Junior Doctors NetworkWorld Medical Association

JDN MeetingWMA Council Meeting April 2012

Prague, Czech Republic

Establishing the JDN

• March 2007 – initial idea• April 2007 – first proposal WMA council meeting• 2009/2010 – open consultation • April 2010 – Proposal presented, WMA Council, France• August 2010 – JDN accepted, WMA GA, Vancouver GA• April 2011 – Terms of reference accepted, WMA Council Sydney.

World wide media release• August 2011 – IFMSA alumni meeting/JDN – Copenhagen• October 2011 – First JDN meeting, WMA GA, Uruguay. First JDN

policy submission –Social media• April 2012 – Prague JDN meeting, WMA Council

JDN Countries in 2011 - Uruguay

First JDN meeting Uruguay

Creating a global platform

The JDN and the WMA

• National Member Associations (NMAs)• Associate members• The JDN are ‘individuals’ they do not represent the views

of the NMAs• Access to WMA council• Junior doctor issues• Input of the Junior doctor voice• Development

Draft Terms of Reference

• The goal of the WMA Junior Doctors’ Network (JDN) of Associate Members is to provide a forum for experience-sharing, policy discussion, project and resource development on issues of interest to junior doctors, including (but not limited to) global health, postgraduate training, safe working conditions, and physician migration

Oct 2011 – April 2012

• Monthly teleconferences• Well being and GH policy• Prague – contacted all WMA countries• Focus on European countries• Relationships – EJD, BMA, AMA, Nepal Junior

Doctors, Spain, Czech, Greece, Russian Federation• French, Dutch, Senegal, Danish• Conference abstracts

Key Dates

• May – World Health Assembly• June – RFA and AMA, Chicago• August – IFMSA AM India , CAIR Ottawa• October – JDN meeting, WMA GA Bangkok• January 2013 – WHO Council• March 2013 - IFMSA MM (USA)• April – WMA Council• October – WMA GA • (EJD meetings)• Latin American medical meeting

Questions

• Role of JDN• Role of the Junior doctors, NMAs, IFMSA alumni• Strategic plan – Goals/vision• Structure • Communication• Planning for October Bangkok/next 12 months• Funding – travel/meetings• IFMSA March meeting – Washington DC

Thank you