AUSSS
Information Booklet
LIFE SAVERS, CHANGE MAKERS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) About IFMSA-Egypt 2) About AUSSS 3) Standing Committees & Support Divisions 4) Our Orientation 5) Message From Our Team
1.ABOUT
IFMSA
WHAT IS IFMSA EGYPT ? Short for the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations, IFMSA is the world’s oldest and largest independent organization representing associations of medical students internationally. IFMSA-Egypt is one of the 133 national member organizations under the umbrella of IFMSA. IFMSA is recognized as a non-governmental organization within the United Nations’ system and the World Health Organization.
IFMSA Egypt’s Mission. Our mission is to offer future physicians a comprehensive introduction to global health issues. Through our programming and opportunities, we develop active, efficient and culturally sensitive medical students, intent on influencing the transnational inequalities that shape the health of our planet.
2.ABOUT AUSSS
WHAT IS AUSSS? Short for Ain Shams University Students’ Scientific Society, AUSSS is one of the founders of IFMSA-Egypt and now one of the oldest and most active local committees at the level of IFMSA. AUSSS is a non-profit student entity formed of medical students studying at Ain Shams university.
AUSSS’ MISSION. To provide the Ain Shams University medical students with proper representation in an organization that is prosperous on national and international levels, thereby allowing them the opportunity to delve into the various aspects of campaigning and organizing huge international events, thus helping them express their inner self and discover their potential.
3.OUR PARTNERS
OUR PARTNERS
4.STANDING COMMITEES
SCORA Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including HIV and AIDS is a gathering of passionate individuals who are committed to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights and are arduous about creating positive change in their local communities.
SCORA’S NATIONAL PROJECTS
Anti-Female Genital Mutilation (Anti-FGM):
Adolescence Health:
We aim to decrease the prevalence of FGM by raising the public awareness, putting a spotlight on FGM in mass media, increasing the rates of reporting of the crime and graduating a generation of doctors against the medicalization of FGM.
We aim to debunk adolescencerelated misconceptions about puberty, reduce the number of bulimic and anorexic adolescents, as well as reduce the number of adolescents suffering from depression, anxiety disorders, bullying, and, consequently, suicide.
SCORA EXCHANGE The content of these activities meets at least three of the SCORA focus areas. In order to promote a better integration of the participants, there will also be social programs at least four days a week.
FAMILY PLANNING
World AIDS Campaign (WAC):
As medical students and future health leaders, family planning should be taken seriously in order to overcome a massive undetectable problem as the birth rates should be massively reduced in Egypt to raise the standard of living of the population overall.
We aim to inform our national strategy with new interventions for addressing stigma and discrimination. We aim to fight the stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS & empowering medical students to end stigma & discrimination.
SCORA’S LOCAL PROJECTS
Support for FGM survivors
Access to safe abortion
Together against
Tailored sex ed – sex education for people living with disabilities
child marriage
SCORP The Standing Committee on Human Rights and Peace unites students who strive to create an equal and peaceful world and believe in international, intercultural as well as interpersonal solidarity. We believe in everybody’s responsibility as well as the ability to contribute to creating this world, as human rights can only exist when it applies to all humans.
SCORP’S NATIONAL PROJECTS
Home-Mates
Together Against Stigma
The project’s main aim is to eliminate the stigma against refugees in our society. This is done through awareness and promotional campaigns raising awareness about who are refugees and what their legal rights are in our country.
We do not only implement psychological support visits for those minority groups, but we also capacitate medical students with the knowledge needed when tackling such minorities as patients.
SCORP’S LOCAL PROJECTS
Violence against Doctors
SCOPH
The Standing Committee on Public Health (SCOPH) brings together medical students from all over the world to learn, build skills, cooperate, explore and share ideas when it comes to addressing all issues related to public health, including global health issues, health policies, health promotion and education, activities.
SCOPH’S NATIONAL PROJECTS
NCD’s
MENTAL HEALTH (WITH SCOPH)
Every 14th of November, 4th of February, 31st of May and 30th of September, IFMSA Egypt celebrates the World Diabetes Day, World Cancer Day, World No Tobacco Day and World Heart Day respectively in order to raise awareness of the issues, increase research in the field of NCDs, mobilize the public and set policies and recommendations for stakeholders to combat NCDs.
