following documents

Application form
Personal Statement
Transcripts
Two Letters of Recommendation
GMAT score
Professional experience
Financial standing

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- MOH: Ministry of health exam to be a licensed pharmacist to work in all emirates & Governmental hospitals.

- GAHS: Another exam for working in certain hospitals and some places asking for it especially in Abu Dhabi.

- DOH: Department of health, Exactly like MOH but to give you another license to work in Dubai, this exam should be done after you join a pharmacy in either Dubai or Sharjah

http://web.dohms.gov.ae/ ,first you have to pass MOH.

- Exams held twice a year.

- Official website www.moh.gov.ae

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Information about MOH, GAHS, DOH licences :

- MOH: Ministry of health exam to be a licensed pharmacist to work in all emirates & Governmental hospitals.

- GAHS: Another exam for working in certain hospitals and some places asking for it especially in Abu Dhabi.

- DOH: Department of health, Exactly like MOH but to give you another license to work in Dubai, this exam should be done after you join a pharmacy in either Dubai or Sharjah

http://web.dohms.gov.ae/ ,first you have to pass MOH.

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Steps for scholarship

Shall we begin?

This guide is for any graduate student who wants to pursue a graduate degree (Ph.D.) at the USA or Canada. It is mostly based on advice given to me by former grad students besides my own experience with the process. It is intended to be a guide to the process of admission to universities in US and Canada. The guide describes the process of preparing your materials and getting the hell out of here in two years. If you are not in a hurry for any reason, you can stretch the time span as you wish.

Welcome Vacation

After the exams are over, you are faced with the vacation. There are some things that should be done in this vacation.

You should work on having a credit card to pay online for exams and admissions. This will save you lots of trouble.
Decide on your name. Yes, decide what your name will be and how it is spelled. Your name should be consistent in ALL your documents and papers. Choose your last name, and keep it in ALL your documents. This name will stick to you after that for ever. It should be the same in: your transcripts, passport, GRE, TOEFL, recommendation letters, etc�..
You should work on your GRE and TOEFL preparation. These exams should be taken no later than the end of September. We will detail them later.
Define your specific interests, and look at universities. Look at the departments and decide on which departments you may apply. Define at least four universities (with specific departments inside) and get them ready on the day of TOEFL and GRE tests. On the day of the test, you are allowed up to FOUR destinations to where you can send the results. These are allowed ONLY on the day of the test. After that, every destination cost $15 for each the GRE and the TOEFL, so plan well ahead and choose wisely. Remember to choose the EXACT department inside the university you wish to apply to.
Have a lot of photos ready!

TOEFL

The TOEFL is required in every university in US and Canada. It was Computer Based with maximum score of 300. The acceptable score ranged from 213 to 250. This was not hard to get, if you were familiar with English listening and writing.

Actually the problem now is that the TOEFL changed to the IBT (Internet Based Test), it became harder than the computer based because they replaced the structure (which was the easiest part) with the speaking section (which is the hardest part).

The sections of the TOEFL are as follows :

Listening: the most difficult if not familiar with the listening. You should keep practicing the listening from the CBT exams on CDs and IBT(there is a difference between the listening section from the CBT and the IBT, but u can use CBT for practice), until you get an acceptable result. Also, try listening to English radio channels or TV channels, this will help your listening ability. Also, read carefully the tips and tricks in the TOEFL book to know what kind of questions they ask about the listening scenario and what you are supposed to concentrate at when listening.
Writing: In the IBT, you will be asked to write two essays, where the question itself may contain reading and listening passages, and u are asked to integrate between the two passages and write an essay related to the passages, so prepare for some listening on the writing section.
Reading: the easiest, some reading comprehension passages with questions on them. Just needs some practice.
Speaking: This is the new section on the IBT, and they added it because a lot of Asians used to ACE the TOEFL, and after going to the states, they couldn't speak English. It comes in the sequence of 6 questions, and you are asked to answer through a microphone, where your answers are recorded and sent to be scored. Some questions include reading and listening passages, so don't panic. Give10-15 seconds to integrate few lines, and take care from the pronunciation and grammar while speaking.

You should prepare for the TOEFL for at least two weeks before the exam. Test your listening ability by trying some exams, if you need more practice then don't spare anytime in practicing it. Practice all the sections, specially writing, to be confident on the day of the test.

The maximum score of the TOEFL IBT is 120, and the minimum is 80 which is equivalent to 550 on paper-based and 213 on computer-based. Your target is to score above 100, because most of the top universities require such a score.

TOEFL can be booked online at www.toefl.org, or at AMIDEAST, but the problem with AMIDEAST is that it will cost more than booking online, and u must book before the exam about 2 months earlier, while online it's only a matter of days. You can book the day before the exam, but booking at least one week ahead is advisable. Amideast is in Dokki, 23 Mossada2 street, near Nokia. It contains the testing center that you will have the exam in. There are two times: 9am and 1pm, choose whichever you are comfortable with. The result appears in about 2 weeks, and u can get it online, because u will have a username and a password as an IBT test taker.

