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Americas Regional Meeting Report 2019
IFMSA Imprint Americas Regional Team Gabriela Cipriano Gray James M. Rodrigo Penados Antonio Rubio Rodrigo Iturregui Gabriela Macedo Eugenio Sanhueza Michelle Houde Jian Feng Sun Guillermo Young
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Message From RD Dear Americas Region, I hope my message finds you well and doing great in all your current endeavours. What a wild ride it was! The AmRM gathered over 200 medical students from our beautifully diverse region, all united in passion and plans to solve the different issues the Americas Region faces every day in regards to health and its diverse determinants. It represented the biggest regional platform to share ideas, discuss them and ultimately implement them for the sustainability and development of NMOs in the Americas. The meeting was held in the breathtaking city of Quito, Ecuador, and it was possible thanks to the efforts and hard - work of the
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OC team, the ideas and dedication of the Regional team and the support and unconditionality from the TO and EB members attending. During the course of 5 days we were able to build capacity in different topics such external representation, policy making, advocacy, leadership skills and NMO sustainability; we were able to produce tremendous outcomes such as the Regional Priorities for the term as well as electing a new host for the AmRM20, in Curitiba, Brazil. The report you will be reading sums up 5 working days of exploring ideas, debating possible outcomes and assessing current regional work guidelines we produced better and effective ways to conduct regional work. I hope this serves as a powerful tool for you and your members to keep advocating and striving for a stronger and more equal Americas Region. Llama hugs from Lima,
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LEAD
Facilitators • Gabriela Cipriano Flores - Regional Director for the Americas from IFMSA - Peru • Fabrizzio Canaval - Vicepresident for Members from IFMSA - Peru • Gray James - General Assistant for the Americas from IFMSA - Panama Number of participants: 9 Countries: 5 Background and Goals of the workshop LEAD is an innovative 3 day workshop directed to the IFMSA Americas Region. It is based on working on 4 main streams of skills (Leadership skills, Empowerment of members, Advocacy and Development of LCs & NMOs) in order to improve the capacity of those members in leading their local committees and NMOs. a. Goals to be attained in the workshop • Strengthening of NMO leadership within IFMSA • Empowerment of NMO leaders in decision making, conflict & team Management, project management, external Representation. • Learning advocacy skills and strategies with a focus on local and national level. • Provision of tools to help develop new and experienced NMOs, based on productive and effective needs assessments, strategy, capacity building, and productive management.
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Outcomes of the Workshop For this workshop, the goal was for participants to start developing strategic planning on projects to be carried out within their NMOs and to empower participants for them to be willing to improve their leading roles within their NMO. Participants were also trained to be able to look for external representation opportunities in their countries while applying their advocacy skills learned during the workshop. Finally, strengthening the knowledge of their NMO in order to identify their needs and work on them through strategic planning, capacity building and productive management.
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IFMSA Global Health Advocates Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals in IFMSAs Global Priorities Facilitators • Katerina Dima - LME • Rodrigo Sanchez Iturregui - CB RA Americas • Tristen Adams - AMSA USA Number of participants: 7 Countries: 6 Background and Goals of the workshop IFMSA has been an important change-maker in the field of global health and has Special Consultative Status with the UN through the ECOSOC. Therefore, it works closely with several UN institutions and has an active role in working on the 2030 Agenda. Working on the internal and external goals of the Global Priorities makes IFMSA a direct contributor to the achievement of the SDGs. a. Goals to be attained in the workshop • Participants understand the IFMSA Global Priorities and how they direct IFMSA external and internal work; • Participants understand the UN system and the role played in it by member states and other actors, including the IFMSA; • Participants have in-depth knowledge about the 2030 Agenda Outcomes of the Workshop The aim of this workshop was to build the capacity of participants in the field of global health, preparing them to be active advocates,
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to understand the importance of the interlink of IFMSA’s internal and external work with global strategies as the Agenda 2030, and enabling them to participate and represent IFMSA in high-level meetings. In addition, the workshop focuses on the development of skills to allow attendees to take part in the Federation’s external representation activities on local, national and international levels. The target group for this workshop were health students from different cultural, religious, socioeconomic and national backgrounds who are interested in external representation and global health and would like to contribute to the international work of the Federation on the 2030 Agenda. Selection of applicants will be done according to an expressed motivation, previous experience, and dedication to use the knowledge and skills gained in this workshop for benefits of their NMOs and the IFMSA.
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Healthcare in Danger Facilitators • Gonzalo Diaz • Juan Manuel Valderrama • Hiba Ghandour • Guillermo Young Number of participants: 12 Countries: 4 Background and Goals of the workshop A violent incident against health care may consist of one or several acts or threats of violence that hinder or adversely affect the provision of and/or access to health care. As medical students and SCORPions, it is our duty to relay the correct acquisition of knowledge, firstly to ourselves, secondly, to our peers and because our countries in the world have the risk to feel the effects of the attack, when possible regarding the increasing incidence of threats to health care. a. Goals to be attained in the workshop • This workshop aims to deliver the core knowledge of violence against health services, with particular emphasis on the impact of these attacks on the sustainability of health systems. • To raise awareness and increase knowledge of attacks on healthcare among our peer health students. • To create a sustainable, peer-to-peer training model based on the • ICRC’s and University of Geneva’s MOOC on Violence against healthcare. Outcomes of the Workshop Participants acknowledging the challenges
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of working in conflicts and other emergencies while knowing the challenges in human resources and aid delivery during conflicts and the importance of neutrality in delivering healthcare. Also, participants were able to acknowledge the circumstances surrounding the ambulance services in risk situation by seeing the risk imposed on paramedics in risk situations, as well as identifying common misconceptions of ambulance services. Finally, to identify and work together with weapons bearers and members of civil society and raise awareness of the rights and responsibilities of healthcare personnel in armed conflict while encouraging participants to follow and/or to cooperate with other organizations and institutes working on Attacks on Healthcare on a global, regional or national level.
