INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONS‘

MEDSIN-UK in the IFMSA

Elly Pilavachi president@medsin.org

IFMSAA general introduction.

IFMSA:A brief history

• Founded in 1951• Recognised by WHO, WMA, UN• Exchanges• Global Health Topics• 103 NMOS• 96 COUNTRIES

Mission Statement

"Our mission is to offer future physicians a comprehensive introduction to global health issues. Through our programming and opportunities, we develop culturally sensitive students of medicine, intent on influencing the transnational inequalities that shape the health of our planet."

International Board

• Two units– Executive Board (EB)– Team of Officials (TO)

Executive Board

• President• Vice President for Internal affairs• Vice President for External affairs• Secretary General• Treasurer

Rest ofTeam of Officials

• Standing Committee Directors (6)• Support Division Directors (5)• Regional Coordinators (5)• Liaison Officers (9)• Supervising Council (5)

International Meetings

• 2 General Assemblies each year– 1 Week each– 600-800 participants– SC sessions– Project sessions– Theme event– Social program

60th IFMSA General Assembly March Meeting 2011

time March 5th 2011 March 6th 2011 March 7th 2011 March 8th 2011 March 9th 2011 March 10th 2011 March 11th 2011

7

Arrival / Social

Program PreGA

           

7.00-8.15Breakfast

7.00-8.15Breakfast

7.00-8.15Breakfast

7.00-8.15Breakfast

7.00-8.15Breakfast

7.15-10.00Breakfast

8   

8.15-11.00 Social

Program

   

8.30-12.30 Standing

Committee / NMO Management /

Presidents' Sessions

8.30-12.30 Standing

Committee / NMO Management /

Presidents' Sessions

8.30-12.30 Standing

Committee / NMO Management /

Presidents' Sessions

8.30-12.30 Standing

Committee / NMO Management / Presidents'

Sessions

9

10

Post-GA / Departure

11

11.00 - 12.00 Free

Projects/Division Meeting

1212.00 -14.00 AF

Market       

12.45-14.00Lunch

12.45-14.00Lunch

12.45-14.00Lunch  

12.45-14.00Lunch

12.45-14.00Lunch13

1414.00-15.00 NMO

Hour14.00-15.00 NMO Hour

14.00 - 15.00 EB

Candidate Debate14.00-15.00 NMO Hour

14.00-15.00 NMO

Hour

15 

15.00-17.30 Training 1

15.00-16.00 Project Presentations

15.00-17.00 Regional Meeting 2 15.00-17.30

Training 2

15.15-17.15 Regional

Meeting 116 16.00-17.45 Welcome

Session16.00 -18.30

Plenary 3

16.00 - 18.30

Standing

Committee

SWGs

1717.00-18.30 Theme

Event

 

17.30-18.30 Project Presentations

17.30-18.30 Project Fair

17.30-18.30 Project

Presentations

  

18 18.00-20.30Opening

Ceremony and Gala Dinner

18.00 - 19.00

Trainers' Meeting18.30-19.30

Dinner18.30-19.30

Dinner18.30-19.30

Dinner18.30-19.30

Dinner18.30-19.30

Dinner19  

19.30-22.00 Theme Event Grand

Lecture19.30-23.30

Plenary 219.30-23.30

Plenary 319.30-23.30

Plenary 4

19.30-22.00 Plenary 5 20  

21 21.00-22.30 Plenary 1

IFMSA 60th Anniversary Celebration

22  

Social ProgramIndonesian

Cultural Night Cultural Show

23 National Food & Drinks Party

Social Program Social Program24

Sessions• Presidents• NMO-Management• SCOME – SCO Medical Education• SCOPE – SCO Professional Exchange• SCOPH – SCO Public Health• SCORA – SCO Reproductive Rights and AIDS• SCORE – SCO Research Exchange• SCORP – SCO Human Rights and Peace

Plenaries• NMOs are present• Candidatures• Bylaw changes• Policy Statements• IFMSA-membership• Financial report • Budget

MARCH MEETING - JAKARTA

12 delegates

Aims:

1) Promoting Global Health Education - using the toolkit as a guide

2) Encouraging sustainable Campaign and Advocacy work

3) Networking and Team building - forming relationships

4) Representing Medsin-UK 

5) Communication

6) Working as an effective team, supporting each others' work and activities. 

Achievements:Representation

5 Standing Committee and Presidents’ sessions

Activities

IFMSA Exchanges

Communication!http://medsinatifmsa.wordpress.com/

Facebook

SWG on the Long Term Strategic Plan of the IFMSA

Alex

Advocacy:

Pre-GA – Climate Change and Health

Promotion of Sustainable Campaigning and Advocacy

• ALL Standing Committees!

Policy Statements: Health Inequalities

Standing up for what Medsin believes throughout the GA

• Speech on inequalities within the IFMSA

Education:

Encorporating GHE into SCOME

presentations

GHE toolkit

Increased interest

GHE into Exchanges – ran a SWG on GHE and Exchanges

ACTION

Presentations and Stall• SKIP – recognised as a project

and won an award• Marrow – won the Rex Crossley• Pharmaware• Healthy Planet – Transnational

Status

OVERALL

• Spreading the Medsin vision and mission

• Encouraging the IFMSA to be more like Medsin• Campaigning and Advocacy• GH Education

• Post GA• Task Force on the L/T strategy of the IFMSA

• Alex

EuRegME

• European Regional Meeting• Two Medsin representatives

• GH Education• Campaigning and Advocacy

• Sustainable

• Medsin Activities• UAEM, Pharmaware, HPi, EG4H

What Now?

• AM2011 – Copenhagen • Stay in the IFMSA?

• Need Evaluation • SWG• Medsin Autumn Weekend

Interested?

Nationalcoordinator@medsin.org

committee@medsin.org

Questions

Ben, Alex and L-J

NEOs – Paul and Charley