ASPIRE Yearbook 2020/2021 by AMSA International

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about us As i anMedi calSt udent s ’ As s oci at i on( AMSA)I nt er nat i onali sapeakr epr es ent at i ve or gani s at i on f ormedi cals t udent sf r om acr os sAs i a,t he As i aPaci fic,and beyond.AMSA hast r ai ned f ut ur e doct or s t obe t o s har eknowl edge, under t akeact i vi t i esands oci als er vi cesandcr eat ei nt er nat i onalf r i ends hi ps . AMSA I nt er nat i onalwasof fici al l yf ounded att he s i xt h As i an Medi cal St udent s ’ Conf er ence( AMSC) , whi chwashel datMani l a, t hePhi l i ppi nes i n1 985. Ent hus i as t i cAMSAmember sf r om ni nedi f f er entnat i ons–Aus t r al i a, HongKong, I ndones i a, Japan, Kor ea, Mal ays i a, Phi l i ppi nes , Tai wan andThai l and, gat her edatt heconf er enceandf oundedt hepr es t i gi ous i nt er nat i onalor gani s at i on. Themembernat i onsi ncr eas edgr adual l yas t hef oundi ngmember sofAMSAi ns pi r ednei ghbour i ngcount r i eswi t h i t sadmi r abl evi s i on. Today,AMSA I nt er nat i onalhas gr own i nt o a dynami cs t udent l ed, not f or pr ofit ,nonpol i t i calor gani s at i on.Wi t h member sand f r i ends s panni ngt hegl obe,AMSAI nt er nat i onalhasbr anchedandi nt r oduced manyexci t i ng s ubs i di ar i esand act i vi t i est obeunder t aken r egi onal l y andnat i onal l ywi t hi nt hemembernat i ons . Wi t houramazi ngpar t ner s ands pons or s , wear eabl et ohavei nt er or gani s at i onalcol l abor at i onsof academi c,s oci ocul t ur aland publ i cheal t h cover age,nott of or gett he exchange pr oj ect st hat have managed t of os t er t r ans cont i nent al l ongl as t i ngf r i ends hi ps .

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VI SI ON Knowl edge We pr omot es ci ent i ﬁc and medi calact i vi t i est oi ncr eas e and expand ourknowl edge whi l s tt r ai ni ngt obecomet he medi calpr of es s i onal soft he f ut ur e.

Act i on As medi cal s t udent s ,we ar e concer ned f or t he communi t y ar ound usand endeavourt odo t hi ngsf ort he beneﬁtand i mpr ovementofourf el l ow ci t i zens .

Fr i endshi p As f ut ur e doct or s ,we ai m t o bui l dandmai nt ai nagoodr el at i ons hi pamongourcol l eagues oft heAs i aPaci ﬁcandbeyond.

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To pr omot e under s t andi ng i n medi caland heal t h pr obl ems ,aswel last os har eexper i encesi ns ol vi ngt hem. Touphol dhumani t ar i ani deal sandmedi cal et hi cs . Topr omot et hei nt er es tandwel f ar eofmedi cals t udent si nt he As i aPaci ﬁcr egi on and beyond. Tof os t eruni t yandpr omot epr of oundi nt er per s onalr el at i ons hi ps amongs ti t s Member s . To encour age cooper at i on among f ut ur e doct or s i n t he As i a‐ Paci ﬁc r egi on and beyond.

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AMSEP i sani nt egr alpr ogr ammeuni que t o AMSA.The pr ogr amme al l owsmember sofAMSAt opar t i ci pat ei na5t o1 0day pr ecl i ni calorcl i ni calexchanget oachapt eroft hei rl i ki ng.The pr ogr ammesand act i vi t i eshel ddur i nganAMSEPvar y, s ubj ectt odi s cus s i on byt hei nvol ved par t i es . Nonet hel es s , AMSEP i nt r i ns i cal l y r oot s back t o AMSA’ s phi l os ophy:Knowl edge, Act i on,and Fr i ends hi p wi t ht hr ee mai n pi l l ar s–academi c, s oci ocul t ur alandcommuni t ys er vi ce.I nl i ghtoft he COVI D1 9 pandemi c, al l of ﬂi ne exchange pr ogr ammeshavebeenputt ohal tandaswe cont i nuet os t r i vei n vi r t uals us t ai nabi l i t y, we as pi r et o vent ur ef ur t heri n cr eat i ng exci t i ngmemor i est oget her . Al lof ﬂi neexchange pr ogr ammes ar e cur r ent l yr epl aced wi t h vi r t ual exchanges wi t hi n AMSA chapt er s and wi t h EMSA and FAMSAr es pect i vel

TheAcademi css ubs i di ar yofAMSA I nt er nat i onal ,i sa f unct i onal s ubs i di ar y of AMSA I nt er nat i onal ,wi t ht he pur pos et o mai nt ai nt heacademi ci nt egr i t yofAMSA I nt er nat i onaland t he“ Knowl edge”vi s i on ofAMSA.Thes ubs i di ar yhasbeenknown t ohol dbi annualcompet i t i onsons peci ﬁc t opi cs compl yi ng t o medi caleducat i on s yl l abus .TheDi r ect orofAcademi cs( DoA) ofAMSA I nt er nat i onali st heut mos tpos i t i oni nt heAcademi css ubs i di ar y,gover ni ngt hehi er ar chy.TheNat i onalDoAofr es pect i ve chapt er shave t he r es pons i bi l i t y t oas s i s tt heDoAofAMSAI nt er nat i onalat chapt erl eveland i ni t i at el ocalacademi c act i vi t i es .The I nt er nat i onalDoA al ong wi t ht he Nat i onalDoA ai m t o pr ovi de a bor der l es sand gr at i sexper i encet owar ds of knowl edget r ans f er t o medi cal s t udent sar oundAs i a, As i aPaci ﬁc&beyond. I nt er nat i onal col l abor at i ons ar e of t en s oughtf r om pr of es s i onalheal t hcar epr ovi der sand r enown academi ci anst o pul l outvar i ousacademi cact i vi t i es .

The Gl obal Heal t h s ubs i di ar y of AMSA I nt er nat i onal , emphas i s es t he pur pos e t o uphol d and mai nt ai n t he gl obal and publ i c heal t h vi r t ues ( Act i on phi l os ophy) of AMSA I nt er nat i onal . The s ubs i di ar y gener al l y f unct i ons t o coor di nat e and pr omot e publ i c heal t h act i vi t i es i nt ended f or f ur t her devel opment of AMSA I nt er nat i onal at chapt er l evel , and gl obal heal t h i ni t i at i ves at i nt er nat i onal l evel . Wor ki ng t oget her ,medi cals t udent sl ear n how t os er ve t he communi t y pr oduct i vel y wi t h par t ner s ,acr os st he count r yand ar ound t he wor l di ns et t i ngst hatar e of t en unf ami l i arand chal l engi ng.The mai n ﬂags hi p pr ogr amme oft he s ubs i di ar yi s As i an Medi calSt udent s ’ Out r eachPr ogr amme( AMSOP)andAMSACommuni t ySer vi cear et wopr ogr ammesdes i gned on t he val ues of compas s i on, cr eat i venes s , di ver s i t y, excel l ence. i nt egr i t y, l eader s hi p, pr of es s i onal i s m,r es pect ,r es pons i bi l i t yandt eamwor k.TheDi r ect orofGl obalHeal t h( DoGH)of AMSAI nt er nat i onali st heut mos tpos i t i oni nt hePubl i cHeal t hs ubs i di ar y, gover ni ngt hehi er ar chy.TheNat i onalDoPGH ofr es pect i vechapt er shavet her es pons i bi l i t yt oas s i s tt heDoGH of AMSAI nt er nat i onalatchapt erl evelandi ni t i at el ocalpubl i cheal t hadvocaci es . TheI nt er nat i onal DoGH al ongwi t ht heNat i onalDoPGH ai mst obr i ngt oget hert hemedi cals t udent sar oundAs i a, As i aPaci ﬁc&beyondt owor kt oget herar oundvar i ousf ocusar easconcer ni nggl obalandpubl i c heal t h, andcont r i but et owar dsi mpr ovi ngt heheal t h&wel l bei ngoft hes ur r oundi ngcommuni t y i ngener alands oci et yasawhol e.

TheAMSAI nt er nat i onaleNews l et t erai ms t o pr ovi de quar t er l y updat es on event s , not i ces and oppor t uni t i es wi t h var i ous t hemes .I ti sl ed and coor di nat ed byt he Chi efEdi t orofeNews l et t er .TheAMSA I nt er nat i onaleNews l et t er i s expect ed t o pr ovi demember sabr oadi ns i ghtr egar di ng l at es toppor t uni t i esunderAMSA I nt er nat i onaland di s cus s i onst ot hemember s ’f avour .Al lmember sofAMSA I nt er nat i onalar e wel comed t o cont r i but et o t heeNews l et t er . Wi t ht hatbei ngs ai d, t eNews l et t eral s os er vesasa pl at f or m t o s t r engt hen r el at i ons hi psbet ween member s ,al umniandpar t ner sofAMSA I nt er nat i onal . Al umni and member sf r om ot hermedi cals t udentor gani s at i onsar e al s o wel comed t o cont r i but e t o t he eNews l et t eratever yopencal lf ors ubmi s s i on.

TheJour nalofAs i anMedi calSt udent s ’ As s oci at i on ( J AMSA)( I SSN:22263403)i sa doubl ebl i nd peer r evi ewed, onl i ne openacces ss t udentl edbi omedi calj our nalpubl i s hedbi annual l y.I ti sl edandcoor di nat edbyt heChi efEdi t orofJour nalof As i an Medi cal St udent s ’ As s oci at i on. J AMSA i si ndexed atUl r i chs web,Googl e Schol ar ,I ndexCoper ni cusand Gal e Cangage l ear ni ng,and doesnotchar ge any publ i cat i onf ee. I tal l ot sDOIt ot hear t i cl es and publ i s hesr es ear ch annual l y.Weencour ageal lf or msofs ci ent i ﬁcwr i t i ng i ncl udi ngOr i gi nalRes ear char t i cl es , Revi ew Ar t i cl es , Cas eRepor t s , f eat ur ear t i cl es , l et t er st ot heedi t oret c.f ors ubmi s s i ons ,adj unctwi t h wor ks hopsand compet i t i ons par t i cul ar l yt hos eatAMSCandEAMSCt o ens ur eas t andar di s edr es ear chqual i t

TheAMSAAl umniCl ubi sanal umnias s oci at i ont hatconnect sandnet wor ksAMSAal umni . I tdoesnots t andi nchapt er s . Rat her , i texi s t satani nt er nat i onals cal eandgat her sal lAMSA al umnif r om al lAMSAchapt er si nt ooneas s oci at i on.

ANNUAL CONFERENCES Conf er encesar et he mai n pr oj ect seach yearand bel ong t o AMSA I nt er nat i onal . Ourobj ect i vesar et os t i mul at el ear ni ng among medi cals t udent s aboutr el evant i s s ues af f ect i ngheal t h,t of os t err el at i ons hi ps amongmedi cals t udent sf r om t he As i aPaci ﬁc r egi on and beyond,t o pr ovi deaf or um f ormedi cals t udent st odi s cus svar i ous t opi csofcommon medi cal i nt er es tand gai ni ns i ght sf r om di f f er ent per s pect i ves ,t o mot i vat e medi cals t udent st ot akepos i t i veact i onst owar dt he achi evement of bet t er heal t h i n t hei r Member ,and t oencour agef ut ur emedi calcooper at i onamongdoct or sf r om t he As i aPaci ﬁcr egi onandbeyond.

Each conf er ence i s a weekl ong event compos ed ofvar i ousact i vi t i es ,s uch as academi cact i vi t i eswhi ch i ncl udesacademi c compet i t i ons , l ect ur es , s mal l gr oup di s cus s i ons ,t echni calt our s ,and academi c wor ks hops .We al s oi ncl udes s oci ocul t ur alandcommuni t ys er vi ceact i vi t i ess uch ascul t ur alni ght ,s i ght s eei ng,cul t ur alwor ks hops ,count r y exhi bi t i on,communi t y vi s i t s ,and heal t h pr omot i oncampai gn.Ther ear et woconf er ences ,As i an Medi calSt udent s ’Conf er ence( AMSC)whi chi shel dbet weenJul y andAugus t ,andEas tAs i anMedi cal dent s ‘ Conf er ence( EAMSC)whi chi shel d bet weenDecemberandJanuar y.

The Revision of AMSA International Constitution with the Associated Guideline The profile, membership, identity, treasury, ethics and sanctions were added and defined. Ethical working culture is emphasised. Close supervision is reinforced within each department, with multiple one-to-one reflective sessions when necessary to address the wellbeing, and evaluate the performance of the Executive Committee.

Supplementary Constitutions and Guidelines • AMSA International Academics Constitution • AMSA International AMSEP Constitution • AMSA International Global and Public Health Constitution • AMSA International JAMSA Constitution • Conference Guideline • Corporate Identity Guideline • eNewsletter Guideline • External Department Guideline • Interchapter Collaboration Guideline • Invitation Guideline • Membership Guideline • Regeneration Guideline • Secretarial and Clerical Guideline • Treasury Guideline

The Emphasis of Transparency and Empowerment through Teleengagements Each general meeting, plenary or event of great involvement and significance are live streamed via social media.

The Reorganisation of the Intermediary and Internal Departments The DoPnP position has been shifted out of the Internal Department to the Intermediary Department. This tenure, the recruitment of two DoPnPs is introduced for a better working performance.

Regeneration The regeneration process is a pivotal series of activities to routinely involve members with the internal accountability of the organisation and to ensure the continuity and sustainability of the organisation. This tenure, several notable improvements include the establishment of the Regeneration Guideline, the involvement of EC & RCs in the deliberations of the applicants, and the Voting Summit.

Quality Control Quality Control (QC) is the process of checking all documents and designs under the name ‘AMSA International’ before they are published electronically and/or printed physically. The addition of QC caused a large modification in the workflow of the EC and COC, but created higher quality standards in each of AMSA International’s publications.

The Institutionalisation and Standardisation of all Flagship Subsidiaries of AMSA International Each subsidiary was expanded and standardised with a three-tier hierarchical system, reaching out to members at local level. The Global Health subsidiary was also expanded after consulting Dr Khor, an AMSA alumni and Global Health specialist from Malaysia.

