Organisational Booklet
Dear people of tomorrow, On behalf of the Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) International, it is with great honour that I am pleased to welcome you to our organisation through this booklet. AMSA International was officially founded in 1985 in Manila, the Philippines, and has since established itself as the peak representative body of medical students across the Asia-Pacific region. AMSA currently has 24 member chapters actively participating in our annual conferences, has an active student exchange program within the organisation as well as collaborations with the European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA), undertakes projects at the international, regional and local level, provides humanitarian assistance in times of need, produces regular student publications through the Journal of Asian Medical Students’ Association (JAMSA) and liaises with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA), and many other international and regional medical and non-health organisations.
Foreword
The AMSA Vision is Knowledge, Action and Friendship. With respect to our Vision, we aim to enrich our members’ knowledge in medicine and public health, improve the welfare of community through medical and health projects increase awareness and participate in dealing with both local and international health issues, as well as create and broaden international friendships throughout our conferences and international events. Developments in social networks and media bring forth a new era in AMSA International. We are able to connect with one another in more ways than ever before. We are on
Website, Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, Google Plus, and Youtube; all within a simple few mouse clicks away. With regard to these, we are delighted to extend our existence with providing a closer way to understand our organisation more through the presence of this booklet. With this, I would like to formally extend my warmest invitation to all medical students across the AsiaPacific region and to those around the world who are interested in regional and international health, to get involved with AMSA International. We hope to gain a better understanding of the unique medical and health issues that we face in the region, and aim to give back to the community by the implementation of projects to improve healthcare delivery in the AsiaPacific region, all the while, gaining friendships that you will cherish for the rest of your life. We urge you to join AMSA International’s cause of improving health care in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond! Should you have any queries in regard to AMSA International, we are available 24/7 through emails: chair@amsa-international.org or secretary@amsa-international.org. Thank you. Cordially yours,
Garda Widhi Nurraga Overall Chairperson
Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) is a peak representative organisation for medical students from across Asia, the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Training doctors from 14 Members and 10 associate/observer members combine to share knowledge, undertake activities and social services and create international and trans-continental friendships.
About Us
AMSA was officially founded in Manila, Philippines in 1985 and from this day has been an active, dynamic and exciting student-led, not-for-profit, non-political organisation. Today, with members and friends spanning the globe, AMSA has an active student exchange program, regularly undertakes national and regional projects, provides humanitarian assistance at times of need, produces quarterly student publications and liaises with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) and many other international and regional medical student organisations.
Vision
AMSA’s vision is knowledge, action and friendship, three areas we continuously strive to further in our members and peers through our organisational mission: KNOWLEDGE We promote scientific and medical activities to increase and expand our knowledge whilst training to become the medical professionals of the future
ACTION As medical students, we are concerned for the community around us and endeavour to do things for the benefit and improvement of our fellow citizens.
FRIENDSHIP As future doctors, we aim to build and maintain a good relationship among our colleagues of the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Local Chapters Australia
India
Myanmar
Singapore
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Nepal
South Korea
Cambodia
Iran
New Zealand
Taiwan
China
Japan
Pakistan
Thailand
Egypt
Malaysia
Palestine
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Mongolia
Philippines
Ukraine
Executive Committee
Senior Officers
Garda Widhi Nurraga (ID) Overall Chairperson
Ahmad Aulia Rizaly (ID) General Secretary
Chitsanupong Ratarat (TH) Vice Overall Chairperson (Internal)
Suwanna Boonsirichan (TH) Vice Overall Chairperson (External)
Internal Officers Jevonda Edria Bamitha (ID) Sec. for Promotions & Publications
Jonathan Kevin (ID) Chief Editor of the Newsletter
Finland Tan (AU) Secretary for Finance
Hanum Salsabila (ID) Secretary for Academics (Research)
Ray Chester Ambida (PH) Editor in Chief J-�AMSA
James Tsakiris (AU) Sec. for Marketing & Sponsorship
Steven Philip (ID) Secretary for Academics (Education)
Lady Joy Figueroa (PH) Liaison Officer to AMSA Alumni Club
Alexander Peng (AU) IT Officer
External Officers Lee Li Tng (MY) Sec. for Membership & Development
Midori Tanaka (JP) Sec. for Membership & Development
Michael Sie Shun Ling (ID) Liaison Officer to ASEAN
Amelia Victoria Tamsil (ID) Director of AMSEP
Kensuke Ashimoto (JP)
Erica Tania Davillo (PH)
Liaison Officer to AMDA
Liaison Officer to IFMSA
Lavisha Punjabi (SG) Liaison Officer to WHO
Santosh Upadhyaya (NP) Liaison Officer to WHO
Tan Poh Hong (UK) Liaison Officer to EMSA
Subsidiaries Journal of Asian Medical Students’ Association (JAMSA) is AMSA International’s very own biomedical journal which provides AMSA members an avenue to get their works published. All articles are peer reviewed by a team of student reviewers to ensure he highest quality possible. Submissions include original research review papers, case reports, commentaries and others.
Newly established in 2013, the AMSA Alumni Club provides an opportunity for AMSA members who have graduated to gather and maintain social contact with each other. AMSAAC members can also attend conferences and provide support for current AMSA members.
The Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Program (AMSEP) and European-Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Program (EAMSEP) provides opportunities for members of the AMSA community to experience the lifestyle of their medical student counterparts in other Chapters while fostering the Vision of Knowledge, Action and Friendship. The program usually lasts for a week that takes participants to experience the local academic settings by attending lectures and clinical rotations, while having fun in the exciting social programs in store for the delegates
The European Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Program (EAMSEP) is a joint exchange program between AMSA and the European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA). EAMSEP provides opportunity for members in both organisations to experience studying in an entirely different continent while staying true to AMSA’s Vision: Knowledge, Action and Friendship. Commenced in 2014, EAMSEP strives to prepare medical students to face the era of globalisation, by providing academic lectures and clinical rotations to expose the students of the local healthcare system, promoting cultural awareness and fostering new friendships across the world.
AMSA International eNewsletter aims to provide monthly updates on events, notices and opportunities. In 2011-2012, the old AMSA International Newsletter was developed into the AMSA eNewsletter, and it has since continued to be an avenue for communication within AMSA’s wider international community. Available on www.amsa-international.org
Annual Conferences
Asian Medical Students’ Conference (AMSC) and East Asian Medical Students’ Conference (EAMSC) are AMSA International’s biannual conferences with participation of more than 400 medical students from chapters of AMSA International.
Comprised of academic, cultural and social programs, AMSC and EAMSC provide opportunities for medical students from Asia and Oceania to meet and discuss about their research and current issues in the world of medicine. It is also and avenue to learn and experience in the cultures and traditions of different countries. The conference lasts for a week, a week that transforms strangers into lifelong friends, and thus establishes a strong network among the medical students in Asia and Oceania. This network serves as a support group for these future doctors and a stepping stone for future cooperation in medical programs. More importantly, AMSC and EAMSC are important tools to encourage medical students to think out of their text books, to challenge them to be proactive and to speak out, to cultivate social awareness and to help them grow and become a balanced doctor who practices the science as well as the art of medicine. Throughout the years, AMSC & EAMSC has changed the lives of many and contributed substantially to the development of medical students in this region.
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