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ifmsa
Basic
- Title
- Mr
- Family name
- Mladenov
- Given name(s)
- Boris
- Organisation
- International Federation of Medical Students' Associations
- Acronym
- IFMSA
- Mailing address
- c/o WMA, BP 63
- City
- Ferney-Voltaire
- Country
- France
- Office phone
- +33 450 40 47 59
- Mobile phone
- +34 627 503 101
- Fax number
- +33 450 40 59 37
- Website
- http://www.ifmsa.org
Organisation
- Working languages
English
- Publications
VAGUS- the official e-news bulletin that IFMSA produces to keep its own members updated. VAGUS is distributed at the beginning of each month by e-mail to all members
Annual report- outlines the main results obtained during the period and is presented to all IFMSA members and partners. It is produced in September.
Medical Students International (MSI)- the broadest means of expression for all IFMSA activists and medical students in the world in general. Topics are selected by IFMSA Officials according to the main issues discussed at that very moment within the organisation.- Brief history
The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) is an independent, non-governmental and non-political federation of medical students' associations throughout the world. The Federation is officially recognised as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) within the United Nations' system and is recognised by the World Health Organisation as the international forum for medical students, having consultative status there since 1969. It exists to serve medical students all over the world. IFMSA was established in the Netherlands as a charity organisation.
IFMSA was one of the numerous international student organisations set up directly after the end of the Second World War. The first meeting that saw the setting up of the Federation was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 26-28 May 1951. The first members of this new organisation were England, Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark. London saw the first General Assembly of IFMSA in July 1952. The meeting had a total of thirty participants from ten countries.
The growth of IFMSA through the years has been remarkable. Starting from the exclusively European founding organisations the Federation has expanded to include 95 members from all over the world in the fifty-two years of the organisation's existence.
Mission statement:
" 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 trans-national inequalities that shape the health of our planet."- Objectives
To be a forum for medical students throughout the world to discuss topics related to health, education and medicine, to formulate policies from such discussions and to carry out appropriate activities
To promote humanitarian ideals and medical ethics amongst medical students
To act as a mechanism for medical students' professional and scientific exchange and projects
To be a body through which cooperation and contacts with other international organisations are established;
To act as a mechanism for member organisations to raise funds for projects recognised by the IFMSA.The Federation's goal of serving society and medical students across the world through its member organisations is achieved by:
Empowering medical students in using their knowledge and capacities for the benefit of society.
Providing a forum for medical students throughout the world to discuss topics related to individual and community health, education and science and to formulate policies from such discussions.
Promoting and facilitating professional and scientific exchanges as well as projects and extracurricular training programmes for medical students, thereby sensitising them to other cultures and societies and their health problems.
Providing a link between members, medical students' associations and international organisations, and to encourage the co-operation between them for the ultimate benefit of society.- Activities
Conferences and workshops
Human Rights
Medical education
Medical students' exchange programme
Projects
Public health
Refugees and peace
Reproductive Health and AIDS
Training- Structure
Full members
Candidate members
Associate members
Honorary life members
Membership
- Membership type
- Full member
- Organisation type
- INGYO
History
- Member for
- 46 weeks 3 days
