Survival Kitfor Pre-Regional Meeting and Regional Meeting IFMSA Imprint Regional Coordinator Maria Jose Cisneros Caceres - Ecuador Regional Team David Imbago Jacome - Ecuador Maria Ignacia Alvarez - Chile Victor Echeveste - Mexico Sergio Menchaca - Mexico Carlos Morales - Mexico Paula Escobedo Aedo - Chile Ilse Ramirez - Mexico Daniela Estefania Meneses Valle - Ecuador Diego Villagomez - Ecuador Publications Support Division Firas Yassine - Lebanon Mikolaj Maga - Poland The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization representing associations of medical students worlwide. IFMSA was founded in 1951 and currently maintains 123 National Member Organizations from more than 100 countries across six continents. With over 1.3 million members, IFMSA is recognized as a nongovernmental organization within the United Nations’ system and the World Health Organization. It is also the student chapter of the World Medical Association. For more than 60 years, IFMSA has existed to bring together the global medical students community at the local, national, and international levels on social and health issues. Publisher International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) This is an IFMSA Publication Notice International Secretariat: c/o Academic Medical Center Meibergdreef 15 1105AZ © 2014 - Only portions of this publication may be reproduced for non political and non profit purposes, provided mentioning the source. Amsterdam, The Netherlands Disclaimer Phone: +31 2 05668823 Email:
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David Imbago Jacome General Assistant 8. Diego Villagomez Trainings SD Regional Assistant . Victor Echeveste SCOME Regional Assistant 5. Paula Escobedo SCORA Regional Assistant 2.Meet the Americas Regional Team 1. This space wants to become a place in which we will keep working on the vision of Global Health Leadership and strength our Americas among friends. Time has come for us to meet again. it represents a time for capacity building. To the newcomers we urge you to learn everything from everyone. For those who have already attended a Regional Meeting in the past we surely count on your knowledge and experiences to enrich this event. we are all one big family! We want to wish you the best Regional Meeting ever. The Regional Meeting is the most important event we have. You will see. Maria Jose Cisneros Caceres Regional Coordinator for the Americas 2014-2015 . like we have! This time working with and for you has been amazing but we know there’s so much left to be done. but if we walk together we will get there! All the best from the Americas Regional Team who’s ready to rock your World. and we hope you felt in love with our Americas Region. On behalf of the Americas Team. This is the time for us to gather and create magic. at the end.Welcome Message Beloved Americas Family. this time in Magic Colombia. development of leadership skills and an opportunity to become key actors in the progress of our Region towards a brighter future. the time for us to unify our region while we embrace our diversity. we have a lot to learn and walk. that here in the Americas. Pre-Regional Meeting Workshops General Agenda . sexual and reproductive rights. and identification and referral of women with abortionrelated complications. barriers to access care. The curriculum also includes information and activities on values clarification for abortion attitude transformation. including stigma. It covers several related topics. Workshop Coordinators: Kelly Thompson Paula Escobedo Cecilia Espinosa . for example: human. and we’re extremely lucky that Cecilia Espinoza from Ipas will also be joining us as a facilitator. as well as youth participation and leadership. abortion laws and policies. The workshop will build capacity among medical students and MSAs on maternal health and peer outreach. safe abortion methods.Pre-Regional Meeting Workshops Workshops IPAS: Hello our lovely workshop participants! We’re so very excited that you’ve decided to join us on this journey! We have been working hard to make sure we have an absolutely amazing workshop. covering a wide range of topics and matters but having a special focus on the Administrative skills and NMO Financial Sustainability. the Region and All IFMSA! We can’t wait to meet you. Workshop Coordinators: Camille Pelletier Vernooy Maria Jose Cisneros Caceres Diego Villagomez .Pre-Regional Meeting Workshops Workshops Training Experienced Trainers (TET): We will work hard on improving our capacities regarding NMO Development and Finances! Administer a NMO requires a number of skills and knowledge. because this workshop has the purpose of filling those blanks in the process of developing and managing an Organization. We will travel a special path in which we will cover different areas and we will end up not only as Official Trainers of IFMSA but as highly experienced. and our medical school they do not teach us that! BUT it’s ok. Join us in Magic Colombia. ready to rock your NMOs. get ready for the best experience you will have. welcome to the TNHRT! I am delighted to be organizing this workshop and I believe that it will be a success because it combines a diversity of factors: excellent choice of topics such as the right to health (which gives a comprehensive overview of everything that constitutes this right) and other sessions that assess vulnerable populations who are mostly at risk of having this right denied.Pre-Regional Meeting