Annual General Meeting To mark the official start and end of a tenure, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) was initiated. In this meeting, the outgoing EC will present a one-year report of their activities, followed by the biannual reports of the RCs as well as the tenure plans of the incoming EC, among other activities.

Reimbursement Reimburse all the expenditures that ECs have done for the betterment of AMSA International throughout the tenure based on the approved budget allocation in the beginning of the tenure.

Mailing Host For Subsidiaries Creating the personalised emails for various subsidiaries such as JAMSA and Global Health without any cost. The aim of this is to increase the intra subsidiary performance and to work more independently.

Seedership Programme This year, we introduced a more objective and standardised KPI system for our ECs as positive encouragement. In the External Department, the indicators were mutually agreed at the beginning of the tenure to ensure fairness and transparency within the department.

Afternoon Tea with AMSA Series With OC, Marjorie Ong, VOCI, Samarvir Jain,and VOCE, Vellia Justian, we have the Afternoon Tea with AMSA series in which we interact with our members worldwide, be it about AMSA or beyond. The External Department also has special Afternoon Tea editions with our partners, such as One Health Lessons, which were moderated by the VOCE and LOMSO.

Introducing the AMSA International Wikipedia We successfully created and published the first Wikipedia page for AMSA International. The page has met all the conditions which are relevant to Wikipedia policy. The aim of this is to increase the web presence of AMSA international which we have seen through a spike in visitors to the website and various platforms.

Google Billboard The aim of this is to increase the web presence as well as increasing the notability of the organisation in terms of Google search. We managed to increase engagement in our social media platforms.

Workplace by Facebook

ISSN for eNewsletter

For the first time, we introduced the Facebook Workplace for our organisation. The aim is to increase professionalism among the EB. In this tenure, we were finally able to achieve the Workplace for free for our organisation i.e sponsored by Facebook.

In order to increase the standard of eNewsletter, for the first time, we were able to get an ISSN for eNewsletter along with CEN. The aim is to increase participation as well as engagement of the eNewsletter, making it more standardised for medical students.

Management and Supervision of Internal Department Supervision and maintainance of Internal Department including JAMSA, Academics, eNewsletter, and IT.

AMSA International 101 Everyone has a different degree of experience and knowledge about AMSA International when they apply as a part of the International Executive Board. Hence, AMSA International 101 were created to ease the learning curve of new officers into the office. With the increased interest of more people, such as RCs and members in regards to AMSA International 101, we hope to see this project continue on an even larger scale in future tenures.

KPI Generation and Awarding This year, we introduced a more objective and standardised KPI system for our ECs as positive encouragement. In the External Department, the indicators were mutually agreed at the beginning of the tenure to ensure fairness and transparency within the department.

External Department Groundwork Acknowledging the very dynamic work of the external department and evaluation from previous tenures, this groundwork project aims to strengthen the External Department’s core and sustainability for many years to come. This includes regular MoU review sessions, systematic archiving of office documents in our External Department Central Drive, external partners sheet, systematic Zoom bookings and much more!

Monthly Meeting and Bi-monthly Bonding Sessions The External Department family meets up every month for progress update and planning and a bonding session every 2 months. After all, AMSA is not an ‘office’, it’s a family! This tenure, the External Department has done multiple themed bonding sessions, from virtual Secret Santa, virtual Easter Hunt to Mukbang! The External Department also has a Check-in and Check-out culture which has been delightfully passed down to the External Department officers for their subsidiaries meeting.

AMSA International Sponsorship Prospectus The latest version of our sponsorship prospectus (since 2018/2019) constructed by our Director of Marketing and Sponsorship, Cher Pin So. Alongside with the creation of this prospectus, AMSA International has signed a number of Memorandum of Understanding with notable organisations and companies to bring more opportunities for our members worldwide..

AMSA International Representation in the International Community The External Department has obtained numerous opportunities within and outside the medical community to represent and introduce AMSA International to the world, such as through the WHO Regional Meetings, Asian Law Students’ Association Forum, European Medical Students’ Association e-Spring Assembly, IFMSA Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting, Harvard World Pre-Health Conference, and so much more.

Interchapter Collaboration Programme Interchapter Collaboration Programme where we facilitate chapters to have a collaboration event of a specific health day of choice which only can come true with the help of our DoGH, Khushman, and LOGONGO, Nindita to gather the interested chapters.

Revamping the AMSA International website Re-designed the AMSA International website in a new and more professional way.

Revamped eNewsletter Website Introduced new revamped version of newsletter website for the first time to add articles online along with DoIT and CEN. The aim is to increase the excitement among the authors. New sections for articles of eNewsletters, downloadable contents, and for infographics were created.

ASPIRE #32 ASPIRE #32 is the first eNewsletter in this tenure, which enveloped the theme “Wellbeing during the Pandemic”. This theme invites members to share their thoughts about staying healthy in every aspect, including but not limited to mental wellbeing, proper handwashing, food consuming, and antibiotic prescribing during the pandemic.

ASPIRE #33 ASPIRE #33 encompassed the big theme “The Importance of Healthy Sexual and Reproductive Behaviour” which includes various outstanding articles made by beloved AMSA members about cervical cancer detection and prevention, impacts on teen dating violence, birth defects, and stalking awareness.

ASPIRE #34 With many emerging vaccines coming to life, yet still many circulating misinformation around us, ASPIRE #34 invites all members to tackle the myths about vaccines together and encourage them to understand more about addressing vaccine hesitancy while considering all other aspects such as religion, cultural, and behavioural aspects.

EAMSC 2021 and Research AMSC 2021 Workshop: Abstract Book Publication Hacks Although JAMSA has been publishing from the Abstract Books for AMSA International Conferences ever since its establishEditor’s Desk ment, this tenure experienced a sea change as JAMSA’s OJS became the official submission platform for conference abstract and Abstract Book release was rescheduled to academic competitions day of the conferences.

A scientific writing training put together by the Senior Editors of JAMSA with the aim of sharing their knowledge in the field of scientific writing with the members of AMSA International and beyond. The workshop consisted of multiple sessions and Small Group Assignments facilitated by experienced Editors from the JAMSA Board.

International (I-JCM) at AMSC 2021 and National Journal Club Meetings (N-JCM) in AMSA ID, AMSA TW, AMSA MC x AMSA HK, AMSA IN X AMSA KG X AMSA MY This year, JAMSA initiated Journal Club Meetings in many AMSA Members. JCMs not only created a for us for academic discussions and research learning but many chapters also used these meetings as an opportunity to collaborate with fellow Chapters and organising bilateral and even trilateral JCMs taking forward the Knowledge, Action and Friendship in the true sense.

Research Campaigns With the start of the tenure 2020/2021, JAMSA social media pages were revamped and regularly updated with all opportunities. These social media handles were also employed as platforms for Research Education to organise research awareness campaign on topics like a. Learning Scientific Inquiry Through Novel Diseases Part-1 HIV-AIDS b. Careers in Research These campaigns also helped increase JAMSA’s Social media outreach by 35% on FB, 150% on LinkedIn and 100% on Twitter.

EAMSC 2021 Philippines The first virtual conference in the history of AMSA International with the theme “Health Communication: Sending the Right Message.”

AMSA International Masterclass AMSC 2021 United Kingdom A virtual revival of the AMSC 2020 conference with the theme “Trauma Care: Same Problems with Different Solutions.”

A series of a seminar-workshop sessions from each AMSA International subsidiary that aims to promote the development of Members. We had nine sessions in this tenure: 1. Organising an AMSA International Conference 2. Managing Membership in AMSA 3. Building Your Chapter’s Identity and Branding 4. How to Bring Sponsors to your Chapter and Establish Successful MoU 5. AMSEP 101 6. Organising Studies and Research 7. Encouraging Research in Your Chapter: Bringing JAMSA Forward 8. Essentials of Planning Public Health Projects 9. Guidelines to Essay Writing and Newsletter Publication.

Chapter Performance Appraisal System Establishment of a system to quantify the performance of Members as the basis for receiving Best Member Awards and other incentives.

Best Chapter Award

Excellence Award

Acknowledgment of notable Members participation in AMSA International activities, based on Chapter Performance Appraisal System.

Acknowledgement of notable contributions of members in his/her AMSA Member or AMSA International, where this programme was previously known as Lifetime Membership Award.

Biannual RC Report and Performance Feedback Summary of chapters activities and feedback for AMSA International from AMSA Members.

Complete redesign of AMSA International’s social media The main focus of my tenure was to rejuvenate AMSA International’s social media platforms as the main interface for interaction with the public. This tenure has given a fresh face-lift to our Instagram and Facebook, employing a range of modern design languages, eye-catching colours, and a cool pattern you can check out in our Instagram’s feed!

New templates for all documents! In this tenure, we sought to improve the professionalism of our documents by giving them a total redesign. Especially exciting is now we have our own HTML-based email templates!

1.5K New followers on Instagram! Since September 2020, our Instagram has seen growth like never before! We reached 1.5K new followers on Instagram up until July 2021–almost a 170% growth. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our social media!

Management and Supervision of the External Department Supervision of all projects under the External Department, across 6 different offices. Special in this tenure, everyone helps each others’ project regardless of their office. This allows everyone to experience the AMSA International EC experience at the fullest while also helping each other to create impactful projects.

AMSA International X AMBOSS Lecture Series Weekly lecture conducted over Zoom and is open to all AMSA members.

LegitiMed A collaborative project organised by AMSA International and ALSA International. This event was led by the LONMSO from AMSA International’s side, and the LOMSO’s capacity was to aid in the event-making process, determining, contacting, and liaising panelists from both drug consumption and euthanasia sessions.

FAMSEP Guideline A concise (to be revised) guideline for proper implementation of FAMSEPs according to the MoU.

Collaboration Projects with External Partners This tenure, we have executed various collaboration projects with external partners, such as the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and LEGITIMED. The whole external department family worked together to make the plan into reality alongside our partner organisations. Through our partnerships with external partners, we have also opened up many publication and conference opportunities for our members.

World Antibiotic Awareness Week Webinar A collaborative project organised by AMSA International and FAMSA. The LOMSO, along with the DoGH, led the project from AMSA International’s side with the teamwork from LONMSO, LOGONGO, DoAMSEP, and DoPnP and supervision of the VOCE.

The Global Health Subsidiary Expansion and Re-Launch Expanding the Department of Public Health to include Global Health, under the supervision of Dr. Khor Swee Kheng; thus retitling it to the Global Health Subsidiary of AMSA International which was officially accepted at the EAMSC AGM on 3rd January 2021 by all chapters of AMSA International.

Global Health Trainings (GHT) One of the 3 major Global Health Executions, A GHT refers to a training specially tailored for the members of AMSA International to empower participants with the resources and opportunities in global health. GHTs are designed with simulated scenarios to encourage critical thinking and practical applications through deliveries by global health specialists, advised by the AMSA Global Health Advisory Board.

Global Health Meetings (GHMs) GHM refers to any meeting convened by the International DoGH with the discretion of the AMSA Global Health Committee, which includes: (i) Mandatory Biannual Plenaries. (ii) Quarterly subsidiary meetings.

AMSOP (Asian Medical Students’ Outreach Programme) AMSOP is a community and public health-based programme to be hosted annually by members of chapters, whose biddings have obtained approval by the International DoGH, VOCE and OC. Through AMSOP, competent, community-sensitive, and empathetic individuals are cultivated to spread the philosophies of AMSA with impactful volunteerism.

Policy Affairs AMSA International Policy was introduced in 2021 after the rebranding of the subsidiary. The initiatives were driven by the need to enhance relations with WHO and to empower our members by addressing regional and local health issues.

Relaunch of AMSACS (Asian Medical Students’ Association Community Service) AMSACS was first initiated in February 2018. The plan was adapted from the national public health event of AMSA Malaysia - AMSA Community Service (AMSA Community Service Idea Book, First Edition, 2014). The core concept of this project is to frequently provide community service opportunities to medical students and to reach out to the underprivileged. Students have the chance to do, see, and learn things in settings to which they might not otherwise have access as part of their formal medical education.

Global Health Advisory Board A total of 4 Senior Advisors, namely Dr.Khor Swee Kheng, Dr. Gloria Nenita Velasco, Dr. Manu Raj Mathur and Dr. Dana Vackova were invited to join the Senior Advisory Board of the Global Health Subsidiary of AMSA International.

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AMSA Malaysia Virtual Symposium 2020/2021 AMSA MALAYSIA The Virtual Symposium 2020/2021 is an academic event initiated by Academics and Research Department of AMSA Malaysia. Upon winning the bidding, AMSA Monash was selected as the host and had undertaken the role in ensuring the best possible learning experience to all members of AMSA Malaysia. Held on 10 April 2021, the Virtual Symposium aimed to enhance the ability of medical students across Malaysia to diagnose clinical cases with proper evidence, particularly respiratory medicine. Our partner in this project was the superb Body Interact who had provided an amazing platform for the students to interact with virtual patient stimulators. In addition, we also had two outstanding speakers: Dr. Lau Wee Ming and Dr. Kyi Kyi Tha to share their valuable insights with all participants to further enhance their understanding of the topic being discussed.

Introduce Your World to Ours Johns Hopkins with Nabila Ali AMSA BANGLADESH Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is one of the top medical universities in the world. The best and the brightest get the opportunity to study in this prestigious university to kickstart their journey to become an amazing doctor. The event was designed to answer the questions about the course structure, the practice sessions that the students take in and most importantly, how to apply to Johns Hopkins for their Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes AMSA Bangladesh arranged a live event with Nabila Ali, Undergraduate Student of Johns Hopkins University, to answer all of our questions and tell us about her experience and the teaching system of the university!

Community Engagement Conference (CEC) 2020 AMSA SINGAPORE Two-day interactive workshop to introduce the concept of Assets Based Community Development (ABCD) to medical students. Workshop included talks from experts, interaction sessions over Zoom and activities designed to introduce the concept of ABCD.

Eid Mubarak AMSA PAKISTAN AMSA Pakistan celebrated this Eid at Sardar Begum Government Hospital with small gift boxes and Eid cards made by hand with love from our members for little children admitted in paediatrics ward, who could not go home for Eid this time around.

