European Medical Students‘ Association

E U R O M E D SNew Years Edition

Table of Contents

3 STATE OF AFFAIRS

6 EEB UPDATE

10 EVENTS

18 PEOPLE AND PROJECTS

22 EXTERNALS

29 CALLS

32 WISHES

33 CREDITS

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Table of Contents STATE OF AFFAIRS

Fellow Emsai,

It is my great pleasure to be able to open this special edition of Euromeds with a

few words in this State of Affairs. The pleasure is even greater since it allows me

to give closure to the year behind us and open a new chapter in our adventure.

The chapter of 2011!

Standing at a crossroad, every December we look back at what was done and

reflect. And then, every January we look forward to what is coming and start

planning ahead. As stated, this edition of Euromeds, although published in

January and mostly written in December, is supposed to do both...

So, on a matter of reflection, let us look back and remember our achievements

since the Athens General Assembly...

First of all, it is very important to remember that we have had a successful two

months handover period during which the old board has brought the new board

up to speed and the two have worked alongside to reach important goals planed

for that period.

A very important milestone was the submission of the 2011 Youth in Action

Grant application, a detailed 200-page document that encompasses all our

activities, EEB and Board alike, in 2010 as well as our plans for 2011.

Working on that document enabled the old board to show how well they worked,

the new board to get up to speed and all of us to

work on detailed strategy documents we need for

2011.

At the same time we got used to the new structure of

the EEB and of EMSA on the international level as

a whole. Since the structural changes made during

the GA in Athens within the board have indeed

been major, the switch from one way of operation to another has indeed been a

challenge, but we were lucky to see that the synergy of experience from the old

board members and the enthusiasm from the new board members was the right

combination of ingredients needed for a successful transition.

Alongside with those changes, changes to the international WorkGroup of EMSA

have been made as well. The new Directors have revised the pillar committees and

will appoint (if not done so already) new assistants and new project coordinators.

We are proud to say that the work within the WG is moving on and that we are

very happy to see new projects emerging on the EMSA horizon!

Approximately half way between the ordinary General Assembly in Athens,

Greece, and the New Year we also held the extraordinary General Assembly

in Muenster, Germany. The purpose of this GA was to update our Statutes and

to enable the Board to update them at the Belgian Ministry. Because of the

bureaucratic complexities this is still an ongoing project, but we hope to bring it

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to a close soon...

And before we move on to our goals in 2011, there is one more major project that

came to a close in December of 2010. The first portfolio of EMSA! A professional

document of 28 pages that speaks of what EMSA is and what we want it to

become. A document that two boards worked on and finally managed to realize

in the very end of 2010. A document you can access on www.emsa-europe.eu or

via http://issuu.com/emsaeurope/docs/portfolio_smallnew_board053.

And so, having the Portfolio in our hands, we closed one year behind us and are

looking forward to the next! Another year of hard work, high expectations and

unforgettable experiences! As you are going to read in the following pages, we

have a multitude of international events organized by our FMOs, a high variety

of projects and a whole list of ideas, wishes and resolutions...

But let us start with our plans for the immediate future...

First of all, we hope to set up our new website quite soon. This is an ongoing

project for quite some time now and when we started it we did not dream it

would be this difficult. Nevertheless, the new website has taken shape and should

become public soon!

This should also bring us one step closer to the communication platform we

have been trying to set up. But, as some of you may know, even now we are

in the process of updating our international mailing lists and of raising the

communication with and between our NCs. We conceder this one of our highest

priorities as the NC positions are

now mandatory and they are going

to be the link between the EEB and

our growing FMOs.

We also plan to revive our alumni

network and to expand the EMSA

Workgroup. This is required not only

because of the internal sustainability

of EMSA and our projects, but also

because of the sustainability of the multidisciplinary projects we have with

our partners and the growing need to expand our network. There are plans to

establish a closer communication with various European healthcare students’

organizations to be able to voice our opinion more directly and strongly in front

of the European institutions, there is a growing need to be able to be represented

more effectively in front of the European Medical Organizations, the Council of

Europe, the European Youth Forum and other regional organizations... But there

is also a need for EMSA to become more multidisciplinary and to develop projects

such as eBios that would allow out members to work with students of different

professions on matters of biomedicine and bioengineering... The possibilities are

endless!

On a more internal side, even though the Internal Rules have changed considerably

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at the GA in Athens and they are now updated, more changes may be pending.

We are also working on several additional documents... The new layout for the

monthly reports of the EMSA European Board, we are updating the handover

package and the sponsorship packages and we are working on project handbooks

and the archives of all the internal EMSA knowledge.

But at the same time as we are working on content, we cannot forget to invest in

ourselves and our own capacities. This is why human resources are a vital part

of our 2011 strategy and why we focus a lot of our efforts on the EMSA training

system and the EMSA Training Center of Excellence that is going to be organized

in just a few short months!

Naturally, all of this has to be accompanied by good funds raising and this is why

after finishing our portfolio and our sponsorship package we plan to establish a

good Fundraising platform that will not only sustain the EEB, but also enable

sustainable development of our projects such as JEMSA and our international

events. To start with, we already started sharing our Youth in Action Grants

experience with the Organizing Committee of our upcoming events.

Finally, to ensure good communication both within the organization as well as

with our externals, we will also pay special attention to our Public Relations.

After reaching a new Corporate Identity in 2010, we are now ready to take the

next step towards a more recognized EMSA. The steps we are taking in creating

a well organized website, updated Facebook page and other communication

channels are just a few ideas we have in making our organization recognizable

and approachable.

But none of the above can be achieved without the enduring effort of all the

Emsai and that is why our biggest and most important aim in 2011 is to achieve

a higher level of cohesion and synergy within EMSA. Because only by standing

together and working with each other can we achieve our goals.

The only way we know how... The EMSA way!

On behalf of the EMSA European Board 2010-2011,

Tin Knežević

President

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EEB-UPDATETHE DIA-SQUAD

A long, long time ago…

They were brought together during the great

gathering in Athens. Five people, from five different

European countries. Together they had one aim:

guide and improve the projects of the European

school of Magic. Four of them focused their powers

and qualities on their area of interest. One guided

these four, making sure they did not loose their focus

and to strengthen their powers and qualities.

Knight Borislav from Mystik Macedonia was eager

to increase knowledge. Not only his own, but of all

pupils of the school of Magic. Sultan Süleyman from

Tough Turkey found it important to disseminate the

knowledge to all pupils of the school of Magic and

to all creatures

of Europe. The

third was a wizard

from Charming

Germany, named

Sebastian. Sebastian was a wise man, a thinker and

his aim was to improve the lives of all creatures of

Europe and their knowledge about a healthy lifestyle.

Princess Sofia from Pretty Portugal was the only

women among the four and used her charms to unite

all different creatures of Europe and make them live

together in peace. With such great goals, fairy Sietke

from Happy Holland was needed to guide the four

on their journey through

Europe.

The five united their powers

and qualities and called

themselves: the DIA squad!