GRE sucks!!

GRE, as they say, measures the skills and information acquired during the undergraduate period. However, this is only a myth. One can prepare very well to the exam and get high scores, even if he had nothing in his undergraduate studies. The GRE is well known for its bad reputed Verbal section.GRE has a general test and some subject tests. The general test is required in ALL universities in the US, and in FEW universities in Canada (mainly McGill). The GRE subject test is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED in MOST universities, only a few require it as a must.

The general GRE costs $140(Variable) and so does the subject. They can also be booked online like the TOEFL, and are taken also in AMIDEAST. The results appear in 3 weeks and are sent directly to your home address.

You should prepare for the GRE at least 2 months before the exam, if you want to memorize some words for the verbal. We will describe briefly its three sections.

Quantitative: Maximum 800 points. Contains basic arithmetic, geometry and trigonometry. Very easy to get the 800 points, just need some practice and concentration. Review the basic rules and practice some tests in the material.
Verbal: Maximum 800, but can hardly get 600. Less than 400 lowers your chances, above 400 is acceptable, 500 is wonderful, above 600 is extraordinary, above 700 needs the help of an ANGEL, 800 is nearly impossible, unless you memorize the Webster. It mostly contains formal words that we can live without, but that are mostly used in news and formal writings. The most important thing in the GRE is solving exams, and studying alone will never give you what you want. Every GRE book also contains a word list of around 300 words. There are also word lists on the net containing around 1300 words. This is the section that requires long practicing time if you intend to do hard in that. You can spend well 1.5-2 months memorizing these words, and so you have to decide early. The final practicing can start around 2 weeks before the exam. Then, go on the other word lists in the books. If you have the patience and diligence, you can try the word list of 1300 words. Still on the test day you for sure will find new words, but these are used for helping and exclusion, besides giving you the sense of the right words.
Analytical: maximum 6. Contains two essays that you have to write, one to give your opinion on some issue (issue task) and the other to judge the credibility of some argument presented (argument task). These require some practice in writing few sample essays to gain the experience of writing quickly and correctly.

The final preparation for the GRE lasts around 3 weeks before the test for solving sample tests and practicing the different parts of the exam. This time excludes the time needed for memorizing the word lists, if you decided to do so. Don't forget the GRE powerprep, you can download from www.gre.org, it contains good computer adaptive training exams, and solve it several times because each time you solve it in a different way the exam changes. Try to purchase GRE materials endorsed by the ETS, especially the BIG BOOK which has 27 solved exams and are extraordinary.

Photos!!

You will need many photos during the next couple of months. You should get A LOT of photos and prepare them in order not to get delayed and to be always ready. They are required for the transcripts (many of them), for your passport (if you don't have one or want to renew it).

Papers, Papers, Papers��.

The next step is to prepare the papers required for your admission. These papers contain at least the following:

Transcripts for graduate (master preliminary courses) if any, and undergraduate (bachelor courses).
GRE and TOEFL scores.
Recommendation letters
Statement of purpose
Resume
Undergraduate and graduate GPA.

These papers should be ready no later than the middle of November, to catch the admissions that start early December. To help organize yourself, create an excel sheet to gather all the information for all the universities that you intend to apply to. Visit the admission pages for these universities, and for those exact departments, and extract all the required information: deadline, application fee, number and language of required transcripts, number of recommendation letters, etc.� This file will help you so much when preparing what's needed for each university and when to start shipping out the goods.

Universities, how many? How much?!

By now you must have decided on the list of universities or at least the number of universities you will apply to. The normal choice is around 8-10 universities: 4 of your level, 3 of higher level and 3 of lower level. If you have some more money, you can apply to more universities. The more you apply, the better your chance will be. However, the more you get acceptances, the more confused you will be when choosing among them J. Some people apply to more than 15 universities, and others apply to 1-2 universities.

ALL universities in US and Canada have application fees, except a few programs that may come on your way. The application fee ranges from $50 to $100 in the US, and from $50 CAN to $150 CAN in Canada. In addition, some universities permit applying to more than one department with the same application fee e.g. University of California San Diego and University of Southern California.

Ranking? Huh?

www.usnews.com maintains a yearly ranking of universities. The name of the university is of course an important aspect to consider, but not the only one. Other important factors are: the power of the research group you are interested in, the reputation of some professors you want to work with, the size of the university (large, small) and the number of students.

The name of the university may affect your career afterwards, but that depends on what you will do after you finish your PhD. If you are coming back to Egypt as soon as you finish, then Honolulu State University will be the same as HARVARD University, what matters is that your degree is from the US. However, if you plan to stay abroad for some while, or even for good, then the ranking and reputation of the university does matter.