Workshops Workshops Training New Human Rights Trainers (TNHRT): Dear participants. So well done on your excellent choice and I promise to give you an incredible experience! Workshop Coordinators: Matthew Valentino Daniella Meneses . high level of interactivity and great soft skills to guide you and build you up into a better doctor who is capable of making the change your community. together.Pre-Regional Meeting Workshops Workshops Global Health Diplomacy. Our involvement with different organizations consolidates the position of IFMSA as an important international organization in the international health field. public speaking. Advocacy and External Representation with a special focus on Climate Change and Health. By the end of the workshop we will not have only medical students in a room. but Global Health leaders ready to make a change in our planet. We are going to learn a lot about the IFMSA work on Global Health Diplomacy. leadership and debate. Workshop Coordinators: Arthur Mello Manon Pigeolet Maria Jose Cisneros Caceres . we are going to improve our leadership skills and develop new ones. Advocacy and External Representation will serve as a platform for learning how external representation works and has the potential to be a key training ground for the development of skills on advocacy. advocacy and external representation: The workshop on Global Health Diplomacy. We are really excited to be sharing with you this pre-RM and we hope that you all have fun while you are learning. Workshop Coordinators: Omar Cherkaoui & Luiza Alonso . It is also a way of knowing the International level of the exchanges deeper and meet other National and Local Officers from other NMOs that may have the same problems as you or solutions for problems you have. It is an opportunity to be in a smaller group and make all the questions and solve every doubt you have.Pre-Regional Meeting Workshops Workshops Exchanges Workshop: The pre-RM on Exchanges is a great opportunity to new National and Local Officers to get familiar with everything that involves the exchanges’ world. Regional Meeting General Agenda Regional Meeting Presidents’ Sessions This year presidents session would go far and beyond! We are working to have a meeting in which capacity building would play a key roll along side with empowerment of our region present and future leaders. . We will have the best time. We meet once a year in the region for a week. proposing new initiatives and suggesting the necessary tools to improve the quality for the education. to share. We as medical students can become agents of change. where we expect to live amazing experiences. and finally. Colombia is waiting for you! . which you can take home to improve the quality for your national projects.Regional Meeting Standing Committee Sessions SCOME: It is my pleasure to welcome the SCOME PAMSA family to Colombia. learn and develop strategies and knowledge about medical education. The RM is a unique opportunity. you can also acquire valuable skills. This Regional Meeting is a great opportunity to get involved and learn more about SCOME. this assembly joins great people who have common goals. therefore. to know and learn from your peers around the region. I can personally say that a meeting of this magnitude completely changes your perspective about what IFMSA is. Also. I would suggest you all not to forget something typical from your country to share with the rest of the SCOPH sessions participants. don’t forget to bring a bathing suit . as well as information regarding to your health system we are going to use during the sessions. participate and share your experience with exchanges and to bring all possible questions and suggestions to the sessions. But the most important. Be prepared to have the best experience you will ever had in the IFMSA world. Please be ready to learn. do not leave your country without your Orange Power! .Regional Meeting Standing Committee Sessions SCOPE/SCORE: We are very excited to present the agenda for the SCOPE/SCORE sessions during the RM2015! The sessions were designed to cover all the topics you suggested in the call for input and promote communication between NMOs. We are going to make this Regional Meeting the platform towards growth and collaboration as a region. I am so excited to see you all soon in Colombia.) SCOPH: It is for me a great honor to share with you the agenda of the next Regional Meeting of the Americas. as SCORA is the Standing Committee on Reproductive and Sexual Health including AIDS.. What is this going to be about? Well. What is expected from you? It doesn’t matter if you are a new member or if you have a lot of story in SCORA. SCORA Regional Assistant for the Americas 2014/15. we just need your MOTIVATION and an OPEN MIND to live and enjoy this experience! Even if you were designed by your delegation to attend this session. I promise. this will be unforgettable! – Paula Escobedo. we work in issues related with reproductive and sexual health. . Want to know more? You will be more than welcome to be part of these sessions.Regional Meeting Standing Committee Sessions SCORA: SCORA sessions WILL ROCK this January 2015 in Cali!.. Mahatma Gandhi once said. be prepared to have fun and share a good time. I´m looking forward to meet you all! . you will understand why Human Rights and Peace are essential for medical students and why we need to advocate for these topics. just by joining SCORP and attending to these sessions you are all