Follow-Up Elections

A range of positions in the network remained unfilled following the SGA. We are going to elect these online in 2 phases, first all national positions, followed by a 2nd e-vote for all regional positions and Healthy Planet coordinator.

Details of the Online Elections and candidature statements for each applicant are available at http://www.medsin.org/conferences/sga/2010/elections. Follow the instructions you've received by e-mail to participate in the e-vote!

Overview of the event

This weekend the network voted on a series of reforms, motions and changes which will allow the charity and network alike to develop in a positive new direction.

We also elected new leaders for 2010/11 to take the network to even greater heights!

Presentations on the weekend are attached to the page on the right.

Attached to this page

Attached to this page are the:

  • The registration form which you should send to secretary@medsin.org to book your place
  • The Medsin-UK constitution and bylaws, please read this before you come to vote, particularly the voting process at the end of the document
  • A summary document describing the various roles on the National Committee and in the network which are due to be elected at the SGA
  • The proposed motions for the General Assembly Voting sessions
  • The booklet for the SGA including the agenda
  • Presentations that were given throughout the weekend's agenda

Results of ELECTIONS!

Next year's National Committee will be as follows:

Vice Coordinator: Haresh Selvaskandan (Leicester)

Treasurer: Chun-Wah So (Cardiff)

Secretary: Ben Warner (Dundee)

Global Health Education Director: Anna Blennerhassett (Queens University Belfast)

Activities Director: Danny Hutley (Southampton)

Policy & Advocacy Director: Alex Elliot Green (Bristol)

Communications Director: Nico Swetenham (Barts & The London)

Further positions in the network were successfully elected as follows:

Training Director: Yize Wan (Nottingham)

Alumni Director: James Chan (Leeds)

Magazine Editor: Eva Hesmondhalgh (Peninsula)

Medsin Central Regional Events Coordinator: Alexander Walker (Birmingham)

Medsin South East Regional Events Coordinator: Amelia Cutts (Southampton)

Medsin Northern Regional Policy and Advocacy Coordinator: Amy Carson (Leeds)

Medsin South East Regional Policy and Advocacy Coordinator: Maya Painter (Brighton and Sussex Medical School)

Medsin South West Regional Events Coordinator and Communications Coordinator: Elizabeth Anderson (Cardiff)

Medsin Entitlement Campaign Coordinator: Sonia Abid (KCL)

Registration

Contact secretary@medsin.org ASAP with the attached registration form on this page to book your place and accommodation with our Manchester hosts!

Elections

**More information regarding elections is available at our ELECTIONS SPECIAL newsletter: [http://www.medsin.org/newsletters/256/(http://www.medsin.org/newsletters/256/)

Elections for national positions in the Medsin network for 2010/2011 will take place including on the National Committee, Campaign Coordinators in addition to a variety of other national roles.

At present the following roles for 2010/2011 will be being voted in, depending on the ratification of changse to the structure of the National Committee and network (see proposed motions list):

  • National Coordinator
  • Vice Coordinator
  • Activities Director
  • Policy & Advocacy Director
  • Global Health Education Director
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Communications Director
  • Training Director

Furthermore, additional positions will include:

  • Online Technologies Director
  • Magazine Editor
  • Alumni Director

Campaign coordinators for the following campaigns will be elected:

  • Medsin Entitlement campaign
  • Health Systems campaign
  • Universities Allies for Essential Medicines
  • Healthy Planet campaign
  • Economic Governance for Health

Information about the above campaigns can be found at www.medsin.org/campaigns.

Visit www.medsin.org/about/nationalcommittee/apply to find out more about the election process and to download your candidature form that must be signed by your Branch President or Activity Coordinator before you can be elected.

Contact committee@medsin.org to hear more about the roles being adverstised!

Motions

The SGA is YOUR opportunity to submit any changes to the way the network works, arranges itself or serves our vision for global health improvement. You can make changes or submissions in the following ways:

Constitution & By-laws

Motions can be submitted which make additions or amendments to our rules as a network or charity. The constitution is the charity governing document, a legal document dictating how the charity Medsin-UK runs. Amendments to this require a 2/3 majority of votes.

By-laws are the rules which bind the network of Branches, Projects and Campaigns and require a simple majority to amend.

See the current constitution & by-laws at www.medsin.org/about/constitution before making any changes.

Guidance Statements

These are intended to provide guidance to the National Committee and network, but are not technically binding. As such they are aspirational; saying what should be done, or how the network should be advised, and require less paperwork. You can view current guidance statements at the bottom of the current Constitution & By-laws.

Policy Statements

These are used as a statement about what we believe as an organisation. They do not need to result in any action by the National Committee or any other body, but can be used by the organisation as a whole or by individual parts to make a statement in the media, to put pressure on organisations etc. Effectively, we are saying, The Medsin-UK policy on this issue is....

To see more about these different areas visit www.medsin.org/voting or contact the National Committee.

Please note guidance statements can be submitted during the SGA itself, whereas constitutional/by-law changes must be submitted by the 13th of April.

Last updated on Monday 24 May 2010 at 12:06.