Not so long ago…

The modern version of this fairytale started not so long

ago in Athens during the General Assembly of EMSA

(September 2010). Borislav got elected as Medical

Science director, Suleyman may call himself the

Medical Education director and Sofia is the European

Integration Director. The Medical Ethics pillar got

renamed and now goes by the name: Medical Ethics

and Public Health.

Sebastian’s job is

to lead this pillar

and make sure that

Public Health will

be represented in

this pillar as well. Four directors for four pillars. The

directors are guided by Sietke, the Vice-President for

Internal affairs (VPI). She unites the four directors

and chairs the meetings they have.

Unofficially we started to use the name DIA:

Department of Internal Affairs. This department

includes the four directors and the VPI. The name

DIA got used more and more and now you might

even find it in the emails we send and the documents

we make. To add a little touch to it: we call ourselves

the DIA squad!

After our elections in September it was time for

handover. All directors had online meetings with

their predecessors and tried to learn everything

about the projects of their pillars. We were all very

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motivated to get to

work and do great

things, but no great

things are achieved

without a plan. So

when we officially

started, we first focussed on a strategic plan. Many

discussions and several versions later we now have a

strategic plan on which we are very proud! We will

use this plan in our attempt to achieve our goals for

our pillars!

But no great work can be done alone. And that is why

we need the Workgroup. This group exist within

EMSA for a year now and it is time to shape it up. The

group exists of a collection of people who are active

on the European level, without being part of the

EMSA European Board. Members can be an assistant

of the director, European project coordinators or be

part of a team that brainstorms and helps the director

to start new projects.

We want to make you more familiar with the

Workgroup and the possibilities of getting active on

the European level. That is why we are working on a

presentation that can be send to all members and can

be shown during local meetings.

The future…

We can hear you thinking: great you have a strategic

plan, but what is in it?! As said, right now we are

focused on the Workgroup. We have thought about

how many people each director needs and we want

promote the Workgroup very well in the upcoming

months.

Furthermore we want to update the list of projects on

the website,

to keep the

m e m b e r s

of EMSA

and the

e x t e r n a l s

up to date

about our

p r o j e c t s .

As soon as the website is functioning again, we will

work on this.

We also would like to implement new projects for

each pillar. Some directors have concrete plans, others

are eager to work with a Workgroup brainstorm-

team, in order to create a new project. But also the

current projects will need a lot of attention. Some

projects are organized only by a few Faculty Member

Organisations (FMOs) and it would be great to

disseminate those projects to other faculties as well!

Another focus of us is the long term future. In order

to make sure that our work won’t get lost after our

term, some of us are already working on handbooks!

Others will update the handbook they got from their

predecessors.

In the strategic plan we created, we state how we

want to achieve all these plans.

We hope that in one year we can say that we helped

to improve EMSA a little bit! Do you want to join

us? Did you get interested? Do you have a question?

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Or do you want some more information? Contact us!!

We don’t bite, so don’t hesitate! You can find our

email addresses below.

We are looking forward to get in touch with you!

Greetings from Mystic Macedonia, Tough Turkey,

Charming Germany, Pretty Portugal and Happy

Holland,

Knight Borislav Manev (science@emsa-europe.eu)

Sultan Süleman Yildiz (education@emsa-europe.eu)

Wizard Sebastian Schmidt (meph@emsa-europe.eu)

Princess Sofia Ribeiro (integration@emsa-europe.eu)

Fairy Sietke Postema (vpi@emsa-europe.eu)

PERMANENT OFFICER‘S REPORT

Six months in Brussels

Dear EMSA community,

As some of you might know, since the end of

August, I have been performing the function of

EMSA Permanent Officer, which means I have been

working at the Standing Committee of European

Doctors (CPME, Comité Permanent des Médecins

Européens) as a trainee, and at the same time being

the EMSA representative in Brussels. My workthere,

in what concerns EMSA, is basically participate in

meetings and attending conferences which might

be of interest for EMSA, establish contacts, search

for new partnerships and cooperation and manage

EMSA correspondence and archive at CPME’s. My

daily work in the office consists of helping the two

CPME policy advisors (dealing with different topics)

writing draft articles, draft responses to consultations,

research on a required topic and accomplish other

minor tasks, depending on CPME’s needs.

In this period, which started right before the General

Assembly in Athens, I have been in contact with a

whole new reality, meeting new people from other

organizations (students and non-students) and

experience a bit more on how is to work on a European

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level. So far I have participated in conferences and

meetings with the European Commission, hearings

in the European parliament, attend some of the

most relevant health political events that have taken

place in Brussels. Some of them promoted by “think-

thanks” as the Friends of Europe, some promoted

by several Member of the European Parliament

(or, in the Brussels way , MEP’s), others promoted

by the Belgian Presidency. Here you follow closely

Europe’s objectives, key areas, lines of action in what

concerns Health but also within other related fields.

The policy making process is difficult to understand

and to follow up, but exciting when you can foreseen

and learn about the repercussions on the national

policies. This is indeed the future!

For me is has also been a great experience on the

personal level. Coming from Portugal turns this

staying in Brussels in an opportunity to travel and

to meet other people and cultures much better. In

Portugal we are sort of in the corner of Europe, here

I can travel from London, passing in France, by train,

in 2 hours! Or Amsterdam, or Paris, or Cologne!

Even Frankfurt! Of course I don’t expect you all guys

to understand this, but the ones from the corner,

east or west, will for sure understand. Know I’m

able to understand much better our Dutch friends,

but also our German friends, (especially after the

Bundeskongress), both playing a key role in EMSA.

Other amazing reality

is there are several

organization with

trainees in Brussels and

I’m getting to know

some of them (all is

impossible!). Guess

what? ELSA, the European Law Students’ Association

has premises here in Brussels and the whole board live

there all together!! This allows me to work with the

European Pharmacists Students’ Association trainee

for example and other Brussels-based trainees, face-

to-face, which I’m doing!

Having your own awage allows you to do some

travelling by your own, which is great! In these last 4

months I have been in The Netherlands and Germany

several times, UK, Norway, Sweden, Greece and so

on… It has been AWASOME!

I have been through some very funny/strange

experiences. It all started when I first come to

Brussels, to the CPME April meetings, pretty much

when I decided to candidate for the Permanent

Officer position. In that weekend, as surely many of

you are remembered, the Icelandic volcano erupted

and we were all stuck somewhere…I was stuck in

Brussels and had to come back by Coach to Portugal,

which means more than 3000km e almost 35 hours

to reach home again! From that to be caught in the

middle of one of the worst “storms” ever when I

visited Brugges or being robbed in Stockholm was a

small step! After that I went to London to participate

in the European simulation of an World Health

Assembly, hosted by Royal Society of Medicine,

and got stuck in Lille for a couple of hours, as the

Eurostar train couldn’t proceed to Belgium because

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of snow, and I arrived late in the office:

Apart from these small “adventures” several friends visited me, some lost their

planes to come back, some got lost In Brussels, some got drunk with this strong beer

but they all loved it! I have met a Portuguese friend, back from my involvement

in the national level with IFMSA, in the plane to Bratislava, just by coincidence!!