Mini AMSC AMSA TAIWAN Mini AMSC serves as the biggest annual event with more than 100 participants. Resonating with the theme of AMSC x London, there are miscellaneous sessions regarding trauma care including panel discussion, interactive workshops and themed speech.

Pre-Departure Orientation: Know Before You Go! AMSA NORTHERN IRELAND “Pre-Departure Orientation: Know Before You Go” was an event held on 20 August 2020 by AMSA Northern Ireland, hosted by Queen’s University Belfast and was attended by incoming 1st year students or twinning programme students. This session covered the topics about medical school and what to expect while living in Belfast. The session included ice breaking session with the 1st year students, introduction, open Q&A session, and breakout rooms sessions where the participants asked more personalised questions. This event was also the first ever event held by the AMSA GB-NIR N-EB 2020/2021.

Critical Appraisal Webinar Series Part 1: Study Designs AMSA SCOTLAND There is a lack of exposure to academic medicine in medical school. Most students would not be familiar with the different types of study designs that can be utilised in research, and knowledge about them is essential if one were to plan their own study or even just to read an academic paper. Therefore, AMSA Scotland conducted an event on 13 November – 4 December 2020 via Zoom, called “Critical Appraisal Webinar Series Part 1: Study Designs”. This event was an informative session for medical students on the basics of study designs, which is an important concept to be aware of. Important points that were covered include the strengths and weaknesses of various study designs (e.g. RCTs vs observational studies).

Mock OSCE Year 5 AMSA ENGLAND Mock OSCE Year 5 was an event held by AMSA England on 19 December 2020, hosted by King’s College London. This event was in line with AMSA International’s philosophies, where members learned lessons about medical systems and clinical communications, able to help others and listen to the patients, and also made connections with examiners who are doctors.

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Pre-AMSC competition was held by AMSA Thailand to select Academic Delegates for EAMSC 2021 with the categories being scientif ic paper/poster, white paper, video informercial and public posters.

AMSA Philippines’ Official Statements Release AMSA PHILIPPINES AMSA Philippines released official statement on medical education during unprecedented times and on the state of the nation address. It was released on all social media platforms, where AMSA Philippines provided facts with complete sources and called on all concerned government agencies to take immediate action. All statements were all collective statements f rom all local chapters.

Awareness on HIV/AIDS Stigma in Kyrgyzstan AMSA KYRGYZSTAN Awareness on HIV/AIDS Stigma in Kyrgyzstan was an event held by AMSA Kyrgyzstan on 7 October 2020, hosted by International Higher School of Medicine, Kyrgyzstan. This session covered majority of aspects related to the awareness of HIV, inspired most of the participants to advocate on such topics, and established good relations with the participating LMO’s.

Photo Voice AMSA JAPAN Photo Voice was an event held by AMSA Japan in collaboration with IFMSA-Japan, JAIH-S, and JMA-JDN. This event was held on 25 July 2020 which targeted all members who are interested in photography and social issues.

Clinical Trials Organised by Research Committee AMSA MONGOLIA This event was held by AMSA Mongolia on 5 December 2020, hosted by Mongolian National University of Medical Science and was attended by AMSA Mongolia members. The speaker in this event was Byambasuren V., PhD, a lecturer in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, MNUMS.

AMSACON 2020 AMSA India’s National Annual Conference AMSA INDIA First ever National Conference by AMSA India, an Academic and Cultural Extravaganza including Quiz, competitions, cyber bullying, clean water and sanitation based MUN, fundraiser, virtual concert with acid attack survivors, hEARt Method workshop for Telemedicine, Plastic Surgery, Global Surgery, PLAB, USMLE, UG studies, 3 days Research workshop, Empathy in medicine webinars, Scientific poster, paper, video infomercial, white paper competition, other academic empathetic ear for peers. With 1000+ attendees, there were over 100 participants in each activity with icebreakers and teamwork workshops with participants across the country

National Division Gathering AMSA INDONESIA National Division Gathering (NDG), an innovation initiated by the National Executive Board of AMSA Indonesia 2020/2021, is a virtual event where members of all AMSA-universities working under the same division gather to receive upgrading, facilitate bonding and discussions to share ideas and learn from one another. This year, AMSA Indonesia has successfully conducted 6 NDGs starting with the National Community Outreach Gathering in December, National Academic and Research Gathering in January, National AMSEP Gathering in February, National Publication and Promotion Gathering in March, National Membership and Development Gathering in April and finally, the National Finance and Partnership Gathering in May. The innovation received tremendously positive feedback and enthusiasm from our members, reaching a total of 1211 delegates from 36 universities across the nation.

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Ihave al ways i nt r oduced AMSA I nt er nat i onalas an i ns pi r i ng nes tf orknowl edge cul t i vat i on,a home f or moment ous act i ons and a net wor k f or abi di ng f r i ends hi ps . DM meyour svi ayours oci alhandl es !

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Dear Peopl e of Tomor r ow,I am Mar j or i e,t he Over al l Chai r per s on ofAMSA I nt er nat i onal2020/ 2021 ;bor n and r ai s ed at Penang,Mal ays i a.Iam a finalyear medi cal s t udent t obeofTheNat i onalUni ver s i t yofMal ays i a. Idi s cover edt hebeaut yofAMSAt owar dst heendofmyfir s t yearandhadpar t i ci pat edi ni t smanagementl ocal l ys i nce t hen. Yearbyyear , Ihadl ear nedwonder st hr oughal lofyou, andhadgr ownt hr ought heor gani s at i on.Iam t hankf ulf or t heoppor t uni t i esgr ant edt omeandt hedevel opmentt hat was per mi t t ed undermy l eader s hi p.Iwi l lt r eas ur e and cher i s ht heexper i enceandkni t t ednet wor kgai nedf or ever . Al lIwi s h now i sal lofyourwel l bei ng and i nt egr i t y.Pl eas e s t ays af ewher everyouar e. Les s onst hatIhavel ear ntmys el fandcont i nuous l ypr each: “ Beacut e, neverchr oni c. ” “ Youar enotal one. ” “ Al t r ui s mi st hegr eat es tvi r t ueofl eader s hi p. ” AMSA I nt er nat i onalhass ur el y changed a l oti nt he l as t t enur e,butt her ei ss t i l lr oom f orpl ent y.Is i ncer el ywi s hf or t he next t enur et o be bl es s ed wi t h wi s dom,f ai t h and s us t ai nabi l i t y.Iwi l lal waysbet her ef oryou asyourof fici al advi s or . Mayt heoddsbei nyourf avour !

Junj ungan Ni masr at uR.

Gener al Secr et ar y

Apa kabar ,Peopl e ofTomor r ow? My name i sJunj ungan,and Iam a 4t h yearmedi cals t udentwho of t engoes byJuns ki .I thasbeenapl eas ur et os er veast heGener al Secr et ar y ofAMSA I nt er nat i onalf or t he pas t 1year . Thr oughoutmy j our ney t o become a medi caldoct or f r om Uni ver s i t asAi r l angga, I ndones i a, Ihavebeenapar t ofAMSA s i nceyearone,and AMSA hasal waysbeen a par tofmeaswel l . Ever ydayIl ear ns omet hi ngnew i nAMSAI nt er nat i onal : whet her i ti s admi ni s t r at i ve knowl edge,t he ar t of l eader s hi p, orapi eceofmyf r i end’ scul t ur e. It hor oughl y enj oyed ever y oppor t uni t y gi ven t o meeteach ot her ( vi r t ual l y f or now) , bot h pl anned and unpl anned meet i ngs .I twasf as ci nat i ngt os eet het houghtpr oces s ofeachi ndi vi dualcomi ngf r om di f f er entbackgr ounds . DearNew Wave, Thi st enur ewasal labouts t r engt heni ngt hef oundat i on of AMSA I nt er nat i onal : r evampi ng, r es t r uct ur i ng, r ebr andi ng. Wi t ht hees t abl i s hmentofourf oundat i ons , I hopet hatt hi seas est henextt enur ei ncar r yi ngoutyour i nnovat i ons . Ihaveal waysbel i evedt hatn+1canbebet t ert hann, s o cheer sandal lt hebes tt oyou, n+1 !

AMSA I nt er nat i onalhasbecomeahomef ormef ort he pas tf ew year s .Ihavel ear neds omuchandexpandedmy net wor kbeyondmyexpect at i ons . Iam pr oudt os ayt hatI haves er vedAMSA I nt er nat i onalasbot hanEC andaSO. AMSA I nt er nat i onalwi l lal wayshaveapl acei n myhear t andIam l ooki ngf or war dt owhatAMSAI nt er nat i onalhas i ns t or ef ort hef ut ur e. Gr eet i ngsPeopl e ofTomor r ow!Al l ow me t oi nt r oduce mys el f .My name i s Jonez Ror i ng.Iam a f our t h year medi cals t udent f r om Uni ver s i t as I ndones i a and am cur r ent l ys t udyi ngatUni ver s i t yofMel bour ne. If el li nl ovewi t hAMSAt hedayIent er edmedi cals chool . Ibecamemor ei nt r i guedwi t hAMSAwhenIﬁr s tat t ended EAMSC 201 9:Thai l and.Iam aper s ont hatenj oysl ear ni ng and exper i enci ng di f f er ent cul t ur es and AMSA I nt er nat i onali st hebes tpl acet ohaveoppor t uni t i est odo s o. Iam gr at ef ult o have exper i enced and l ear ned many t hi ngsf r om AMSAI nt er nat i onal . W hatIenj oyedt hemos t f r om AMSA I nt er nat i onal i st he i nt er act i on bet ween member s .W het heri tmaybei n as er i ouscont extorf un bant er ,s o manyl at eni ghtt al ks ,t ear s ,and l aught erhas beens har edamongusandt hati ss omet hi ngIwi l l cher i s h f or ever . The pas tt enur e has s een dr as t i c changes f or t he bet t er .However , t her e i ss t i l la l ot of r oom f or i mpr ovement ! I hope AMSA I nt er nat i onalwi l lcont i nue t o gr ow and devel op as t he bes t medi cal s t udentor gani s at i oni nAs i a.

Gener al Tr easur er

Jonez Ror i ng

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Hel l oever yone, Iam Samar vi rJai n, Vi ce Over al lChai r per s on I nt er nalf ort enur e 2020/ 2021 . Iam cur r ent l yapr efinal medi cals t udent at Dayanand Medi calCol l ege and Hos pi t al , Ludhi ana, Punj ab, I ndi a. Is t ar t edmyj our neyi nAMSA f r om myver yfir s tyearof medi cal s t udent l i f e whi ch was i nt r oduced by my br ot her . Iwor kedasNat i onalOf ficerf orI TatAMSAI ndi a wher eIl ear nts omuch aboutAMSA and I Ts t uf fwhi ch hel pedt os er vei nAMSAI nt er nat i onal asDi r ect orofI Tf or t enur e 201 9/ 2020.Af t ert hat ,l ear ni ng t he es s ence of AMSA I nt er nat i onal ,Ifinal l y gott he pos i t i on ofVi ce Over al lChai r per s onI nt er nal . Bei ngt hehol derofvar i ouspos i t i onsatAMSAI ndi aand AMSA I nt er nat i onal ,Ihavel ear nts omanyt hi ngswhi ch hel ped i n myper s onaland pr of es s i onaldevel opment .I under s t ood t he i mpor t ance oft i me managementand commi t ment s .Ial s ol ear ntt her es pect ,f r i ends hi p and i mpor t anceofvar i ouscul t ur est hr oughoutmyj our ney. Thequot ewhi chhasal waysmot i vat edmei s“ Not hi ngi s i mpos s i bl e” .Iwoul dl i kemys ucces s or st ot hi nkoutof t heboxwi t houtwor r yi ngabouti fi t ' spos s i bl eornot . “ I ti s nott he t al entwhi ch gi ves you r es ul t s ,i t ' st he mot i vat i onwhi chpr evai l s ” , Iwoul dl i kemynextt enur et o under s t andt hemeani ngofi tandt hei rbes ts hot .

Hel l oPeopl eofTomor r ow!Iam Vel l i aJus t i an ( Vel l i a)f r om AMSA I ndones i a.W hi l e wr i t i ng t hi s ,Iam a 3r d yearmedi cals t udentf r om Uni ver s i t asI ndones i a who i s i nt er cal at i ngi nNewcas t l eUni ver s i t yf oraMas t er sDegr ee. Is t ar t edmyj our neyi nAMSAt hr oughmyAMSAuni ver s i t yasamemberoft hePubl i c Rel at i ons and Soci alSer vi ces di vi s i on and cont i nued on as t he J AMSA Chapt er Repr es ent at i ve f or I ndones i a 201 8/ 201 9, Li ai s on Of ficer t o Medi cal St udent s ’ Or gani s at i ons 201 9/ 2020,and final l y as t he Vi ce Over al lChai r per s on Ext er nal 2020/ 2021 .I ’ m al s o honor ed wi t ht henonof fici alpr of es s i onalZoom phot ogr apher r ol ef ort hi st enur e. Thr oughoutt heyear s ,Ihavel ear nedmanyl es s onsandgai nedmanyoppor t uni t i es t hr oughcommuni t ys er vi ces ,academi ccompet i t i ons ,conf er encesandbeyond.But mos ti mpor t ant l y, i t ’ st hepeopl ewhonow Icancal l asf r i ends , orevenbet t er , af ami l y, who Iam et er nal l y gr at ef ulf or .I t has been a gr eat honor s er vi ng f or AMSA I nt er nat i onalf ormanyyear sandIhopet os eeourAMSAt ot hr i vemor eandmor ef or manyyear st ocome. Iwoul dn’ tbewhoIam t odayi fi twer en’ tf oral l oft heexper i enceandamazi ngpeopl e ofAMSA.Thr ough t het enur esI ’ vebeen t hr ough,Ihavel ear ned t hei mpor t anceof goodl eader s hi p, i nt er per s onalr el at i ons , s us t ai nabl es ys t ems , ands omuchmor e. Al l i nal l , AMSAhasal wayspus hedmet obecomet hebes tver s i onofmys el f . Iwoul dal s ol i ket ot aket hi soppor t uni t yt os houtoutt omy dear es tExt er nalDepar t mentbabi esoft enur e 2020/ 2021 ; t her ei sneveradul lmomentwi t hyoual l . Thankyous os f dh muchf oral lofyourhar dwor kandper s ever ance,f or al lt hel ove, l aught erandt ear st hatweal lhave s har edt hr oughoutt hepas toneyear !I ’ m pr oudofyoual l . <3. I nAMSA, t her ei snos ucht hi ngas ‘ goodbye’ , onl y‘ s eeyou’ . So, s eeyou whenIs eeyouagai n, f am! Asadynami cor gani s at i on, AMSA I nt er nat i onalhasgr ownal otand t her ei snodoubtwehaveunder gone manychangesi nt hi soneyear . Iwi s h t heupcomi ngt enur et hes t r engt hand cr eat i vi t yt obr i ngAMSAI nt er nat i onal t oevengr eat erhei ght s !Har dwor ki s i mpor t antbutdon’ tf or gett oal s ohavef unand bui l dl i f el ongf r i ends hi ps !Asanof fici aladvi s or ,Iam t r ul yl ooki ngf or war dt oyourt enur e. Al lt hebes t , Vi va AMSA!

