UROLINK - Urolological Overseas Links for the promotion of urological care and education worldwide.
Urolological Overseas Links for the promotion of urological care and education worldwide.

UROLINK represents the British Association of Urological Surgeons (go to the BAUS website) in the developing world. This website is a generic resource site which we hope you find helpful should you wish to gain further information about UROLINK's function, members or activites. We are also happy to post information for other individuals or organisations interested in working with urologists outside the UK.

 
     
The UROLINK Committee

The UROLINK Committee
The UROLINK Committee meets twice a year, usually April and October, in London following the BAUS Council meetings. » read more

Ru MacDonagh (Chairman)

Ru MacDonagh (Chairman)
Ru MacDonagh (E-mail Ru) has been an active member of the committee since 1996. » read more

Veronica Singh (Admin)

Veronica Singh (Admin)
Veronica (E-mail Veronica) is a member of the secretariat of BAUS and the UROLINK administrator based in London, UK. » read more

David Gillatt (BAUS liaison)

David Gillatt (BAUS liaison)
David Gillatt (E-mail David) is an oncological urological surgeon from Bristol, UK who has links with east Africa. » read more

Steve Payne (Webmaster)

Steve Payne (Webmaster)
Steve Payne (E-mail Steve) is webmaster for UROLINK and a consultant urological surgeon in Manchester, UK. » read more

Christine Evans

Christine Evans
Christine Evans (E-mail Christine) is a retired urological surgeon from Rhyl, in North Wales, UK, and a former chair of UROLINK. » read more

Phil Thomas

Phil Thomas
Phil Thomas (E-mail Phil) has an active link with KCMC in Tanzania and is a consultant urological surgeon in Brighton, Sussex UK. » read more

David Cranston

David Cranston
David Cranston (E-mail David) is a urological, and transplant, surgeon in Oxford, UK with links to India. » read more

Patrick Duffy

Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy (E-mail Patrick) is a paediatric urological surgeon from Great Ormond Street in London, UK. » read more

George Fowlis

George Fowlis
George Fowlis (E-mail George) is a consultant urological surgeon at The North Middlesex University Hospital in London, UK. » read more

Steve Harland

Steve Harland
Steve Harland (E-mail Steve) is a medical oncologist who helps provide some medical input and generates a healthy balance on the committee! » read more

John McGrath

John McGrath
John McGrath (E-mail John) is a specialist registrar in the South-West Deanery and one of our very active SURG members. » read more

Ranan DasGupta

Ranan DasGupta
Ranan DasGupta (E-mail Ranan) is a Specialist Registrar on the London Deanery rotation and also represents SURG. » read more

BJUI Grants UROLINK £25,000 for the next three years
The BJU International has granted Urolink £25,000 a year for the next three years to develop and grow both existing and new educational and training projects throughout the world. » read more

Christine Evans and Christopher Woodhouse awarded St. Peter's medals by BAUS June 2007
Christine and Christopher were given this prestigious award for their oustanding contributions to the advancement of British Urology. (photo by George Mahoney) » read more

Christine in Kurdistan and examines in MB ChB in Duhok, May 2007
If you ever wondered why Christine was awarded the St. Peter's medal in 2007, read this!   » read more

Global Health Partnerships. Nigel Crisp. DH Feb 2007
Published in February 2007 this is the definitive resource about current governmental policy regarding health in the developing world. A must read. » read more

BAUN links into UROLINK
Tom Ladds, the new BAUN president, confirmed urological nurse's desire to help in the developing world. » read more

BJUI Gift Subscriptions
The BJUI offers you the ability to painlessly give a gift subscription to an institution in the developing world. » read more

Voice over internet
You can download SKYPE software and use this for free voice over internet calls if you have a USB headset. An ideal way of communicating from the developing world. » read more

Always look in Educational Resources for other articles
Are you up for an adventure? Rajid Mathew et al. BMJ Carrer Focus 2008; 337; 164 - 165.
Be Prepared. Claire Roche. BMJ Career Focus 2008; 337: 166.
A different kind of general practice. Yasir Hameed. BMJ Career Focus 2007;335:109.
Tropical medicine in the Top End. Richard Maude and Bart Currie. BMJ Career Focus 2007;335:69-71.
South Indian Idyll. Katrina Darke. BMJ Career Focus 2007;335:51-53.
Into Africa. Phillipa Ashmore. BMJ Career Focus 2007; 335: 44 - 45.
The way I see it. Voluntary service is a good idea. Mark Goldring. BMJ Career Focus 2007;334:238.
MMC and refugee doctors. Yong-Lock Ong and Penny Trafford. BMJ Career Focus 2007;334:245.
A junior surgeons year in Africa. Rob Bethune. Ann R Coll Surg Eng (Suppl) 2007; 89: 204 - 205.
UK Surgeons champion African health care. E Towell. Ann R Coll Surg Eng (Suppl) 2007; 89 170 - 171.
Developing the College's International role. Bill Thomas and Andrea Kelly. Ann R Coll Surg Eng (Suppl) 2007; 89: 168 - 169.
Welcome to the jungle. Tilman Stasch. BMJ Career Focus 2007;334:197-198.
The highly skilled migrant programme. Yasir Abbasi. BMJ Career Focus 2007;334:159-160.
Global health partnerships. Christopher J M Whitty, Linda Doull, Behzad Nadjm. BMJ 2007;334:595-596.
International health foundation programmes. Brian D Nicholson, Gareth Lewis, and Fred Martineau. BMJ Career Focus 2007;334:23-25
International health links. Dave Baguley et al. Tropical Doctor 2006; 36: 149 - 154.
Surgical training in the developing world. BMJ Career Focus McGrath et al. 2005; 330 (7485): 46-8.
Why UK doctors need to work abroad. Lucy Mackillop. BMJ Career Focus. 2005; 330: 45.
Out of Africa. John McGrath. Hospital Doctor July 15 2004
Rowland Rees in Zambia Article first appeared in Urology News, Volume 8, Number 2, Page 28-30.
Working in a developing country is a positive experience. Yasmin Ismail, BMJ Career Focus 2003; 327:14.
Surgical Training in the developing world. Kurshid Ghani, BMJ Career Focus 2003; 326: S1a.