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Women’s Reproductive Health and Access to Safe Abortion Facilitators • Jian Feng Sun, SCORA RA, IFMSA-Québec • Frederike Booke, former LRA, bvmd-Germany Number of participants: 8 Countries: 5 Background and Goals of the workshop The Women’s Reproductive Health and Access to Safe Abortion workshop is a joint project by IFMSA and Ipas, a leading NGO on access to safe abortion. The workshop focuses on providing quality information about maternal health and abortion services and training future healthcare professionals in understanding this public health and human rights issue, providing adequate medical counseling to women seeking an abortion and potentially becoming advocate or safe abortion providers. a. Goals of the workshop • To provide a safe space for medical students in the Americas to discuss about maternal health topics, including safe abortion and to raise medical students’ awareness of and ability to advocate for women’s and adolescents’ reproductive health, including safe abortion • To capacitate trainers to spread awareness and construct new spaces where these topics may be explored as attendees are expected to deliver this workshop guided by the SCORA IT in the future and adapt it to national and local contexts. • To create an international network of
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trainers and advocates for safe abortion who will create a “community of practice”; sharing the best examples of advocacy and trainings in the topic of sexual and reproductive health Outcomes of the Workshop Each participant was invited to set their own goals for the outcomes of the workshop, to be done within a year after the workshop and followed-up by the SCORA RA. These goals range from facilitating the workshop at a local level and supporting and providing peri-abortion counseling to women to talking with friends and family about the issue and advocating for access to safe abortion on a community level.
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From Global to Local - IFMSA Global Priorities Facilitators • Batool Al-Wahdani, IFMSA President • Fabrizzio Canaval, IFMSA Vice-President for Members Number of participants: 10 Countries: 5 Background and Goals of the workshop IFMSA has recently started working on the new system of the Global Priorities. We have recently adopted 13 Global Priorities that represents the main working areas in IFMSA internally and externally. These priorities will measure the impact IFMSA leaves in all levels, from local to global. This is one of the pillars of IFMSA Strategy (2017-2020) which is ensuring alignment of external and internal work at all IFMSA levels. This workshop serves as a way to transfer the international experience, to NMOs members and to empower them to lead local actions related to the most important global health priorities worldwide. It’s will be a mixture of trainings for needed skills for the internal development in NMOs, and external representation that is targeted and have a goal. And finally, ensuring that participants know how to measure impact and build on it. a. Goals of the workshop • Working plan for the Americas Region in Global Priorities • Elaboration of Regional Priorities for the Americas Region • Better and bigger outreach of the IFMSA Global Priorities in the Region • Showcasing IFMSA global priorities as a way to focus on certain areas to max-
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imize efforts to achieve specific goals. Outcomes of the Workshop With the workshop, the aim for the Americas Region was for IFMSA NMOs to understand the system of Global Priorities and how to set them and to know how they were developed. Moreover, to know how to develop a similar system that contributes to the region, and most importantly to be able to understand how to link internal and external work in their own NMOs and region. The other important aim of the workshop was to support the process of proposing the regional priorities within the IFMSA Global Priorities, and the workshop will have specific sessions that focuses on reflecting on the Americas Region opportunities, stakeholders, and possible initiatives in the new system and how to actively engage as a region and NMOs in it. This is why the workshop produced the Regional Priorities for the region.
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PHLT in Mental Health
Facilitators • Katja Čič (SCOPH Director) • Daniel Guevara (NPO from IFMSA Peru) Number of participants: 8 Countries: 4 Background and Goals of the workshop The Public Health Leadership Training (PHLT) is Standing Committee on Public Health’s standardized workshop and it is imagined as a longitudinal concept of training IFMSAians. The workshop is built on three major pillars – Leadership, Activity Management and Public Health which deliver participants with all the necessary skills needed to become an asset to the Public Health work performed in their country. Participants are meant to leave the workshop with the proper knowledge and perspective which will allow them to take up leadership positions in their NMOs, countries, regions and on the international level. This workshop aims to train public health leaders to actively take on leadership roles within the field of Public Health. Moreover, it will train participants in specific fields closely related to IFMSA and Public Health work, such as specifics on Activity Management, Finance Management and Campaigning. Complementary to this it will also aim to aid the participants build knowledge about themes that are priorities to their Region so they will be able to apply what they have learned not only on a ‘theoretical’, but also on a practical, local level. The final outcome will be empowered leaders and individuals who possess
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skills to organize activities, conduct them with high quality and promote the development of leadership in public health in daily lives. a. Goals of the workshop • To train SCOPHians and others to actively take leadership roles within the field of Public Health. Moreover, it will train participants in specific fields closely related to IFMSA and Public Health work, such as specifics on Activity management. • Complementary to this it will also aim to aid the participants build knowledge about themes that are priorities in the Americas Region so they will be able to apply what they have learned not only on a ‘theoretical’, but also on a practical, local level. • To help newer delegates familiarize and experiment with all the tools needed to become a strong and efficient active member, as well as for the more experienced, to refine and explore more in detail the leadership and activity management tools proposed. Outcomes of the Workshop The workshop produced 8 empowered public health leaders in the Americas Region with the elaboration of 2 full-fledged activity plans on Mental Health. Also, the Capacity building of members from Americas was enhanced regarding Leadership skills and Activity Management along with knowledge-building of members from Americas regarding Mental Health.
