MEDSIN-UK in the IFMSA Elly Pilavachi

IFMSA A 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 of Team 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 – participants –SC sessions –Project sessions –Theme event –Social program

60th IFMSA General Assembly March Meeting 2011 timeMarch 5th 2011March 6th 2011March 7th 2011March 8th 2011March 9th 2011March 10th 2011March 11th Arrival / Social Program PreGA Breakfast Breakfast Social Program Standing Committee / NMO Management / Presidents' Sessions 9 10 Post-GA / Departure Free Projects/Division Meeting AF Market Lunch NMO Hour EB Candidate Debate NMO Hour Training Project Presentations Regional Meeting Training Regional Meeting Welcome Session Plenary Standin g Committ ee SWGs Theme Event Project Presentations Project Fair Project Presentations Opening Ceremony and Gala Dinner Trainers' Meeting Dinner Theme Event Grand Lecture Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary 1 IFMSA 60th Anniversary Celebration 22 Social Program Indonesian Cultural Night Cultural Show 23 National Food & Drinks Party Social Program 24

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! 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? Questions Ben, Alex and L-J NEOs – Paul and Charley