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A homef orgr owt h, agat et ooppor t uni t i es, agar denoff r i endshi p.

Vel l i a Just i an

Vi ceOver al l Chai r per son Ext er nal

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Dani el l Edwar d Rahar j o

W hennotbi ngi ngonNet ﬂi xs howsor Yout ube vi deos , Dani el l Edwar d Rahar j oi sr enownedf orhi spas s i oni n gr aphi c des i gn. Des i gni ng pos t er s and I ns t agr am pos t s have become much l i kear out i nef ort hi sbuddi ng, doct or t obe.Heﬁndsar tanddes i gn as a s peci alway t o appl y hi st i me out s i deofmedi ci newhi l ei nt hemi ds t of a hect i c medi cal s chool l i f e. As pi r i ngt ogi veAMSAI nt er nat i onalas f r es hnew f ace, hedeci dedt ot aket he r ol e as Di r ect or ofPubl i cat i on and Pr omot i on—enabl i nghi mt or ei nvent AMSA I nt er nat i onal ’ si dent i t y as a nongover nment alor gani zat i on.

Peer i ngbacki nt i me, hi sj our neyi nAMSAhadof ﬁci al l ybegun s i nce hi ss econd year of medi cal s chool i n Uni ver s i t as I ndones i a,dur i ng whi ch he t ook r ol es as t he Di r ect orof Fi nance i n hi sl ocaluni ver s i t y,became par toft he Nat i onal Res ear chTeam i nAMSAI ndones i a, andcont r i but edasonedd one oft he member soft he eNews l et t erEdi t or i alBoar d—hi sﬁr s tgl ance ofAMSA I nt er nat i onal . Las tyear , het ookgr eat err es pons i bi l i t yast heDi r ect orofAcademi csas anot herout l etofhi si nt er es t si nacademi a. Now i nhi sf our t hyear , hi spas s i oni nAMSA I nt er nat i onalhaspus hed hi m t o cont i nue hi spat hi n AMSA I nt er nat i onalast he Di r ect orofPubl i cat i onandPr omot i on.

Fur t her mor e,wedged bet ween hi st i ght s chedul e bet ween or gani zat i ons and compet i t i ons , het akespl eas ur ei nwhatever ybodyel s edoes : wat chi ngmovi esandTV s hows , chi l l i ngt omel l ow mus i c, andl oungi ngar oundont hebedbef or ei nadver t ent l y f al l i ng as l eep.Among hi shobbi es ,he t akess peci ali nt er es ti n dr awi ng ( whi ch you woul dﬁndhi m doi nganyt i medur i ngamundanel ect ur e) , gr aphi cdes i gn, aswel las s kat i ng—whet heroni ceorwheel s . Bei ngi nAMSAI nt er nat i onalf or3t enur eshasal l owedmet oi mmer s ei nt he3val ues ofknowl edge,act i on,andf r i ends hi p.Iam ext r emel ygr at ef ult obepar tofAMSAasI have gai ned count l es s memor i es ,made mi l es t ones i n my medi calt r ai ni ng,and devel opednew f r i ends hi psacr os snat i ons . ThankyouAMSA! Congr at ul at i onsonbei ngappoi nt edast heupcomi ngl eader sofAMSAI nt er nat i onal ! Cont i nuet obr i ngi nnovat i onsandpas s i ont ot hi sgr eator gani s at i onandi twi l lr ewar d youbackwi t hendl es smemor i esandl ear ni ngoppor t uni t i es .

Iwasi nt r oduced t o AMSA i nt er nat i onal i n my ﬁr s t yearatmeds chool , andI ’ ve come t o s ee mys el f cont r i but et hr ee year s at med s choolt o AMSA-ﬁr s t i n my l ocalchapt er ,t hen j us t t hi s year , i nt er nat i onal l y. AMSA was an i nt er es t i ng exper i ence,wi t h COVI D1 9 ever ywher e, I ’ m gl ad I coul d make a di f f er ence and do mypar tf orAMSA I nt er nat i onal . Keep yourhead hi gh,and don’ tbe af r ai dt o expl or e new i deas .

Nat han So

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Di r ect orofMember shi p andDevel opment( Member shi p) Hel l o f r om ( GMT+7) ! My name i s MuhammadMaul anaWi l dani-peopl e us ual l ycal l ed me Maul-and I ’ m t he Di r ect or of Member s hi p and Devel opment ( Member s hi p) AMSA I nt er nat i onal 2020/ 2021 . I ’ m f r om AMSA I ndones i a and now I ’ m under t aki ng my medi caldegr ee i n Uni ver s i t as I ndones i a and cur r ent l y t aki ng anot her degr ee i n t he Uni ver s i t yofMel bour ne.Ihaveahi gh i nt er es t i n mol ecul ar s t udi es , s peci ﬁcal l y about i mmunol ogy, oncol ogyandi nf ect i ousdi s eas es . Cul t ur al di f f er ences have been my i nt er es tf ora l ong t i me.Is t ar t ed my j our neyi nAMSAasamemberofAMSEP di vi s i oni nmyAMSAuni ver s i t y. Ihadpar t i ci pat edi ni nboundhos t i ngf orAMSATai wanand AMSA Phi l i ppi nes t hr oughout my j our ney i n A MS A AMSA uni ver s i t y.Ido f eelt hatIl ear nta l otaboutot her cul t ur esbes i dest heonet hatIhadknowns of ar .Af t ert hat ,I dof eell i keIwantt ol ear nf ur t heraboutot hercul t ur esont he gl obals cal e.Duet ot hat ,Ij oi nedAMSAI nt er nat i onalt ogeta bet t er chance t o expand my knowl edge and net wor k wor l dwi de.

Muhammad Maul ana Wi l dani

Il i kehow AMSA I nt er nat i onalpr ovi desvas toppor t uni t i esf or medi cals t udent st ol ear n and connectwi t h ot hermedi cal s t udent s .Iper s onal l yhad chancesi n bui l di ng mynet wor k and poi nt of vi ew t hr ough AMSA I nt er nat i onalby meet i ng ot hermedi cals t udent sf r om ot hercount r i esandbei ngabl e t oknow whatI ’ ml acki ngper s onal l yasamedi cals t udent . Idi dl ear nt hatwhatappl i edt ome,doesnotmeani tcanbe appl i edt oot herpeopl e. “ Per s onal t ouch”i nﬂuencest hi sandi t s houl dber es pect edandacknowl edged.Idoappr eci at et hat mycol l eagueshel pedmet ol ear naboutt hi st hr oughoutt he t enur eandwer eabl et omakemei mpr ovemys el f , per s onal l y and pr of es s i onal l y.I nt he end,If eelhonour ed t o gett he chance t o be one of t he AMSA I nt er nat i onalExecut i ve Commi t t ee. Ihopet hatupcomi ngt enur escanbr i ngAMSA I nt er nat i onal i nt ogr eat erhei ght sandmaket heor gani s at i onapl at f or m of s ki l landmanager i aldevel opmentf orAs i anmedi cals t udent s ar oundt hewor l d.

Hel l oAMSA f ami l y!I ’ m Katf r om AMSA Phi l i ppi nes andt heDi r ect orofMember s hi pandDevel opment ( Conf er ence)f ort hi st enur e. Iam honour edt obepar tofs uchani mpor t antyear f orAMSA I nt er nat i onal ,mar ked byar ei nvi gor at ed or gani s at i onali dent i t y and s ever alnew s ys t ems , pr ogr ammes ,and event st hat wi l lhopef ul l y be s us t ai nedi nt heyear st ocome.I tmakesmepr oud t o wor k wi t hs uch a pas s i onat e and mot i vat ed gr oupofpeopl eandt os eeourhar dwor kpayof f .I am al s ot hr i l l ed t hatwe wer es t i l labl et o hol d s ucces s f ul conf er ences t hi st enur e des pi t e t he t hr eatoft hepandemi c. Weent r us tt hef ut ur eofAMSAI nt er nat i onalt oyou. May you br i ng ouror gani s at i on t o even gr eat er hei ght s !

Kat r i na Ysabel l e Bol años

Di r ect orofMember shi p andDevel opment( Conf er ence)

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AMSA I nt er nat i onal i s a vas t , ver s at i l e, and gr owi ng medi cal s t udent s as s oci at i on expandi ng t hei rwi ngs i n knowl edge,act i on, and f r i ends hi p.Pas s i on ofmedi cal s t udent s and member s move us f or war dt obr i ngmor ebeneﬁt sand i m act f mp or member s and communi t i eswher e we l i ve.Even t hought hes easmaynotbecal m,I bel i evet hatAMSAI nt er nat i onalwi l l keep bei ng aﬂexi bl eand adapt i ve or gani zat i on whi ch coul d conquer any ki nd of s t or ms , movi ng t oget her f or bet t er ment of t he f ut ur e.

Iam Jer emy,afif t h yearmedi cals t udentofUni ver s i t asI ndones i a.Somepeopl e r ecogni s emeasmagi calorqui ckpaced, event hought omyknowl edge, har dwor k anddet er mi nat i onar ewhatmakest hef r ui tr i pe,wi t hagl i mps eofl uckandt ear s , ofcour s e.Bes i desmymedi calact i vi t i es ,Il ove s oci al i s i ng wi t hf ami l yand ot her peopl e,havi ng knowl edget r ans f eri st he bes tpar toft hem.Ial s os pend t i me pl ayi ngmus i c, t r avel l i ng, anddoi ngaf oodi et our . I nmyopi ni on, aphys i ci ans houl d bewel lal lar ound, notonl yi nt hemedi calfiel d. Thus , Iam t r yi ngt oexpandmys el f mor e,by at t empt i ng t os t r i ve and excel i n medi cal s ci ences ,s oci al s ki l l s , ar t per f or mi ng, exer ci s i ng, andmanymor e. Iam ai mi ngt obeaphys i ci anwi t hal otofcont r i but i onst owar ds oci et es , t husAMSA I nt er nat i onals eemst o be a f ul l yfit t ed l ear ni ng pl at f or m f orme.And yes ,my gambl edi dpayof f . I thasbeenahel lofar i dewi t hAMSAI nt er nat i onal , butIl ear nt t hat i ti s not t he pr obl em t hat det er mi nes your s ur vi val ,but your copi ng mechani s m ands ur r oundi ngs . AMSAI nt er nat i onal t ol dmet obemor edet er mi ned, adapt i ve,flexi bl e,andcommuni cat i veasaper s oni nt hef ut ur e.I naddi t i on,i thas al s ogi f t edmef r i endsal ongt hewayt hataccompanymedur i ngfightorfli ght , j oy ors or r ow.Ibel i evet hatever yt hi nggr acedt omenow,wi l lal waysbes t or edf ort he f ut ur easwel l .Ther ef or e,ci aoAMSAI nt er nat i onal ,youwi l lal waysbewr i t t eni nmy pat hands eeyouont op! Enj oyyourt i meatAMSA I nt er nat i onal .Wor khar d,pl ayhar d,getf r i ends ,and be r es pons i bl e. Ther ei smeani ngt oever yoccas i on, s oIbel i evet hatyourpr es enceher e wi l lmakeyous t r ongeri nt hecomi ngt i mes . Goodl uck!

As pi r i ng t obeapr ofici entheal t hcar epr of es s i onal ,Os hi n Pur i , Thi r dPr of es s i onalMedi calUnder gr aduat eatAl lI ndi a I ns t i t ut eofMedi cal Sci ences , Ri s hi kes h, Ut t ar akhand, I ndi a andChi efEdi t oroft heJour nalofAs i anMedi calSt udent s As s oci at i on ( AMSA) I nt er nat i onal 2020/ 2021 wi s hes t o expl or et hevas ts ubj ectofSur ger yandempl oyi ti ns er vi ng manki nd.Bes i dest hi s ,he i sf as ci nat ed by t he ent i ci ng wor l d ofr es ear ch and l ooksf or war dt oget t i ng t r ai ned i n machi nel ear ni ng and ar t i fici ali nt el l i gencet oexpl or ei t s appl i cat i ons i n del i ver i ng ef fici ent neur os ur gi cal heal t hcar e. Icoul dn’ thaves pentmy2020bet t ert hanhow Idi d.Igot t ol ear ns omuchaboutavenueswhi chIwoul dhavenever expl or ed ot her wi s e.Bei ng apar tofAMSA I nt er nat i onal ,I gotachance t o enhance myknowl edge,t ake act i on as wel lasdevel opt r ans cont i nent alf r i ends hi ps . Fr om t aki ng gues ts es s i ons i n s o many chapt er s and at t endi ng s pons or s hi p meet i ngs ,t o wor ki ng atI CCSTO and wi t h ALSAhavegi venmes omanymemor i est hatayears eems t obes hor tt ofil li nal loft hem.Mor eover ,t heexcept i onal pr of es s i onal i s ms hownbyal lourSeni orOf ficer saswel las t he Execut i ve Commi t t ee hasal waysbeen i ns pi r i ng f or me.AMSA has gi ven me a l otmor et han Ican ever r eci pr ocat e. J AMSA wi l lbe compl et i ng a decade next t enur e.I wi s h t o s ee J AMSA’ s gr andeur bei ng exempl i fied wi t h except i onali ndexi ngsand exponent i al i ncr eas e i n s ubmi s s i ons as wel l as r eader s hi pmuchmor et haneveri nt he pas t .Iwi s ht os ee Res ear ch Cont es t r es t ar t i ng and Nat i onal Di r ect or of Res ear chi neachAMSAMember .