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President Session Facilitators • Gabriela Cipriano (Regional Director for the Americas) • Fabrizzio Canaval (Vice President For Members) • Batool Wahdani (IFMSA President) • Hiba Ghandour (LRP) • Katerina Dima (LME) • Antonio Romero (External Representation and Policy Making Assistant) • Rodrigo Sánchez (Capacity Building Regional Assistant) • Gray James (Americas General Assistant) Number of participants: 32 Countries: 18
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Day 1 Outcomes • Improve the understanding of the structure and working mechanisms at the regional and international level of IFMSA • The attendees were trained in the concept of Global Priorities and the IFMSA Strategy, and what how NMOs should focus their efforts to contribute achieving this goals. • Increase the knowledge, advocacy and efforts towards the development of the Americas Strategic Plan • Awareness on Venezuela’s political and economical crisis
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and discussion for possible adoption. Proposals included regional team dynamics, communication, NMOs pertaining to the Americas Region among others. Presentation of the regional team’s reports for presidents to do a thorough analysis of the first trimester and to do effectively follow up in the months to come.
Day 3 Outcomes • Discussion about the importance of creating a system that allows for NMOs’ individual development • Presentation of organizational development approach to identify NMOs pillars in order to work on them and implement initiatives to develop them • Reflection and decision making: based on the analysis, goals are set and prioritized • To set a vision and mission in concrete actions: by identifying the goals, establish effective management, reducing human and material resources and seeking for sustainable ways and finally, advocating. • Showcasing the different opportunities IFMSA offers in an international and regional level especially in regards to internships, attendance to external meetings, grant opportunities, capacity building spaces as a way to fulfill the
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Day 4 Outcomes • In - depth explanation of policy documents: their structure and how they are powerful tools for advocacy, showing our stance in certain topics and giving input to other documents. • Encouragement for NMOs to develop their own policies in the topics they determine to best represent their interest and of their members. • Clearer perspective on how RM2020 will develop and its sustainability. • Take home recommendations and sharing of good practices for reducing and keeping eco friendliness in IFMSA Regional Events.
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SCOPE and SCORE Session Facilitators • Gabriela Macedo - SCOPE RA for Americas • Eugenio Sanhueza - SCORE RA for Americas • Erwin Barboza-Molinas - SCORE Director • Heber Oliva - SCOPE Internal Development Assistant • Rodrigo Almonacid - NEO IN IFMSA Chile Number of participants: 40 Countries: 15 Discussed Topics:
hard to bring as much topics as possible, going from basic to advanced, and to show that the exchanges are linked to all IFMSA areas. So, tell us: are you ready to (ex)change the world? Outcomes: • The general outcome of the sessions were to make the participants understand the importance of each topic in order to have a great exchange program. For that to become reality, we had as specific outcomes: • Introduction to IFMSA Exchanges: to assess the participant’s knowledge in Exchanges Survey on assessment of
Topics from Exchange Sessions Introduction to IFMSA How to fill a Project Exchanges Form
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Small Introduction to Exchanges Sessions: Exchanges are a beautiful way to learn about differences, respect, medical education, public health and human rights all at once! On this AmRM the sessions team worked
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Regulations: We explained the steps for SCOPE/SCORE activation for NMOs and LCs. After that, we presented documents that all of us must know: SCOPE/SCORE regulations and Professional Exchange 101. SCOPE Initiatives: To updates participants about what has already being done. The results from the sessions was to show the different ideas SCOPE is preparing and the involvement in SCOPE Initiatives. How to fill a Project Form: How to correctly submit projects and motivation of members and to Increase the number of projects in the SCORE database. Global Health in Exchanges: Introduction to the concept of Global Health and the GH learning objectives in terms of exchanges and creation of a SWG on Global Health within exchanges and Capacity building events Climate Change: During this sessions we addressed the concept of climate change from a global perspective, we introduced concepts of Global, Planetary and One Health; we provided some ideas about our specific role as medical workforce. Academic Quality: To show what criteria to use for selecting tutors, outgoing and volunteers. This criteria is to be used by participants in order to improve their exchange
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programs. Recognition of Exchanges + advocacy and recruitment: To advocate for the recognition of exchanges, approaching deans and other authorities and finally, recommendations to be used by participants. Sustainability in Exchanges:To showcase the importance of financial management in exchanges and take home recommendations. Motivation and Communication: To show different ways to motivate your team, to show how motivation is different from person to person, to teach how motivation changes the way people take tasks and perform them and motivation to have efficient work towards exchanges. Sharing is Caring: This was a moment for the participants to share their experiences in External Representation, Collaboration with other Standing Committees, Misbehaving Students and Capacity Building in the NMO. What we achieved was to highlight the importance of external partners and stakeholder mapping.