Below are the rankings of Top Medical Schools � Research :

Top 50 Medical Schools 2008

1. Harvard University (MA)

2. Johns Hopkins University (MD)

3. University of Pennsylvania

4. Washington University in St. Louis

5. University of California-San Francisco

6. University of Washington

7. Stanford University (CA)

8. Duke University (NC)

8. Yale University (CT)

10. Baylor College of Medicine (TX)

10. Columbia U. College of Physicians and Surgeons (NY)

10. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

13. University of California-Los Angeles (Geffen)

14. University of California-San Diego

15. Cornell University (weill) (NY)

15. University of Chicago (Pritzker)

15. University of Pittsburgh

18. Vanderbilt University (TN)

19. U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas

20. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

21. Case Western Reserve University (OH)

21. Northwestern University (Feinberg) (IL)

23. Emory University (GA)

23. Mayo Medical School (MN)

23. University of Colorado-Denver and Health Sciences Center

23. University of Virginia

27. Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY)

27. University of Alabama-Birmingham

27. University of Wisconsin-Madison

30. University of Iowa (Carver)

31. Ohio State University

32. Dartmouth Medical School (NH)

32. Oregon Health and Science University

34. Boston University

34. Brown University (RI)

34. New York University

34. University of Rochester (NY)

38. University of Southern California (Keck)

39. University of Minnesota Medical School

39. Yeshiva University (Einstein) (NY)

41. University of California-Irvine

41. University of Cincinnati (OH)

41. University of Maryland

44. Georgetown University (DC)

44. Indiana University-Indianapolis

44. Wake Forest University (NC)

47. Tufts University (MA)

48. University of Florida

49. University of California-Davis

49. University of Massachusetts-Worcester

49. University of Utah

Other Top Universities to Consider

1. Purdue University-West Lafayette (IN)

2. University of California-Berkley

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4. California Institute of Technology

5. University of Illinois�Urbana-Champaign

6. University of Illinois-Chicago

7. University of Georgia-Athens

8. University of Missouri-Columbia

9. Pennsylvania State University

10. Princeton University (NJ)

11. University of Kentucky-Lexington

12. Oregon state University

13. Temple University

14. Carnegie Mellon University

15. Georgia Institute of Technology

Transcripts�� Too many!

The transcripts are Kashf Daragat as we call it. It shows all the courses taken, your grade, and how much hours they are assigned. We need both graduate (If Any), and undergraduate, in both Arabic and English. The graduate transcripts are required exactly like the undergraduate, the same language and the same number.

Basically, you need one English transcript for each university. Some universities require the Arabic beside the English one, and some even require two copies.

Undergraduate: they are issued from Sho2oon Elkheregeen. Get an application from the worker, prepare many Dam3'as, photos, and present them. Each transcript take One stamp of the university for 5LE, and 2LE of red and blue stamps. They take around 1-2 weeks to get out, depending on the number you require. Be sure to write your English name exactly as you require it to appear.

Graduate: they are issued from Sho2oon Elderasat El3olia. Again, prepare stamps, photos and present them. Be sure of your name. And, tell them to write the TOTAL percentage grade and that English and Numerical Analysis are not counted in the final grade. They will not write these if you don't tell them. Each one also has a stamp of 5LE of the university, and 1LE blue and red stamps.

For normal use, 15 English and 10 arabic (for each graduate and undergraduate) should be sufficient. However, this depends on how many universities you wish to apply.

GRE and TOEFL scores�� Again?

All the universities that require TOEFL and GRE require that the scores be sent directly through ETS for $15 each. On the day of the test you can send your scores to four universities, so do not waste this chance. Some universities can accept copies of the official scores until the admission decision is taken and they can then require you to send the official score through ETS. Of course this is a chance you should not miss. In addition, you can issue TRUE copies from AMIDEAST for these scores. These are just photocopies of the original score report sent to you (cost 10 piasters) that are stamped with two signs and a signature, and cost only 25LE!! However, beware that you should ASK the universities if they accept these copies or even normal copies. If they don't accept either, you will have to send the official ETS copies. The best way to send official scores is through the phone system, the details are found on the website of both the TOEFL and GRE, and you must have a valid credit card. This way is much easier and a lot faster for the official reports to reach their destination.

Recommendation Letters, go ask them?

These are an extremely important part of the admission application. All universities require at least 2 recommendation letters (mostly 3) from professors at your institution, including your Masters supervisor. Some recommenders will ask you for a prototype of the letter to modify, and some will write a unique personalized letter for you.

The universities normally have a predefined form that must be filled by the recommender, in addition to the recommendation letter, that is normally attached to this form. Most universities now require online recommendation letters; some can accept paper forms but recommend online ones. So, make sure to ask your recommender for an email address that he/she uses regularly.

Below is a sample recommendation letter just to give you the feeling.

To Whom It May Concern

I have known X for the past five years during his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in our department. Currently, he works as a teaching assistant in the department.

I taught him x undergraduate courses on y in which he acquired outstanding ratings and showed strong intellectual and analytical thinking abilities. He also carried out two projects in these courses in which he proved having solid understanding of the subject at hand and strong desire for research.

As a teaching assistant in the department, he proved being a diligent instructor and a hard worker. He also showed his ability to interact positively with his colleagues and his motivation to work in the academic field.

x is a very reliable and independent character. He is eager to learn and can easily join any research team as he has an attractive personality and excellent interpersonal relations with his supervisors, peers, and subordinates.