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Adeel a Sandr i a Fi t r iAi ni Hel l o,Peopl e ofTomor r ow!Myname i sAdeel af r om AMSAI ndones i a. Cur r ent l yI ’ m amedi cals t udentf r om Facul t yofMedi ci ne, Uni ver s i t asPadj adj ar an, I ndones i a. For me, bei ng an AMSA I nt er nat i onal Execut i ve Commi t t ee i sdeﬁni t el y one oft he bes tt hi ngst hat happened i n mywhol el i f e.Bei ng abl et odes i gn and pr oducet heAMSAI nt er nat i onaleNews l et t eri sagr eat honourf orme. Thi sj our neywasi ndeedar ol l ercoas t er t hatwi l lf or everoccupy my mi nd,butI ’ m beyond gr at ef ult obeapar toft hi sf ami l y!IhopeIwi l lgeta chance t o meetyou al li n per s on when t hi s whol e COVI D1 9t hi ngi sover ! Hopef ul l y,AMSA I nt er nat i onalwi l lf or everbet her ef or ourmember s , t obeahome, t obeacomf or tpl ace, and af ami l yt oal waysl ookf or !

Remember your act i on mat t er s . Gi ve yourbes tt o your s el f ,t ot he or gani s at i on and t o t he communi t y. Ont opofal lt hepr of es s i onalwor k, t r yt oal s omakef r i ends ,havef un, andbui l ds omememor i es .

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Davyna AbyshaG Phew!Imean, now Icoul dﬁnal l ys ayIwasapar tofAMSA I nt er nat i onal ,r i ght ?!A br eedi ng gr ound f or medi cal s t udent s ,l i keyou and I ,t o br us hup on ourembedded pot ent i al sandt ol eavewi t hi mmens es at i s f act i on.Thi si s wher eImus ts ay, wasamomentofgr owt hf orme-apar t f r om havi ng t obui l d pur eand r emar kabl econnect i ons wi t ht he ECsand RCs ,AMSA waswher e Il ear ntabout l egalwr i t i ng and Ial s o gott o pol i s h one t hi ng t hat needed i nt ens epol i s hi ng -mycommuni cat i on s ki l l s !D; Pr et t ybummedbyt hef actt hatphys i calAMSEPshadt o beputonhol dt hi st enur e, butal lt hevi r t ualconnect i ons made wer e wor t h i t af t er al l .Apar tf r om meet i ng amazi ng peopl eal lacr os st hegl obe,AMSEP wi l lal ways have a s peci alpl ace i n myhear tf ori t snat ur et os eek knowl edgewi t hendl es sl i mi t at i ons<3 Forme, gi vi ngbackt ot hecommuni t yi ss omet hi ngIput an emphas i son i n al lexchanges-s o no mat t erhow evol ved t hi ss ubs i di ar y get ss omeday,Iwi s ht os ee AMSEP cont i nue bei ng s el ﬂes s and compas s i onat e, caus eaf t eral l , wes houl dal ls t andi ns ol i dar i t y, nomat t er wher ewear eandwhowe’ r ewi t h. Sendi ngl ove, youguys candot hi s !<3

Namas t ef r om t he cul t ur al l y and geogr aphi cal l y di ver s e count r y,I ndi a.Thi si s Khus hman Kaur Bhul l ar ,mor e af f ect i onat el y known as Khus h,t he Di r ect or ofGl obal Heal t hatAMSA I nt er nat i onalf ort het enur eof2020/ 2021 .I am cur r ent l y a 4t h year Medi calSt udent at Sr iGur u RamdasI ns t i t ut eofMedi calSci ences&Res ear ch, Amr i t s ar , Punj ab, I ndi a. I ni t i al l yappoi nt edast heDi r ect orofPubl i cHeal t hatAMSA I nt er nat i onal ,Is t ar t ed myt enur ebyr eachi ng t ot hever y humbl eRegi onal Chai r per s onsofvar i ousAMSAchapt er st o connectwi t h exi s t i ng Nat i onalDi r ect or sofPubl i cHeal t h and di s cus s pos s i bi l i t i es and s t r at egi es f or s et t i ng up Nat i onalPubl i cHeal t hDepar t ment si nchapt er spr evi ous l y l acki ng t he s ame.The ki nd of r es pons e and s uppor t r ecei ved f r om t he Regi onalChai r per s onsaswel last he Execut i veCommi t t eeofAMSAI nt er nat i onalevers i ncet he begi nni ng has been over whel mi ng and war m. We managed t o act i vat eand connect1 5chapt er swi t hi nt he s ubs i di ar y, whohavebeenver yent hus i as t i candpas s i onat e t owor kf ort hecaus eofPubl i candGl obalHeal t hevers i nce t hebegi nni ng.I thasi ndeed been qui t eaj our neyf orme f r om s i gni ngi nast heDi r ect orofPubl i cHeal t hands i gni ng of fas t he Di r ect or ofGl obalHeal t h,but Iam i ndeed t hankf ulf oreachexper i enceandl ear ni ngachi eveddur i ng t hi syear . TheGl obalHeal t hCommi t t ees f gv wi l lal waysr emai n cl os et omyhear t ,and Iwr i t et hi snot e wi t hmi xedf eel i ngs , happyt os eehow f arwehave comeands adt os eeusr eachi ngt hecl os i ngof t het enur e. Thet enur eof2020/ 2021wasi ndeeda hi s t or i calyeari nt hehi s t or yofAMSA I nt er nat i onalandt heyearofr eevol ut i on oft heGl obalHeal t hSubs i di ar yofAMSA I nt er nat i onal . I tbei ngafir s tyearwas defini t el yfil l edwi t hs omeupsand downsandbr i efmoment sofconf us i on f ormewhi l eens ur i ngt hebes tway f or war dbutIam happyt os ayt hatt he nextt enur ewi l lhaveas moot herr un, cons i der i ngt hewhol eboar dhaswor ked har dt oens ur eas moot herf unct i oni ngand enhancedi nt er nat i onalvi s i bi l i t yandout r each ofAMSAI nt er nat i onaldur i ngt hi spas tt enur e. Mayyouachi eveevengr eat erhei ght sandbr i ng gl or yt oAMSAI nt er nat i onalandi t ’ smember s ! Vi vaAMSA!

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Di r ect orof Mar ket i ngand Sponsor shi p Hel l o ever yone! Cher Pi n, t he Di r ect or of Mar ket i ng and Spons or s hi p her e.I ’ m movi ng t owar ds my Fi nal Year of med s chooland am bas ed i n Uni ver s i t y of Gl as gow, UK.

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Iam ver ygr at ef ulf ort he cont i nuouss uppor tand encour agement f r om myf el l ow col l eaguesi nt heext er naldepar t ment .Toget herasa t eam,wehaveachi eved mor et han wecoul d,wehavegonef ur t her t han we coul d everdr eam.The gr eat es tpar toft hi st eam i st hat al t houghwear enots uper humansandwedomakemi s t akesaswel l att i mes ,weneverputbl ameoneachot herbuti ns t ead,wes uppor t andmot i vat eeachot herandmos ti mpor t ant l y, wes t oodups t r onger each t i me.A bi gs houtoutf orot herECsaswel lf ort hei ras s i s t ance overt hepas tyear . Al lt hebes tt oourf el l ow s ucces s or si nyourupcomi ngt enur e. I ti syour t i met os hi neand mos ti mpor t ant l y,gr ow t oget herasat eam.Gr eat t hi ngsar eneverachi evedal onebutbyat eam ofpeopl e. Vi vaAMSA!

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Nadi r aNi br as Taqi yya Hel l oPeopl eofTomor r ow! Mynamei sNi br as , and Iam t he Li ai s on Of ﬁcer t o Medi cal St udent s ’Or gani s at i onsf ort hi st enur e.Iam f r om AMSAI ndones i aandI ’ m cur r ent l yaﬁr s t year cl i ni cal s t udent at Padj adj ar an Uni ver s i t y. Thi syearhasbeenabl as tf orme. AMSA I nt er nat i onalhasr i s en t os uch hi gh, l ed by s ome of t he bes t and dr i ven by i ncr edi bl et eammat es .

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Rezqi t a Ramadhani Hel l oPeopl eofTomor r ow!I ’ m Eqiast heLi ai s onOf ﬁcert o NonMedi calSt udent s ’Or gani s at i onsf ort hi st enur e.I ’ m par t of AMSA I ndones i a and f r om AMSAMar anat ha Chr i s t i anUni ver s i t y.AndI ’ m cur r ent l yi nmy3r dYear . AMSAhasgi venmel ot sofexper i encesandmemor i est hat Iwi l lneverf or get . By bei ng t he LONMSO,Ihave t he oppor t uni t yt o gett o know mor eaboutot herﬁel dsl i ke l aw and dent i s t r y.And al s o bei ng par toft he Ext er nal Depar t mentf ami l yi ss uchabl es s i ngf orme. If eelbl es s eds ur r oundedbys uppor t i vepeopl eandal ways t her ef oruswhenwegot hr oughhar dt i mes<3

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Ni ndi t a Put r i Iam Ni ndi t aast heLi ai s on Of ﬁcert oGover nment aland NonGover nment alOr gani s at i ont enur e2020/ 2021 . Gai ni ng new s ki l l sand expandi ng f r i ends hi p wi l lal ways bemyf avememor i esf r om AMSAI nt er nat i onal , es peci al l y conf er ences , exchangesandhol di ngevent s ! Hopef ul l y,AMSA I nt er nat i onalwi l lal waysbet hehomeof AMSAchapt er sandapl acef orourmember st ogr ow.

My name is Cyena Chaza Anak Kutiang, a third-year medical student at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). Born and raised in Kuching, Sarawak, I had the privilege to be surrounded by people of different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds, which given me great interest to further interact and build friendships with those that are unlike myself. Moving forward, I indulged in AMSEP at local and national levels, which was how I first came to value the philosophies of AMSA. As a Regional Chairperson now, I envision bringing AMSA Malaysia to more(all) and with the support of an amazing national team, I am confident that we will be able to achieve that. #roadtowardsgreaterAMSAMalaysia What I liked most about AMSA International is how passionate the IEB is in all that they do. I acknowledge and I appreciate their efforts in bringing AMSA to greater heights. Any message for the next tenure? Learn from yesterday. Enjoy today’s journey. Be hopeful for a better tomorrow. Cyena Chaza Anak Kutiang Regional Chairperson AMSA Malaysia

I'm Mubarka, a final year student here hoping to graduate by the time this gets published :p AMSA has given me a reason to fall in love with my profession even more. Any time I felt medical school was getting too exhausting, I knew there would always be something here that could help me recharge without feeling guilty for the time spent not studying. I thought I would have extremely limited cocurricular opportunities but being a part of this organisation opened a whole new chapter for me. From being just a member to making my way up to the post of Regional Chairperson, I have learnt so much and made friendships that last me a lifetime for which I will always be grateful. Glad to have been a part of this team, 10/10 recommend :D Mubarka Bushra Regional Chairperson AMSA Pakistan

Hi everyone, I’m Ernest, RC of AMSA Singapore. What I liked most from AMSA International are the people, people and people. The people in AMSA International are always so energetic, motivated and encouraging. It is a wonderful place for those who like to challenge themselves and work in a highly dynamic team. Any message for the next tenure? Do not panic. Ernest Lim Regional Chairperson AMSA Singapore

I am Jimmy, Regional Chairperson of AMSA Taiwan Tenure 2020/2021, and I’m currently a third year medical student of China Medical University of Taichung, Taiwan. I am passionate in public affairs and organisational activities. Speaking of leisure time, I enjoy outdoor activities and Netflix movies. EAMSC 2019 Thailand was my first conference in AMSA and it was really a blast for me. During the kaleidoscopic journey in AMSA, I realised the untapped potential of medical students to shape the world around us, to inspire and to be inspired. Any message for the next tenure? AMSA is definitely a platform where friendship is forged, knowledge is disseminated and action is initiated. Grasp those opportunities, unleash your unbridled passion, and explore the whole Asia-Pacific and beyond. Viva AMSA! Pin-Chun Chen Regional Chairperson AMSA Taiwan

Greetings, People of Tomorrow! My name is Helena Arnetta Puteri, but people usually call me Arnetta or Netta as the Regional Chairperson of AMSA Indonesia 2020/2021. To our dearest ECs and RCs, thank you for such a fulfilling tenure! It makes me proud to become a part of AMSA International in a tenure that is filled with tremendous growth. I hope you all know that all your sacrifices, late night meetings and hard work did not go unnoticed. Well done! Hope to be able to meet you all in person soon. As Winston Churchill once said, “Success if not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Despite the mountains conquered and the uphill battle, let’s continue to work hard to bring AMSA to even greater heights. Helena Arnetta Puteri Regional Chairperson AMSA Indonesia

I am Priyansh Nathani, currently serving as a medical intern in Mumbai, India. As a result-driven professional with management experience, I believe in transformational leadership for the betterment of an organisation. I'm passionate about working towards Global Health and Global Surgery, Sexual Rights & Human Rights, Strengthening Healthcare Systems in LMICs, AI in Medicine and Sustainable Development. Personally, I love to socialise in person over social media. I prefer to spend my spare time in research or perhaps watch some good TV series with good food, beverages and company. Novel ideas and experiences shared transnationally really did widen my perspectives while looking at a problem or even while having a solution. I appreciate the liberty given to the chapters to grow while always supporting in times of need. I liked AMSA International that always being professional, approachable, and helpful while being so friendly and understandable. I loved how inclusive AMSA International has been in terms of executing and discussing ideas. AMSA International can execute highly impactful multi-national projects with great international partnerships, collaborative research studies, have better brand visibility with NGO status soon. To always remain as the most friendly organisation ever for medical students. Priyansh Nathani Regional Chairperson AMSA India