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SCORA Session Facilitators • Jian Feng Sun, SCORA RA, IFMSA-Québec • Fátima Andrea Rodriguez Osorio, NORA, IFMSA-Guatemala • Gustavo Mendes e Silva, NORA, IFMSA-Brazil • Rosa Lakabi, Secretary General, IFMSA-Québec • Frederike Booke, former LRA, bvmd-Germany Number of participants: 20 Countries: 14 Small Introduction to SCORA Sessions: Sexual and reproductive health and rights are often a neglected topic in public health spaces as many pressing issues are discussed. Discussed Topics This year’s SCORA sessions schedule was divided into thematic days. • On day 1, the theme was sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) where we had an open library on the realities and challenges of LGBTQI+ communities throughout the Americas, a session on taking sexual history in a sex-positive and gender-and-orientation-sensitive way and a self-questioning presentation on Judith Butler’s queer theory. In addition, a soft skills training on campaigning was done under the theme of HPV vaccination. • Day 2 focused on the theme event, climate change, with presentations on mi-
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gration and gender-based violence and tropical STIs as well as a second open library on diverse SCORA topics such as safe injection sites, MSM blood donation and sex workers’ safety. Day 3 addressed maternal health with discussions on rising extreme right-wing groups, restrictive abortion policies and teenage pregnancy. We also had the pleasure of having IFMSA alumnus David Imbago present on sexual and reproductive health in rural settings and important external representation opportunities for SCORA members. On the last day of sessions, sexual education was emphasized with a joint session with SCOME as well as a debate on HIV and AIDS discrimination. It was also during this time that the LACMA host debate and election happened.
Outcomes of Sessions While most sessions had outcomes that focused on participants returning to their home country to present and disseminate the specific knowledge they gained throughout the SCORA sessions in the RM, some sessions led to even more concrete ideas on policy development and prospective campaigns and awareness raising activities. • Campaign Simulation on HPV Vaccination: Participants to be better prepared to conduct campaigns and many local campaigns will be developed following this structure. In addition, the topic of HPV garnered so much interest, it has fueled ideas for next year’s HPV awareness day as this year’s SCORA cam-
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paigns had already been decided on. Taking Sexual History: Webinars will be conducted throughout the term to explore the topic more in debt, especially for those who could not attend the Regional Meeting. Joint sessions on the topic will also be proposed in future international meetings. Queer Theory and Clinical Vignettes: Campaigns on LGBTQI+ discrimination will be held, especially during the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) where toolkits and resource manuals will be shared. Migration movements and GBV and Femicide: A joint SCORP and SCORA regional campaign conducted by both committees’ RAs will be held on International Women’s Day to expose and tackle femicide and gender-based violence in the region. Rising Extreme Right-Wing Politics and Impact on SRHR: a SWG is planned to be opened to discuss about the topic further in detail and develop strategies to address the issue. SCORA External Session by IFSMA alumnus David Imbago: Members were enticed to join the meaningful youth movement in SRHR advocacy and engage in external representation and policy making
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efforts, whether through IFMSA or other organizations. Teenage Pregnancy and UNFPA: Members will be encouraged to bring up the topic within their universities to have public health efforts in family planning included in their medical curriculum. Technology Media and Sexuality: With the SCOPH RA, an online campaign to promote technological and social media safe space is projected and peer-to-peer workshops on technological health will be developed. Comprehensive Sexual Education: Support for development of workshops on CSE and soft skills will be provided as well as the elaboration of CSE manuals for the region. Fighting HIV/AIDS and others STIs Debate: Follow-up on the development of HIV stigma awareness raising projects will ensue with the support and collaboration of the PC for HIV/AIDS and other STIs.
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SCORP Session Facilitators • Daniel Sierra • Valentina Latorre • Hiba Ghandour • Gonzalo Diaz • Guillermo Young
the space for you to discover the essential rights of man in our region toward creating a better world for the future of new generation through different sessions that will advocate for the different rights to the defense and understanding of them.
Number of participants: 25 Countries: 11
Outcomes of Sessions • Human Rights Introduction: general ideas for introducing human rights basis. In this session we provided basic in-
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Resilient Cities
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Sustainable Develop- LGBT health and ment Goals + Univer- rights sal Health Coverage
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tance, difficulties and how we can take part of the help needed to make awareness of their rights. Inter-American Migration Policies: Nowadays international laws exist with the purpose to protect the rights of migrants including the right to migrate and at the same time all the human rights we have. We gave the participants the opportunity to share and exchange ideas and to understand more about the situation in our region and how can we take part of the change. Mental Health in Prison: In this session we looked forward to make participants get acquainted with a general idea of mental health and how can prisoners be affected, the factors that negatively affect in detention, the precarious life they can have inside a jail, characteristics of detention system. Child Labour: A session focus to educated participants on the current situation of children exploitation and how mainly indigenous communities are affected. Disabilities & Inclusion: Participants were able to understand the diversity of disabilities, how disabilities affect health, the importance of addressing disabilities in healthcare and the role of physicians in community-based rehabilitation. Sustainable Development Goals + Universal Health Coverage: In this session we have an SDG introduction and brief description of basic concepts. Peace and Conflict resolution: In this session the concepts of peace and conflict were defined and explained. Resilient Cities: The main objective of this session was to explain the participants the changes global warming are doing and how it’s affecting human being life.