We were very proud to have an excellent student like x in our department. For all the above reasons, and without any hesitation, I do highly recommend giving him the opportunity to continue his postgraduate studies towards a Ph.D. degree in your university

Prof. Y Z

The Recommender's Name

The Recommender's Title

The Recommender's Contact Info

Statement of Purpose: take PhD and go home!

This is another important part you should take care of. It is mainly about you and what you want to do with your PhD. They say it should cover the following:

Why are you pursuing the PhD? What will you do with it? Work in the academia, work in the industry, improve your knowledge, for fun, or just for killing time?
What are you experiences that show that you can work in research and can succeed in your PhD? State any research projects you have worked on, papers you have published J, patents you have filed, training experiences you have had �etc.
What are you interested in anyway? State clearly your research interests and what you like working on in your PhD. State any experience you have with these fields or areas.
Personalize your SOP as much as you can to each university. Talk about specific research groups or mention specific labs or professors.
Conclude the SOP with saying that your university is the perfect place to go and I am the perfect guy for going there.

Take your time in writing your SOP. It may take 10-15 versions to come at the final edition. Show it to your supervisor, colleagues, and professors and take their opinions about it. Make sure it is completely bug free, with ABSOLUTELY no grammatical or spelling mistakes. There are many guides and sample SOP's online.

Showy Resume

You will need a professional resume to be submitted along with the application. It should focus on your academic achievements. Include your education starting secondary school through undergraduate and graduate studies. Highlight your rank and appreciation if they are impressive e.g. you were the 3^rd among 100 students in the bachelor degree, or you got Distinction with Honors. Speak about any work, training, or research experiences you have. List any extracurricular activities you may have participated in.

GPA, what's that?

GPA is the Grade Point Average. It is the standard system of grading used abroad. For every course, you receive a letter grade: A, B, C, D, or F. This is roughly equivalent to our grades: Distinction, Very Good, Good, Accepted, and Fail. To calculate the GPA, each grade is assigned a numeric value e.g. A=4, B=3 �etc. The numeric value of each course is multiplied by the number of hours assigned to that course. Then the sum of this is scaled by the total number of hours, to give a GPA out of 4.0.

For use, we don't have these grades, as we have exact marks for each course, and we already have a total percentage. However, some universities do require that you calculate your GPA. So, each grade is assigned a numeric value: Distinction=4, Very Good=3 �etc. For each course, multiply this value by the total hours of this course (as indicated on the transcripts). Normalize this sum by the total number of hours for all courses. If you got Distinction in ALL courses during your studies, then you definitely have a GPA of 4.0 J.

Envelopes, lots of envelopes

Now, you should have prepared all the papers required for your admission and chosen all the universities and departments you are going to apply to. The deadlines for most US universities ranges from December 15 till February 15, with few exceptions before or after this period. For Canada, this also ranges from January 15 till March 30, with few exceptions around December 15 e.g. universities in British Columbia (don't know why?).

There is a trick about some deadlines. Some universities say that the deadline is a postmark deadline. This means that the package need not RECEIVED by this deadline, it rather states that they must be SENT by this deadline. For example, if the postmark deadline is January 1^st, then you must send your package before January 1^st but they can be received after that date.

Now, you need to get everything packed in envelopes prepared for the long journey to their destinations. You will need three sizes for envelopes:

Letter head envelopes: these are normal envelopes to put the recommendation letters in. Each recommender should put his letter in a separate envelope, seal it, and put his signature across the seal.
A5 envelopes: these are best suited for the transcripts. Each kind of transcript is placed in its own envelope. Put the undergraduate transcripts in an envelope, go to Sho2oon ElKherregeen, and they will check it, seal the envelope, and sign and stamp across the seal. The same applies to the graduate transcripts, except that this is done in Sho2oon Elderasat El3olia.
A4 envelopes: these will contain the whole package addressed to each university. Put everything needed by the university: transcripts, recommendation letters, copies of GRE and TOEFL scores, resumes, statement of purpose, and anything else required into an envelope get it ready for the trip.

Online Applications, Fill up

Now almost all the universities in US and Canada, with very few exceptions, have online application forms. Some universities can accept paper applications, but of course the online ones are much cozy. Beware that some universities have earlier deadlines for the online applications before the deadline for the supporting material (transcripts, recommendations, etc...). Also, some universities require a pre-application before you can fill in the real application form. This pre-application is just some kind of filter to get rid of unqualified candidates early enough. Its deadline may be even earlier, so watch out.

Run Package, Run!!

Everything is now ready to go to its destination. Now, you should consider what courier service to use for sending them off. You have either to use regular snail mail, which is completely unreliable and untraceable, or you can use a courier service like Fedex or DHL. What we did is that we used Aramex. It is much cheaper than Fedex, and if you buy 10 tickets at once you get discount on them. We bought packets of 10 tickets of 145LE each, while if using Fedex we would have paid around 250LE for the package. Another alternative is using the Egypt Post. They have a new service, called Net Courier, that is executed in cooperation with Fedex. It costs around 130LE per package, and is supposed to be reliable and traceable.