Brussels is an fabulous place to live… It is not a big city, quite cozy indeed! It

consists of huge mix of cultures and languages, one can actually hear 8 languages

in the morning metro trip to work! The natives are nice, polite, very educated

and friendly enough. They have great chocolate, the best beer in the world (no

doubt about that!!) and all the “facilities” one needs, as fantastic bars, good food

and loads and loads of temporary trainees willing to meet new people!!! Besides…

It is the land of opportunities!

Being the PO is all of this, work on European level, understand how Europe

functions, learn a lot on public health and other policy areas, have fun, travel,

meet new people, enjoy Brussels and be aware of the opportunities around you!

Europeanly yours,

Luis

EVENTS

TCE

Training Center of Excellence 2011

To gather old knowledge, bring new

knowledge and new ideas and share

creativity and energy, Trainings are

becoming a part of EMSA.Different

approaches and methods, from all over

the world, are used, in order to make the transfer of knowledge interesting and

motivating. EMSA gives this opportunity to every single member of EMSA in a

different place, outside the official discussions of the GA or the pillar-oriented

NCM. The first “Training Event” of EMSA will be between 22-28 March. After a

great first try-out during the NCM 2010

in Istanbul, now we will have a yearly

event, based on sharing, increasing

and developing knowledge. Trainings

on different levels will be given, not

just for beginners, but also for more

experienced members. Even the EMSA

Board members will have a schedule for themselves, so we will not only improve

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the local level, but also the international level of EMSA. To satisfy the very

experienced members (NC’s, old Board members, etc), who can hardly find new,

unknown information a special technology will be used.

Trainings given by a wide variety of trainers. Not only trainers with a

medical background, but also trainers with another backgrounds, differing

form psychology to technology, will be working together, in order to give a

combination of trainings as diverse as possible.

Shortly TCE:

> EMSA TCE will be held at Yeditepe University between 22-28 March

> During this event, around 80 participants, including EMSA members

and partners, are trained in soft and hard skills through a 3 to 4 day

program. Besides trainings, TCE includes a TNT(Training New Trainers)

program for 15 participant.

> Trainings are mainly focused on so called “soft skills” (leadership,

teamwork, project management , cultural and religious differences in

health care, etc.)

> Hard skills are more connected with the Medical curriculum

ISTANBUL

Istanbul is a fascinating city which spans over two continents, Asia and Europe.

It is one of the magnificent cities in the world where you can see a traditional

eastern city combined with a modern western city, it‘s a pot, melting many

civilizations and different people together.

Istanbul is an old city, you can find the remains of many ancient civilizations and

their culture in harmony with different cultures. The old versus the new, the

traditional versus the modern are conflicts, a visitor often observes.

Although thousands of years have passed, Istanbul still maintains its geographical

importance. Today Istanbul is a huge metropolis connecting continents, cultures

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and religions, the home of twelve million people, and

one of the greatest business- and cultural-center of

the region.

YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY

Yeditepe University was established in 1996 by

ISTEK Foundation with the fundamental aim of

creating a center of excellence in higher education

and research. The name „Yeditepe“ means seven

hills as Istanbul is known as the city on the seven

hills . The University campus has been placed with its

unique Seljuk architecture, in an area of 225 thousand

square meters in Kayışdağı‘s slopes on the Anatolian

side of Istanbul.

As one of the top universities in Turkey, Yeditepe has

an optimal environment for both learning and living.

Situated on a small mountain above the city, its

extensive campus provides a comfortable atmosphere

for study and extracurricular involvement, but

with all the activities and opportunities of a

nearby metropolis. Education is given in English at

Yeditepe, with a multicultural teaching and learning

environment enriched by faculty members and

students from dozens of countries throughout the

world as well as Turkey.

EMS COUNCIL

Medical students in the future of health politics in Europe

The European Medical Students Council

June 1st – 5th 2011 Ohrid, Macedonia

Written by: Sándor Öry, EMS Council President 2010-2011

Innovation in information technology is becoming

more apparent around us in biomedical research,

diagnosis and treatment. Within this part of the

E-health sector innovation leads to rapid changes

in areas such as remote monitoring of patient

treatment aimed to improve patient safety, as well

as mobile devices used for radiographic analysis and

compatibility and speed of (cross-border) patient

data exchange. In the world of public health and

healthcare innovation, as well as within circles of the

European Union in Brussels (including lobbyists of

all involved stakeholders), concerns are being raised

about the consequences of these rapid changes for the

future of healthcare.

But what is the perspective of the future doctor,

for whom this is most relevant? They will be the

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ones treating the future patient with these modern

technologies and methods. The European Medical

Students’ Council (EMS Council) gives medical

students in Europe a voice that is heard by the

European Healthcare stakeholders. During a

conference of 4 days each year the council comes

together from all over Europe to write a resolution

about a current topic European medical students

are concerned about. Previous topics included in

our resolutions of past years where “Standards

of Healthcare & Access to Healthcare” (Vienna

resolution, 2010), “Care for the Terminally ill”

(Athens resolution, 2008), “Implementation of the

Bologna Declaration in Medical Education (London

resolution, 2004) and “An Outcome-based Core

Curriculum in Patient Safety” (Warsaw declaration,

2005).

From June 1st until June 5th of this year the EMS

Council 8 will take place in the picturesque village of

Ohrid lying on the border of the great Ohrid lake, an

UNESCO world heritage site, in the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia. The theme of our next EMS

Council will be “Health 2.0 – Challenges of the 21st

century”.

Be part of the future you will take place in! Join us for

the EMS Council 8 from June 1st – 5th of 2011 and

work together with students from all over Europe

towards a better future in European healthcare,

dealing with the challenges of the 21st century.

For more information and registration go to

http://www.emsa-europe.eu/european-medical-

students-council.html.

The EMS-Council board:

Sándor Öry – President

Ruxandra Dascalescu – Vice President

Luis Machado – Secretary

NCM

At last! We are particularly proud to inform you,

dear EMSA followers, that this year’s National

Coordinators’ and Enthusiasts’ Meeting (widely

recognized as the NCM) is going to be held in the

country that was once called ‘the home of most

friendly people in Europe!’ That’s right! Poland is

the place! We are going to welcome you with our

most charming items of architecture, the scent of

rich history lingering in the air and the very famous

Slovenian hospitality. In the heart of our beloved

land there is a place which still remembers times

of polish kings, the triumph of exquisite Italian

architects or balls that were bringing together top

representatives of the Polish élite. Dear European

colleagues - we are overwhelmingly pleased to invite

you to the Poniatowski’s Palace in Jablonna. A small

town, just outside Warsaw, (transport provided by

the organizers!) will host over 100 people from all

over the continent and ensure its guest all sorts of

unique attractions. Between conferences, concerning

most urging EMSA issues and enterprises, we are

about to prepare some particularly interesting forms

of leisure, including a traditional Polish bonfire,

unforgettable walks around nearly 50-hectare

national park and a thoroughly planned sightseeing

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trip to the center of the capital. Moreover, we could

not resist the temptation of preparing another edition

of The European Village Party and few workshops

concerning off-medical (however, still important)

issues. To give you an example, our FMO members

are going to present you a new sparkling EMSA

initiative that was born in Warsaw – The Cultural

Injection… Intrigued? It’s not over! Our trainers

have also planned to educate you on some basic rules

of achieving success in life and fulfilling your plans.