LGBT health and rights: To showcase the importance of inclusion and tolerance.The session aimed to working into eradicating discrimination with education. • Ethnicity and race inequalities: Participants learned how to implement the intercultural approach in health care in the context of the Americas, and they were able to discuss how to give solution to real issues of indigenous people from the reorientation of health services and cultural competence. • Human Resources Challenges: Ethical issues in Disaster (Joint session SCOME): We did a session in which we talked about the principles of medical ethics and how they were related in disasters, man made or natural. • Intercultural Learning (Joint session Exchanges): Participants are now able to apply intercultural learning during their exchange and other cross-cultural situations, understanding how cultural differences are opportunities of learning and personal growth, and how to respect these differences. • Femicide in context of GBV and toxic masculinity (Joint sessions SCORA): With this SCORA joint session we seeked to explore the causes and consequences of gender based violence and also to find possible solutions of short and long term. • Messenger of Peace (Wrap up): This was the last part of the SCORP Regional session. Here we shared our expectation fulfilment and also things to be improved. We also provide different message from all the team to keep working on human rights. •
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SCOME Session Facilitators • Artur Carvalho Lima - SCOME RA • Katerina Dima - LME • Bianca Quintella - NOME - IFMSA Brazil • Daniel Ardila - NOME - ASCEMCOL Colombia • Claudia Dávalos -IFMSA Peru Number of participants: 21 Countries: 11
gle person that wants to get even deeper into IFMSA and Medical Education World. Here you’ll have the chance to meet not just a lot of amazing people, but also great leaders, medical students from every part of this huge continent that work hard on their national and local realities because they think just as me, just as you, that we need to be change that we want in the world. I hope that you all got delighted by the awesome sessions that we planned and delivered in the RM. We had the chance to discuss
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Joint Session - SCORA + SCOME - CSE and Medical Education
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Global Health Workforce
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SCOME poster Fair Medical Education Systems and Accreditation of Medical Schools Small Introduction to SCOME Sessions: The RM it’s a great opportunity for every sin-
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ity and other great topics, also we had one Joint Session with each one of the others Standing Committees to show that we all can walk and work together to achieve our goals. Outcomes of Sessions • NMOs and its members are more engaged on advocacy and external representation within medical education • SWG about Mental Health and Empathy in the Medical Curricula with SCOPH • Participants now have the tools to work advocacy and policy making at local, regional, national and international context
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SCOPH Session Facilitators • Michelle Houde, SCOPH RA for the Americas, IFMSA-Québec • Mabel Rios Garcia, IFMSA-Peru • Catalina Gonzales, NPO IFMSA-Chile • Kiomi Perdomo, NPO IFMSA-Honduras Number of participants: 26 Countries: 15 Discussed Topics: We discussed different topics about public health starting with an introduction of SCOPH and the opportunities and concepts regarding the committee like PHLT and exchanges. The following days, those topics were discussed:
Small Introduction to SCOPH Sessions: It’s with immeasurable passion and plenty of ideas that Kiomi, Mabel, Catalina and I, Michelle, planned the public health sessions of the regional meeting 2019 in Quito. We had amazing discussions with the participants on many public health issues. From all over the region, our SCOPHeroes got to share, brainstorm, plan, discuss, and create bonds, forming one great family with the same goal of creating a healthier world. Outcomes of the Sessions • Creation of 3 small working groups on the mental health of medical students, mental health of elderlies and on climate change & nutrition. Those SWG
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Autism
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Facilitators: Clarissa Garcia (IFMSA - Brazil), Aarón Rico (AMMEF Mexico) Total number of trainees: 15 Goals and methods: Analyses different types of leader, as well as its pros and cons. Also, mentions how leadership is a dynamic and not static. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Javier Shafick Asfura (IFMSA Honduras) Total number of trainees: 15 Goals and methods: Convincing someone to do as you say? Something most of us have experienced. This sessions will give you further insight into it as well as tips for being successful at it. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Juan Carlos Chavez (IFMSA Honduras) Total number of trainees: 10 Goals and methods: Stuck in a problem? It showcases the important of creativity in difficult situations, as well as gives tips on using it wisely. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Rodrigo Sanchez Iturregui (CB RA Americas) Total number of trainees: 13 Goals and methods: One of IFMSA’s greatest impact on society is made through advocacy. But, do you know what it is? You may have been doing it without knowing you did. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Gustavo Quispe from IFMSA - Peru Total number of trainees: 8 Goals and methods: It will make you develop skills that will enable you to better talk about any topic in from of an audience, taking into account factors such as body language. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Gaby Macedo (SCOPE RA), Heber Oliva (SCOPE IDA) Total number of trainees: 12 Goals and methods: Managing your local committee’s exchanges can be tough. Hereby you will learn what are the greatest do’s and don’ts available. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