The courier service normally takes around 3-4 days to arrive. But, they take the week end as a vacation i.e. Saturday and Sunday are off. This means that if you sent your package on Friday for example, and it is supposed to be delivered by Sunday, it will not be delivered before Tuesday due to the delay of the week end. This means you should send your package at least 5 days before the deadline, to be in the safe side, unless it is a postmark deadline.

Contact'em

Personal contacts play a vital role in your applications. If your supervisor, or any of your professors, personally know some professor there and can recommend you this would be great. Out there they don't have Wasta. These contacts just focus their attention on your application so that it doesn't get hidden in the piles of applications they already have. If you are not that good, don't expect to get accepted just because of good contacts, but if you are really good, good contacts can greatly help you.

In addition, you should try to contact professors that you may be interested to work with. Send them emails, briefing your strong credentials: GPA, GRE score, past research experience �etc. This is most important in Canadian universities, where you must go directly to a professor. However, don't expect all of them to respond back to you, they are so busy and they already receive hundreds of such messages. So try to put your most impressive values in the front of your message to attract their attention to continue reading your email. After sending your applications, you will have sometime to do this contacting process, before you start receiving their responses.

Choose me, please

The universities are expected to reply no earlier than the start of March. Most of them send acceptances or rejections before April 15, but some can send after this date, specially if you are on the waiting list. The deadline of April 15 is an agreed upon date between all US universities, and you are not required to send your response on any acceptance before this deadline.

When the letters or emails start arriving, don't get depressed or get carried away. Wait until you get all the responses, either acceptances or rejections. Don't accept the first offer you receive, you can have a better offer later on. If you find that some universities are delayed to send their responses, start bugging them with emails telling them that you already received responses and want to know what their decision is. Most universities send their rejections using normal mail without sending an email, so this bugging mechanism will let you know about the rejection at least one week before you actually receive your very polite rejection letter.

In fact, rejection letters are kind of funny, they say "You are very good. You are awesome. You are outstanding. However, we got many people who are also awesome and outstanding, and due to space limitations, we are sorry we will not accept you. Find yourself some place other than here J".

Show me the money

In some cases, you may get admission into a university without any financial aid. Of course it is impossible for normal people to accept this, as the year in the US costs around $40,000==250,000LE!! Therefore, we can only accept admission offers containing financial support. There are three kinds of financial support:

Fellowships: the best of financial support. You are guaranteed a monthly salary and they also pay off the tuition fees. You just have to study hard to get A's.
Research Assistantships: the middle type. You are also guaranteed a monthly salary plus the tuition fees. However, you have to work in return. You normally work in research with your supervisor on your PhD. So, you are doing your PhD and getting back money.
Teaching Assistantships: the last type. Again, they pay a monthly salary and the tuition. However, you should work as a TA: instruct sessions, labs, or grade assignments and exams.

The fellowships are the best of these types. You get money and are not required to work anywhere. The comparison between RAship and TAship depends on your situation. If you are satisfied with your research group and comfortable with your supervisor, then RAships are great. However, if you are still not assigned to a research group or don't like your supervisor and want to switch, you can easily do that while having a TAship. With the TAship, you are not assigned to any professor and so you can switch groups easier than an RAship.

Go get the Visa

When you have received all the responses, you will send your acceptance to one university and declination to the others. The winning university will then send you a package about the financial situation, housing options, health care, visa official papers �etc. The visa issues are different between US and Canada, I will tell what I know about the US case.

There are two kinds of student visas in the US: F-1 and J-1. The F-1 visa is the normal student visa that is issued according to your period of study in the target university. You are not allowed to work off-campus, and you can work on-campus only for a maximum of 20 hours/week during the academic year. You can work on-campus full time during the summer and academic breaks. Any dependent of yours (wife and children) will get an F-2 visa, which doesn't allow working under any circumstance.

The J-1 visa is an exchange visa. You must be supported by some institution or organization e.g. your home university. You also can't work on-campus for more 20 hours/week during the academic year, and can work full-time during the summer. J-1 students can work off-campus if this is related to their indicated program of study. Any dependent of a J-1 student gets a J-2 visa, which can allow them to work after getting permission.

The US embassy now has a phone service from which you can schedule an appointment to get the Visa. From any Vodafone you can call 2100. Dial these numbers directly to go instantly to the human operator: 1, 1, 2, 1, 0. Be prepared with your passport and I-20 paper. The papers required for the Visa are:

The I-20 papers issued by your target university and sent to you along with the formal package
A valid passport
The application form bought from any CIB branch for 600LE, along with the payment receipt
One 5x5 photo with white background with direct facing
Official offer letter from the university together with the financial support letters
SEVIS fee payment receipt of $100. This may be paid off by the university, or you may be required to pay it.
The process of getting the Visa can be real fast. You can receive your passport on the day after your appointment. However, it can also be lengthy. It can take up to 6 weeks to get issued the Visa. It all depends on your security history J.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to the firms' supplemental New Drug Application for Abilify (aripiprazole) as adjunctive treatment to antidepressant therapy for adults who are suffering from major depressive disorder. It is the first medication approved by the agency as an add-on treatment for MDD.