being part of the change we need as future doctors. During our Sessions we’ll discuss different topics that you can find in the agenda.Regional Meeting Standing Committee Sessions SCORP: I hope that you’re as excited as I am for our upcoming SCORP Sessions in the Regional Meeting (RM) of the Americas. “be the change you want to see in the world”. I hope these Sessions fulfill your expectations and contribute to make this RM be an amazing experience. For those who have attended Sessions before. we are going to have the best time! You will all find motivation and different tools that will help you be the best SCORPions ever. come with all of your energy. But most important. you will learn many things from our amazing Standing Committee. I´ve taken in considerations the topics you want to see and others that I think are needed for the development of our region. For those of you who are coming for the first time. . concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study. and have their activity promoted throughout the whole of the IFMSA. The activities presentations are a unique As part of an international federation. program etc) within the Americas’ region. We can’t wait to see you there! . program etc. depending on jurisdiction and university. through the science of medicine and the applied practice of that science. we Here is YOUR opportunity to show the rest of the region what your NMO has achieved! The activities fair is a fantastic and fun opportunity for you to promote your activity (project. initiative. as well as recruit IFMSA members to help with your activity. Medical doctors include generalists and specialists.) to life. initiative. presenting your NMO’s work to your friends and colleagues at the regional meeting.Regional Meeting Activities Sally Gordon Projects Support Division Regional Asisstant for Asia-Pacific Activities Fair: opportunity to bring your activity (project. and have their activity promoted throughout the whole of the IFMSA. and gain useful advice from colleagues working in similar areas. Medical Education is defined as: Course of study required to educate a legally qualified and licensed practitioner of medicine. We would love these presentations to be as creative and interesting as possible! Winners of the activities presentations will be awarded a certificate to congratulate their achievement. Winners of the activities fair will be awarded a certificate to congratulate their achievement. We can’t wait to see you what you have in store for us! Poster Fair under the theme “Medical Education in the Americas”: Activities Presentations: According to the World Health Organization. short course. diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury. Medical training completed by internship qualifies a medical doctor to become a physician or a surgeon. Gaining a basic medical degree may take from five to eight or even nine years. short course. witness a high quality projects presentation. graphs and tables) and phrases. what problems we face. Countries with more than one NMO. both in the poster and the presentation. how can we tackle them. General information about the country: during the Regional Meeting! 2. how we learn medicine. instead of sentences and paragraphs. Public education system vs Private education system (Medical Schools): Cost and quality 4. and many more surprises! Encourage your Delegation to attend this session and make the room vibrate when your NMO name is called! . Requirements to be accepted in a Medical School? 7. It is suggested that posterscontain pictures (including maps. How is your medical education Plenaries are the decision making body. Participants may feel free to be creative. clinical science. Requirements to practice medicine in your country 8. we will be able to apply ideas into our own system. Each country will be given 5 minutes to present the main points to the judges. Therefore. with the objective to improve the quality of medical education in every country. hear and decide about the next host of the Regional Meeting 2016. the poster should be selfexplanatory and clearly readable. By getting input from other medical education systems. internship. Is the place the changes on our Internal Operational Guidelines (IOGs). Problems you face as medical student regarding your study system? 9. social service) 5. so get ready to show all of us how things are done in your country. What can your medical education system contribute to other systems in the region? (special features you consider help your education) We will have a specific time for this event in the General agenda. Participants are expected to create a Poster about their country’s medical education system. Plenary: This is the first ever year in which we will have plenaries 1. How many years is the duration of your medical education program? 6. Number of Universities and Medical Schools when and where we will made decision regarding 3.have the opportunity to share with medical students from other countries and regions. Below are the suggested contents of the poster: program divided? (basic sciences. should create only one poster if they want to participate. co/ CALI-COLOMBIA-SURAMERICA . 3 elegant suites. International and national satellite TV system. Air conditioning system. Wi-fi zoning and cable for broadband internet Access Hotel Information: Carrera 2 N° 1-60. Personal Access with digital card to floors and rooms. 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