Facilitators: Guillermo Young (SCORP RA) Total number of trainees: 15 Goals and methods: In a globalised world where people is on the move, it is of utter importance to analyse what are the reasons to do it and the challenges they face, especially regarding their health, in their new homes. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Matías Vásquez (ACEM Costa Rica) Total number of trainees: 18 Goals and methods: Who’s not been in a team? They can me productive but only if guided wisely. Do you know how to manage a team when it’s in its lowest? Come find out! Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Luis Rodolfo Morales (IFMSA Guatemala) Total number of trainees: 18 Goals and methods: Our region is one that is not free from natural disasters. So we must not spare no efforts on learning how to react when this situations strike. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Artur Carvalho (SCOME RA), Bianca Quintella (IFMSA Brazil) Total number of trainees: 11 Goals and methods: Medical schools must not be isolated, they have a purpose of existence within your communities. Doesn’t it seem so in your faculty back home? Let’s learn how to play accountable. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Katerina Dima (LME) Total number of trainees: 12 Goals and methods: Research is a part or our education we sometimes oversee. But let’s remember the greatest challenges were tackled thanks to it. In this session you’ll find out what can we do as medical students to showcase that. Evaluation of training sessions: Oral and written feedback
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Facilitators: Gabriela (SCOPE RA for Americas), Eugenio (SCORE RA for Americas) and Danny Sierra (IFMSA Guatemala) Participants: 40 Countries: 18 Discussed Topics: For this session Exchanges and SCORP worked side by side to talk about Intercultural learning, cultural shock, discrimination and how IFMSA can be involved in each one. Through our exchanges people can know other cultures but at the same time, we have to be aware of the cultural differences. With this training, we discussed how to handle the cultural shock and learn from it. Outcomes of the session: • Raise awareness on diversity • Participants have all the tips and advice for culture shock • Better preparation for their outgoings students
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Facilitators: Heber (SCOPE IDA), Rodrigo (IFMSA Chile) and Daniel Ardila (ASCEMCOL Colombia) Participants: 40 Countries: 15 Discussed Topics: The process of skills training or understanding the local health care of the hosting country should not end at the PDT or UAT. During this Sessions with SCOME we create awareness about how NMOs can offer their students extra opportunities to gain medical and scientific knowledge and skills, either in the form of (skills) workshops, seminars, or master classes and any other alternative ways of education. We provide some examples such as workshop on surgical suturing, global health or on history taking for professional exchanges, or a presentation on the epidemiology/public health of your country/region, finally we provide them with enough tools in order for them to ensure Academic Quality for the IFMSA and the active members in exchange; through problem based learning, they were able to find solutions for different possible (not that possible) situations. Outcomes of the session: • Promote exchanges with classmates • Importance of research • Peer review
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Facilitators: Jian Feng Sun, SCORA RA, IFMSA-Québec, Michelle Houde, SCOPH RA, IFMSA-Québec Participants: 30 Countries: 15 Discussed Topics: This joint session covered the impact of technology and social media on our sexuality and mental health by going through the forms of media that promote sexualized images and by identifying how they can be harmful through unattainable beauty standards, underrepresentation of minorities and cyberbullying. It also discussed ways to tackle the problem by using technology and social media to our advantage in creating a virtual safe space. Outcomes of the session: • Online campaign to promote technological and social media safe space • Workshops on technological health
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Facilitators: Fátima Andrea Rodriguez Osorio, NORA, IFMSA-Guatemala, Romina Hassid, NORP, IFMSA-Québec Participants: 50 Countries: 18 Discussed Topics: This joint session focused on femicide as a major human rights issue and the paroxysm of gender-based violence (GBV) for which there is a culture of high tolerance in Latin America. The distinction between femicide and female homicide, the root causes of the toxic culture of machismo and the needs of vulnerable populations such as transgender women, sex workers and migrants were elaborated. In addition, current international campaigns tackling femicide such as Ni una más were presented to encourage participants to get involved in the fight for equality. Outcomes of the session: • Sensitization on this human rights crisis • Dissemination of information within LCs • Joint SCORP and SCORA campaign on femicide for International Women’s Day
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Facilitators: Jian Feng Sun, SCORA RA, IFMSA-Québec, Michelle Houde, SCOPH RA, IFMSA-Québec Participants: 30 Countries: 15 Discussed Topics: The session was focussed on social media as a public health issue, and how it has a specific influence on mental health in our region, targeting young people based on gender and sexual orientation/identity. We had open discussions with the participants to identify the problems related to health, social media and sexual discrimination and then brainstormed about solutions to raise awareness about this important topic in our region. Outcomes of the session: • Online campaign to raise awareness on sexual discrimination on social media; • Integration between the perspectives of two different standing committees taking in consideration Public health and sexual education; • Some participants showed the interest in organizing local and national projects on that topic.
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Facilitators: Romina Hassid(IFMSAQuebec NORP), Fatima(IFMSA Guatemala NORA) Participants: Countries: Discussed Topics: For this session with the help of SCORAngels discussion based on femicide in the region was done. The sessions was direct to explain the cultural shock, discrimination and how IFMSA can be involved in each one. Through our campaigns and activities we can approach to the community and sensibilized about the topic that is affecting a lot of women in the region Outcomes of the session: • Raise awareness on femicide and women rights • Participants can engaged and take part of social activities.
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Facilitators: Michelle Houde, SCOPH RA, IFMSA-Québec, Artur Carvalho, SCOME RA, IFMSA - Brazil Participants: 30 Countries: 13 Discussed Topics: We first discussed on how empathy can fluctuate (in a normal way) in medical students and health professionals, related to our mental health, among others. We then discussed with the participants about how empathy is discussed in their medical curriculum, along with mental health. Finally, we discussed on how we could advocate for better integration of this topic in medical curriculum. Outcomes of the session: • Ideas for the participants to advocate to their faculty about the integration of mental health in medical curriculum • SWG to get a background about the actual situation in the Americas • Campaign awareness after the SWG with the aim of motivating medical faculties to include empathy topics in medical curricula.