I am Dr Fahmida Faiza, currently working as the Regional Chairperson of AMSA Bangladesh in the tenure 2021. I have started my journey with AMSA international in 2019 as a National Director of the Asian Medical Students' Exchange Programme from AMSA Bangladesh. Since then, I have found AMSA International very helpful and informative regarding every work in a friendly manner. AMSA International has helped me to develop many professional skills. Any message for the next tenure? I am hoping to get another friendly and helpful tenure in the days ahead. Fahmida Faiza Regional Chairperson AMSA Bangladesh

We like that the team bonding is improving and that all the Executive Board members are very helpful and friendly. They also constantly check up on us via text or Facebook message. I find it very helpful with the constant support, especially when reminding about deadlines. We wish to collaborate more with the other AMSA UK bodies (e.g. England and Scotland) for some events but it might be difficult due to new restrictions and lockdown rules in the UK. We wonder if AMSA International could teach us ways to increase membership participation especially for small members like us. Ai Win Chan Regional Chairperson AMSA Northern Ireland

We like the EC from AMSA International! They are always there for us! We wish to grow up with confidence and courageous! We wish to grow more roots (more members and medical schools) and more branches (more partnerships locally and beyond)! We wonder if we can have more fun together? Ruby Yen Regional Chairperson AMSA Macau

We like that the AMSA International makes major changes in its whole system this tenure. I appreciate that we are starting to utilise our national officers for a more well-rounded and better represented projects. We wish that all AMSA chapters be as active as they can be. I wish AMSA International look into those chapters that are inactive and find out what is the problem. In that way, we grow together as an organisation. We wonder how much more AMSA International can improve. Let’s not be afraid and let’s be open to look into other organisation’s ways and learn from them. Terence M. Lapenas Regional Chairperson AMSA Philippines

We like your great supports which make it possible to expand our circle of “friendship.” We also wish to inherit this warm atmosphere and we wonder if we can share more time together across the border of any chapter. Ayaka Nanri Regional Chairperson AMSA Japan

We like the incredible networking opportunity that AMSA International provides. We wish we could participate in more AMSA International events (share ideas for the improvement of your AMSA Member.) We wonder if AMSA International would be able to provide extra incentives for people to join the AMSA family, such as discounts to medical textbooks/resources. Since our society is young and small, getting sponsorship is quite a challenge for us. Elbert Edy Regional Chairperson AMSA Scotland

We like the family of AMSA International, how it brings all the medical students close, helps to bring out our inner talents and helps us gain more exposure and knowledge. AMSA International is our family made by our bonds with each other. We wish to expand our AMSA Nepal family further and we wonder if we could include more members in AMSA International to make it an even bigger family. Dipesh Regmi Regional Chairperson AMSA Nepal

To be honest, this year, AMSA Korea has not participated well in AMSA International activities. I will try my best to encourage our members to participate more in these meaningful AMSA international activities as soon as everything gets normalised. Jongsun Lee (Justin Lee) Regional Chairperson AMSA South Korea

We like the tight-knit nature of AMSA International. They are very open-minded and work very hard! We also wish to expand our chapter and also incorporate more AMSA International roles within AMSA GB-ENG, and we wonder if AMSA International is willing to give a talk on what AMSA International is and explain some of its “open” roles to keen AMSA GB-ENG members. Jom Bhumitrakul Regional Chairperson AMSA England

Hi !I ’ m Di l l afr om I ndonesi a,cur r ent l yfini shi ng m yt hi r d pr ecl i ni calyearher e atAt m aJayaCat hol i cUni ver si t y.I ’ m veryi nvest ed i n vi sualart s,pr i m ar i l yi n gr aphi cdesi gn and pai nt i ng. W or ki ng f ort hi st eam hasbeen a dr eam com e t r ue,asi de fr om al ways want i ng t o br anch out and wor ki nt er nat i onal l y,i t has been m ypl easur e wor ki ng wi t h such a gr eatand ef fici entt eam . Meet i ngswer e al wayssuperconci se wi t h gr eati deasputt ot he t abl e and t he t eam hasbeen very support i ve.Speci alt hankst o my f el l ow LDs f or our ext r a m eet i ngs,l oved how we al lhad al m ostt el epat hi cal l y si mi l ari deaswi t h each ofourown uni que t akes on t he concept. Ot her speci al t hanks t o bossm a' am Adeel af or al lher hel pt hr oughout t hi s per f ect t enur e,i t has been a gr eatr i de wi t h you! Enj oy t he r i de,com m uni cat e wi t h one anot her ,don’ tbe shy t o r each out t o your f el l ow peer sf or hel p ( and m ake fr i ends! ) . Br ai nst or m i deas and find com m on gr ound.As LD,I ’ d have t o say,find desi gn i nspi r at i onsasm uch aspossi bl eand br eakdown each conceptaccor di ng t o yourst yl e.Don’ tf or gett o ut i l i senegat i ve space and t ryl ear ni ng Adobe I nDesi gn ( t r ustm e,i t ’ sm uch easi ert o use) .

Hi ,m y nam e i s Al an Chan fr om AMSA Hong Kong,Ist udy phar m acy as m y pr em ed and now soon st art i ng m y j uni or cl er kshi p.Iam very i nt er est ed i n wat chi ng m ovi es,l i st eni ng t o m ul t i l i ngualpop songsacr ossdi f f er entcul t ur es.Iam al so af oodi e as i n Hong Kong ahoy can basi cal l yt ast e cui si ne fr om di f f er entpart soft he wor l d. I t has been beaut i f ult i m e m eet i ng m em ber s fr om di ver se cul t ur albackgr oundsand t hepr oact i veat t i t udeofm yf el l ow t eam m at eshasbeen a pl easur et o wor k wi t h. Be cr eat i ve,be advocat i ve,be dar et o speak up on var i ous publ i c m edi cali ssues.Al ways r em em ber t o be art i sanali n cr eat i ng t he bestqual i t yofeNewsl et t er .

Hey!I ' m Ananya Bhasi n,a 2ndyear m edi calst udent at MGM Medi calCol l ege,NaviMum bai .I ' m passi onat e aboutnonpr ofit wor kand ai m t obeabet t erver si on ofm ysel feveryday.Myar eas of i nt er est ar e act i vi sm f or vul ner abl e popul at i ons,especi al l y LGBTQI A+r i ght s,pr om ot i ng i ncl usi vi t yi n heal t hcar eand m ent al heal t h.W hen Iam not j uggl i ng m y academ i cs and nonpr ofit wor k,I ' m f ond ofhobbi esl i ke desi gni ng,r eadi ng and kni t t i ng. Ibel i evet hatt hewor l di snot hi ng shortofbeaut yand encour ageseveryone t o be a l i t t l e m or e em pat hi ceveryday. It hi nk t hebestt hi ng aboutm yt enur ewasm eet i ng peopl efr om such di f f er entbackgr ounds butst i l lfindi ng fr i ends i nt hem .I t wasayearf ul lofnew opport uni t i es,m aki ng m i st akes& l ear ni ng fr om t hem and get t i ng t o do m or eofwhatI ' m passi onat eabout, i . e.desi gni ng.Ther e ar et i m es when It hi nk t hat Icoul d have done bet t eri n m yt enur e butI ' m st i l lf ond oft he m em or i est hat wehavem adet hi syearon t hi sboar d and Iwi sh t hesam eexper i ence f oreveryone el se. Be open t o new exper i ences and t ry t o m ake l i f el ong fr i endshi ps.I ti sauni queopport uni t yt hatIhopeyou al lwi l lm aket he bestoutof

Hi ,Iam Ani kaNusr atRai sa,a3r dyearm edi calst udentatI br ahi m Medi calCol l ege,Bangl adesh.You can cal lm eAni ka.Iam passi onat e aboutt r avel l i ng.Il ove t or ead and col l ectbooks.Dur i ng m y l ei sur et i m e,Il ove t o wat ch TV ser i es. The bestt hi ng aboutwor ki ng wi t ht hi sam azi ng t eam wasm eet i ng peopl e fr om di f f er entr egi ons.I thasbeen a pl ace ofshar i ng i deas,t hought sand knowl edgebeyond t hebor der .Igat her ed exper i ence t hat i m pr oved m y m anagem ent and com m uni cat i on ski l l s.Last l y,Ir eal l y wantt ot hank m y f el l ow t eam m at esand especi al l y CEN Adeel af orm aki ng t hi sj our ney wel l desi gned and enj oyabl e att he sam e t i m e. Enj oyt he t i m e wi t ht he t eam .Go wi t ht he ﬂow and t ryt ol ear na l i t t l e fr om everyt hi ng and everyone.Make fr i ends beyond t he bor der .Don' tsetyouri m agi naryl i mi t.Hopet hi sj our neyﬁndsyou good.

Hey!Iam Anushr ee Rai ,a 3r dyearMedi calst udentatGMC, Bi l aspur ,I ndi a.Iam t he out goi ng Edi t or f or t he quart er l y newsl et t erofAMSA I ndi a.Il i ke t r avel l i ng and expl or i ng new ski l l s.Il ove cur at i ng aest het i cdesi gnsand m aybe t hat ' show Ibecam e a Layoutdesi gnerf ort he est eem ed eNewsl et t erof AMSA I nt er nat i onal . Ihaveal waysbeen passi onat eaboutdesi gnsand cur at i ng t he eNewsl et t erf orAMSA I nt er nat i onalwas j ustt he per f ectopport uni t y Iwasl ooki ng f or .Af t era yearofbei ng a l ayoutdesi gner ,Ij ustdi dn' tbecom e bet t eratdesi gni ng,butatpart i sanshi p aswel l !Ir eal l yl i ked how t he whol e pr ocesswaswel l pl anned and execut ed!W or ki ng wi t h Adeel a and t he eNewsl et t ert eam hasbeen apl easur e.Even t hough t hewhol eexpe r i ence wasvi rt ual ,we r eal l ym ade f ond m em or i est oget her . Justdon' tbe afr ai dt ot ry som et hi ng new because t her e wi l l al ways be a l ott ol ear n.And don' tf or gett o m ake am azi ng m em or i es,because t heyar e al lyou’ ve got.

Hi ,Iam Asm i t haReddyfr om I ndi aand am cur r ent l yast udent I nt er ni ng atFat herMul l erMedi calCol l ege,Mangal or e.Iam passi onat e aboutt r avel l i ng and expl or i ng t he wor l d and var i ous cul t ur es and cui si nes. My f avour i t e past i me i s bi ngewat chi ng and cooki ng. Bei ng a partofAMSA I nt er nat i onalm ade m e f eell i ke Iam a part of som et hi ng m or e t han j ust m y col l ege, m eet i ng l i kemi nded peopl e and m aki ng a f ew fr i endsal ong t he way wasj ustt he hi ghl i ghtoft he whol e exper i ence.Bei ng abl et o cont r i but et o AMSA I nt er nat i onaleNewsl et t erwashel pf ulas i tl et sm e spend t i m e apartfr om st udi esand hel ped m e devel op ski l l si n edi t i ng and pr oofr eadi ng.The whol e exper i ence was wonder f uland Iwoul dl ove t o cont r i but e m or ei n any way possi bl e.W or ki ng wi t ht he t eam and Adeel a wasso seam l essand ef f ort l essl y execut ed.Real l y enj oyed t he short t i m e Ispenther e. Enj oy t he wor k and cont i nue on t he fr i endl i ness and m ake fr i ends and connectt o peopl e m or e.Expand t he i m agi nary boundar i es oft he eNewsl et t erand t ry m aki ng i ta m em ory t hatshoul dn' tbe l ost.

Gr eet i ngs,I ti sChai t ee Sengupt a fr om Bangl adesh.Cur r ent l y,I am ast udentatMH Sam or i t aMedi calCol l egeand Hospi t al .Iam passi onat eaboutt hevar i ouscul t ur esar ound us.Al so,Iwantt o expl or et he di f f er ence i n gl obalheal t h.Furt her m or e,Ihave a dr eam t ot r avelt he whol e wor l d one day. Bei ng apartofAMSA I nt er nat i onalhel psm et ol ookbeyond t he hor i zon.I t ' sapl ace f orl ear ni ng and shar i ng knowl edge am ong m edi calst udent sal lovert he wor l d.Bei ng a chapt err epr esent at i ve m ade m e m or e pr of essi onaland i m pr oved m yski l li n edi t i ng.W i t houtcom i ng her e,you can notguessapl acecan beso fr i endl yyetpr of essi onal .Her e,everywor ki sveryst r uct ur eor i ent ed and expl ai ned pr oper l yt hateven anewbi ewoul d notf eel pr essur ed.The exper i ence and knowl edge Igat her ed her ei s pr i cel ess.Ican notbel i evehow qui ckl yt i m egoesby.Iam goi ng t om i ssyou al l !Even t hough wem etvi rt ual l y,wedi d m akesuch a gr eatm em ory.Especi al l y,chi ef !Iwantt ot hank you so m uch f ort he gr eatpat i ence and l ove you showed m e. The pr of essi onal i sm and fr i endshi p need t o be car r i ed,l i ke our t enur e.Ihope t he next t enur e can br oaden i t s hor i zon even m or e.And t he publ i cat i on can be accessi bl et ot he wor l d.Best ofl uck wi t ht he new endeavour !

