Message from the Organizing Committee 2
The Organizing Committee 3
ANEM - Portugal 5
IFMSA and Sub Regional Trainings 7
T4All Workshops 8
The Agenda 10 Facilities 11
Social and Cultural Program 12 City of Guimarães 13 Transportation 14 Visa Requirements 15 Registration Process 17 Useful Information 19
Dear IFMSA Family,
It is with great pleasure, passion and motivation that we invite you to apply to be part of the Training 4 All (T4All) journey, between the 1st and 5th of September 2021, in Guimarães, Portugal.
Capacity Building is one of the milestones of IFMSA Mission and Vision, aiming to empower students to be the leaders of today, whilst inspiring them to take action at a local level, reaching not only communities, but also individuals. We believe that it is up to each one of us collectively, as National Member Organizations, to do what it is within our reach to provide IFMSA members with opportunities that enable them to develop the needed skills and competencies to promote change in the health arena.
With these thoughts in mind, we decided to organize the eighth edition of our SRT. Even though the world is living in an extraordinary time, where COVID-19 insists on threatening and disrupting our daily life, T4All OC 2021 aims to bring you the most memorable edition, with an amazing social and cultural program and brand new training topics to be covered as relevant as Health Emergencies.
Portugal is a country well known for its people and the warm welcoming that characterizes them. It is a country filled with astonishing natural landscapes, perfect for sightseeing and sharing experiences and moments whilst enjoying the company of like-minded people.
Are you ready to turn your world upside down and reinvent yourself? Join us in Guimarães, The Founding of a New Tomorrow.
The Portuguese Medical Students’ International Committee (ANEM - Portugal), founded in 1983, represents and engages more than 12000 medical students from 8 Local Committees. ANEM - Portugal envisions sustainable medical and healthcare systems, capable of promoting high standards of health and well-being in Portugal.
The Federation work is divided into several areas of action such as Public Health, Medical Education, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Medical Ethics & Human Rights, Research and Professional Exchanges and Capacity Building.
ANEM-Portugal has been part of the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) since 1983, actively engaging in its work and representing Portuguese Medical Students in IFMSA General Assemblies. For the past years, driven by our passion for Capacity Building, the vision that we are helping IFMSA to increase its impact, as well as engaging and connecting more members worldwide, ANEM - Portugal has organized several editions of its famous Sub Regional Training, Training4All.
Over the past 37 years, the Federation has developed initiatives, projects and campaigns, and has advocated for the pressing issues that matter to achieve ANEM - Portugal’s vision, working closely with the Directorate-General of Health, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education and Ministry of Health.
ANEM facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ANEM.portugal/
ANEM instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/anemmedicina/
ANEM twitter page: https://www.twitter.com/anemmedicina
T4All facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/anem.t4all/
T4All website: https://t4all.anem.pt/
The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations was founded in 1951 as an organization of medical students, for medical students and by medical students. For more than 60 years, the Federation has not only been a dynamic platform of opportunities for the future physicians but has also served as their voice at the international level.
Every single activity in IFMSA aims to empower medical students from around the world to be agents for positive change in their communities. It is in IFMSA’s projects, trainings, activities, campaigns and workshops that magic happens.
A Sub Regional Training (SRT) - such as T4All - is an international meeting supported by the IFMSA, where members and motivated students from a (sub)region or sometimes even further away can meet and participate in trainings, workshops and small working groups.
Source: https://ifmsa.org/sub-regional-trainings/
Exchanges are more than a program. It is a worldwide experience that allows us to connect the world and grow academically and personally. With this Training you will become the perfect officer to deal with international matters. Everything from the exchange program organization, platforms and work will be covered. You will also have multicultural learning and how to deal with people that come from different backgrounds. Incomings, Outgoings, Academic Quality, Pre-Exchange Training, Upon Arrival Training, Application Form, Card of Acceptance?? After this Training, such expressions will carry no more secrets for you. Join this Training and make a change!
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Climate Change is one of the greatest Global Health threats of the 21st century, impacting the health of humans, animals and the environment. It can lead to an increase in extreme weather events and natural disasters that contribute to the emergence of new diseases and raise tensions within the populations due to the depletion of resources. As future health professionals, we need to address Global Health. So, this training's main goal is to empower medical students worldwide with sufficient knowledge on Health, Environment and Climate Change to become global advocates for a future healthier, greener and more sustainable world.