The approval is based on two six-week studies of 743 patients, both of which demonstrated significant improvement in depressive symptoms in patients experienced an inadequate response to monotherapy with one or more antidepressants in the current episode and then added Abilify to their treatment regimens.

Merck halts trials of leukaemia drug over heart safety issue

Merck & Co has told partner Vertex Pharmaceuticals that it has halted enrolment in clinical trials of the firms' investigational drug for leukaemia over a cardiovascular safety issue in one patient.

The companies said they suspended studies involving MK-0457, which is also known as VX-680, "pending a full analysis of efficacy and safety data" after preliminary findings revealed that one patient experienced QTc prolongation, an irregularity of the electrical activity of the heart that places patients at risk for ventricular arrhythmias.

MK-0457 is the lead drug in Vertex and Merck's collaboration to develop Aurora kinase inhibitors. It is being investigated in a Phase II trial in patients with treatment-resistant chronic myelogenous leukaemia, or Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia containing the T315I mutation, as well as an ongoing Phase I study in patients with advanced leukaemias.

Novartis withdraws application for new Zometa use in EU

Switzerland's Novartis has pulled its application to extend the use of Zometa in Europe, says the continent's regulator.

The European Medicines Agency noted that it has been formally notified by Novartis Pharma AG of its decision to withdraw the application to extend the marketing authorisation to include a new indication for Zometa (zoledronic acid), which was approved in March 2001 for the prevention of advanced bone cancer, as well as for the treatment of tumour-induced hypercalcaemia. Last December, the company applied to extend the use to include preventing fractures and bone loss in postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer treated with aromatase inhibitors.

Schering-Plough completes acquisition of Organon from Akzo

Schering-Plough has completed its 11 billion-euro acquisition of Organon BioSciences from the Dutch firm Akzo Nobel, some eight months after the deal was announced.

The US firm has been able to sign off the purchase having received approval for the transaction earlier this week from the US Federal Trade Commission. The deal was given the green light by the European Commission in October and for its money S-P also gets Intervet, an animal health business, Nobilon, a human vaccine development unit, and Diosynth, a third-party manufacturing operation.

Germany and UK take Novartis' Prexige off the market

Novartis' problems with its COX-2 inhibitor Prexige took a turn for the worse yesterday, when regulators in the UK and Germany suspended marketing licences on safety concerns about the drug, following in the footsteps of Australia, Turkey and Canada.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says it has informed health professionals in the UK to stop prescribing Prexige (lumiracoxib) for osteoarthritic pain on fears of possible liver damage, following a review by the Commission on Human Medicines which showed an increase in serious liver reactions occurring with the licensed 100mg dose which, in some cases, developed in under a month.

Altana integration nearly complete as Nycomed profits climb

Nycomed, which is now ensconced in its new headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, has posted a strong set of results for the first nine months of the year, boosted by the contribution of Altana Pharma which it acquired last December for 4.22 billion euros.

Turnover increased 4.9% to 873.5 million euros, driven by an 11.4% increase in sales of the gastrointestinal drug pantoprazole. Nycomed's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation reached 940.8 million euros, an increase of 29.4% over the same period in 2006, helped by reduced expenses, "more efficient cost control as well as the fast and largely completed integration of Altana", the company added.

Back to the products and pantoprazole sold well in the USA and Germany but parallel imports hit sales from the UK and the Netherlands. Geographically, some of the Scandinavian markets, except Norway, were under significant pressure from generic competition, the privately-owned company said, while Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Africa all performed well.

Roche's Avastin recommended for approval for kidney cancer

Roche has moved a giant step closer to getting a fourth approval for Avastin after receiving a recommendation in Europe to market the drug as a treatment for advanced kidney cancer.

The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion for Avastin (bevacizumab) for the first-line treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most common form of advanced kidney cancer. The recommendation is based on data from the Phase III AVOREN trial, which showed that adding Avastin to interferon gave patients with advanced RCC the chance to live twice as long without their disease progressing.

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Bayer and partner Onyx Pharmaceuticals are celebrating again following the news that the firm's Nexavar has received the blessing of US regulators as a treatment for liver cancer.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplemental New Drug Application for Nexavar (sorafenib) for the treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. The only therapy shown to significantly improve overall survival in patients with liver cancer, it was approved in Europe for the treatment of HCC last month. Nexavar first hit the market in 2005 when it became the first new drug in more than a decade for advanced kidney cancer and it is currently approved in more than 60 countries for that indication.

