ANU Med Revue raises $9,000 for refugees and asylum seekers

Publication date
Monday, 18 May 2015
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ANU Medical School students have raised $9,000 for refugees and asylum seekers with the success of the ANU Med Revue Into the Wards.

This year more than 50 Medical School students and clinicians were involved in the fairy tale parody of the movie Into the Woods, which ran for three nights at the ANU Arts Centre.

The show was written, produced, directed, choreographed and performed by medical students and for the past eight years has been a sell-out success.

All money raised from the Med Revue will go to Canberra based not-for profit organisation Companion House.

Co-producer and fourth year medical student Kelsey Josling said the Med Revue was a great way to meet people from across the medical school.

"There is a lot of talent in the medical school and people like the opportunity to keep that going and it's for a great cause," she said.

"A lot of the time we work within our year group but this gives participants the chance to make lasting friendships."

Ms Josling said Companion House was chosen because it was in the local community and the ANU Medical School already had links to it with medical students assisting their general practitioners.

The not-for-profit works with adults, young people and children who have sought refuge or asylum in Australia from persecution, torture and war related trauma.

"We are really excited to be able to make a really big difference in terms of healthcare," she said.

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