Stigma is a common and a significant inhibitor in progressing rights for those with mental illness and requires addressing. Stigma can also lead to acceptance of maltreatment, abuse, and other unacceptable practices within health services. Stigma can make the process of therapy more difficult for mentally handicapped patients and prevent them from being healthy productive individuals capable of re-joining society.
SCOPH’S LOCAL PROJECTS
COVID-19 RESPONSES
SCOME Medical Education should be a concern of every medical student as it shapes not only the quality of future doctors but also the quality of healthcare. The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) has a dedicated organ which aims to implement an optimal learning environment for all medical students around the world the Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME). Through all our joint efforts we work to create sustainable changes around the world, for ourselves as medical students, for the generations to come and for our future patients and our communities who are in fact the final beneficiaries of our education.
SCOME’S NATIONAL PROJECTS
FIRST AID FOR ALL
EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE
In this project, we will not only address how to deal with the different injuries, wounds, cuts, burns, accidents, etc. But we will also address the ways and techniques of prevention.
This project aims at integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systemic research and patient values to determine the appropriate treatment plan.
Towards Better Medical Education In this project, we propose ideas and plans to empower the Egyptian medical students to be an active participant in the education development process. This way, we can achieve the utmost goal of the medical education process.
SCOPE The Professional Exchange program is a full educational program offering clerkships to medical students abroad. Since the very beginning, in 1951, it was evident that exchange of medical students would be one of the main fields of action in IFMSA. As early as 1952, a total of 463 students spent a period of practice abroad, and today, it continues to be the backbone of the Federation and constitutes its longest running project. Annually, around 13.000 students from more than 90 countries travel around the world to discover new health systems, new cultures and to enhance their global health and intercultural understanding.
SCORE Unfortunately, many medical students do not have the opportunity to experience research while in medical school. Research is essential for the development of medicine and without it, the medical field could never have reached the stage it is at now with innovative methods of diagnosis and treatments. Put together the experience of improving research skills with an unforgettable cultural learning opportunity and you have the Standing Committee on Research Exchange (SCORE)!
SUPPORTING DIVISONS TRAINING SUPPORT DIVISON The division is responsible in maintaining IFMSA Egypt capacity building for all its members according to the needs of the organization. Also, it is responsible for maintaining resources and database.
PROJECT SUPPORT DIVISION The Projects Support Division aims to empower and support the local committees to establish their own Projects Support Divisions and provide them with defined job descriptions to achieve their ultimate goal of supporting their projects and enhance their performance through providing trainings including: project management, planning methods, proposal writing, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation.
The Publications & New Technologies Support Division. The Publications & New Technologies Support Division is responsible for all platforms of publicity of IFMSA-Egypt work. It is also responsible for the branding of the organization and the sustainability of the communication platform to find new ways to approach IFMSA-Egypt audience and to highlight all IFMSA-Egypt activities.
FUNDRAISING SUPPORT DIVISON The Fundraising Support Division is responsible for looking for grants for the organization. It is also tresponsible for maintaining financial stability of projects to assure their sustainability of demands meeting.
RESEARCH SUPPORT DIVISON The Research Support Division develops, implements, and coordinates the national research strategy throughout the term in coordination with relevant National Projects Coordinators. The division creates and maintains a database for all IFMSA-Egypt research projects. It also creates an open channel of communication between all researchers in IFMSA-Egypt for guidance and assistance in projects.
5.Our Orientation Day. Orientation Day is our first AUSSS event this year and it’s going to be the first of many! Find out about all the opportunities AUSSS has to offer you as a future physician like our exchange programs and our research division. Learn more about the wide array of projects carried out by our standing committees that cover topics like public health, SRHR and human rights. We will help you build your repertoire through empowering you with leadership skills, teaching you about group dynamics and developing your ability to become an advocate so you can be able to make a positive impact on society. Come join us and be part of our community where you will not only make new friends but also get the chance to learn new skills and have new experiences.
6.A message from our team; Of all the opportunities AUSSS offers you, we believe the most important opportunity of all is the opportunity to make a difference and help others. Our work is largely based in advocacy for causes that are very relevant to you as a future physician and also very relevant to you as a member of society. From advocating for better mental health support to advocating against female genital mutilation our work is important because it can literally save lives. So we urge you take this opportunity to leave a positive mark on our society. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you!