Welcome to the February issue of the NHSCurrent. Every month, the NHSCurrent helps keep you up to date and assists you through your NHSC journey.

Preparing for the Challenge: Life During Residency
Calling all NHSC physician scholars graduating from medical school and preparing to embark on residency training! The NHSC is sponsoring "Preparing for the Challenge: Life During Residency," June 10-11, 2005, at the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley, Maryland. This conference is designed exclusively for you, NHSC physician Scholars graduating and beginning the next phase of your training in residency. This opportunity won't come around again, so participation is strongly encouraged. To register and find out more about this exciting event, please visit the conference Web site: http://www.blsmeetings.net/Residency05

Scholar Data Sheets
It's that time again. Scholar Data Sheets are being mailed and need your immediate attention. This is our way to ensure you are still eligible for receiving NHSC scholarship support, so please return these to the NHSC by the deadline of February 11, 2005, or we may have to suspend your scholarship support until it is received. If you have any questions, or don't receive a data sheet because you've moved and we don't have your current address, please call the In School/In Training Branch at 800-793-1547 or 301-594-4410.

New NHSC Scholarships
Know anyone who you think would make a great NHSC Scholar but has never applied? The 2005-2006 NHSC Scholarship applications are now available, and the deadline for submissions is March 25, 2005. Applications can be obtained by calling 800-221-9393 or visiting: ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/nhsc/applications/scholar_05/NHSC_Schol2005.pdf

New Online Site Visit System for 2005 Scholars!
Effective October 1, 2004, a new online system is available to NHSC Scholars in the 2005 site-selection process who need to request site-visit travel funding. For more information, visit: www.blsweb.net/nhsctravel

The Rising Tide: Words of Wisdom From the NHSC
Planning ahead is important, but if we're always distracted by what's next, we miss out on the opportunities in the present.

Prose for Practitioners
English: Can you refrigerate this medicine?
Spanish: ¿Podrías refrigerar esta medicina?
French: Pouvez-vous frigorifier cette médecine ?
German: Können Sie diese Medizin kühlen?
Russian: Mozhete vy refrigerate eta mikstura?
Chinese: Ni neng leng dong zhe yao ping ma?

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