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Exchange Fair What can we say about this moment? Beautiful stands, amazing exchange programs from all over the Americas, music, delicious food. We had lots of fun!! The three judges (Gaby SCOPE RA, Euge SCORE RA and Heber SCOPE IDA) evaluated the following criteria: ecofriendliness, quality of the presentation, the stand itself and Academic Quality. It was really hard to choose the winners of the Americas Regional Meeting Exchange Fairâ&#x20AC;Ś but (drum rolls): third place goes to IFMSA Brazil, second place to IFMSA Guatemala and first place (mystery music is on): AMMEF MĂŠxico! Congrats to everyone that made this exchanges fair memorable <3
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External Representation Sessions Small Introduction to ExRep Sessions
The Regional Team decided to implement this sessions to contribute to the achievement of the Americas Strategy as ExRep is one of our main pillars. This sessions covered the most important topics regarding ExRep in order to showcase the regional and international efforts that are being done by the TO and to build capacities in our members to ensure they can engage ExRep at the local, national, regional and international level. There were 2 rounds of parallel sessions. Facilitators • Batool Al-wahdani, President • Frederike Brooke, Former LRA • Hiba Ghandour, LRP • Katerina Dima, LME • Antonio Romero Rubio, ExRep and PM Assistant for the Americas Participants: 69 people Countries: Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Quebec and USA. Discussed Topics • Approaching External Partners • How to engage in IFMSA ExRep • Stakeholder Mapping • Overview of ExRep in Human Resources for Health • Overview of ExRep in Sustainable Development Goals Outcomes of the session Members had the chance to learn how they can participate on IFMSA’s ExRep at any level and they acquired capacities to do so.
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Theme Event
During day 1 and day 4 of Americas Regional Meeting we had our theme event on Climate Change and the impact on health which involved a panel of diverse authorities and experts from the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador and University Representatives. Also, we had a interactive session to engage all participants in the theme event for brainstorming and coming up with solutions for Climate Change from the perspective of medical Students.
First Session - Climate Change & Human Health Panel Discussion conformed by representatives from the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador: • Doctor Jorge Nuñez • Doctor Santiago Salazar The session consisted on a presentation delivered by Jorge Nuñez regarding the effect of CO2 in global warming and how this contributes to climate phenomenons affecting the Region such as hurricanes and “El Niño” Phenomenon The presentation also included other consequences such as damage to agriculture and economy, loss of jobs, rising of tropical diseases and the burden on governments . After the presentation was over, the panel discussion started and was mediated by Michelle Houde (SCOPH RA) with questions mainly based on advocacy of medical students, how to partner up with governments and institutions to join our efforts, the role of young people in climate action and how stakeholders can benefit from youth - led initiatives. These questions were answered by both Jorge Nuñez & Santiago Salazar In the panel, Gabriela Cipriano (RD Americas) showcased the efforts of the IFMSA and the Americas Region for advocating for SDG 13
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Second Session - How can we link SDGs? Round table which was led by Katerina Dima (LME) which had the participation of Batool Al Wahdani (IFMSA President), doctor Mercy Borbor (Head Research Teacher in Sea Sciences from ESPOL University), doctor Jorge NuĂąez (Representative from the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador) and Tristen Adams (AMSA USA). The discussion was focused on how to achieve SDG 13: Climate Action and different initiatives from the government and major stakeholders were explained to the participants. After the discussion ended, a presentation followed by Tristen Adams about SDGs and how we can advocate from different SDGs to attain the goals of SDG 13. This presentation showed how interdisciplinarity and joint efforts can be conducive to outcome - oriented initiatives. Following the presentation, the participants were divided in five groups each assigned with an SDG: SDG3, SDG4, SDG6, SDG10, SDG15 to discuss how to link the goals on each SDG to achieve both their indicators and maximize reach.
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Bonbons bon dons - Zombies hungry for organ donation - IFMSA Quebec SANAMente / Health In Mind! - IFMSA Chile Warao Ethnicity project - IFMSA Brazil HIV project - Ascemcol Colombia SCORE National Research Camp - IFMSA Honduras
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Activities Fair 1. Bonbons bon dons - Zombies hungry for organ donation by IFMSA Quebec 2. Warao ethnicity project by IFMSA Brazil 3. Disability is not inability by IFMSA Guatemala 4. Clown techniques and tools on how to improve medical - patient relationship by ASCEMCOL Colombia 5. Sexperts by IFMSA-Quebec 6. Bone Marrow Donation by IFMSA Brazil 7. The Empathy Walk by IFMSA Brazil 8. If you are watching this by FEVESOCEM Venezuela 9. Hands on Action by ASCEMCOL Colombia 10. HIV project by ASCEMCOL Colombia 11. SANAMente / Health In Mind! by IFMSA-Chile 12. SCORE National research Camp by IFMSA-Honduras 13. Adoption of communities by ASCEMCOL Colombia 14. Poverty situation of children of school age by ASCEMCOL Colombia 15. Acatenango Volcano Project by IFMSA Guatemala 16. Less HIV, + Health in Me by IFMSA Panama 17. Happy Gray Hair by IFMSA Peru 18. The Safety Day by IFMSA Peru
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Plenary
Plenary Team • Chairperson: Ms. Hiba Ghandour (LeMSIC – Lebanon) • Vice-Chairperson: Ms. Patricia Ávalos (IFMSA-Bolivia) • Secretary: Ms. Karla Aguirre (IFMSA-Peru) • Secretary-Assistants: Mr. Gabriel Ortez (IFMSA-Honduras) & Ms. Sabina Tobar (IFMSA-Guatemala) • Returning Officers: Mr. Pedro Barahona (IFMSA-Honduras) & Mr. Matias Vazquez (ACEM – Costa Rica)
Plenary Agenda Plenary 1 • Roll Call • Election of the Chairperson • Opening • Election of the Vice-Chairperson • Appointment of the Secretary • Appointment of the Secretary Assistants • Election of the Returning Officers • Approval of the Meeting’s agenda • Approval of the Plenary agenda • Regional Team Reports Presentation • Presentation of Regional Strategy Report • Presentation of Regional External Priorities • Presentation of Global Priorities • Presentation of Americas Regional Priorities Working Plan • Candidature for the host of AmRM 2020 Presentation
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Plenary 2 • Adoption of regional team AWP • Vote on adoption of Regional Team’s Reports • Vote on adoption of Regional Strategy • Vote on adoption of the Americas Regional Priorities Working Plan • Presentation of Changes to the IOGs • Vote on IOGs changes proposal • Vote on host of AmRM 2020 • Any Other Business (AOB) • Adjourning the meeting
Overview The two plenaries corresponding to AmRM ran very smoothly thanks to the amazing effort from the Plenary Team on keeping time and moderating the reports, the presentations and motions presented during these. The voting procedures consisted on the adoption of Regional Team’s Reports, Regional Strategy Report, Regional Priorities, IOG Changes, establishing the length of the PRE RM & the Regional Meeting, and Election of RM2020 host. 17 NMOs had voting rights which they exerted to make these changes and adoptions possible.
