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32 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday October 13, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Oakville resident first in family to study medicine Gamal Seif is the first person in his extended family to be accepted into medical school. Recently, the 24-year-old Oakville resident ­ who lived previously in Egypt and Mississauga ­ was among 149 first-year medical students in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine participating in McMaster University's 4th annual White Coat Ceremony at the Hamilton Convention Centre. "I feel my parents deserve credit as much as I do. The ceremony was an opportunity for them to see all their hard work bear fruit before their eyes," said Seif, who holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of Waterloo and a master of science degree from the University of Toronto. Aware of Canada's aging population, and the neurological problems they will face, Seif ultimately aspires to work with seniors as a neurologist. More than 550 of the students' family and friends will were there for the ceremony, which is considered a "rite of passage" into medicine. During the ceremony, each new medical student receives a traditional white clerk's jacket emblazoned with the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine emblem recognizing entry of first year students into the medical profession and welcomes them as junior colleagues. This year's new medical students ­ the graduating class of 2009 ­ represent a wide range of ages and backgrounds. In age, they vary from under 19 to almost 40 years of age. They hold undergraduate degrees in accounting, arts, biomedical computing, business administration, education, engineering, history, social work and the sciences. Nine Aboriginal students are in the first year class. There are 90 women and 59 men. New classified ad process here The garlic festival is here. All Oakville Beaver classified advertisers should be aware there have been some changes made recently. These changes may affect the way in which classified advertisements are placed with us. Garage Sale and "Milestone" ads are still accepted at The Oakville Beaver as they have been in the past, however, all other classified advertising is now accepted at our Classified Call Centre, located at The Burlington Post, 5040 Mainway, Unit 1, Burlington, ON L7L 7G5. For those who drop into The Oakville Beaver to place a classified ad, the receptionist will connect you with the Classified Call Centre by telephone. The Call Centre can be telephone directly at 905632-4440 to place or reorder an advertisement but residents can still drop by to pay cash, cheque or debit at The Oakville Beaver ­ just let a Classified Advertising Consultant know this is what you'd like to do. For convenience, M/C, Visa or American Express are accepted by telephone The Oakville Beaver regrets any inconvenience you may experience during our transitional process. The Oakville Beaver values its relationship and residents' patronage and appreciate patience during the adaptation of the new procedures. The Oakville Beaver thanks residents for their co-operation. To contact the Classified Call Centre directly: call 905-632- 4440; fax: 905-632 -8165; or e-mail classified@haltonsearch.com. ONLY until NOV E M B E R 5 t h SALE Mattress p rices r anging f rom H U G E FA C T O RY C L E A R - O U T ! We've loaded up every showroom. It's a gigantic M I S - M ATCH sale! C O M E I N N O W A N D S AV E hundreds of dollars on a HUGE SELECTION of sleep sets! Choose from a variety of · M I S - M AT CH b o rd e r s · Discontinued fabrics · O v e r s t o c k e d m a t t re s s e s Futon p ackages s tarting f rom VE on Mattre sses, F utons, Adjust able B much m eds & ore! SA www.royalmattress.com Burlington 5280 South Service Rd. L7L 5H5 (905) 639-7881 Oakville 490 Speers Rd. L6K 2G3 (905) 842-9442