EB Update March 2012

EB Update Topics:

62nd GA, MM2013, Washington, D.C.
AMSA-USA
Theme: Advocacy/Physician-in-Training
Dates: March 5-15, 2013

Kaplan

AMC Amsterdam Medical Center

ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates)

61st GA MM2012 Accra, Ghana
Theme: Social Determinants of Health and Youth
FGMSA-Ghana

Policy Statements Passed in MM2012
Policy Statement on Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare Facilities
Policy Statement on Accessibility to Medical Education
Policy Statement on Student Involvement and Engagement in Medical Education
Policy Statement on Economic Governance and Health
Policy Statement on Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Policy Statement on Sustainable Development and Health

External Meetings
UNCSD Rio+20 Conference--Rio, Brazil (Mid June 2012). United Nations.

World Health Assembly--Geneva, Switzerland (Mid May 2012). World Health Organization.

Roopa Dhatt, President (AMSA-USA)
Alex Moser, Secretary General (swimsa-Switzerland)
Usman Mushtaq, VPE (NMSA-Norway)
Lujain Al-Qodmani, VPI (KUMSA-Kuwait)

New members of IFMSA and change of status of NMOs.
Now 108 NMOs, 101 countries
The 2 new NMOs: India and Haïti
The new full members: Kenya, Uganda, Libya, Venezuela

Projects
Best Project in IFMSA Section:
1. Protect your child ( EMSA -- Egypt )
2. Amitié Hispaniola (SWIMSA -- Switzerland )
3. Pre-departure Training ( CFMS -- Canada, IFMSA -- Québec )

Best Project at the Projects Fair Section:
1. Libraries in Our Schools ( AssociaMed -- Tunisia )
2. Men's Issues ( IFMSA --Poland )
3. Sharing in Health ( CFMS -- Canada )

Best Project at the Projects Presentations Section:
1. NextGenU:the World's First Free University ( CFMS -- Canada )
2. Sexpression:UK ( Medsin-- UK )
3. Sensibilizarte ( IFMSA --Brazil )

For more details on IFMSA check out:

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