IFMSA is divided in five regions – Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Mediterranean and Europe. Regions were created more than ten years ago to make it easier for members to tackle similar issues on the regional level. It also facilitates the process of recruiting new members and it actively supports transnational participation through subregional trainings and regional meetings – the biggest regional event of the year. More recently, IFMSA has increased its efforts in external representation, by teaming up with regional offices of the WHO and other regional organizations.
Each region is lead by a Regional Director, who is elected by the members of the respective region and who works with regional assistants of the different standing committees and a capacity building assistant. The regional directors also support the development of member organisations on their national level. This structure helps to maximise the representativeness of the members and diversity of cultures within IFMSA international working platform.
To contact our regional teams:
Africa Regional Team
- Regional Director: Parth Patel (rdafrica@ifmsa.org)
- Development Assistant: Aristide Marie Arsène Koumbem (da.africa@ifmsa.org)
- Development Assistant: Nsabimana Claude (da.africa@ifmsa.org)
- Development Assistant: Alistair Shingirai Mukondiwa (da.africa@ifmsa.org)
- General Assistant: Stephen Nii-Ashie Djanie (ga.africa@ifmsa.org)
- Finances Assistant: Antony Gitau Karanja (fa.africa@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPE Regional Assistant: Zagre Rakiswende Johanne Armel (ra.scope.africa@ifmsa.org)
- SCORP Regional Assistant: Hafsa Abdirahiim Maalim Hassan (ra.scorp.africa@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPH Regional Assistant: Sarah Maitho (ra.scoph.africa@ifmsa.org)
- SCOME Regional Assistant: Alaa Abusufian E. Dafallah (ra.scome.africa@ifmsa.org)
- SCORE Regional Assistant: Chukwuemeka Barnaby Haffner (ra.score.africa@ifmsa.org)
- SCORA Regional Assistant: Tadala Ulemu (ra.scora.africa@ifmsa.org)
- Capacity Building Regional Assistant: Efua Yaaba Gyan-Tawiah (ra.cb.africa@ifmsa.org)
Americas Regional Team
- Regional Director: Gabriela Cipriano (rdamericas@ifmsa.org)
- External Representation and Policy Making Assistant: Antonio Romero Rubio (exrep.americas@ifmsa.org)
- Involvement Assistant: Rodrigo José Penados Castro (inv.americas@ifmsa.org)
- Internal Development Assistant: Erick Marcelo Torres González (da.americas@ifmsa.org)
- General Assistant: Gray Gilberto James Muñoz (ga.americas@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPE Regional Assistant: Gabriela Dias Silva Dutra Macedo (ra.scope.americas@ifmsa.org)
- SCORA Regrional Assistant: Jian Feng Sun (ra.scora.americas@ifmsa.org)
- SCOME Regional Assistant: Artur Carvalho Lima (ra.scome.americas@ifmsa.org)
- SCORE Regional Assistant: Eugenio Sanhueza (ra.score.americas@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPH Regional Assistant: Michelle Houde (ra.scoph.americas@ifmsa.org)
- SCORP Regional Assistant: Guillermo Alfonso Young Valdez (ra.scorp.americas@ifmsa.org)
- CB Regional Assistant: Rodrigo Sánchez Iturregui (ra.cb.americas@ifmsa.org)
Asia-Pacific Regional Team
- Regional Director: Po-Chin Li (rdasiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- General Assistant 1 : Saniya Sameer Sahasrabudhe (ga.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- General Assistant 2 : Jooyoun Kang (ga.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- External Representation Assistant: Yin Hang Chan (era.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- Internal Development Assistant: Vicky Shen (da.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- Capacity Building Assistant: Ashandi Triyoga Prawira (ra.cb.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPE Regional Assistant: Kanchana Bali
- (ra.scope.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- SCORP Regional Assistant: Maha Rehman (ra.scorp.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPH Regional Assistant: Natasha Irfan (ra.scoph.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- SCOME Regional Assistant: Muhammad Nouman Shuja (ra.scome.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- SCORE Regional Assistant: Ashmeet Sachdev (ra.score.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
- SCORA Regional Assistant: Stephanie McKelvie (ra.scora.asiapacific@ifmsa.org)
Eastern Mediterranean Regional Team
- Regional Director: Adonis Wazir (rdemr@ifmsa.org)
- General Assistant 1: Aamr Hammani (ga.emr@ifmsa.org)
- General Assistant 2: Nour A. Hijazi
- (ga.emr@ifmsa.org)
- External Assistant: Saad Uakkas (ea.emr@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPE Regional Assistant: Mohammad Juma Abu Thiab (ra.scope.emr@ifmsa.org)
- SCORP Regional Assistant: Ali Mohamed Khafaja (ra.scorp.emr@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPH Regional Assistant: Ghaidaa El Saddik (ra.scoph.emr@ifmsa.org)
- SCOME Regional Assistant: Obada Yousef Al-Nahawi (ra.scome.emr@ifmsa.org)
- SCORE Regional Assistant: Natasha Ahmad Bouran (ra.score.emr@ifmsa.org)
- SCORA Regional Assistant: Dana Nabulsi (ra.scora.emr@ifmsa.org)
- Capacity Building Regional Assistant: Mai Haggag (IFMSA Egypt) (ra.cb.emr@ifmsa.org)
Europe Regional Team
- Regional Director: Paulina Birula (rdeurope@ifmsa.org)
- General Assistant: Gita Mihelčič (ga.europe@ifmsa.org)
- General Assistant : Abdulkarim Harakow Mohamed (ga.europe@ifmsa.org)
- Fundraising and Development Assistant: Alexandru Constantin Sirbu (fda.europe@ifmsa.org)
- Capacity Building Regional Assistant: Erwin Vos (ra.cb.europe@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPE Regional Assistant: Stefana Maria Ciortea (ra.scope.europe@ifmsa.org)
- SCOPH co-Regional Assistants: Viktoria Zhemei Kastner & Blanca Paniello Castillo (ra.scoph.europe@ifmsa.org)
- SCORP co-Regional Assistants: Kinsi Suleiman Ahmed & Maria Krayem (ra.scoph.europe@ifmsa.org)
- SCOME Regional Assistant: Mindaugas Galvosas (ra.scome.europe@ifmsa.org)
- SCORE Regional Assistant for Europe: Simina Ratiu (ra.score.europe@ifmsa.org)
- SCORA co- Regional Assistants for Europe: Eglė Janušonytė & Dario Rosini (ra.scora.europe@ifmsa.org)