Presentation delivered during the Asian Medical Students' Conference 2012 last July 11, 2012 in Manila, Philippines

1. International Federation of
Medical Students’ Associations
An Introduction
Asian Medical Students’ Conference 2012
July 8-15, 2012
Manila, Philippines

2. • An independent, non-governmental and non-political
federation of medical students' associations throughout
the world
• Founded in May 1951
• 108 National Member Organizations
• 101 countries in six continents
• More than 1 million medical students worldwide
• Recognized by WHO and United Nations

3. Mission
Our mission is to offer future physicians a
comprehensive introduction to global health
issues. Through our programming and
opportunities, we develop culturally sensitive
students of medicine, intent on influencing the
transnational inequalities that shape the health
of our planet.

4. Picture of Presidents in
Jakarta MM2011

5. SCOPE and SCORE
• Promote cultural understanding and cooperation among
medical students and all health professionals, through
the facilitation of international clinical and research
students' exchanges

6. SCOME
• Aims to implement an optimal learning environment for
all medical students around the world

7. SCOPH
• Disease prevention and health promotion
• Raising awareness about global health issues
• Advocating for healthy policies

8. SCORP
• Committed to promoting human rights and peace
through empowering and improving the health of
refugees and other vulnerable people and resolving
conflicts

9. SCORA
• Provide a venue for medical students for education,
research, and service on issues pertaining to
reproductive health in general and HIV-AIDS in
particular

10. IFMSA in the Asia-Pacific Region

11. IFMSA National
Member Organizations
• Australia • Malaysia
• Bangladesh • Mongolia
• China • Nepal
• Hong Kong • New Zealand
• India • Pakistan
• Indonesia • Philippines
• Japan • Taiwan
• Korea • Thailand
• Kyrgyzstan

12. Memorandum of
Understanding
• First signed in 2003 and renewed in 2006,
2008, and 2010
• To be renewed again this 2012

13. Pulse
• Official publication of
IFMSA Asia-Pacific
• Latest issue on
Sustainable Development
and Health
• http://issuu.com/ifmsa/docs
/pulse_may-june_2012-
final

14. ACTION 2012
• Asian Collaborative Training on Infectious
Disease Outbreaks, Natural Disasters, and
Refugee Management
• August 10-16, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan

15. August Meeting 2012
• August 9-15, 2012 in
Mumbai, India
• Theme: “Universal Health
Care – The Time is Now!”

16. Asia-Pacific
Regional
Meeting
• September 13-16, 2012
in Penang, Malaysia
• Theme: “TRANSITIONS
2012: Doctors-in-training
changing the global
health landscape of Asia-
Pacific”
• www.aprm2012.org

17. For more information
Renzo Guinto, MD
IFMSA Regional Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific
Former President, AMSA-Philippines
rcasiapacific@ifmsa.org