FITI provides the opportunity to develop and strengthen activity management skills. By centering our training in the three stages of project management, we aim to empower medical students to lead projects and activities that positively impact their community and to give them the knowledge and skills to take on health leadership roles.
We are facing a health workforce crisis that is evolving towards insufficient human resources to address the health of the growing population, with longer lifespans and a higher prevalence of diseases. Adversities such as brain drain, worker retention, and access to specialties are leading to the ongoing crisis of quality, quantity, socio-economic conditions and distribution of healthcare professionals.
It is urgent to implement the right policies on a national and international level, invest in education and job creation in the health sector and establish strong interdisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration to achieve equality, universal health coverage and social cohesion.
As a sustainable health workforce has a significant role in achieving universal health coverage and strengthening health systems worldwide, this workshop is an opportunity to deepen participants' understanding of the challenges regarding Human Resources for Health and equip them with the tools to take an active role in this field.
The increasing number of disasters over the last century emphasized the necessity to address the lack of training in the medical management of disaster response. Training the health forces, implementing disaster risk reduction approaches and disseminating information on disaster risk in the communities will strengthen health systems, making them more resilient to disasters.
As the future health workers are willing to respond to public health emergencies and disasters but lack the competencies and skills to do so, this training aims to complement the medical curriculum by providing the basic knowledge on disaster medicine and humanitarian health, and respect towards the sanctuary of health services, with a holistic humanitarian approach of health in the larger setting of disaster management.
Breakfast 09:00-11:00 Trainings Trainings Trainings Trainings 11:00-13:00
08:00-09:00 Arrival
13:00-14:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 14:00-16:00 Trainings Cultural Program Trainings
Closing Ceremony 16:00-18:00 Departure
18:30-20:00 Opening Ceremony
This is only a General Overview of T4All’s Agenda. The final agenda will be designed by Trainers together with the OC and sent to the selected applicants.
Will I have breaks during my training sessions? According to the workshop you choose, Trainers will be responsible for including and adapting breaks to your Training agenda.
What can I do during free evenings/afternoons? Each training has its own specific Agenda, according to the needs of Trainers and Trainees. The OC will make sure to provide you with social and cultural options, so that you can explore the birthplace of Portugal in case you don’t have sessions during the afternoon.
The OC will provide the participants with very special nights and some activities during the day, in a fantastic cultural and social program.
The late afternoons will always be a time to relax, make new friends and enjoy some activities dynamized by the OC, either around the city or around the Pousada da Juventude de Guimarães facilities.
Every night the OC will organize a social program, including the amazing National Food and Drinks Party (NFDP), for which we expect you to bring the best delicacies and products of your country! You will have the opportunity to experience the culture of Guimarães and the marvelous sightseeing of the city!
Be ready to be surprised and, believe us, T4All will be some of the best days of your life!
Guimarães is regarded fondly as the birthplace of Portugal, as it was here that the first king, Afonso Henriques, was born and it was briefly the capital city of the fledgling country in 1096. The historical centre in the area that was within the Guimarães city walls, is associated with the formation and identity of Portugal, and was classified a World Heritage site based on the originality and authenticity applied in its restoration. The city still has a harmonious, well-preserved heritage that is evident in the graceful iron verandas, granite balconies and porticos, mansions, arches connecting the narrow streets, paving slabs smoothed by time, towers and cloisters. For a moment you might imagine yourself to be in a mediaeval setting, where the nobility built their houses over time.
Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, situated at the south west point of Europe, in the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered on the East and North by Spain and on the West and South by the Atlantic Ocean, therefore the easiest way to reach the country is by plane.
We highly recommend participants to arrive in Oporto, at the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, since this is the closest airport to the city of Guimarães. The OC will assure your transportation on the arrival day from the Airport to the accommodation/venue on the arrival day and from accommodation/venue to the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport on the departure day. Selected applicants will be notified by email with more details regarding transportation.
If this is not the most viable option, you can also arrive at the Humberto Delgado Airport, in Lisbon, or Faro International Airport, in Faro. In case you prefer these options you will have to take a train at Oriente Train Station, in Lisbon, or Faro Train Station, in Faro, to Oporto or directly to Guimarães (CP Website).
Nevertheless, if you have any issues regarding this topic, feel free to contact the OC and we will clarify your doubts.