You don’t want to miss that one, do you? Come and

see it all yourself then! No to mention, all indoor

events, parties and seminars are going to be held in

the original, luxurious parlors that were once utilized

by the Polish knights and the nobility. We just

thought that dear EMSA members, coming from all

parts of Europe, simply deserve the best and the most

dignified welcome we could possibly arrange. And so

we did :)

 

Details:

Date: 5-8 may 2011

Place: The Jablonna Palace (outside Warsaw)

www.palacjablonna.pl

Entrance fee: 200 euro

Want to know more? See our web-site:

www.ncm2011.emsa.waw.pl or contact our OC-head

Patryk Kiljan: prezes@emsa.waw.pl

Don’t let this event take place without you!

Use the abovementioned web-site NOW to enroll for

the NCM 2011 and start the crazy count-down before

the hottest EMSA meeting of the first half of the year.

Can’t wait to see you there!

Olga Rostkowska

EMS CON and GA

Coming August Leiden will be the place to be: This

year the European Medical Students’ Conference

(EMSCon) will take place from the 28th of August

till the 1st of September 2011 in the beautiful city of

Leiden, the Netherlands.

This year, the EMSCon will consist of a 3-day filling

program separated from and preceding the EMSA

General Assembly, so that it’s accessible for ALL

European medical students! Many lectures by key-

note speakers, interesting debates and interactive

activities all on the subject of: ‘NUTRITION’

The program will comprise of the following

subthemes:

• nutrition & society,

• nutrition & disease,

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• food & responsibility

• and much much more!

So keep the dates free in your diaries and learn

everything you’ve always wanted to know but your

curriculum doesn’t teach you on nutrition!

More information on the program, the fees and how

to sign up will be announced on the EMSA-Europe

server.

21st EMSA General Assembly

Leiden, The Netherlands

Starting this article by saying that the General

Assembly is the highest decission making body of the

European Medical Students‘ Association and that it

shapes and defines the development and the future

of our organization may be the propper way to start,

but it would not be a very creative one. Would it?

Instead, let us start with a quote by John M.

Richardson: “When it

comes to the future,

there are three kinds

of people: those who let it happen, those who make

it happen, and those who wonder what happened.”

EMSA is a volunteer-based community and as such

we pride ourselves with passion, hard work and

innitiative. We, in the full sense of the idea, influence

the World arround us and create the future ahead!

Be a part of that process! Voice the oppinion of your

Faculty Member Organization and join us at the 21st

EMSA General Assembly in Leiden, the city in which

the Constitution of The Netherlands was written!

September 1st 2011 – Be there and make a difference!

Tin Knežević

President

LSS

Leadership Summer School – Striking for Excellence

In October 2010, the call for Coordination Team

of Leadership Summer School 2010 was sent. After

looking for more information about the event, I

decided to take the chance and I applied. Two weeks

later, I received the email that would change my

whole year: “Congratulations! You’ve been accepted”.

I was part of The Coordination Team!!

And there started a year of skype meetings, hundreds

of emails and a face to face meeting in Lisbon

with my dear co-workers (Vlad Gliga from BEST,

Timon Kabelac from ESTIEM and also Luka Lacan,

president of the Organizing Committee). I won’t say

that it was easy, because it wasn’t, but step by step

we chose the trainers, the participants, and arranged

everything for the event. Later on, I also decided to

be a participant-and it was one of the best decisions

of my whole life.

For those who still don’t have a clue about what I

am talking about, let me explain. Leadership Summer

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School is a project created by IFISO, aiming to join

together participants and trainers from different

students’ organizations. The idea was creating a

unique event with trainings on leadership, to make

ourselves better leaders. First edition (2008) took

place in Ankara, second edition (2009) in Spit and

this third edition (2010) in Ljubljana, from 16th to

25th July.

Apart from the eight-hour training sessions everyday

for one week (on Feedback, Facilitation, Project

Management, Conflict Management and many more)

there was still time for a wonderful social program.

Our dear trainers presented us the idea of taking part

on a flash mob. A few hours later, after 15 minutes of

practice, we were in the center of Ljubljana dancing

“Waka waka” the best way we could for a bigger

audience than expected. The trip to Bled and Bohinj

two days after was also one good way of experiencing

the best of Slovenia, having fun, networking and

sharing.

Some days after there was also a TEDx, in which 10

people presented their best ideas on Social Impact.

I decided to make one about volunteering, using

our beloved projects-Teddy Bear Hospital, Different

Christmas and Best Buddy Project. I as quite surprised

to see so many people approaching me in the end

asking about our projects, and wanting to do them.

That’s a good sign for sure!

Last day was devoted to self reflection-about who

we are, what we will be in life, our priorities, what

makes us happy. There was still time to share our tips

to achieve our goals, and the main moto of this day

might have been “Don’t be afraid to change”!

All in all, it was hard to leave next morning, not only

because of the party the night before (which took

place in a bunker), but mostly because it was really

hard for me to admit to myself that LSS 2010 was

over, after a week of learning, sharing , partying and

making friends. To those who haven’t had the chance

yet to participate, there is still the chance to apply to

LSS 2011, so stay tuned!

Last, but not least, I have to thank everyone I knew

on LSS, either trainers (who worked beyond the

impossible), participants, passers-by (yes, this one is

for our president-it was an honor to have you there),

171CT and OC members… You had an impact on me,

and taught me so many things, and we shared so

many good moments. Thank you, I really miss you.

Yours,

Sofia Ribeiro

Coordination Team – LSS 2010

www.leadershipsummerschool.org

European Integration Director

Lisbon Faculty of Medicine

ZIMS

The Zagreb International Medical Summit is a

medical congress that brings together medical

students and young doctors, worldwide, but mostly

from Europe. In accordance with EMSA spirit, this

medical summit is organized for medical students

from medical students; ZIMS OC members are

students from School of Medicine at University of

Zagreb, members of EMSA Zagreb and Students

Section of Croatian Medical Association.

For 10 times in a row, looking forward to 11th,

ZIMS is a place of constant exchange of experience,

presentation of scientific papers and acquisition

of new knowledge from colleagues and invited

professors in medical science. Further on, additional

message is to promote city of Zagreb as a cultural and

youth centre, and therefore field trip, workshops and

evening gatherings are important part of the agenda.

It is important to mention that ZIMS is the only

conference where young students and not yet

affirmed scientists have access to the world of

publishing, thus becoming the only conference in

Europe where the book of abstracts is published

as a supplement to a prestigious medical journal,

‚Liječnički Vjesnik‘, which is indexed in EMBASE

/ Index Medicus. Moreover, the best works are

published as full texts. Consequently, the highest

quality of an abstract, which goes through strict

criteria process, is mandatory. As we know how

important presentation of a project is, we expect you

to represent your work either orally or as a poster.

ZIMS 10 took place from November 11-14th 2010.

120 students and young doctors from 16 countries

participated. More than 200 abstracts were submitted

and 53 of them accepted and presented, 33 orally and

20 as posters. One scientific paper is published as full

text. ZIMS 10 organizing committe had 25 members.

