The Call for Hosting the WHSS 2017 is Now Open!

The 7th biannual World Healthcare Students Symposium is set to take place in 2017. It involves a multitude of students from around the world from Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary, Physiotherapy and Dentistry. WHSS 2017 aims to generate discussion and understanding between the professions, develop skills and awareness of concepts in multidisciplinary work, and create advocates for a cooperative approach to patient-centred care in order to optimise health outcomes. This consistently sell-out conference promotes collaboration between international, regional, national and local levels from different healthcare professions.
We need a highly enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking organising committee that is able to host up to 500 students from around the world for a 4-5 day conference (including 1 social programme day).
If chosen, your committee will:
Collaborate with the Joint Working Group and the Partner Organisations on organising a good-quality event from organisational and educational perspective
Report on their activities every 3 months to the Joint Working Group
Raise funds and develop local co-operation with governmental and non-governmental organisations
Organise food and accommodation for 500 students ?as well as transportation for speakers for 5 nights.
Provide a venue and materials for lectures and workshops
Create a social programme and evening activities
Create a website for the event.
Promote the event to student members of the global partner organisations.
Be enthusiastic, hardworking and friendly!
Why would you want to do this?
An unparalleled opportunity to bring together like minded healthcare students from around the globe for a 4-5 day conference with social activities of your choosing.
The chance to show off what your country has to offer to internationally recognised speakers and 500 of the most enthusiastic students.
To gain masses of experience hosting and entertaining large numbers of people for a widely-respected and popular global conference.
To show your enthusiasm and creativity while hugely increasing your organisation/countrys profile in the global healthcare scene.
I want to do it! How do I apply?
Hurry up and submit your application from the form by clicking here before 16th of July 2016 23.59!
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