Membership

Booklet

Who Are We?

Oman Student Society of Health Professions (OSSHP) represents a community of
students who are interested in solving and targeting health-related issues. It will work as a
student body that serves health professions' students in Oman by promoting relationships
between student groups, developing events and panels in the health field, developing
student overall skills, assisting with student-interest program planning, and promoting
relationships between students groups and other health societies in and outside the
country.
It will be a representative body of students from all Health Profession programs in Oman
and provide student suggestions, reactions, insights, and opinions. It also provides
students the opportunity to learn and develop their own leadership skills while also
providing supporting information for curriculum development. It will be a great positive
turn in the journey of Health Professions' students. It will provide them with the umbrella
under which they can work, create, and achieve.
Oman Student Society of Health Professions is committed to improve health care
delivery to the community; promote active improvement in medical education; involve its
members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine and
related health sciences, assist in the improvement and understanding of global health
problems, contribute to the welfare of health professions' students, premedical students,
interns and trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine and related health
sciences.

Membership Benefit
"Credit"

is a loyalty program operated by The Oman Student Society of

Health Professions. As a member, you will earn Points every two months of working at the
Society. Every one hour of work equals two points.

Terms& Conditions:
1. Society reserves the right to withdraw or cancel any or all of the "Credit" Membership
Cards issued; refuse to award Points; withdraw Points; refuse the right to redeem
Points collected for any breach of these conditions or failure to pay for the purchases
without prior notice.
2. By using your "Credit" Membership Card for the purpose of earning Points, you
automatically provide acceptance of the Program along with its rules, terms and
conditions, which are subject to amendment from time to time.
3. Your membership of the Program can be revoked or refused if you are involved in any
act of fraud, shoplifting, cheating with or without cause and without notice. The
membership can also be revoked if you are found to be involved in any sort of misuse
of the "Credit" Membership Card of the Program. In this given scenario all your existing
points on the "Credit" Membership Card shall also stand cancelled and cannot be
redeemed.
4. Society reserves the right to modify or close the Program, or to change, cancel or
withdraw any of the terms and conditions, without assigning any reason whatsoever at
any point of time at its own discretion. It reserves the right to discontinue Program
memberships - existing or new - temporarily or permanently for a period of time. The
Program Partners may also change from time to time, at the discretion of Society.
Society will use reasonable efforts to include up-to-date and accurate information on
the Society website for any such change, cancellation, addition, withdrawal or
modification. It is your responsibility to carefully read, agree with and accept these
terms and conditions. Your continuance as a member shall signify your acceptance to
be bound by the latest terms and conditions applicable from time to time. If you do not
agree to (or cannot comply with) any of the terms and conditions, we encourage you to
surrender/withdraw your membership.
5. Benefits and offers made to you through the Program may change or be withdrawn
without prior intimation. Society will not be responsible for any liability arising from such
situations.
6. Society has the right to modify the manner in which Points are earned and redeemed,
including the number of Points earned and the value of these points, and will endeavor
to notify you of any changes in advance.
7. You are responsible for notifying the "Credit" Member Services Centre, of any change
in your address or contact details.
8. Society will not be liable for any unlawful or misuse of your "Credit" Membership Card
or account, and it is your responsibility to ensure that your "Credit" Membership
Card/number is kept in a safe and secure location at all times.
9. As a member you are responsible for any loss, damage or theft of your "Credit"
Membership Card. You must report any loss, damage or theft immediately to the
"Credit" Member Services Centre. Replacement "Credit" Membership Cards that are
issued for any reason whatsoever will be replaced for a penalty of 50 Points, which will
automatically be deducted from your account. If you do not have a balance of 50 or
more Points, Points will be 'loaned' to you and any points you earn until such time as
the loan has been repaid will not be available for redemption.
10. Any loss of "Credit" Membership Card or misuse of lost "Credit" Membership Card shall
be your sole responsibility and Society will not be held responsible. The loss should be
advised immediately through the website or "Credit" Member Services Centre and the
lost "Credit" Membership Card will be suspended within 96 hours of receipt of such a
request to prevent any fraudulent use. A new membership card will be issued to you
with a new Membership Number to prevent any fraudulent use of the previous card.
11. If benefits, facilities or arrangements are provided or made available to a member as a
result of his / her membership, whether these are provided by Society or by Program
Partners, such a member will be personally liable for any and all costs, taxes,