8 distinguished doctors, scientists and professors

formed Scientific Jury.

After exceptionally succesful ZIMS 10 we are very

proud to invite you to participate in ZIMS 11 which

will take place in Zagreb, Croatia from November 09-

12th 2011. You can participate either as presenting

or non-presenting participant. The registration form

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will be available on our website from April.

Allow us to be a part of your new, plentiful, life

experience; to help you to acquire medical knowledge,

bound with colleagues from all over the world, enjoy

Croatian beauty and hospitality. Come to Zagreb and

experience science!

For all the other information about congress feel free

to visit www.zims.hr and contact us via e-mail:

info@zims.hr.

We are looking forward seeing you in Zagreb at

ZIMS11!

ZIMS11 OC

PEOPLE AND PROJECTS

ERASMUS

Destination: Paris

In June 2008, when I was studying to my 3rd-year final

exams, an idea crossed my mind: to go on Erasmus. So

far, the idea seemed good and achievable, except for

the fact that I actually intended to go on…September

2008, three months after that. All the application

deadlines were far over, but I was determined (or

stubborn, as you wish) and against all odds, two weeks

later I had all my papers signed from both faculties,

and I was buying my flight to Paris.

Since the beginning of my medical studies, I had

plans of doing Erasmus, and was passionate about

Paris (that I had visited a few years before) and french

culture and language, so I knew that was the perfect

destination for me. I wasn’t wrong at all.

Studying medicine in France is though, and despite

being aware of that before leaving Portugal, it was

a shock when I arrived. I remember arriving to the

hospital for my first day, and having to speak French

all the time, see patients, write on their medical

records, make and receive phone calls and present

patients in rounds, like I was already a doctor. It was

overwhelming, but I have to confess that I enjoyed

to be treated the exact same way french students

were. Since we’re employed and paid by the hospital

as students (I had 240 euros each month), we really

have to be there every day and you decide when to

have your vacations

(1-2 weeks per 3

months, depending

on the year you are

in). Sooner than I

had expected, exams

came (every three

months), all of them

written and in French, with the famous “zeros”

(critical mistakes/omissions that make you lose the

entire question). They all went well.

Living in Paris is expensive. But that’s probably the

only bad thing about this city. I felt blown away every

day just by walking out of home, and going down

the street until I reached Bastille, and then walked

by the river. Sometimes I didn’t have a direction,

but that doesn’t really matter when you’re in Paris.

It’s beautiful, classic, and charming no matter where

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you go. I’ll never forget partying in Bastille, on the

stairs of Sacré-Coeur (with one of the nicest views

to the city) and in so many places. I’ll never forget

my two Spanish Erasmus friends, Marta and Ana. I’ll

never forget our goodbye, with a champagne bottle

on Trocadèro, looking over the Eiffel Tower.

All in all, I will never forget this experience, and

I’m sure I’ll return one day. To all of you that are in

doubt of going somewhere in Erasmus, my advice:

go! It is more likely you regret not going that going

and not enjoying. If you have any questions, feel free

to contact me by email, I’ll be happy to help you.

I loved my experience so much that I didn’t want

to finish my studies without a second experience.

That’s why I’m going to Rome, from January to June

2011.

Europeanly yours,

Sofia Ribeiro

European Integration Director 2010/2011

SCH

Save a Child‘s Heart

LUGANSK - Following the continuous search for cure

on infectious diseases these 2 decades, resources have

been channeled into more researches and production

of drugs leaving the surgical field less active for a

period of time now. Heart disease is one of the most

in-tensed and dangerous disease in the field but it is

often overlooked making it another global neglected

disease. This in turn results to one of the world’s

largest causes of death.

Congenital heart disease is one of the largest costs

of death in neonates and children especially in their

early age but if survive for a period of years without

treatment will never be as usual. 30% of the world

mortality rate is causes by this disease and it also

estimated that if proper precaution is not meet about

7.2million people will be affected too by 2015.so due

to this fact EMSA students plan on educating other

students and professional in different fields including

children.

Children are the most affected with this problem,

and since they are most vulnerable even without

been aware social events is the only way to get them

and their parents informed, so in short it will be all

informative and educative but in a social package .

Lugansk heart campaign is created by EMSA- lugansk

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to try fixing the gap between medical field and the

spheres of the economy, despite popular believe on

the level of low social life style of medical students

and doctors the event promises a different that’s why

the campaign will bring together students, teachers,

doctors, Ngos, public servants, different institutions

of learning, religious sector, social and culture groups

like wise. The event will also share more light on

humanitarian services since most children affected

are from poor background, which brings us back to the

concept from ASISA’s project ‘A child for tomorrow’

This project will be running throughout the world

for several years to come, Lugansk heart campaign

will also include performances of plays, songs and

dancing to affected children just relieve them of

their pain and to share with them the valentine

season. With much support from Save A Child’s

Heart foundation’s –(Israel) support We believe

that with proper orientation, informative forum and

more support from the entire community the raise of

congenital heart disease will be eliminated for real, so

help /join us save a child for tomorrow.

Cultural Injection

That day I was pretty much sick of everything.

Literally. 3 hours of studying felt like centuries and it

was just the very first day of the exam session. Ahead

of me, on the horizon of the forthcoming week, there

were 6 other boring days filled to the limits with

studying. A perspective which can only be described

as a powerful depressant. Did I say ‘studying’? Well,

a more appropriate term would be ‘staring dully at a

succession of letters without comprehension’. I felt

that I need a break to recharge my batteries. Best

way? Certainly a little tet a tet with culture. Theatre

? Opera ? Maybe a good movie with a roommate? My

pulse quickened while I was looking through the list

of high-brow cultural events for the night. ‘Carmen’

by Bizet in the National Opera seemed more than

perfect.

After I got back home that evening studying

went as smoothly as ever. Never before had I felt

so refreshed, relaxed and culturally up-dated. The

forthcoming week I shared my experience with

somebody in EMSA. All of a sudden he got this crazy

idea. The idea which I blindly fell in love with the

moment it came to life…

The heart and soul of the matter was to overcome in

our fellow students the reluctance and apprehension

towards opera, philharmonics and good old theatre.

Many medical students claim not to have enough

time, money or maybe courage to pay regular visits

to such places. Needles to say, it is more than easy to

neglect our cultural desires when exploring medicine

too long. There is always (and will always be!) so

much work to do… But the longer we study and the

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faster time runs, the more pressure we should put on

the esthetic side of our personal development. Sad to

say, becoming something of a troglodyte in terms of

culture is a common threat among young medics. Also

reading books (other than scientific) to many people

remains a matter of second importance. Postponing

it to periods such as Christmas and summer holiday

is rather a poor excuse. The truth is, if one doesn’t

regularly develop the habit of reading belletristic

– he or she won’t see the point in loosing time for

something else than ‘Pathologic Basis of Diseases’.

Well, at least one can not complain about the lack of

varied characters there!

In EMSA our first step on the way of saving

students from cultural annihilation was to distribute

tickets for which nobody would have to pay.