Since Portugal is a part of the European Union (EU) and the Schengen Area, many of our participants will not even need a visa to enter. A national of another European Economic Area Member State (EU Member States, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom) or Switzerland may enter Portugal with a valid personal identity card or passport and do not require an entry permit (visa) or residence permit. Nationals of any of the following countries are also exempt from visa:
Albania Andorra Antígua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas
Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil
Brunei Darussalam Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica
El Salvador Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Grenada Guatemala Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras Israel Japan
Kiribati Malaysia Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia
Moldova Monaco Montenegro Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Samoa San Marino Seychelles Serbia Singapore
Solomon Islands South Korea
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Taiwan
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu Ukraine
Trinidad and Tobago
United Arab Emirates
United States of America Uruguay Vanuatu
Venezuela
Nationals from any other country must apply for a Visa to enter Portugal. In case you have any questions, the OC will be more than happy to assist any and all participants in their application. Once they are registered and selected, an official Invitation Letter will be issued upon request.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there can be temporary travel restrictions or special rules that can be applied depending on the country you are coming from. Please inform yourself about the rules that apply to your country through official communication methods (such as the governmental website) before buying your tickets to Portugal.
If you still have any doubts about travel restrictions you can contact us and we will try to help you as much as we can on finding the necessary information for your situation.
The registration process does not require any certification from your NMO, so you simply have to fill in the registration form here.
There are a total of 65 vacancies and each training session will involve 13 participants. Registrations will have an early fee and a late fee period, in which:
● Early registration: between June 28th until July 12th, 23:59 GMT + 1
○ Fee: 130 (one hundred and thirty) euros;
○ Vacancies: 45 spots available.
● Late registration: between July 19th - August 2nd , 23:59 GMT + 1
○ Fee: 150 (one hundred and fifty) euros;
○ Vacancies: 20 spots available.
The fee includes a welcome package, accommodation during the event, training sessions, full boarding (3 meals a day and some coffee breaks, excluding the arrival and departure day that will feature solely dinner and lunch, respectively), cultural and social program and transport to and from Oporto Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport. For you to remember this for the rest of your life we will have professional photographic coverage!
After the registrations, once the candidate gets the final confirmation, if selected, there will be 5 (five) consecutive days to proceed to the payment by bank transfer and to send the bank statement to t4all@anem.pt
Failure to do so will imply the cancellation of the registration.
Any candidate who is selected and cancels his vacancy, both in early and late registrations, shall be reimbursed as it follows:
● Until August 6th - 100% refund;
● Until August 20th - 50% refund;
● After August 20th - no refund.
For more information you can consult Training4All Regulations here.
Name: ANEM
Address: ANEM-AEFMUP Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro HSJ Piso 01 4200-319 Porto
IBAN: PT50 0035 0651 00515859530 17
BIC/SWIFT: CGDIPTPL
We are working closely with the government, national health agency and ministry of health. For now, based on the information and evidence available in Portugal, we see no reason to postpone or cancel our SRT. Moreover, we will keep monitoring the situation and following the recommendations of our national health agency and other relevant entities, acting accordingly.
In order to have access to the Portuguese Health System, participants shall present their European Health Card. Each participant shall ensure its possession prior to their arrival. If you are not an European citizen, please contact the OC or your National Health Administration in order to clarify your specific situation.
During September you will find Summer weather in Portugal, with sun and temperatures ranging from 25ºC to 35ºC. We advise participants to pack comfortable, fresh and light clothes for each day of T4All. For night time, we recommend you to bring one or two warmer sweaters or jackets to make sure you do not get cold.
ANEM-Portugal will not take any responsibility or liability, so far as legally possible, for any damages made by the participants during T4All.
Contacts
Portugal’s calling code: +351
Portuguese National Emergency Number: 112
T4All email t4all@anem.pt
ANEM - Portugal email anem-portugal@ifmsa.org
● Head of the OC | André Fontoura - +351 915 465 040
● Head of the OC | José Figueiredo - +351 933 249 131
● Executive Coordinator | José Silva - +351 917 666 345
● Public Relations and Communications Coordinator | António Augusto - +351 933 406 263
● Public Relations and Communications Coordinators | Joana Godinho - +351 932 485 018
● Logistics and Partnerships Coordinator | Maria Viegas - +351 968 793 844
● Cultural and Social Program Coordinator | Margarida Leão - +351 917 123 710