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Medical Students Worldwide 1
International opportunitiesInternational Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Presented by: Benjamin Geisler
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Medical Students Worldwide 2
Outline
• Intro• What we are• Exchanges• Projects• Training• How to participate• Contact
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Intro:International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations• ”World medical students’
organisation”• Founded in 1951• Approx. 1,000,000 members from
93 countries• Recognized by UN System & NGOs• Our mission:
To introduce medical students to global health, and to work together to improve health all over the world.
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EXCHANGESAND
PROJECTS
TrainingMake
friends!
What we offer to our members
Whatwe are:
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Fields of work
• Exchanges– Professional exchange – Research exchange
• Projects– Public health – Refugees and peace– Reproductive health incl. AIDS– Medical education
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Research Exchange
• Experience research and culture abroad– 1-6 months abroad – Work with team and a tutor– Learn new methods– Earn credits– Board, accommod. & social program– Make friends!
• Database with several thousand projects
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• Austria • Brazil• Bulgaria• Canada• Croatia• Czech Rep.• Denmark• Egypt• El Salvador• Estonia• Finland• Germany• Greece• Hungary
• India• Indonesia • Italy• Japan• Kyrgyzstan• Latvia • Lebanon• Macedonia FYR • Malta• Mexico• Netherlands• Norway• Philippines
• Poland• Portugal • Romania• Russia• Slovakia• Slovenia• Spain• Spain – Catalan c.• Sweden• Switzerland• Taiwan• Turkey• USA• Yugoslavia
Research Exchange Countries
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Professional Exchange
• 4 weeks abroad• Clinical training• Experience a foreign health
system• 6,600 students per year• Chose between 78 countries!
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Examples for projects
• HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Regional Trainings
• Village Concept Projects
• Teddy Bear Hospitals
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Training
• Soft skills, e.g.– Project design & management– Group dynamics & leadership
skills
• Content-wise, e.g.– Third Annual International
Workshop Stop TB – International Training Congress
on Refugee Health, Paktistan
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How to participate
• Make a change - go for an exchange
• Go to a meeting of a local students’ committee
• Get to know your national students’ organisation
• Browse the internet
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Contact
• www.ifmsa.org
• www.ifmsa.org/exchanges
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Any questions?
Presented by: Benjamin Geisler
E-mail: [email protected]
Thank you for your attention!