Supporting students to break the silence around sexual health


The Lebanese Medical Association for Sexual Health (LebMASH) calls on students in any medical field who are interested in sexual health and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered) health to apply for the second annual Break the Silence” academic paper competition.

LebMASH Break The Silence competition

Students are invited to:

  1. Write an academic quality paper of a maximum of 1500 words on any issue related to either women’s sexual health or LGBT health in Lebanon.
  2. Submit the paper along with a CV and contact info to: info@lebmash.org

The deadline for submissions is Friday June 20, 2014 at midnight. 

At the end of the competition, LebMASH executive board members will review all submissions and select one winner who will be granted a trip (Up to max of  1500 USD) to Baltimore, Maryland, USA to attend GLMA’s (Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality) annual conference that will take a place from Sep 10 to 13, 2014.

GLMA annual conference

LebMASH will help the student publish her/his work in a peer-reviewed medical journal. LebMASH will also publish a French and Arabic translation of the winning paper on lebmash.org.

Break The Silence Competition LebMASH



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