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	Company name	Tel No.	Fax No.	P.O. Box	Zip code	City
1	ABBOTT	6571196	6571195	405	21411	Jeddah
2	ALGORITHM	6700999	6723718	3869	21481	Jeddah
3	ALTANA	6442800	6444404			Jeddah
4	AstraZeneca	6611678	6611678	42150	21541	Jeddah
5	Bayerschering pharma	6685192	6610819	2	21411	Jeddah
6	Bayer Consumer care	6613914	6655602	42150	21541	Jeddah
7	BMS	6602077	6605977	16760	21474	Jeddah
8	Boehringer Ingelheim	6644064	6643760	19435	21435	Jeddah
9	Fresenius Medical Care	6644606	6644672	41816	21531	Jeddah
10	GSK	6525736	6525749	18517	21425	Jeddah
11	JANSSEN-CILAG	6425157	6447705	4016	21491	Jeddah
12	LEO	6223631	6223562	273	21411	Jeddah
13	Lilly	6651759	6613365	14592	21444	Jeddah
14	MADAUS	6825262	6825262	4683	21412	Jeddah
15	MERCK	6713011	6751275	4016	21491	Jeddah
16	MSD	6223606	6223657	269	21411	Jeddah
17	NOVARTIS	6695666	6633534	8640	21492	Jeddah
18	novo nordisk	6733755	6733755	3869	21481	Jeddah
19	Pfizer	6537000	6537055	33885	21458	Jeddah
20	Roche	6441111	6441111	42	21411	Jeddah
21	sanofi aventis	6611152	6678210	1665	21441	Jeddah
22	Schering-Plough	6838262	6838262	180	21411	Jeddah
23	Servier	6223668	6223647	13772	21414	Jeddah
24	SOLVAY	6706258	6706863	180	21411	Jeddah
25	Wyeth	6062460	6062460	463	21411	Jeddah
26	Al Haya medical co.	6713011	6718218	4016	21491	Jeddah
27	ANNAHDAH MEDICAL CO.	6336666	6896064	4683	21412	Jeddah
28	global pharma	6522226	6514083	51893	21553	Jeddah
29	Health Technologies	6601031	6651426	1665	21441	Jeddah
30	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICAL	6703436	6723815	1391	21431	Jeddah
31	Jamjom pharma	6455970	6451278	6267	21442	Jeddah
32	Jazeera Pharmaceutical	6173750	6718053	1391	21431	Jeddah
33	Julphar	6292777	6292999	19435	21435	Jeddah
34	MEDISERV	6531352	6520781	13859	21414	Jeddah
35	Menarini int.-Italy	6830960	6831529	40701	21511	Jeddah
36	mid PHARMA	6523966	6522226	51893	21553	Jeddah
37	Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry	6510021	6531155	17476	21484	Jeddah
38	RIYADH pharma	6713011	6751273	4016	21491	Jeddah
39	Saudi mais co.	6817814	6817814	13454	21493	Jeddah
40	TABUK	6525643	6525647	18791	21425	Jeddah


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Public-health measures to increase folic-acid intake in Canada were followed by a decrease in the prevalence of severe congenital heart disease at birth, supporting the hypothesis that folic acid has a preventive effect on this outcome, researchers say.
Heartwire 2007

Higher Vitamin D Levels May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
During a 17-year follow-up of a Finnish cohort of approximately 4,000 men and women, researchers demonstrated that individuals with a higher serum vitamin D level had a 40% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with lower values.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Low Vitamin B12 Level Linked to Increased Risk of Cerebral Ischemia
Low vitamin B12 plasma levels, especially in combination with low folate levels, are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, German researchers report in the November issue of Stoke.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Women's Health
Decision Aid for Acute Cystitis Reduces Unneeded Antibiotics and Culture Testing
In a study, a simple 3-item decision aid reduced unnecessary antibiotic drug prescriptions by 40% and urine culture testing by 59% in women with symptoms of acute cystitis.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Nitrofurantoin May Be Fluoroquinolone-Sparing Alternative for Acute Cystitis
In a randomized trial in women, a 5-day course of nitrofurantoin was equivalent clinically and microbiologically to a 3-day course of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Oral Contraceptive Use Linked to Small Increase in Cervical Cancer Risk
A meta-analysis of 24 studies confirmed previous data that oral contraceptives can increase the relative risk for cervical cancer and that the risk is associated with duration of use.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Men's Health
MORES May Help Identify Men at Risk for Osteoporosis
A study shows that in men aged 60 years and older, the Male Osteoporosis Risk Estimation Score can identify men at risk for osteoporosis who should be referred for confirmatory bone density scans.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Toremifene Improves Sperm Quality in Men With Oligozoospermia
Administration of the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) toremifene has beneficial effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis and sperm parameters in men with idiopathic oligozoospermia, according to Greek researchers.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Neonatal/Pediatrics
Early Treatment With Oseltamivir Improves Influenza Outcomes in Children
Expeditious treatment with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) can markedly reduce illness duration, symptom severity, and secondary complications in children with influenza, according to study findings presented earlier this month at the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Disease meeting in Bangkok.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Fexofenadine Well Tolerated in Preschool-Aged Children With Allergic Rhinitis
Results of a study published in the October issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology suggest that fexofenadine hydrochloride is safe and well tolerated in children younger than 6 years with allergic rhinitis.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy Effective for Persistent IBS in Children
Gut-directed hypnotherapy is "highly effective" for children with longstanding functional abdominal pain or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), clinicians from the Netherlands report in the November issue of Gastroenterology.
Reuters Health Information 2007

