IFMSA Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues 2020/21 - Alaa Dafallah [Candidature Package]

Together, towards shaping the new norm in Education CANDIDATURE FOR

LIAISON OFFICER FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION ISSUES 2020/21 Alaa Dafallah, MedSIN Sudan

The secret of change is to focus all our energy not on fighting the old, but building the new - Socrates

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MOTIVATION LETTER

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PLAN OF ACTION

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FINAL MESSAGE

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"A journey to actualise our vision" As the world is progressing towards re-shaping education, my candidature will be a reflection of how together, through IFMSA we will be at the forefront of shaping the visionÂ

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ABBREVIATIONS

LIST OF

AMEE- Association for Medical Education in Europe AMEEMR- Association for Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region AFMC- Association des Faculté de Médecine du Canada APMEC- Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference AMSA- American Medical Student Association CUGH- Consortium of Universities for Global Health ECFMG- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates ECOSOC- United Nations Economic and Social Council EMRO- Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office ESMO- European Society for Medical Oncology FAIMER- Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research.

GHWN- Global Health Workforce Network HRH-Human resources for health IAMRA- International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities IAMSE- International Association of Medical Science Educators IAPO- International Alliance of Patients' Organizations ICME- International Conference of Medical Education IMEC- International Medical Equipment Collaborative INHWE- International Network for Health Workforce Education PAFAMS- Pan American Federation of Associations of Medical Schools SEARME- South East Asia Regional Association for Medical Education SPARC- Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition THE net- Training for Health Equity Network TUFH- Towards Unity for Health UNESCO- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNGA-United Nations General Assembly WDOMS- World Directory of Medical Schools WFME- World Federation for Medical Education WONCA-World Organization of Family Doctors WPA- Work Projects Administration

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WHO AM I ?

"Almost Graduate" Passionate about Medical Education

Current LME 2019/20 6 years expertise in ME 3 years in SCOME International Team (+ SCOPE & RE this year!) and a coffee-holic XD

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ALAA DAFALLAH IFMSA

PERSONAL PROFILE Age: 23 years Nationality: Sudanese Languages: English (C1) Arabic

CONTACT 25th Street, Amarat, Khartoum, Sudan alaa.abusufyan96@gmail.com

+249126894818 /Alaa.Abusufian.EDafallah

EDUCATION Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) - 6th Year, University of Khartoum, Sudan

EXPERIENCE

Positions 2013 - IFMSA TNT Trainer 2014-2015 - KMSA Local Officer on Medical Education Issues 2015-2016 - IMED Project Coordinator 2016-2017- MedSIN Sudan National Officer on Medical education (NOME) 2017-2018 - SCOME Regional Assistant for Africa 2018- IFMSA TMET Trainer 2018-2019- SCOME Regional Assistant for Africa (2nd Term) 2019 -2020 - IFMSA Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues

General Assemblies/IFMSA Events MedSIN Sudan National General Assemblies - 2014/15/16/17 IFMSA 65th General Assembly - August Meeting Arusha,Ta nzania IFMSA 66th General Assembly - March Meeting Hurghada, Egypt (Session team) 13th African Regional Meeting - Harare Zimbabwe (Session s Co-ordinator) Pre-ARM TMET workshop - Harare Zimbabwe (TMET coordinator) 14th African Regional Meetings - Kumasi, Ghana (Sessions co-ordinator) PreARM Global Health Advocates Workshop Trainer Kumasi, Ghana Pre-MM2019 AMET Workshop Trainer (Coordinator) Pre-AM2019 Social Accountability Workshop Trainer IFMSA 68th General Assembly - August Meeting Taipei, Taiwan (Session Team) AMEE2019 Student Taskforce Member

Others Coordinating IFMSA Policy SWGs on Interprofessional Education, Rural Health, Meaningful Students Engagement in Medical Education, Ethics and Healthcare, Open Science and Global Health Education SWG coordination on Accreditation and Quality Assurance Contributor to Basic Research Competencies Framework Contributor to Climate Change in Medical Curriculum Educational Framework Public Health in Medical Curriculum SWG Coordinator MM2019 Policy Review Committee IFMSA Policy Processes SWG