Difficult, huh… Solution? Sponsors! My friends

asked more than a dozen of theatres, the opera and

the philharmonics to support our mission. Some of

them responded. By placing an announcement on

our EMSA web-site, we organized first competitions

in which the prize was an opportunity to watch a

popular spectacle in one of the most popular theatre

in the capital. And the initiative was welcomed with

a huge enthusiasm! We suddenly felt the gravity of

the enterprise. Encouraged by the initial success, my

friends conducted another sponsor-hunt. This time

some long-term cooperation was suggested. And we

surely knew what it meant! A new project was being

born. Our own unique polish invention we are more

than proud of. And now, more than ever, we want to

share with you this idea we once had…

After three years of constant development, struggling

with the demands of the sponsors, building a web site

and making a lot of noise around ourselves we finally

got it. ‘Kulturalnia’ (or ‘The Cultural Injection’) is

definitely one of the most popular EMSA projects

in Warsaw, right next to the Teddy Bear Hospital.

Each month we distribute over 30 free double tickets

to all sorts of cultural events in the city. Cinemas,

theatres, concerts… students visiting our www can

choose from a wide range of cultural happenings we

get access to. Moreover, we distribute valuable books

and CDs to those who give a correct answer to our

quizzes. Students get an opportunity to present via

our web their pieces of writing and photos they took.

In exchange for prizes, of course. Everyone can also

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view more than 100 reviews of books, movies, theatre

spectacles and music we add every few weeks.

All in all, it is not possible to explain and describe

everything in one small article. I would only like to

point out that the best measure of our influence is

the fact that not only students get interested in our

web-site. ‘Kulturalnia’ also gets propositions from

theatres which want to offer us help in exchange

for advertising spot. Apart from that, some students’

organizations seek our help in announcing their

events. We are always excited to use our site as a

cultural medium for all!

My ‘take-home message’ is: we deeply believe

that the project has a very important input in

development of passions and the appetite for art in

our mates. I encourage all young doctors to bear this

in mind. Please, do not ever feel sorry for the time

spent watching a good movie or chatting about the

last book with a friend. Trust me, it surely is to your

personal benefit. And this is our current mission –

to convince as many people as possible that culture

really does you good and there is no point in avoiding

it with the silly excuse of the lack of time. What is

more, I am convinced that every EMSA deserves a

little cultural element. EMSA members and fans in

particular!

Olga Rostkowska

olga.rostkowska@emsa.waw.pl

www.kulturalnia.emsa.waw.pl

Facebook: EMSA Kulturalnia

Special thanks to my EMSA friends – Kasia Sokół,

Michał Wronowski, Marylka Śmietanowska, Maciek

Gryziak, Magda Restel and Piotr Chomicki - who

started running the project while I was still a passer-

by in this organization. I am thoroughly convinced

that it wouldn’t exist now if they hadn’t existed in

EMSA back then. Thanks guys – you did a wonderful

thing!

If anyone after reading this article would like to know

more about the project, please contact me via mail. I

would be pleased to put your doubts at rest.

EXTERNALS

EPSA

Dear EMSA member,

It is a great pleasure and honor for me to introduce you

a student association, which is in many ways similar

to EMSA. EPSA (The European Pharmaceutical

Students’ Association) is the European student body

representing 120.000

Pharmacy students all

over Europe. It is a non-

profit and non-political

association which

represents 33 Pharmacy Students’ Associations from

29 countries and is aiming to ‘to develop the interests

and opinions of European pharmacy students and to

encourage contact and collaboration between them’.

EPSA’s motto is “Bringing Pharmacy, Knowledge and

Students Together” and reflects its will to promote the

ideas and opinions of all the students of Pharmacy in

Europe and provides a platform of network between

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them, expressing in one voice the opinion of all

European Pharmacy students.

EMSA and EPSA have been cooperating for a long

time, because both associations are representing

students involved in the healthcare field and the

future actors of the Public Health. The two boards

are now aiming to increase and empower this

collaboration, which should be for the best benefit

of our student members and should lead to a stronger

voice of the Healthcare students!

As one of the key aims of EPSA is increasing the

mobility of the Pharmacy students, one of our most

important projects is the Individual Mobility Project,

which offers students of pharmacy the opportunity

to gain a real-time work experience, mainly in the

fields of research and industry through internships

in research institutions or pharmaceutical companies

lasting between 2 and 12 months.

Similar to EMSA, EPSA has its headquarters in

Brussels, Belgium, in the PGEU’s offices. PGEU is the

Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union which

represents Community Pharmacists from Europe and

every year the Vice President of External Affairs

works permanently there, collaborating with PGEU

in the promotion of the role of the pharmacist in public

health. This offers EPSA an excellent opportunity to

be represented in the capital of the European Union,

to be in contact with the newest developments of the

Pharmacy profession at a European level and to have

a close contact and perform daily lobby with the EU

Institutions and EPSA’s partners and stakeholders.

Just as after attending an EMSA event your life might

have changed the life of many Pharmacy students‘

life changes positively after joining an EPSA event

and experiencing the EPSA Spirit! ☺ EPSA gathers it’s

student members together three times a year: during

the Annual Congress in April and the Autumn

Assembly in October, when also the General Assembly

comes together and during the Summer University

which is the third event of the year when Pharmacy

students spend one week together and have inspiring

discussions, both on a professional and on a social

level. All the EPSA events are extremely educational

and inspiring for the participants, who get to know

many new people from very different countries and

cultures in Europe, but get to learn soon that they

all face the same thoughts and challenges by being

European Pharmacy students!

Being student events, the EPSA events have a fantastic

social program, meaning great parties, dancing the

EPSA Muevelo dance and experiencing the exciting

“European Night”, where students bring food and

drinks from their home countries and everyone has

the opportunity to make a trip all over the European

countries just by tasting! This is what we call to

experience the EPSA Spirit, and joining EPSA events

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is a unique way to do it! The next EPSA event will

take place in Lisbon, Portugal, between the 11th and

the 17th of April 2011 – join us!

UKMSA

New initiative for UK medical students launched

United Kingdom Medical Students’ Association

(UKMSA)

The UKMSA is a new student-doctor collaboration,

which aims to unite over 40,000 medical students

across the United Kingdom and provide them with

the resources they need to maximise their experience

of university.

Fifth-year medical student Mahiben Maruthappu

is the founding President of UKMSA, the United

Kingdom Medical Students’ Association, which

also involves a number of other professors, senior

clinicians, researchers and students.

Honorary Chairman is Lord Walton of Detchant, a

significant figure in British medicine, being the only

person to have been President of the British Medical

Association, the Royal Society of Medicine and the

General Medical Council during his career.

„This is the first time medical students across the UK

have been linked in this way to share experiences

and resources, wherever they are studying,“ explains

Mahiben.

„We aim to provide free resources to students

nationwide, including careers and examination advice,

information on research opportunities, competitions

and prizes, grants, discounts on medical books and

equipment, podcasts and an online forum. There are

currently a vast number of medically related societies

out there and the opportunity to create and facilitate

links between them would have significant benefits

for students.“

The UKMSA will be holding its inaugural

International Medical Student Conference on May

11th 2011 and the event is kindly being hosted by the

International Surgical Congress of the Association of

Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI). Thus,

as well as over 1500 surgeons attending the ASGBI

Congress, we hope to additionally welcome hundreds

of medical students to the UKMSA Conference at the

Bournemouth International Centre this coming May.

