October
Belgian Medical Students' Association Brusselsestraat 246 3000 Leuven BeMSA Newsletter
Table of
Contents Introduction to the National Board August Meeting NORPA Weekend Get ready for NGA1! Updates from the TO Calendar
Introduction to the National Board Executive Board
President
University: Ghent University
What is your best BeMSA memory? : : Our first NGA of last term! It was the first in person NGA I ever attended and I got to meet so many BeMSA members! Any words for the new term? I really hope we can bring BeMSA together this year and become a more united organisation. Hopefully BeMSA Namur & Mons can join us to start that :)
University: Université Libre de Brussels
What is your best BeMSA memory? : Meeting new people ! Any words for the new term?: i’ll always manage to help the others
Treasurerad-interim:TimothyLahaye
University: Antwerp Management School
What is your best BeMSA memory? : As previous Treasurer of Leuven I get a warm feeling when I think back at the weekly LEB meetings. For me this was more than just a meeting to talk about what’s going on in BeMSA Leuven. Every meeting Kato prepared a lovely dish and we talked in general what was on our minds. It didn’t’ feel like meeting, but more like coming home. Any words for the new term? Of course I still have an “ad interim” function, so I will have to wait what will come. But I’m really grateful for the time I have been part of the national board so far Things are just starting off, and I feel like this is just the beginning of something beautiful Many challenges lie ahead, but with the capabilities of this team, I’m sure we can overcome them!
University: UCLouvain
What is your best BeMSA memory? NEO/NORE weekend I had the opportunity to go last year as a LEO/LORE. Any words for the new term? I will do my best to grow BeMSA's potential as much as possible. I think we can reach high level of communication/social media and I will do my best to reach those.
Secretaryad-interim:ElectreBoulet HeadofPRad-interim:LisaDettwiller
Team of Officials
NEO: Florence Galle
Ghent University
My best BeMSA memory is LEO LORE weekend last year! I really loved spending time with our whole exchanges team
My goal for this term is to bring our LEO’s and LORE’s from the different LC’s closer together
NEO: Marouane Benthami
KU Leuven
My best BeMSA memory is the LEO LORE weekend 2021! Go on exchange next summer. Your money will return. This opportunity won’t.
NOME: Emma Michiels
University of Hasselt
My best BeMSA memory is being the PM of Heart for Life Hasselt: the participants were grateful and left the event with knowledge and motivation to change something in their lifestyle in order to live a more healthy life The kind words of all the participants gave me such a warm feeling
I hope to bring SCOME Belgium to the next level I want all the medical students to feel empowered and skilled enough to give a new shape the healthcare of the future So, if you ever happen to feel like there is something missing within your education, please contact me!
NPO: Joséphine Jacobs
University: KU Leuven
What is your best BeMSA memory?: SCOPH session as an LPO in Leuven
For this term, I hope we can successfully organise Heart for Life and Teddy Bear Hospital in every city! In collaboration with LPO’s and Project Managers I intend to expand the Mental Health Project and I aspire to enrol every SCOPH activity at the IFMSA
NORE: Anna Lena Niessen
UAntwerp
Best BeMSA memory: the PET in April 2022. There was so much excitement in the air for the summer months and for me it really was the confirmation that I want to become a NORE, I smiled so much that day my cheeks hurt For the new term I hope to make everyone feel as welcomed as I felt as a LO in the exchanges team last year, I'm looking forward to meeting many new wonderful people and I encourage everyone to become involved.
NOCB:IleanaEne
Université Libre de Bruxelles
My best BeMSA memory is the BTB in October 2021. I got the chance to spend 3 days learning hard and soft skills surrounded by some of the most involved BeMSA members!
For the new term I hope to show you exactly why Capacity Building is so important!
NORP: Alessia Petrella
Ghent University
Best BeMSA memory: The BeMSA Ghent board teambuilding last year, at the start of the term I really appreciate having! It was a beautiful start of my BeMSA journey ��
For this term we are gonna have SCORP voting rights again, I hope to have again an impact in advocacy for human rights as BeMSA Belgium
August Meeting
Last month, BeMSA was present at the IFMSA August Meeting. This is a 7 day conference with over 1000 medical students from over the entire world that hopes to inspire the next generation of future physicians to become leaders and advocates through the exchange of ideas, networking and learning from the various programming sessions. There are meetings of each Standing Committee; governance and decision making sessions; training opportunities for self skills development and inspiring activities and projects presentations.
BeMSA participated in 4 different sessions and multiple other activities. We promoted our exchanges program at the exchanges fair and presented the Teddy Bear Hospital Mental Health station during activities. We were also present at the plenaries, where we voted on bylaw changes and elected the new IFMSA Team of Officials. Of course we also had and attended the social program, including the National Food and Drink Party during which we made fresh Belgian waffles!
Overall we had an amazing time and we can't wait to tell you all about it during NGA!
August
Meeting Josephine (NPO) presenting Teddy Bear Hospital Mental Health Station during the Activities Fair Ben being elected as IFMSA SCORA Director for the term 2022/2023 Group picture at the end of the European Plenary
Have you ever had a vision? A dream? Or an incredible passion for something that just drives you to do more?
It were these thoughts & reflections that haunted us as the European Region Assistants for SCORA & SCORP since December when we first discussed the idea to revive the European National Officer weekends. Such a weekend puts the spotlight especially on the National Officers and members engaged at (intern)national level: to connect them, build capacities & knowledge both on soft skills as well as a variety of content on regionally important topics and work on our general personal growth as members of an NMO and medical students.
However, connecting a region and its National Officers is one thing. Implementing the ideas of sustainability, intersectionality and common development is a whole other challenge. But this is where the beauty of the NORPA weekend prevails: it creates a platform where two Standing Committees so alike, can shine and inspire each other in their uniqueness!
The event took place in Zagreb, Croatia where we held 3 joint sessions and 5 specific parallel sessions & 1 open space for each Standing Committee. Also, through informal discussion outside the official working hours other specific questions from different countries and communities were addressed. And lastly, of course many teambuilding and other joint activities were held to bring all participants closer.
Overall, the NORPA weekend 2022 was a massive success. It has undoubtedly kicked of an increase in engagement, capacities and knowledge among NORAs, NORPs and general members alike to continue the initiatives in their communities. Hopefully, you also will get inspired to take the step in the future to apply, and engage in these international event!
With love
Your past SCORA Regional Assistant for Europe/SCORA Director, Ben de Metz
Get ready for NGA1!
Taking place during the second weekend of October (7th 9th October 2022), this will be the first full-weekend NGA BeMSA is organising in the post pandemic era.
The agenda of this first NGA of the year will include sessions for all the Standing Committees, as well as training, finance and PR sessions.
In order to ensure a full board in the National Team, the plenary will include candidature presentation and questions, as well as some necessary bylaw change proposals.
The main goal of this NGA is to allow our members to get to know each other and BeMSA better, so there will be an amazing social program and lots of opportunities to get to know each other!
See you there!
Updates from the TO
On September 2nd we held our first TOM, during which we officially got started with this term!
In August we held our BeMSA Start Day in Antwerp. We worked on the organisation of NGA1 while eating a delicious brunch
During our first Working Plan Evaluation everyone gave an update on what they have been working on during the past few weeks.