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OTHER

EXPERIENCE

Reviewer - The Medical Teacher (AMEE Journal) Sudan Ministry of Health World Health Assembly Youth Delegate Program Founder - 2019 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI-U) Fellow - 2018 UNDP Youth Leadership Programme Fellow -2017 WHO certified Social and Behavioral Change Communications Trainer - 2016-now Model Health Systems - Project Founder National Social Accountability of Sudanese Medical Schools Group - Student Representative Sudanese Red Crescent Faculty Unit President - 2016 Batch Vice President - 2016/17 Student Member of Accreditation Faculty board - 2016

EXTERNAL

MEETINGS

World Summit on Social Accountability - Hammamet, Tunisia; April 2017 ECOSOC Youth Forum 2018 - New York, USA ; January 2018 (Youth Delegate) Ottawa - ICME Medical Education Conference 2018 - Abudhabi, UAE; March 2018 (Oral Presentation on

Educational Strategies in Sudanese Medical Schools) The Network Towards Unity for Health (TUFH 2018) Annual Conference - Limerick, Ireland; August,

2018 (Pre-Conference Workshop Presenter + Abstract Presentation) WHO Regional Committee Meeting (WHO EMRO RC 2018)- Khartoum, Sudan; October, 2018 (IFMSA

Delegate, statement presented on behalf of IFMSA ) WFME World Conference 2019, - Seoul, South Korea; April, 2019 - (Oral Presentation on Global Health

Education in University of Khartoum + Panel Speaker on IFMSA's Students Role in Accreditation Symposium) AMEE2019 Conference, Vienna, Austria; August, 2019 (Presented abstract on Climate Change in medical

curriculum) AMEE2019 Executive Committee Meeting, Vienna, Austria; August 2019 WDOMS Senior Advisory Committee (with WFME/ECFMG/FAIMER) Board Meeting, August 2019 Global Symposium on Health Workforce Accreditation and Regulation , Istanbul Turkey (presented

an abstract on students' involvement in accreditation processes) AMEE Executive Committee Meeting, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; February 2020 IFMSA Virtual PreWHA and World Health Assembly 2020, Online, May 2020 (leading the global health

workforce advocacy group) AMEE2020 Conference, Virtual (reviewing and overseeing the submission of 28 abstracts, presenting a

Masterclass on Advocacy in Medical Education and Plenary Speaker on The Future of Health Professions Education and Sustainable healthcare - upcoming)

IFMSA with William Burdick, FAIMER Vice President and Bob Woollard, TUFH

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MOTIVATION LETTER To IFMSA Family, To everyone who inspired me To everyone who was once in anyway a part of my journey, Time flies so fast!

It seems just like yesterday when I was, with much honor, elected by you to serve the federation as Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues. Actually, in a more realistic perception of time, it was just a few days ago when I submitted my end term report feeling fulfillment towards the progress this term, increased understanding of the position and scope of work, but more importantly, much more motivation to sustain and advance our advocacy in medical education. As such, it is with much pleasure, excitement and delight that I share with you my candidature for Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues 2020/21 structured to reflect deep motivation, a solid vision and concrete actions towards shaping the new normal in education.

The 9 month journey in term has been nothing less than transformative, on every possible aspect. Being a member of both the AMEE and WFME Executive Councils was joyful in every sense and I am proud that IFMSA continues to reflect excellently the opinions of students, offering the valued perspective which is enthusiastically received by our partners. Thankfully I was able to witness and ensure our involvement in cardinal key advancements that will shape medical education in the coming years the highlight of which was the drafting and shaping of the WFME Standards in Basic Medical Education Version 2020. Moreover, there was noticeable growth in our opportunities, managing to secure 2 more spots in the AMEE student task force, more financial grants for the AMEE student initiatives and also navigating new collaborations.

On another aspect, the position has been growing to my element. This year alone has allowed me to develop my knowledge base tremendously - I think I have read more material on medical education this year than my life combined ! Aside from it being enjoyable to me, I am able to stay up to date with educational advancements and evidence in the field, refine my critical thinking and ensure our contributions are of unquestionable quality. I also found myself inspired by many, many moments and people. Working with an amazing group of individuals, sharing experiences, building friendships, interacting with inspiring members, reading your motivations in numerous applications, receiving grant submissions and standing in awe of the significant contributions of students to medical education worldwide are just some of the many highlights of the term.