It is hoped that this will be one of the largest and most

prestigious single-day medical student conferences in

Europe.

“We are delighted to be affiliated with an organisation

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as impressive and influential as the ASGBI,” says

Myura Nagendran, a fourth year medical student

and Vice-President of the UKMSA. “Our annual

conference will be a fantastic opportunity to bring

medical students together for networking and debate,

as well as giving them a chance to present their

scientific work through posters. We feel strongly

that it will also facilitate productive dialogue with

students for the ASGBI, a society keen to engage all

levels of medical professionals with an interest in

surgery.”

The student committee is guided by an Executive

Trustee Board of which Professor Shervanthi

Homer-Vanniasinkam, a surgeon with a significant

interest in medical student affairs, is a member.

She remarked that “…the UKMSA seeks to provide

medical students with a forum to both interact, and

further their aspirations in medicine. In the short

time I have been associated with the organisation, I

have been particularly impressed by their vision, and

the diligence with which they pursue their goals.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish them

every success in their future endeavours.”

Professor Robin Williamson, a former President of

the ASGBI, had this to say: „I remain closely involved

with the teaching of surgery and anatomy, so it is a

pleasure to be an Executive Trustee of UKMSA. I am

delighted about the new affiliation with ASGBI, i.e.

the association with an Association that is close to

my heart.”

Guided by the vast experience of the executive

trustees which also include such influential clinicians

and surgeons as Professor Sir Graeme Catto, Professor

Michael Baum and Professor Christopher Bulstrode,

the student team hopes to expand the UKMSA into

the premier go-to website and umbrella organisation

for UK medical students seeking information and

support.

It is hoped that the support of the European Medical

Students’ Association (EMSA) will help to facilitate

greater links between UK and European medical

students.

For more information please visit

www.ukmsa.org or contact the President Mahiben

Maruthappu

email: Mahiben.maruthappu@medschool.ox.ac.uk

or Vice-President Myura Nagendran

email: myura.nagendran@medschool.ox.ac.uk

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RIGHT TO RESEARCH COALITION

Do you have access?

by Nick ShockeyDirector, Right to Research Coalition

In one major European country, the average

university only has access to approximately half off all

published journals – half. This means that students’

educations are limited to what they have access to

rather than what they need most, and researchers are

deprived of the whole picture, making it harder to

find the cutting edge and build upon it. Science is

slowed, scholarship is hindered, and educations are

left incomplete.

This isn’t one country’s or one continent’s problem

– it’s global. Research journals can cost thousands

of dollars, up to nearly $40,000 per subscription per

year. Even the most well funded institutions in the

wealthiest nations can only afford access to a fraction

of the scholarly record, and those at less wealthy

institutions must make do with far less.

It doesn’t have to be this way. With the Internet, we

can now distribute these journals and the articles they

contain at very little marginal cost, enabling a better

model for publishing, Open Access. Open Access is

the free, immediate, unrestricted availability of high-

quality, peer-reviewed scholarship over the Internet

– combined with the rights to use this information

to its fullest possible extent. Open Access has gained

tremendous momentum over the past decade. In fact,

over 5,000 journals and over 20% of all published

articles are now freely available on the Web.

However, this is only the beginning, and students

have a critical role to play.

In the summer of 2009, students founded the Right

to Research Coalition. Our organization is based

on the belief that no student should be deprived of

the research they need for a complete education,

because they or their institution cannot afford the

often high price of journals. Since that summer,

we’ve grown into an international alliance of 31

student organizations, representing nearly 7 million

students, which advocates for and educates students

about a more open and equitable system of publishing

– a system which not only alleviates these issues of

access but also allows for reuse in new and interesting

ways, such as semantic text mining, that we’re only

just beginning to imagine.

As a field that relies heavily upon research, medicine

has been at the forefront of Open Access. Similarly,

medical students have been some of our most

involved members and were a critical part of the

founding of our coalition. It’s appropriate then

that medical students and the European Medical

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Students’ Association (EMSA) were the first group

we engaged when we began expanding from our then

predominately North American membership. EMSA

has already been a wonderful partner, taking this

issue of access to research to the Standing Committee

of European Doctors (CPME) and presenting on Open

Access at medical conferences. Though we’re off to a

great start, we hope this is just the beginning.

As we continue to work with EMSA as an

organization, I hope you will consider getting

involved personally. It can be as simple as educating

yourself, your campus, and others about Open

Access, or as involved as presenting on Open Access

at conferences or advocating for policies that open

access to the results of research on your campus,

nationally, or internationally. Our website (http://

www.righttoresearch.org) contains much more

information on Open Access, how it affects medical

students, doctors, patients, and others, and what you

can do to make an impact in opening up this crucial

information to all who need it. I hope you will take

some time to explore our site and consider adding

your voice on this issue of such importance to both

medical and non-medical students alike.

EMSOC

You love Music? You‘re in Medicine?

The European Medical Students’ Orchestra and Choir

(EMSOC) meets annually in various cities of Europe.

This year it ☺ll be in Gießen, Germany and we would

love to welcome you there!

But before EMSOC, there was EMSC and EMSO. And

both have their own history!

The European Medical Students’ Choir (EMSC) was

founded in London, England, in 1996, by Vasuki

Sivagnavel. The choir consists of medical students

and young doctors from all over Europe, all of

whom have a talent and a passion for singing. Every

year, the choir meets in a European city for about

10 days of intensive rehearsals and social activities,

culminating in several fantastic concerts. Each course

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is organised by medical students and junior doctors of

the host country. Since its beginnings in 1996, EMSC

events have happened up to twice a year until 2006,

when EMSC took a three-year break. In 2009, EMSC

returned; better than ever, it started a cooperation

with EMSO to produce a spectacular series of concerts

in Ljubljana, Slovenia under the direction two highly

skilled and dedicated conductors, Martina Batič and

Marjan Grdadolnik.

The European Medical Students‘ Orchestra (EMSO)

was founded in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1993. Like

EMSC, the orchestra consists of medical students and

young doctors from all over Europe. Since its origins

as a chamber orchestra in 1993, EMSO has grown

in size and popularity to a full symphony orchestra

of about 60 musicians from more than 20 European

countries.

In 2009, EMSO got together with EMSC in Lubljana,

Slovenia. In 2010, the cooperation of EMSO and EMSC

continued and had concerts in Chester Cathedral and

the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.

From 29th July to the 8th August 2011, EMSO and

EMSC will once more come together to form the

European Medical Students‘ Orchestra and Choir.

This year‘s course will take place in and around

Gießen, Germany. To give the course an unforgettable

ending, EMSOC will play concerts in the Heiliggeist

church, Frankfurt as well as in the municipal theatre

of Gießen, performing the 10th Symphony by Gustav

Mahler and „A German Requiem“ by Johannes

Brahms.

