VISION

“A fair and just world where

health equity is a reality for all”

MISSION

"To create a network of students, empowered to effect tangible social and political change in health on a LOCAL,

NATIONAL and GLOBAL level

through EDUCATION,

ADVOCACY and

COMMUNITY ACTION."

GENERAL….

• 4 NC meetings• 2 BoT meetings• Weekly skype meetings

LOCAL

• Nearly 30 branches• Educating, Advocating and Acting!• Group Spaces• Regional Directors

NATIONAL

• Medsin Autumn Weekend• Autumn General Assembly• National Conference• Global Health Conference• Campaigns Training Day• TNT• Regional Conferences

GLOBAL

• IFMSA March Meeting – Jakarta• European Regional Meeting – Barcelona• (IFMSA August Meeting – Copenhagen)

EDUCATION

• GHED – Anna• GHET• GH Toolkit• Branches – GHE into the core curricula• House of Lords by Lord Dholakia in

January, who urged ministers to ‘look at the broader determinants [of health] identified by Medsin-UK’.

ADVOCACY• PAD – Alex• Compiling Medsin’s response to the White Paper• Monthly Campaigns• Development of Policy Statements

– Eg NHS procurement, Mental Health, Sustainability

• Big Society NHS– Collaboration with BMA to hold joint local

meetings• Local and Regional training

ACTION• European WHO simulation – December• Annual conferences and Training

workshops– SKIP, Pharmaware, Crossing Borders,

Sexpression, Marrow, UAEM• Sexpression – shortlisted for Brook’s

Award• Marrow – Won the Rex Crossley• Minds for Health

EXTERNALS• BMA

– Medical Students Committee• BMA MSC Conference

– International Committee– Annual Representatives Meeting– Special Representative Meeting

• RSTHM• Academy of Health Inequalities Forum• UK Global Health Forum• WHO Partners Meeting

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN

• Slowly working through it……

BOARD OF TRUSTEES• John Yudkin• Rhona Macdonald• Tim Crocker-Buqué • Sunil Bhopal• Alan Ritchie• Jelena Madir• Elly Pilavachi• 2 meetings

– Constitution– Finance

AND SO MUCH MORE…..