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Presidents: Roxanne St - Pierre Alain (IFMSA - Quebec) Scope: Irene Ocampo (ASCEMCOL) Score: Ana Saltos (AEMPPI) SCORA: Pablo Aguirre (IFMSA - Chile) SCORP : Sarah Olivieri (TTMSA) SCOME: Gustavo Gonzรกlez (ASCEMCOL) SCOPH: Josaiah Fernandes (TTMSA)
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International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Algeria (Le Souk)
Dominican Republic (ODEM)
Lebanon (LeMSIC) Libya (LMSA)
Senegal (FNESS)
Ecuador (AEMPPI)
Lithuania (LiMSA)
Serbia (IFMSA-Serbia)
Egypt (IFMSA-Egypt)
Luxembourg (ALEM)
Sierra Leone (SLEMSA)
Malawi (UMMSA)
Singapore (SiMSA)
Aruba (IFMSA-Aruba)
El Salvador (IFMSA-El Salvador)
Malaysia (SMMAMS)
Slovakia (SloMSA)
Australia (AMSA)
Estonia (EstMSA)
Mali (APS)
Slovenia (SloMSIC)
Austria (AMSA)
Ethiopia (EMSA)
Malta (MMSA)
South Africa (SAMSA)
Azerbaijan (AzerMDS)
Finland (FiMSIC)
Mexico (AMMEF-Mexico)
Spain (IFMSA-Spain)
Bangladesh (BMSS)
France (ANEMF)
Montenegro (MoMSIC)
Sudan (MedSIN)
Belgium (BeMSA)
Georgia (GMSA)
Sweden (IFMSA-Sweden)
Bolivia (IFMSA-Bolivia)
Germany (bvmd)
Morocco (IFMSAMorocco)
Bosnia & Herzegovina (BoHeMSA)
Ghana (FGMSA)
Nepal (NMSS)
Greece (HelMSIC)
The Netherlands
Syrian Arab Republic (SMSA)
Grenada (IFMSAGrenada)
(IFMSA NL)
Taiwan - China (FMS)
Nigeria (NiMSA)
Tajikistan (TJMSA)
Norway (NMSA)
Thailand (IFMSAThailand)
Argentina (IFMSAArgentina) Armenia (AMSP)
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Republic of Srpska (SaMSIC) Brazil (DENEM)
Guatemala (IFMSAGuatemala)
Brazil (IFMSA-Brazil)
Guinea (AEM)
Bulgaria (AMSB)
Guyana (GuMSA)
Burkina Faso (AEM)
Haiti (AHEM)
Burundi (ABEM) Cameroon (CAMSA)
Honduras (IFMSAHonduras)
Canada (CFMS)
Oman (MedSCo)
Switzerland (swimsa)
Pakistan (IFMSAPakistan)
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Hungary (HuMSIRC)
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Iceland (IMSA)
Peru (IFMSA-Peru)
India (MSAI)
Peru (APEMH)
Turkey – Northern Cyprus (MSANC)
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Indonesia (CIMSA-ISMKI) Iran (IMSA)
Philippines (AMSAPhilippines)
Uganda (FUMSA)
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Poland (IFMSA-Poland)
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Portugal (ANEM)
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Costa Rica (ACEM)
Israel (FIMS)
Republic of Moldova (ASRM)
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Italy (SISM)
Cyprus (CyMSA)
Jamaica (JAMSA)
Republic of North Macedonia (MMSA)
United States of America (AMSA-USA)
Czech Republic (IFMSACZ)
Japan (IFMSA-Japan)
Romania (FASMR)
Jordan (IFMSA-Jo)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (MSA-DRC)
Kazakhstan (KazMSA)
Russian Federation (HCCM)
Uruguay (IFMSAUruguay)
Denmark (IMCC)
Korea (KMSA)
Dominica (IFMSA Commonwealth of Dominica)
Kosovo - Serbia (KOMS)
Kenya (MSAKE)
Kuwait (KuMSA) Latvia (LaMSA)
Qatar (QMSA)
Togo (AEMP)
Turkey (TurkMSIC)
Ukraine (UMSA)
Uzbekistan (Phenomenon)
Russian Federation – Republic of Tatarstan (TaMSA)
Venezuela (FEVESOCEM)
Rwanda (MEDSAR)
Zambia (ZaMSA)
Saint Lucia (IFMSA-Saint Lucia)
Zimbabwe (ZIMSA)
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