Beside the inspiring experience of getting into

contact with medical students and young doctors

from all over Europe, participants will get the chance

to play music and to raise money for a charitable

donation at the same time. In 2011, raisings will be

given to the children hospice „Stiftung Kinderhospiz

Mitteldeutschland Nordhausen e.V.“, an organisation

supporting families of children suffering from severe

diseases.

If you are interested in more information, visit

www.emsocinfo.org or e-mail us at

Alexander.Indermark@emsocinfo.org.

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CALLS

EMSA WG – Call for Enthusiasts!

Have you ever thought about getting really active on

the European level? Do you have great ideas and an

amazing vision, how EMSA might look like in 2012?

Then we are waiting for you!

Become active on the European level, without being

responsible for all formal duties of an EMSA European

Board (EEB) member! Join the EMSA Workgroup!

It has been established a bit over a year ago, during

the 2009 GA in Heidelberg. It consist of a collection

of people who are active on the European level, but

are not in the EEB.

We think it is now time to shape up the Workgroup

and increase the activity and use of it!

The four pillars of EMSA (Medical Education,

Medical Science, Medical Ethics and Public Health,

and European Integration) are waiting for enthusiasts

and project coordinators!. Help the Directors to

spread projects and lead EMSA on it‘s European

cause!

Join us simply by contacting the board at emsa-eb@

googlegroups.com!

We have a joined vision of EMSA, now let us start

working on it. Together!

On behalf of the EMSA European Board,

Tin Knežević

President

Call for Innovation!

If one decided to be old fashioned and picks up

a dictionary this is what one could find under

innovation: „The act of starting something for the

first time...“

As correct as this deffinition might be, it‘s not very...

Creative. Let‘s see if we can get something new from

the quote by Theodore Levitt: „Creativity is thinking

up new things. Innovation is doing new things.“

Doing. The key word. No matter how creative

your mind may be, if it does not respond to the

world arround it and if it does not act it cannot be

concedered innovative!

EMSA as an organization nurtures innovation. We are

an ever developing, organic organizations that excells

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in being one steap ahead of the mainstream. And as

such, in constant need of eager young minds. If you

feel your creative potentials need a new adventure, if

you want to challange the status quo and if you want

to contribute, then join our Innovation team!

Help us improve our IT, help us implement modern

communication platforms, help EMSA become a 21st

century organization!

Send a mail to pr@emsa-

europe.eu or

president@emsa-europe.

eu and be... Innovative!

Act – Challange – Contribute!

3T - Training Think Tank!

A brilliant mind once said: „It is not so very important

for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really

need a college. He can learn them from books. The

value of an education as a liberal arts college is not

learning of many facts but the training of the mind

to think something that cannot be learned from

textbooks.“

This brilliant mind changed the world as it was known

and popularized science like very few people since or

before him. He is remembered for his goofy looks,

wild hair and quick wit. His contribution to mankind

was mainly scientific, but today we remember Albert

Einstein as a man who dared not only to be different,

but also to inspire others to do so.

Another brilliant mind said that medicine is not

only science, but an art as well. His ways were based

on science, but his understanding of humanity was

never limited by it. He is now considered the father

of western medicine; Hippocrates.

Today we are inspired by them to change the world

ever so slightly. To make our profession an art. To

add value to our educational system and inspire eager

young minds to do the same...

EMSA is taking a leap into the world of trainings.

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We are developing an entire training structure

from bottom up. Multidisciplinary trainings, pillar

trainings, training events, mentorship... You name

it! One step at a time, one person at a time we are

making a difference!

If you are willing to be a part of this inspiring change,

join us by sending a main to our Human Resources

Officer at hr@emsa-europe.eu!

Together we can achieve more!

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.“

– William James

Euromeds Editorial!

Dear EMSA enthusiasts!!!

Do you want to join a team of creative people who

love writing? Or maybe you feel like you have a

journalist inside you? If yes, do not hesitate anymore

and join the Euromeds Writers’ Committee, in other

words Euromeds Task Force, now!

What is Euromeds?

Euromeds is the EMSA online magazine made by

medical students and meant for medical students.

It is also EMSA´s official newsletter, where every

EMSA member can write reports about the EMSA

activities on the local level and national level.

Euromeds is released 5 times a year.

What is the purpose of the Writers’ Committee?

This special committee or task force will brainstorm

together about new interesting themes for the

Euromeds and will write educational, sensational

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and of course funny articles for this magazine!

They can also give updates or write about new

project ideas for the Medical Ethics & Public Health,

Medical Education, Medical Science and European

Integration pillars. What is more, if there are new

members, this is a way to introduce themselves to

the EMSA world! I would like to invite you once

more to the Writer’s Committee!

If you have any questions or you would like to apply,

please send a mail to secretary@emsa-europe.org.

Best regards and I hope to hear from you soon.

Europeanly yours,

Anna DobekSecretary General of EMSA Europe 2010/2011

WISHES

I wish...

...to attend the NCM!

...more internal communication in EMSA.

...at least 1 FMO in every European country!

...a new website for EMSA!

...great successors to this year‘s EEB. :-)

...to have the best EMS Council ever!

...to contribute to the improvement of our relations

with EPSA

...to attend the Training Centre of Excellence, the

new EMSA Training event!

...inspire more medical students to get excited about

global health

...contribute as much as possible to prevent climate

change

...promote gender equity on all possible levels

...implement a way of communication and

collaboration that is suitable for all of us

...continue to fight passionately for our common

vision of a healthy Europe

... A new good functioning platform for NCs

... Many new FMOs

... A board that work hard, but also has a lot of fun!

...for a good cooperation with other Student

Organisations

...for positve and inspirig joint projects

...for meeting new people that might become friends

... that the upcoming year will give us a lot of chances

to be happy...

... that EMSA grows :)

... to have an inspiring year

.. to use more the knowledge of other similar

organisations

.. for many great EMSA meetings this year

.. to show you the wonderful city of Leiden!

... that the NCM will be great! :)

...more cooperation with other student organizations

...lots of teamwork and teamspirit among EEB

...handbooks for all EI projects

Can you help those wishes come true?

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Found your place?Join EMSA through www.emsa-europe.eu or follow us on Facebook!

Ethics & Public Health

EMSAEuropeanIntegration Science

Education

Exchange

Diversity

Inclusion

Relevant

Accessable

Integrated

Research

Cooperation

Breakthrough

Responsibility

Compassion

Morality

Thank you for reading the New Years Edition of Euromeds!

With all the amazing articles behind us, there is very little left to be said. We hope that you have enjoyed reading this special edition of Euromeds as much as we have enjoyed working on it. Naturally, we

are looking forward to staying in touch through the following editions of Euromeds and at our international events.Finally, we want to warmly thank all the writers for their articles as well as their enduring passion they have for EMSA.

Europeanly yours,

Tin Knežević – Chief EditorIngmar Rinas – Chief Designer

SEE YOU IN NEXT EDITION!

Acknowledgement:Articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of EMSA. All articles are the copyrights of the EUROPEAN MEDICAL STUDENTS’

ASSOCIATION (EMSA). We thank all of you for your contributions.

www.emsa-europe.eu

EMSA European Board2010 / 2011

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