OrganisationalBooklet

Dear people of tomorrow,

On behalf of the Asian Medical Students’ Association

(AMSA) International, it is with great honour that I am pleased to welcome you to our organisation through this booklet.

AMSA International was officially founded in 1985 in Manila, the Philippines, and has since established

itself as the peak representative body of medical students across the Asia-Pacific region. AMSA current ly has 24 member chapters act ive ly participating in our annual conferences, has an active

student exchange program within the organisation as well as collaborations with the European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA), undertakes projects at

the international, regional and local level, provides humanitarian assistance in times of need, produces regular student publications through the Journal of

Asian Medical Students’ Association (JAMSA) and liaises with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA), and many other international and regional medical

and non-health organisations.

The AMSA Vision is Knowledge, Action and

Friendship. With respect to our Vision, we aim to enrich our members’ knowledge in medicine and public health, improve the welfare of community

through medical and health projects increase awareness and participate in dealing with both local and international health issues, as well as create and broaden international friendships throughout our

conferences and international events. Developments in social networks and media bring forth a new era in AMSA International. We are able to connect with one

another in more ways than ever before. We are on

Website, Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, Google Plus, and Youtube; all within a simple few mouse clicks away. With regard to these, we are delighted to extend our

existence with providing a closer way to understand our organisation more through the presence of this booklet.

With this, I would like to formally extend my warmest invitation to all medical students across the Asia-

Pacific region and to those around the world who are interested in regional and international health, to get involved with AMSA International. We hope to gain a better understanding of the unique medical and

health issues that we face in the region, and aim to give back to the community by the implementation of projects to improve healthcare delivery in the Asia-

Pacific region, all the while, gaining friendships that you will cherish for the rest of your life.

We urge you to join AMSA International’s cause of improving health care in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond! Should you have any queries in regard to AMSA International, we are available 24/7 through

e m a i l s : c h a i r @ a m s a - i n t e r n a t i o n a l . o r g o r secretary@amsa-international.org.

Thank you.

Cordially yours,

Garda Widhi Nurraga Overall Chairperson

Foreword

Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) is a peak representative organisation for medical

students from across Asia, the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Training doctors from 14 Members and

10 associate/observer members combine to

share knowledge, undertake activities and social services and create international and

trans-continental friendships.

AMSA was officially founded in Manila,

Philippines in 1985 and from this day has been an active, dynamic and exciting student-led,

not-for-profit, non-political organisation.

Today, with members and friends spanning the

globe, AMSA has an active student exchange program, regularly undertakes national and

regional projects, provides humanitarian assistance at times of need, produces quarterly

student publications and liaises with the World

Health Organization (WHO), the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) and many

other international and regional medical student organisations.

AboutUs

VisionAMSA’s vision is knowledge, action and friendship, three areas we continuously strive to further in our members and peers through our organisational mission:

KNOWLEDGEWe promote scientific and medical activities to

increase and expand our knowledge whilst training to become the medical professionals of

the future

ACTIONAs medical students, we are concerned for the

community around us and endeavour to do things for the benefit and improvement of our fellow

citizens.

FRIENDSHIPAs future doctors, we aim to build and maintain a

good relationship among our colleagues of the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Local ChaptersAustralia

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

Egypt

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Iran

Japan

Malaysia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

New Zealand

Pakistan

Palestine

Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

United Kingdom

Ukraine

Executive Committee

Overall Chairperson

Garda Widhi Nurraga (ID)

General Secretary

Ahmad Aulia Rizaly (ID)

Vice Overall Chairperson (Internal)

Chitsanupong Ratarat (TH)

Vice Overall Chairperson (External)

Suwanna Boonsirichan (TH)

Senior Officers

Sec. for Promotions & Publications

Jevonda Edria Bamitha (ID)

Chief Editor of the Newsletter

Jonathan Kevin (ID)

Secretary for Finance

Finland Tan (AU)

Secretary for Academics (Research)

Hanum Salsabila (ID)

Internal Officers

Editor in Chief J-‐AMSA

Ray Chester Ambida (PH)

Sec. for Marketing & Sponsorship

James Tsakiris (AU)

Secretary for Academics (Education)

Steven Philip (ID)

Liaison Officer to AMSA Alumni Club

Lady Joy Figueroa (PH)

IT Officer

Alexander Peng (AU)

Sec. for Membership & Development

Lee Li Tng (MY)

Sec. for Membership & Development

Midori Tanaka (JP)

Liaison Officer to AMDA

Kensuke Ashimoto (JP)

Liaison Officer to WHO

Lavisha Punjabi (SG)

External Officers

Liaison Officer to WHO

Santosh Upadhyaya (NP)

Liaison Officer to ASEAN

Michael Sie Shun Ling (ID)

Director of AMSEP

Amelia Victoria Tamsil (ID)

Liaison Officer to IFMSA

Erica Tania Davillo (PH)

Liaison Officer to EMSA

Tan Poh Hong (UK)

Subsidiaries

Journal of Asian Medical Students’ Association (JAMSA) is AMSA International’s very own biomedical journal which

provides AMSA members an avenue to get their works published. All articles are peer reviewed by a team of student

reviewers to ensure he highest quality possible. Submissions

include original research review papers, case reports, commentaries and others.

Newly established in 2013, the AMSA Alumni Club provides an

opportunity for AMSA members who have graduated to gather and maintain social contact with each other. AMSAAC members

can also attend conferences and provide support for current

AMSA members.

The Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Program (AMSEP) and European-Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Program

(EAMSEP) provides opportunities for members of the AMSA community to experience the lifestyle of their medical student

counterparts in other Chapters while fostering the Vision of

Knowledge, Action and Friendship. The program usually lasts for a week that takes participants to experience the local

academic settings by attending lectures and clinical rotations, while having fun in the exciting social programs in store for the

delegates

The European Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Program (EAMSEP) is a joint exchange program between AMSA and the

European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA). EAMSEP

provides opportunity for members in both organisations to experience studying in an entirely different continent while

staying true to AMSA’s Vision: Knowledge, Action and Friendship. Commenced in 2014, EAMSEP strives to prepare

medical students to face the era of globalisation, by providing

academic lectures and clinical rotations to expose the students of the local healthcare system, promoting cultural awareness

and fostering new friendships across the world.

AMSA International eNewsletter aims to provide monthly updates on events, notices and opportunities. In 2011-2012, the

old AMSA International Newsletter was developed into the AMSA eNewsletter, and it has since continued to be an avenue

for communication within AMSA’s wider international

community.Available on www.amsa-international.org

AnnualConferences

Asian Medical Students’ Conference (AMSC) and East Asian Medical

Students’ Conference (EAMSC) are AMSA International’s biannual

conferences with participation of more than 400 medical students

from chapters of AMSA International.

Comprised of academic, cultural and social programs, AMSC and EAMSC provide

opportunities for medical students from Asia and Oceania to meet and discuss about their

research and current issues in the world of

medicine. It is also and avenue to learn and experience in the cultures and traditions of

different countries. The conference lasts for a week, a week that transforms strangers into

lifelong friends, and thus establishes a strong

network among the medical students in Asia and Oceania. This network serves as a support

group for these future doctors and a stepping stone for future cooperation in medical

programs.

More importantly, AMSC and EAMSC are

important tools to encourage medical students to think out of their text books, to challenge

them to be proactive and to speak out, to

cultivate social awareness and to help them grow and become a balanced doctor who

practices the science as well as the art of medicine. Throughout the years, AMSC &

EAMSC has changed the lives of many and

contributed substantially to the development of medical students in this region.

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