Hel l ot her e!Mynam e i sEl i sa Yohana Anj al iW ul ur ,bet t erknown as Eya.Ri ghtnow servi ng asa 3r dyearm edi calst udentatSam Rat ul angiUni ver si t y.Cur r ent l y,busy j uggl i ng bet ween m y st udi es,f angi r l i ng and ot herhobbi essuch aspai nt i ng,j our nal i ng -doeswat ch m ovi escountasa hobby? Thi swi l lpr obabl ybem yl astt enur ei n AMSA,and I ’ m verygl ad t hat i ti sawel l spentt enur e.Bei ng her ei n AMSA I nt er nat i onal ,especi al l y as one oft he LDs,has been a very m eani ngf ulj our ney t o m e.I m ade new fr i ends,i m pr oved m y desi gni ng ski l l s,and l ear ned how t o push m ysel foutofm y com f ortzone.Iwoul dl i ke t ot hank our CEN,Adeel a,wor ki ng wi t h you has been a pl easur e.To m y f el l ow eNewsl et t ert eam ,CRsand LDs,t hank you f ort hi swonder f ult i me t oget her ! You ar e her e because you ar e capabl e ofdoi ng t hi ngs.Don’ t be afr ai dt o go out si de t he box.Quot i ng fr om Van Gogh:“I fyou heara voi cewi t hi n you say' you cannotpai nt, 't hen byal lm eanspai nt,and t hatvoi ce wi l lbe si l enced. ”

Mabuhay!I ’ m Kar st en fr om t he Phi l i ppi nes!You m aycal lm e Kar s!I am cur r ent l y a m edi calst udentatSan Beda Uni ver si t y -Col l ege of Medi ci nei n Mani l a.Mybi ggestdr eam i st obecom eapaedi at r i csur geon ora paedi at r i ci an because Iwantt o hel p chi l dr en who ar ei n need of m edi calcar e.Il ove t ot r aveland t ry di f f er ent cui si nes ar ound t he wor l d.Ial so enj oyj our nalwr i t i ng and wat chi ng hi st or i caldocum ent ar i esdur i ng m ypast i m e. AMSA I nt er nat i onaleNewsl et t erhast aughtm ehow t o engagewi t h peopl et hr ough wr i t i ng art i cl es and shar i ng i deas.As a Chapt er Repr esent at i ve,Iwasabl et o hone m y ski l l si n wr i t i ng and cont ent edi t i ng despi t e m yhect i cschedul e asa m edi calst udent.Thi spl at f or m m oul ded m ei nt oabet t erst udentl eaderf ort hosewhowant ed t oaddr essr el evantsoci ali ssuesi n gl obalheal t h and cur r entevent s such ast heCOVI D1 9pandem i c.I twassuch apr i vi l eget owor kwi t h m y col l eagues, especi al l y Adeel a who m ade our eNewsl et t er wel l or gani sed and syst em at i c.Bei ng on t he Edi t or i alBoar d wasa fr ui t f ulexper i ence asIm eta l otoffr i endsfr om di f f er entpart sof t he wor l d even i fwe know each ot hervi rt ual l y.Nonet hel ess,It r ul y enj oyed m y t enur e wi t ht he Edi t or i alBoar d!Iwi l lm i ss t hose f un Zoom m eet i ngsand br ai nst or mi ng sessi onst oget herasa t eam . Enj oywhatyou pr each and l ove yourwor k!The AMSA I nt er nat i onal eNewsl et t eri s oursaf e space wher e we can expr ess ourcr eat i ve mi ndst oget hert hr ough wr i t i ng.And al so,you wi l lhave f un m eet i ng new fr i endsand shar i ng st or i esdur i ng zoom m eet i ngswi t ht he edi t or i alboar d.Thi si syourchance t o wor k and connectwi t h br i l l i antand car i ng peopl e fr om di f f er entcul t ur es and backgr ounds. Good l uck and al waysr em em bert o have f un!

Hieveryone!Mynam e i sKassi e Gr acel l a fr om AMSA I ndonesi a,cur r ent l y servi ng as t he Chapt erRepr esent at i ve f orAMSA Si ngapor e. Myhobbi esi ncl ude wr i t i ng,baki ng,wat chi ng Net ﬂi x,and m osti mport ant l y:sl eepi ng.Ihave a huge i nt er est i n m ent alheal t h and dr eam st o becom e a psychi at r i sti nt he f ut ur e! AMSA I nt er nat i onalhasgi ven m e a gl i m pse ofm edi calst udent sal l overt hewor l d.Il ovewor ki ng wi t ht hepeopl eher e!Even t hough we com e fr om di f f er entpart soft he wor l d,we shar et he sam e l ove f or wr i t i ng!Idi d notexpectt hatt he peopl e woul d be SO fr i endl yher e : (supersad t hatt he t enur ei sal m ostover . W hoeverwi l lbecom e t he CR/ LD nextyear ,Ihope you have a l otof f un j ustl i keIdi d!Goexpl or eand gett hebestoutoft heexper i ence. I t ’ sa once i n al i f et i m e exper i ence,so br ace your sel fand gi ve your best.Root i ng f oryou and am superexci t ed t o seenew f acesand i nnovat i onsi n ASPI RE!

Hial l !I ’ m Kel vi n W ong.Ij ust ﬁni shed m y 2nd year ofm ed school . Movi ng i nt ot he cl i ni calyear s st art i ng fr om next year .For t he past year ,Ihave been servi ng as t he eNewsl et t err epr esent at i ve ofAMSA Macau.Ienj oywat chi ng al lsort sofm edi caldr am asi n m yspar et i m e, Doct orX,t he Good Doct or ,House… j ustt o nam e a f ew.It hi nk wat chi ng t hese dr am ashel ped m e t o dest r essfr om al lt he st r essand pr essur ei n m ed school .Iam al so aspi r ed t o becom e a car i ng,com pet ent and com passi onat e sur geon by t he pr ot agoni st s i n t he m edi cal dr am as.Il i ke cycl i ng and hi ki ng wheneverIam fr ee! It hi nk AMSA I nt er nat i onalhasbeen a wel com i ng f am i l y.Nott o m ent i on how everyonet r i est ocont r i but et ot hi sbi gf am i l y,especi al l ywi t h t he hel p ofAdeel a.AMSA Macau wasact ual l yest abl i shed l astyear ,so t hi si s our ﬁr st year t oj oi n AMSA I nt er nat i onal .Bei ng t he newest m em beroft hef am i l y,wear esur pr i sed byt hedi ver si t yoft hecul t ur es and exper i encesofm anyout st andi ng i ndi vi dual si nt hef am i l y.Ir eal l y enj oyed l ear ni ng ot herpeopl e’ st hought st hr ough t hei rwr i t i ngs: ) .W e hope we can cont i nue t o cont r i but et ot he success ofAMSA I nt er nat i onali nt he f ut ur e. Enj oy asm uch asyou can.AMSA eNewsl et t erpr ovi desa gr eatoppor t uni t yf oryou t o wr i t e anyt hi ng you l i ke orar ei nt er est ed i n.So don’ t hesi t at ei fyou wantt o expr esscert ai n vi ewson di f f er enti ssues. Bestofl uck t o al lnewcom er s!

Hel l o!Mynam ei sKor r ani tKhom i n,you can al so cal lm eAi r .Fort hi spast t enur e,Ihave been servi ng asa Chapt erRepr esent at i ve f orAMSA Thai l and.Iam cur r ent l yasecond yearm edi calst udentand Ienj oyt r avel l i ng, l ear ni ng l anguagesand Net ﬂi x! The bestpartofAMSA I nt er nat i onalt hatIam m ostgr at ef ulf ori s how open everyone i st o new i deasand how wel com i ng everyone i s.The di ver si t y wi t hi nt he m em ber si s al so anot her aspect Iappr eci at e.Thi s t enur e wasa very val uabl e exper i ence wor ki ng wi t h a cul t ur al l y di ver se gr oup ofpeopl ewho shar esi mi l arvi si ons.Iam gl ad Ij oi ned asaChapt er Repr esent at i ve t hi st enur e and m ett hi sam azi ng t eam : ) Ihope anyone t hi nki ng aboutbecom i ng a Chapt erRepr esent at i ve wi l l gi ve i ta t ry!AMSA I nt er nat i onali s a very wel com i ng f am i l y and Ihope t he nextChapt erRepr esent at i ves wi l lbe abl et o gai n val uabl e exper i ence and enj oyt he nextt er m : )Bestofl uck!

Hel l o!My nam e i sLi ovi ci ni e Andar i ni .You can cal lm e Li ovi .Iam cur r ent l ya t hi r dyearm edi calst udentst udyi ng att he Facul t y of Medi ci ne,Uni ver si t asI ndonesi a.Iam passi onat e aboutphot ogr aphyand m usi c. Joi ni ng AMSA I nt er nat i onaleNewsl et t erhast r ul ybeen apr i cel ess exper i ence.Neverhave Ii m agi ned t hatIwoul d be a partoft he AMSA I nt er nat i onalf am i l y.Assom eonewhopart i ci pat esm ai nl yi n l ocalchapt er act i vi t i es,j oi ni ng AMSA I nt er nat i onalhas been a br eat h offr esh ai r .Notonl y was Iabl et o m eetpeopl e fr om al l ar ound t he wor l d,butIwasal so gi ven t he chance t oi ncr ease m y pr oofr eadi ng and t i m em anagem entski l l s.I twasext r em el yf un t o hearal loft heam azi ng i deasfr om f el l ow Edi t or i alBoar d m em ber s i n our pr esubm i ssi on Zoom m eet i ngs.I want ed t o t hank m y f el l ow eNewsl et t erEdi t or i alBoar d m em ber sand ourbel oved CEN, Adeel a,f orm aki ng m yt i m ei n AMSA I nt er nat i onalveryenj oyabl e. Iam gl ad t hatIgott he chance t o m eetal lofyou,al bei tvi rt ual l y. St aysaf e,and t hank you! Enj oy yourt i m e as a m em berofAMSA I nt er nat i onal .Ihope t hat you can gai n val uabl e exper i ence and fr i endshi p.Don’ tbe afr ai d t o ask quest i ons i fyou ar en’ t sur e about som et hi ng,and shar e youri deaswi t h yourf el l ow edi t or i alboar d m em ber st o cr eat e an even bet t er eNewsl et t er .Ihope t hat you wi l lbe abl et o br i ng AMSA eNewsl et t er( ASPI RE)t o gr eat erhei ght s.Vi va AMSA!

Hi !I ’ m Sekarfr om I ndonesi a.I ’ m cur r ent l yst udyi ng atSebel asMar etUni ver si t y. Ther e ar ej ustso m any t hi ngsI ’ ve got t en fr om bei ng a part oft heEdi t or i alBoar dt hati twi l lt akepagesi fIhavet oel abor at e on al loft hem :fr i endsfr om al lar ound t he wor l d,opport uni t i est ogr ow,saf espacet oexpr essm ysel f —you nam e i t.Buti fIhad t o chooseonet hi ng Il i ket hem ost,i t ’ spr obabl y our wor k envi r onm ent.Yes,t her e ar e deadl i nes and st andar dst o adher et o;butwe neverf eelpr essur ed.I tf eel s m or el i ke havi ng an exci t i ng pr oj ectwi t h fr i endsi nst ead of doi ng t asks fr om an or gani sat i on you’ r ei n.And Ihave m y chi efand fr i endsi nt he Edi t or i alBoar dt ot hank f ort hat.: ) To t hose pl anni ng t o appl yf ort he nextt enur e,Ihope you’ l l enj oyyourt i m ei n AMSA I nt er nat i onalasm uch asIdi d!Joi ni ng t he t eam was pr obabl y one oft he best deci si ons I ’ ve m ade,and Ihope you’ l lf eelt he sam e.Good l uck!^^

Hel l o,everyone!I ’ m Md.W al iUl l ah fr om Bangl adesh.You can cal lm e W al i / Redoy.I ’ m a 3r dyear st udent,st udyi ng at ‘ Shaheed M.MonsurAl iMedi calCol l ege’ .Il ovet owat ch ser i es,t r avel l i ng and phot ogr aphy! AMSA I nt er nat i onaleNewsl et t eri sa gr eatpl at f or m f orMedi cal st udent s acr oss t he bor der .Thr ough t hi s pl at f or m ,Ial r eady m eetwi t ht al ent ed peopl e fr om di f f er entcount r i es.Thatgi ves m e m or e exper i ence i n di f f er entwaysl i ke pr of essi onal i sm ,di sci pl i ne,or gani si ng an event and l ot s ofopport uni t i es.A new vi ew hasappear ed i n fr ontofm e.Ourt eam l eaderAdeel a and al lt hose shi ni ng peopl e ar et oo fr i endl y.Thatm akes m e f eel com f ort abl eand t hewhol et enur epassest ooqui ckl y!If eelgl ad t o be on t hi st ype oft eam .Thank you,everyone,you ar e awesom e! Hope t hatt he nextt eam wi l lbe m or e ent husi ast i c and gi ve us a bet t erver si on ofeNewsl et t er .You peopl e shoul d part i ci pat e i n al lt he opport uni t i es t hatyou have i n yourt enur e.Bestof l uck and l ove AMSA.

Hi ! !Mynam e i sMi chel l e NhatLyT.Reyes,a cl i ni calcl er k fr om FarEast er n Uni ver si t yNi canorReyesMedi calFoundat i on.And I ’ m one oft he Chapt erRepr esent at i vesfr om AMSA Phi l i ppi nes. Cur r ent l y,I ’ m t he I nt er nalVi ce Pr esi dentofAMSA Phi l i ppi nesand m ypassi on ar egl obalheal t h and publ i cheal t h, and Iwoul dl i ke t o pur sue t hati nt he f ut ur e as a physi ci an.Ial so l ove t o expr essm ysel ft hr ough cr eat i ve wr i t i ng. One ofm ybestexper i encesi n AMSA I nt er nat i onali sget t i ng t o shar et he art i cl esIwr ot ei nt he eNewsl et t er .Recent l y Igott o m oder at et he Vacci ne Hesi t ancy W ebi nar or gani sed byAMSA I nt er nat i onal .And Iwi l lbe am oder at ori nt heupcom i ng Mast er cl assor gani sed byt heEdi t or i alBoar d. Bei ng am edi calst udentshoul d nothi nderyou fr om pur sui ng yourpassi on.You don’ thavet o bean expertt oj oi n t he Edi t or i alBoar d,you j ustneed t o be wi l l i ng and m ot i vat ed.

Hel l o!I t ' s m e,Muham m ad Adr i an Khal f anifr om I ndonesi a, and you can cal lm e Adr i an/ I an.Cur r ent l y,Iam st udyi ng at t he Facul t y ofMedi ci ne Uni ver si t asI ndonesi a.Ihave gr eat i nt er est si n cul i naryand phot ogr aphy. I t ’ sbeen a r eal l ygr eatj our neydur i ng m yt enur et oj oi nt he AMSA I nt er nat i onalf am i l y.Il oved t o wor k wi t h new peopl e and new t hi ngs l i ke t he edi t or i al boar d of eNewsl et t er , we’ ve shar ed m any gr eat i deas and opport uni t i es.Al so,I have a gr eatChi ef( Adeel a)t hatgui desm e t o enj oym ynew exper i encei n AMSA I nt er nat i onal .I ' m r eal l ygr at ef ult o have t hi sf am i l y and t hank you eNewsl et t erEdi t or i alBoar dt eam f oryourcont r i but i on t o al leNewsl et t eredi t i ons. I ft her ei s an opport uni t y,t ake i tand t ry t o do som et hi ng new. Enj oy every m om entand l ear n new t hi ngswhi ch can be a pr ovi si on f oryourl i f e one day.

