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      Dear members, We are pleased to invite you to become an intern at the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME), as part of the WFME-IFMSA internship program.   Where? Interns will work at the headquarters of the World Federation for Medical Education, in Ferney-Voltaire, France (20 minutes from Geneva, Switzerland). When? Participants […]

As promised in our previous AMEE 2018 post, here you will find experiences shared directly from our Student Taskforce members, who every year make the Conference an unforgettable experience for everyone involved – and in turn, have the time of their lives! In case you have not read the part I, we strongly advise you […]

For approximately 5 days every year, thousands of medical and other health professions’ educators gather to learn, to teach, to share and to exchange in what has become the biggest conference of its kind globally – the AMEE Conference. This year, between August 25th-29th, over 3.800 deans, professors, medical education advocates and of course, students, […]

Sometimes we are too young to realize that certain things are impossible so we do them anyway. In 2016 as the capacity building director assistant, I asked the director, Why don’t we host a sub-regional training In our beloved country, and is that possible? Two years ago it was a dream for us to do […]

A TNT has finally been organized to be hosted by FUMSA. It is the first of its kind in Uganda. Based on the theme, “OUR ROLES TOWARDS GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,” it aims to equip medical students with skills that will help them contribute towards the achievement of sustainable development.  It […]

The Asia Pacific Regional Meeting 2018 (APRM) in Seoul, Republic of Korea wrapped up in early July 2018 with 233 medical students in attendance from 17 Asia Pacific NMOs and 4 other NMOs, becoming the APRM with the largest and most diverse attendance. The hosting NMO, Korean Medical Students’ Association had been preparing this meeting […]

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) has just wrapped up it 67th August Meeting General Assembly. The meeting, which hosted over 900 medical students from 105 countries in the city of Montréal, Canada, took place between the 2nd until the 8th of August 2018, under the theme of the […]

The Network Towards Unity for Health (TUFH), an international organization aiming to foster equitable community-oriented health services education, research, and policy and a global leader in Social Accountability, held its annual Conference between August 16-20 in Limerick, Ireland. Following the success and significant outcomes of the World Summit on Social Accountability last year in Tunisia, […]

International experience-building, organizational development, external contact and communication, an active network of highly motivated volunteers and fundraising About us: IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations) was founded in 1951 and is today one the oldest and largest student-run organizations, engaging more than 1.3 million students globally, counting 130+ national member organizations across 120+ countries. […]

Innovate4AMR now invites student teams from around the world to design innovative solutions for antimicrobial stewardship in resource-limited, healthcare settings. Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, occurs when bacteria develop the ability to stop the drugs used to treat them. Antibiotics are the cornerstone of many of the miracles of modern day medicine, from cancer chemotherapy to […]