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  OpenMRS to Participate in Google Summer of Code 2007
Medical Open Source Development Posted by Ignacio H. Valdes, MD, MS on Thursday March 15, 2007 @ 10:27 PM
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The OpenMRS organization is announcing they they are participating in the 2007 Google Summer of Code: "Computer science students, need a summer job? Have you ever imagined that writing code could save lives? Why not apply to OpenMRS for the Google Summer of Code 2007?..." Read On for the complete announcement and how to apply. Digg this article

Computer science students, need a summer job?

Have you ever imagined that writing code could save lives?

Why not apply to OpenMRS for the Google Summer of Code 2007?

  • Help develop free, open source software
  • Gain experience by working alongside experienced open source developers
  • Earn a summer-long stipend so that you can focus on your work
  • Make a difference in the world by helping in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria

    This summer, students around the world have the opportunity to participate in an exciting collaboration between OpenMRS (http://openmrs.org) and Google, Inc. to further develop a scalable open-source medical record system that improves the care of patients with HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria. The Google Summer of Code 2007 program provides promising student software developers an opportunity to help these vulnerable populations by spending their summer vacation writing new code that will be used in countries throughout the developing world. During this twelve week program, successful applicants will work directly with assigned mentors to complete their choice of a variety of focused development tasks laid out by the OpenMRS collaborative.

    Interested? Visit http://soc2007.openmrs.org or http://code.google.com/soc for more information. Applications are now being accepted, the deadline for all submissions is March 24th, 2007.

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