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surcharges, fees, charges, claims or liabilities of whatever nature arising from the
provision or availability of such benefits, facilities or arrangements.
By enrolling in the Program, you unconditionally grant your consent to Society to
collect, retain, use and disclose information contained in the "Credit" membership
Application form or otherwise provided to Society or Program Partners pursuant to the
Program and your other personal information including not limited to your name, email
id, addresses, contact numbers, date of birth and transaction details etc. for the
following purposes:
to ensure the efficient running of the Program, including the accrual and redemption
of Points;
to provide information about the "Credit" Program;
to develop/offer new products and services;
for accounting and audit purposes;
for marketing and market research and analysis purposes;
to be disclosed as required by law;
to send you communications (or to contact you) about promotions, services, products
and facilities offered by Society or Program Partners;
to assist in the planning, development and implementation of the Program
to disclose and share with Program Partners and permit them to use and/or retain it
for any of the aforesaid purposes, including directly contacting you strictly with respect
to the Program.

Your aforesaid consent will continue in effect unless you withdraw the consent by notice
in writing to "Credit" Member Services Centre. Withdrawal of consent may mean that
certain services may no longer be provided to you, and also entitles Society to terminate
your membership at its sole option.
13. While Society will endeavor to ensure that the services, benefits, facilities and
arrangements as expressed or advertised by Society and the Program Partners will be
available to the members, Society will not be liable for any loss or damage, whether
direct or indirect, arising from the provision or non-provision, whether whole or part, of
any such services, benefits, facilities or arrangements.
14. When a member seeks to use or obtain any of the services, benefits, facilities or
arrangements offered, the provision of such services, benefits, facilities or
arrangements will be subject to the respective terms and conditions of the provider of
said benefits, facilities or arrangements.
15. Society shall not be liable for any loss or damage, whether direct or indirect, resulting
from termination or change of, or to the Program or any of the facilities, benefits or
arrangements which are made available to members, including, without limitation,
Program Partners' withdrawal or the withdrawal or limiting of any such services,
benefits or facilities.
16. These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the country issuing the
"Credit" membership card and any dispute may be referred to the courts of the
respective country.
17. The terms and conditions as published on the Society Website subject to amendment,
shall be final, binding and supersede the terms and conditions herein and other
information as provided in relation to the Program

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Membership Duties
1. Each member of Society shall be responsible for the orientation of their
replacement
2. Members shall, at least once per semester, submit a written report to describe the
work they have done on behalf of the Society with regards to their portfolio
3. Members shall attend every meeting of their entity
4. Members are expected to check their designated Society email account regularly
5. Members shall use the utmost care and discretion in the handling of confidential
and privileged information and shall not use such information for personal benefit
or gain
6. Members of the Society shall act honestly and in good faith in the best interests of
the Society
7. Each member is fully responsible for duties give to his/her position
8. Each Society members is responsible for making his/herself aware of their right
and duties

Membership Application
Eligibility
1- Any Student enrolled to any health profession institute can be enrolled to the society as
interns can also apply.
2- The society includes the following health professions specialties from any institute in
Oman:

Medicine
Pharmacy
Biomedical Science
Nursing
Nutrition
Medical physics
Dental medicine
Radiology
physiotherapy

3- Application is through the following link, as after completing the form and the
payment you will receive an e-mail with your membership ID.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1grkfGsz9O4Z_Ee3W20dUPDxemXZBM8FUpk_n3Tq
jL8U/viewform

Membership Dues
1- All members must pay annual membership fees that consist of 5 Omani Rials.
2- Payment is through depositing the 5 rials to the society account and then sending the
receipt to the following e-mail: osshp.membership@gmail.com. You will receive an email that confirms receiving the deposit receipt and has your membership ID.
- The following is the account number of the society ....................................