AMSA National Blood Drive

Thank you

The Red Cross would like to thank AMSA for the donation of $1 845.44, which came from donations made by students upon registration to AMSA's National Convention in Brisbane in 2009. Click here to read the letter.

Did you know that Australia needs more than 26,000 blood donations each week?

Donating blood is one of the few times that as a medical student you can save a life, and not just observe. Now you can help, by donating blood between 12 July and 31 August 2010 as part of the AMSA national blood challenge. The challenge is being officially launched at National Convention.

After you donate, go to the AMSA Blood Challenge online tally at donateblood.com.au/clubred* and nominate for your donations to count towards your university. After you join, any donations you make during the donation period will automatically be added the online tally. (^the tally will remain open until September 6, so that you have time to register your donation, but please only submit donations made prior to August 31).

Get involved to make sure your university makes the most donations in this hotly contested competition.

To check if a donor mobile is visiting your campus, or to take part in your campus group donation, contact your AMSA representative.

One donation saves three lives - so imagine how many lives your university can save?

If you are a plasma donor, you are able to donate multiple times during the blood challenge period, and gain even more points for your university! Did you know that plasma donations can be used to make up to 17 different products?

Donating blood is a service to your community that all Australians should endeavor to participate in as regularly as possible, and AMSA hopes that you as medical students will go beyond a donation, and help to advocate to the rest of their community about how they too, can save lives.

For more information about blood donation, including eligibility, visit donateblood.com.au or call the Blood Service on 13 14 95.

* Your Donor ID is required to join online. You can ask for your Donor ID at the

time of donating or call the Blood Service on 13 14 95

AMSA Blood Drive 2009 Final Results

The Australian Medical Students Association is pleased to announce that JCU is the winner of the 2009 AMSA Blood Drive.

University	State	Donations
James Cook University	QLD	132
Adelaide University	SA	86
Notre Dame, Sydney	NSW	58
University of Newcastle	NSW	53
University of Queensland	QLD	51
University of NSW	NSW	37
University of Tasmania	TAS	26
Griffith University	QLD	21
Bond University	QLD	19
Flinders University	SA	19
Monash University	VIC	19
Melbourne University	VIC	10
Charles Stuart University	NSW	5
La Trobe University	VIC	5
University of WA	WA	3
Deakin University	VIC	1
Notre Dame, Fremantle	WA	1
Australian National University	ACT	35
Sydney University	NSW	0
University of Western Sydney	NSW	0
University of Wollongong	NSW	0
TOTAL donations		546

AMSA Blood Drive 2008 Final Results

The Australian Medical Students Association is pleased to announce that ANU is the winner of the 2008 AMSA Blood Drive.

Honourable mention goes to The University of Sydney for the highest overall donations.

University	Number Donated	Number in University	Percentage Donated
ANU	174	360	48.3
Bond	3	310	0.97
Deakin	4	118	3.4
Flinders	22	462	4.8
Griffith	79	492	16.0
James Cook	53	613	8.6
Monash	82	1363	6.0
ND Freemantle	27	364	7.4
ND Syd	18	10	16.4
Adelaide	33	870	3.8
Melbourne	93	1756	5.3
Newcastle	34	624	5.4
UNSW	29	1440	2.0
UQ	115	1400	8.2
USyd	191	1020	18.7
Tasmania	16	532	3.0
UWA	57	1100	5.1
West Syd	86	200	43
Wollongong	23	155	14.8

Bleedisloe Cup

Australian and New Zealand medical students face off in a cross-Tasman blood drive competition, the Bleedisloe Cup. Students donate in the same way as for Vampire Cup, just make sure the code is quoted when donating. The Bleedisloe Cup also runs to the 31st of August.