Hel l o.My nam e i s Muham m ad Far uqi ,you can cal lm e Far uqi / Uqi .Iam a t hi r dyearm edi calst udentatt he Facul t yofMedi ci neUni ver si t asI ndonesi a.Ihavegr eati nt er est si n art i cl e wr i t i ng and heal t h di pl om acy. Vi nce Lom bar dionce sai d,“I ndi vi dualcom m i t m entt oa gr oup ef f ort t hati swhatm akesa t eam wor k a com pany wor k,a soci et y wor k,a ci vi l i sat i on wor k. " W or ki ng f or AMSA I nt er nat i onalhas been l i f e' s gr eat estgi f tf orm e. Thr oughoutm y t enur e,Iwasabl et o connectwi t h m or e peopl e, bot h nat i onal l y and i nt er nat i onal l y. I am so pl eased t hat Iwas abl et o wor k wi t h gr eat i ndi vi dual s who possessef f ect i ve t eam wor k ski l l sand cr eat i vi t y.Everyone al wayshad t hei rgr eati deasand t hought sf orour eNewsl et t eri m pr ovem ent.Thus,we m anaged t o evol ve i nt he r i ghtdi r ect i on.Il i ke t ot hank Adeel af orherendl esssupportand gui dance i nt hi sbr i eft enur e.Thankst o m y eNewsl et t erEdi t or i alBoar d col l eague,AMSA I ndonesi a Execut i ve Boar d,and al lAMSA uni ver si t i es f or your cont r i but i on t o al leNewsl et t eredi t i ons. Al ways be opt i mi st i ct o sur ff or di f f er ent possi bi l i t i es. Neverunder est i m at e yourcol l eague as you gr ow genui nel y gr ow t oget her .Don' t hesi t at et o ask i f you need gui dance and hel p.Be t hought f uland cr eat i ve t o sol ve yourpr obl em .

Hel l o r eader s! I am Pr asi st a Ar i adna fr om I ndonesi a! Peopl e cal l ed m e Si st a.I am cur r ent l y st udyi ng as a t hi r dyear m edi calst udent at Gadj ah Mada Uni ver si t y, Yogyakart a,I ndonesi a.I ’ m keen on phot ogr aphy and I of t en t ake t i m ef ort r avel l i ng. I t ’ s been a r eal l y gr eat pl easur ef or m e t o wor k wi t h AMSA I nt er nat i onalal t hovi rt ual l y.Ir eal l yenj oywor ki ng wi t h fr i ends fr om var i ous AMSA Chapt er s,exchangi ng i deast ot hi nk ofsui t abl et hem esf ort he nextedi t i on of t he eNewsl et t er ,and even t ryi ng t o hook up anot her one.Thi sexper i encehel psm et o gr ow.Thankst o Adeel a f ort hi soncei nal i f et i m e opport uni t y and f oreveryone who has wor ked har d dur i ng t hi s one t enur e.A paton t he back f or al lof you!Fi nal l y,a speci alshout out t o Anna ast he Regi onalChai r per son ofAMSA Mongol i af or everyt hi ng shehasdonef orm eovert hi st enur e.Thanks agai n,Icoul dn' thave pul l ed t hi sof fwi t houtyou al l ! As you ent ert he gat e ofeNewsl et t er ,enj oy every r i de her e and do everyt hi ng asyou’ l lnevergett hatchance agai n.Aspi r e!

Nam ast e! I ’ m Pr eeyat i ,aﬁnalyearst udentatGover nm entMedi calCol l ege,Pat i al a,Punj ab,I ndi a.It ook a keen i nt er esti n di gi t al desi gni ng l astyearand wasgr at ef ulf orbei ng gi ven t he opport uni t yt o wor k asa LayoutDesi gnerf ort hi st enur e! Bei ng apartoft heAMSA I nt er nat i onaleNewsl et t ert eam was awonder f ulexper i ence,r i ghtfr om t hei nt ervi ew wi t h Adeel a t oal lt hem eet i ngsf ordi scussi ng t heedi t i on.I ti sam azi ng t o be partoft he t eam wi t h peopl e fr om every AMSA Mem ber . You gett ol ear n so m uch m or et han you’ di m agi ne!Gr at ef ul t o Adeel aand t heent i r et eam f orm aki ng t hi st enur esuch an exper i ence. As a LayoutDesi gner ,i t ’ s been a l ear ni ng curve t hatwoul d nothave been possi bl e wi t houtm y f el l ow LayoutDesi gner s. Thank you so m uch,guys! Expl or eyourcr eat i vesi deasm uch asyou can,t her em i ghtbe no bet t erpl ace and fr eedom t o do so!Connect,gr ow,exper i ence.

Hial l ,Iam Sat r i a,aﬁf t hyearm edi calst udentfr om I ndonesi a. Cur r ent l y doi ng cl i ni cal r ot at i on vi a Zoom and Gm eet.I have an i nt er est i n gr aphi c desi gn,phot ogr aphyand art si n gener al . Dur i ng t hi st enur e,Iam abl et owor kt oget herwi t h Edi t or i alBoar d m em ber sfr om var i ousAMSA chapt er s and hopef ul l y cr eat e a m eani ngf ul and l ongl ast i ng fr i endshi p. Ther e ar e sever al m i l est ones t hat ar e achi eved by t hi st enur e,st art i ng fr om nam i ng t heeNewsl et t ert oASPI RE t ohavean I SSN and m any m or e,Iam very t hankf ult o be a partoft hi shi st ory. Don' tbe afr ai dt o ask quest i ons,t her e ar e no such t hi ngsasst upi d quest i ons.Sei ze every opport uni t yt hati savai l abl e whi l e knowi ng yourcapaci t y.

A passi onat e,cr azy and f unny gi r l ,who ext r em el yl oves ani m at es,now i s st r uggl i ng har dt o ﬁni sh her m ast er degr ee i n Si chuan Uni ver si t y( SCU) .Dem on Sl ayer ( 鬼滅の刃)i sm yf avour i t e ani m e!Li f e’ shar d,butl i f e’ sbeaut i f ul , and t hi sf ai t h st r ongl ysupport sm ei n chasi ng m ydr eam st ep by st ep i nt he hope ofm y t i ny dr eam com i ng t r ue som eday! AMSA I nt er nat i onaleNewsl et t er( Aspi r e)i s al ways pr ovi di ng agood pl at f or m f ornotonl ym edi calst udent sbut al so m edi calwor ker st o shar et hei rt hought sand wor ks whi l e encount er i ng t he i ssue of wor l dwi de m edi cal event s.Theart i cl escol l ect ed i n eNewsl et t er( Aspi r e)ar e al so hel pi ng t o m ake m or e unm edi calr eader s under st and m or e about cor r ect m edi cal knowl edge.I l ove r eadi ng each edi t i on of t he eNewsl et t er publ i cat i on si nce every eNewsl et t erpubl i cat i on i st he “essence”of edi t or sand wr i t er s.Asoneoft hem em ber sofeNewsl et t erEdi t or i alBoar d,I ’ m gl ad t o m eetal lofyou i n AMSA! AMSA i sj ustl i ke a bi gf am i l yt o m e dur i ng m y l i f e asa m edi calst udent.Im etm any ki nd and br i l l i antfr i ends, ear ned excel l entwor ki ng exper i ences,and al so opened m y vi si on.Even t hough t hi si sm y l astt enur e,Ist i l lappr eci at e bei ng i n AMSA,f or bei ng pr oud and gl ad t o becom e who Iam now!ILove AMSA！ No m at t er whoever or what ever you encount er i nt he f ut ur e,do what you l ove and l ove what you choose. Hopi ng t hatyou m ay al so l ove t hi s bi g war mi ng AMSA f am i l y!Enj oy!

Hel l or eader s!Iam Si mr an Rauni yar ,a m edi calst udent fr om Mahar aj gunjMedi calCol l ege,Tr i bhuvan Uni ver si t yfr om Kat hm andu,Nepal . You can cal lm e Si mi . The m ost exci t i ng t hi ng about AMSA I nt er nat i onali s get t i ng t o know so m any am azi ng peopl e,al lfr om di f f er entcount r i es,al lso t al ent ed and br i l l i ant.And t he AMSA eNewsl et t er ,a gr eatpl at f or m f ort he wr i t er st o pourt hei rheart souti nt ol et t er sand f ort hem edi cost o r el at et o and sm i l e upon.Bei ng am em beroft he Edi t or i alBoar d,ayearoft he onl i ne m eet i ngswi t h ourgr eat Chi efAdeel a and al lt he chapt err epr esent at i ves,t he bondi ng sessi ons and di scussi ons upon t he t hem es, subt opi cs and everyt hi ng el se,edi t i ng t he art i cl es,t o be a partofa t eam oft hatwor ked so har d and cr eat ed t hr ee beaut i f uland i nf or m at i ve eNewsl et t er s-Iam so t hankf ulIgott o be a partoft hi swonder f ulj our ney.I t hashel ped m e gr ow a l ot. A yeari sashortt i m ei fyou engage your sel fi n pr oduct i veand fr ui t f ulwor k.I nt heend,you' l lbeam azed how qui ckl y everyt hi ng passed and what a pi ct ur esque i m age you m ade.So keep wor ki ng har d,i ti sal lgonna be wort hi t.

I ’ m Khadi j ah and peopl ecal lm eKat h.I ’ m fr om Mal aysi a and I ’ m cur r ent l y st udyi ng atUni ver si t iKebangsaan Mal aysi a( UKM) ,The Nat i onalUni ver si t y ofMal aysi a. The bestpartofbei ng partoft he eNewsl et t eredi t or i alboar di s ourgat her i ng and m eet i ng.Ihave neverf el tpr essur ed when wear ehavi ng m eet i ngs, especi al l y vi a Zoom because our l eader ,Adeel a and t he t eam keepst he m eet i ng f un.Ihave m anaged m y t i m e ef ﬁci ent l yt of ul ﬁlm y r esponsi bi l i t y and at t he sam e t i m e st udyi ng as Iam wor ki ng undert hi sedi t or i alboar d.Iam al waysafr ai dt hatI wi l lnotdo m yj ob wel l ,buti nt hi sboar d,If ound i t easy t o com m uni cat e,especi al l yt o ask and voi ce out m y uncl ear ness and opi ni on t o t he whol e t eam . I have di scover ed m y new pot ent i al t o m anage m y t i m e wi sel y and com m uni cat e assert i vel yi n doi ng m yj ob.Feel sgl ad t o be i nt hi st eam asanydi sci pl i narypr obl em neverhad been r ai sed and happyt o know al lt he fr i endl yt eam m em ber s! Thank you. I hope t he f ut ur e Edi t or i al Boar d coul d cr eat e st r ong bondi ng bet ween each m em ber and can fr eel y of f eryourhel pt o expl or e yourpot ent i ali n t hi sdepart m ent.Good l uck and t hank you.

Hi ,everyone!I ’ m St ef ani eBel i nda,butm yfr i endsusual l ycal lm ebym yi ni t i al s,SB.I ’ m at hi r dyearm edi cal st udentatHang Tuah Uni ver si t y,Sur abaya,I ndonesi a. Bei ng one oft he AMSA I nt er nat i onaleNewsl et t erEdi t or i alBoar di st he bestdeci si on I ' ve everm ade t hi s year .Iwassogr at ef ult obepartoft hi st eam unt i lIdi d everysi ngl et ask wi t houtanybur dens.Everyt i m e we di d Zoom m eet i ngs,di scussed t het hem e,di d m yt ask asChapt erRepr esent at i ve,and wr ot e som e eventr eport s If ound i tvery pl easant.Her e Il ear ned how t o m anage m yt i m e bet t erand al so l ear ned how t o wr i t e a good r eport.Besi des t hat,Ial so f el tvery com f ort abl e wi t h m y fr i endsi nt hi st eam ,especi al l y wi t ht he Chi ef of eNewsl et t er her sel f , Adeel a, f or bei ng a l eadert hatal lofusneeded.Thankyou AMSA I nt er nat i onal ,If el tso honour ed f orbei ng a l i t t l e partoft hi s f am i l y. Hopef ul l y, t he next t enur e coul d m ai nt ai n our st r engt hs and i m pr ove our weaknesses.Just t ry everyt hi ng,and r em em bert hi s quot e by Jul i us Caesar , " Exper i ence i st he t eacherofal lt hi ngs. " Thank You!Vi va AMSA!

Hi , I ’ m Gr ace fr om AMSA Scot l and. I am a f ourt hyearm edi calst udentatt heUni ver si t yofEdi nbur gh. I ’ m passi onat e about m any t hi ngs, am ongstt hose ar e sport s,t r avel l i ng,and j our nal i ng.Cur r ent l ybusyt aki ng som e t i m e of fj ustdoi ng not hi ng dur i ng t he pandem i c -t r ul yi t ’ s been a whi l e. The bestand m ostenj oyabl e partofm yt enur e was m eet i ng and befr i endi ng i ndi vi dual sfr om di f f er ent cul t ur aland soci albackgr ounds.Bei ng a Chapt er Repr esent at i ve notonl yi m pr oved m y edi t or i aland wr i t i ng ski l l s but al so al l owed m e t o di scuss and col l abor at e wi t h ot her l i kemi nded i ndi vi dual s.A huge t hanks t o Adeel af or your gui dance and r emi nder sand al so t o m yf el l ow newsl et t ert eam who hasgr eat l y enr i ched m y t i m ei n AMSA I nt er nat i onal . Joi ni ng AMSA I nt er nat i onali st r ul yaf un and enj oyabl e exper i ence.I t ’ sa r el at i vel yl owpr essur e wor ki ng envi r onm entwi t h am pl e opport uni t i es t o connectwi t h var i ous br i l l i antand fr i endl yi ndi vi dual s fr om al lovert he wor l d.So don’ tbe afr ai dt o ask quest i onsorshar e youri deas.Hope you enj oy your t i m e and r em em bert o have f un.

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