New Budesonide Treatment Effective Against Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children
A new therapy that uses budesonide in an oral viscous preparation appears to be safe and effective for eosinophilic esophagitis in young children, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Geriatrics
Ranibizumab Improves Vision-Related Function in Neovascular AMD
Ranibizumab produces "meaningful" improvements in vision-related function and quality of life in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Combination Therapy Has Long-Lasting Therapeutic Effects for Exudative AMD
Photodynamic therapy, combined with anti-VEGF agents and corticosteroids, can achieve long-lasting improvement in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Sleep Apnea Tied to Seizures in Elderly Epileptics
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with seizure exacerbation in older patients with epilepsy, and its treatment might reduce the incidence of such manifestations, researchers report in the November issue of Neurology.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Oncology
Lenalidomide Can Significantly Extend Survival in Multiple Myeloma
Updated results from 2 large phase 3 trials show that lenalidomide with high-dose dexamethasone results in the best response rates and survival times ever seen in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Tamoxifen Superior to Arzoxifene for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
Compared with arzoxifene, tamoxifen provides longer progression-free survival and time to treatment failure in women with locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer, according to a report in the November 1st Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Resistance to Temozolomide in Leukemia Tied to DNA Repair Activity
In pediatric patients with refractory or recurrent leukemia, temozolomide resistance is associated with activity of the DNA repair protein O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), researchers report in the November 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Reuters Health Information 2007

New Insights Into Molecular Mechanisms of Cisplatin DNA
Researchers identify how cells cope with damage caused by cisplatin during chemotherapy treatment, revealing that lesions in the DNA caused by cisplatin lead to stalling of the transcription machine and subsequent removal of the lesion.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Cardiovascular Disease
Carvedilol Reduces Mortality Risk Soon After MI With LV Dysfunction
In patients with stable left ventricular (LV) dysfunction after MI, carvedilol provides an early reduction in mortality similar to that seen during long-term therapy, according to a report in the October issue of the American Heart Journal.
Reuters Health Information 2007

TIA Linked To Substantial Risk for Major Stroke Within a Week
A review shows patients who have a transient ischemic attack are at substantial risk for major stroke within 1 week, and researchers say this warrants transient ischemic attack as a medical emergency.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Metabolic Syndrome Common Among Younger MI Patients
Metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent among acute myocardial infarction patients aged 45 years and younger, according to a report in the October 1st issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Obesity Paradox Evident in Hypertensive CAD Patients
The obesity paradox -- an unexpected decrease in morbidity and mortality with increasing BMI, which has been described in patients with heart failure and those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention -- exists in patients with hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD) as well, new study findings show.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Statins, Beta-Blockers Still Underused in Black Patients
While the use of cardiovascular medications after myocardial infarction (MI) is inadequate, it has increased over time, according to findings published in the October issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. However, statins and beta-blockers continue to be markedly underused in black patients.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Diabetes and Related Disorders
US Senate Committee Releases Report on GSK's "Intimidation" of John Buse Over Rosiglitazone
By silencing Buse, GlaxoSmithKline "smothered" an independent medical opinion and may have lost the chance to prevent thousands of MIs and deaths, the committee concluded.
Heartwire 2007

Type 2 Diabetics Benefit From Post-Meal Hyperglycemia Control With Nateglinide
In type 2 diabetic patients with good glycemic control, additional reduction of postprandial hyperglycemia with nateglinide prevents the progression of atherosclerosis, according to a study conducted in Japan and published in the November issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Exercise Training Improves Glycemic Control in Insulin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes
Combined endurance training and resistance-type training is beneficial and well-tolerated in patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes requiring insulin therapy, according to findings published in the October issue of Diabetes Care.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Chronic Disease
Anti-TNF Efficacy Tied to Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Selection
In daily clinical practice, anti-TNF therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis is less effective than that reported in randomized clinical trials (RCTs), Dutch researchers report in the November issue of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. However, patient selection influences results.
Reuters Health Information 2007

Appropriate Exercise, Patient Education May Be Helpful for Fibromyalgia
A study shows that progressive walking, simple strength training, and stretching improve functional status, key symptoms, and self-efficacy in women with fibromyalgia actively treated with medication.
Medscape Medical News 2007

Golimumab Reduces Symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis
Golimumab, a new TNF-alpha inhibitor, significantly improved active psoriatic arthritis in a randomized study.
Medscape Medical News 2007

FDA News and Approvals
FDA Grants Additional Indication for Rosuvastatin
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new indication for rosuvastatin to slow the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with elevated cholesterol.
Medscape Medical News 2007

International Approvals
International Approvals: Reclast, Dyloject, Tarceva
Canada has approved a new indication for zoledronic acid 5-mg infusion (Aclasta), the United Kingdom has approved a new formulation of diclofenac sodium injection (Dyloject), and Japan has approved erlotinib tablets.
Medscape Medical News 2007

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