1. MMSA Macedonia SCOPE International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations

2. www.mmsa.mk

3. 8 Committees: 1.SCOPE 2.SCORE 3.SCORA 4.SCOPH 5.SCORP 6.SCOME 7. SCIENTIFIC CLUB 8. SPORT CLUB

4. WELCOME NOTE Welcome to MMSA - Macedonia SCOPE and SCORE page! As SCOPE and SCORE we are trying to offer to our students from all the health branches an opportunity of expanding their knowledge about Health in all over the world. We believe that this is a great opportunity to form better health professionals giving them experiences in other healthcare systems. Also accepting students from abroad is an unique opportunity to show our culture and our country and make them coming back soon! Hope you will choose us to have such a great experience!

5. 5 Local Committees: 1.LC Skopje 2.LC Tetovo 3.LC Stip 4.LC Ohrid 5.LC Bitola But for you only the best LC SKOPJE

6. OVERVIEW Macedonia, officially the Republic of Macedonia is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991. It became a member of the United Nations in 1993. A landlocked country, the Republic of Macedonia is bordered by Kosovo[a] to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west.[11] The country's capital is Skopje, with 506,926 inhabitants according to a 2002 census. Other cities include Ohrid, Bitola, Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo, Veles, Štip, Kočani, Gostivar and Strumica. It has more than 50 lakes and sixteen mountains higher than 2,000 m (6,562 ft). Macedonia is a member of the UN and the Council of Europe.

7. LC SKOPJE Professional exchange in Clinical Center of Skopje School of Medicine University of Skopje

8. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Macedonia has an improving standard of compulsory state funded healthcare, which is available free to all citizens and registered long-term residents. Private healthcare is also available in the country. The Ministry of Health oversees the health service and the Health Insurance Fund (HIF) collects the contributions, allocate funds, supervise and contract healthcare providers. All citizens are entitled by law to equal access to healthcare.

9. Hospital

11. Allergy & Clinical Immunology Ambulatory Care and Prevention Anaesthesia Anatomy Biochemistry Chemistry Dermatovenerology Emergency Medicine Epidemiology Family Medicine Genetics Gynaecology/Obstetrics Hematology Histology Hygiene Immunology Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine-Cardiology Internal Medicine-Endocrinology Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology Internal Medicine-General Internal Medicine-Hematology Internal Medicine-Invasive Cardiology Internal Medicine-Nephrology Internal Medicine-Noninvasive Cardiology Internal Medicine-Pulmonary Internal Medicine-Rheumatology Internal Medicine-Tropical Medicine Microbiology Neurology Nuclear Medicine Oncology Ophthalmology Otorhinolaryngology Paediatrics Paediatrics-Neurosurgery Paediatrics-Oncology Paediatrics-Surgery Parasitology Pathology Pathophysiology Pharmacology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiology Primary Care Psychiatry Radiology Radiotherapy Social Medicine Sports Medicine Surgery-Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgery-Gastrointestinal Surgery Surgery-General DISCIPLINES AVAILABLE: Surgery-Neurosurgery Surgery-Orthopedics Surgery-Plastic Surgery Surgery-Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Surgery-Thoracic Surgery Surgery-Transplantation Surgery Surgery-Vascular Surgery Traumatology Urology

12. Skopje!

16. Ohrid!

20. SOCIAL PROGRAM The Republic of Macedonia has very rich social life. In every town you will find café-bars for day and night entertainment where you can spend many enjoyable moments with your friends. Starting from cafes, bars and restaurants to the most attractive clubs and discotheques during the whole week.

21. Nigh-life in Macedonia!

24. MUST SEE IN MACEDONIA: Mountain Vodno Millenium Cross Matka canyon Matka monastery “Vrelo" Panteleimon Monastery Fortress Kale Turkish bazaar St.Spas Church National Gallery of Art- Daum pasha Amam Mustafa Pasha Mosque Stone Bridge St.John at Kaneo Plaoshnik St.Sophia Church Ancient theatre - Ohrid St.Naum church Galicica Mountain Vevcani waterfalls Old city Heraclea in Bitola Veles Lake, etc.

25. MACEDONIA is waiting for YOU! www.mmsa.org