IFMSA March Meeting 2009

Pre GA: 27th February - 2nd March

*GA*: 3th - 9th March

Where?: Hammamet,Tunisia

All Medsin members are invited to apply to be part of the Medsin delegation attending this meeting.

What is the IFMSA?

The IFMSA stands for the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations and is a group of medical students from all over the world. The IFMSA's 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 trans-national inequalities that shape the health of our planet"

Find out more about the IFMSA here

What happens at an IFMSA GA?

There will be meetings of the standing committees of IFMSA, so if you're interested in public health, refugees and human rights, reproductive health and AIDS, professional exchanges or medical education please do consider coming!

In addition, there will be an opportunity to explore the theme Conflict and Health through theme events, an opportunity to develop your skills through training and a chance to tell our countries about Medsin's activities.

As well as the meeting there will be the opportunity for delegates to attend a 'Pre-GA', which is a 3 day pre meeting workshop. Past topics have included: Peer Education, Global health, Medical Ethics, Malaria and more! The Pre-GA workshops will be decided soon! Delegates are also required to attend a pre Tunisia preparation day, which will be held in late January/early February.

How much does it cost?

The registration fee for the GA has not yet been confirmed but will be around £265. This fee includes the cost of the conference (inc. food & accommodation) as well as medsin campaign's t-shirts.

The registration fee for the Pre-GA will be around £100.

How do I apply?

So if you're interested in going to Tunisia, learning about global health, meeting people from other cultures and developing skills please fill in the application form (attached to the page) and email it president@medsin.org by midnight on Monday 27th October 2008.

There are always many more applications than places. For that reason you should spend time on your application form - you need to sell yourself. Feel free to change the sizes of the boxes in the word document, but bear in mind that the National Committee have to read lots of forms, so it's not advisable to waffle.

If you have any questions please email Helen and have a look at the work of IFMSA.

Information on IFMSA applications procedure

In order to make the selection process more transparent we are making available to you what we will be looking for in applications along with a newly designed quota of people attending the meeting.

Please Note that by submitting an application form you are applying to represent Medsin-UK as a delegate to AM08, and must have read and agreed to the points given in the agreement attached this page.

Make up of the delegation for an March Meeting

Leader of delegation (Medsin President)
2 National Exchange Officers
BMA Rep
Person with knowledge of and experience in projects (Vice President for Projects if available)
Person with knowledge of and experience in campaigns (Campaigns Director if available)

The remaining 6-10 places on the delegation are to be made up of:

People with experience within the IFMSA and Medsin
People with experience within Medsin
People with little experience in IFMSA or Medsin

We will also be looking for people who can represent on of the 6 standing committee places on Human Rights and Peace, Public Health, Reproductive Health including AIDS and Medical education. Please consider this when writing your application.

This year we are looking to take a maximum of 12 delegates to Tunisia. This is due to a number of reasons including:

Reduces environmental impact of attending conferences
Having a small group is easier to manage
Each person will have a specific role at the conference

What we will be looking for in applications:

People to have clear aims for whilst they are at the meeting
People to have concrete goals for their return from the meeting
How a person will be able to input into Medsin through attending the conference
Prior involvement in Medsin and the IFMSA
Enthusiasm
Ability to work in a team
A well written application.

Last updated on Thursday 16 October 2008 at 17:20.

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