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MOTIVATION LETTER The term also carried a lot of unexpected events. I was warned about the workload, and remember thinking that after 3 years in IFMSA, no stress is new. Well, not quite. Missing March Meeting and the opportunity to interact with you and all inspiring members of this federation (something every TO looks forward to) was disheartening. Then COVID-19 happened, resulting in the cancellation of more than 7 external meetings planned for. But despite it being a roller coaster ride with ups and lows, mistakes made and lessons learned, the work in every essence is rewarding. Being part of IFMSA, interacting with so many inspiring minds, and seeing the strong voice we hold as medical students and our true potential to change our medical education for the better shaped me into the person I am, helped me find my passion and continues to give me inspiration every single day. It has been a privilege to have the opportunity to voice our opinions on your behalf, and I am quite excited to continue what I started and deliver with absolute dedication, precision and commitment.

The world is rethinking education and it is at these critical times that we, as students, should unite to solidify a vision for our education and engage actively in shaping the new norm. I look forward, if elected to dedicate the coming term to continue the efforts started in establishing IFMSA’s vision for the future of medical education, strengthen our advocacy for student engagement in accreditation and quality assurance of medical schools, and ensure IFMSA is at the forefront of advocacy for a resilient health workforce and improved community health outcomes through social accountability post COVID-19 pandemic.

With that, I hope you find in the following pages of my candidature, not only the answers as to how this will be achieved, but also inspiration to be involved. After all, coming together is the beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success. Â Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions and clarifications.

Warmest regards, Alaa

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Why a 2nd term ?

Continuity

Clarity

Creativity

Commitment

The previous term had many advancements and I find myself more excited to continue working on what I started whilst also navigating new opportunities. Additionally, the nature of the relations forged within the executive boards of AMEE and WFME, along with other partners, cannot be fully utilised with the high turnover in IFMSA. Familiarity breeds collaborations and sustenance is needed to see these collaborations and joint projects through.

LME is quite a dense position including several key partners, advocacy priorities, and involvement with multiple standing committees. After almost 9 months in term I find myself accustomed to the position and scope of work and envisioning more clearly the full potential of the position. COVID-19 has changed a lot of the orientations in medical education in this term and I believe I will be able to structure a precise AWP to ensure IFMSA is at the forefront of advocacy in the premise of medical education.

One of the usual concerns around 2nd terms of officials, is their ability to add new things and grow the federation through their positions. In addition to this being an exceptional term with most of external work cancelled, I find myself enthusiastic to use the gained insight of partners, the position and IFMSA to extend existing partnerships, develop new ones, advance our advocacy in medical education and continue to navigate opportunities for our members.

It has been an honour to represent IFMSA in many instances and to share the stance of 1.3 million medical students regarding key medical education issues, and as I am nearing the end of my term, I find myself even more passionate to continue what I started. With uttermost commitment to the federation, to my team members, and to you, I present to you my vision for the upcoming term.

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PLAN OF ACTION

MY VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

Over the past 9 months, my whole perspective of the position has changed radically. What previously used to be a splayed plan of action is now one reflecting alignment between GPs 2020/21, IFMSA strategy as well as SCOME, SCOPE and SCORE Strategies. You will also notice that I no longer have a dedicated section for exchanges. After understanding SCOPE and SCORE work and external representation priorities, it's worth acknowledging that the depth of work required to advance both committees can not be limited to one section and as such will be integrated throughout the document.

Establishing a Global Vision Advancing External relations Strengthening Advocacy

Promoting Collaborative Action

ESTABLISHING A

GLOBAL VISION As one of the world's oldest and largest student-run organizations representing, connecting, and engaging with an inspiring network of 1.3 million medical students, IFMSA is in a key position to set and reflect what students envision their education to be.

As such, continuing the work started this term to develop IFMSA’s Vision for the Future of Medical Education through a multiphase study, collecting perspectives of medical students from all around the world is key. The vision is to compose 10 core themes medical students envision in medical education 20 years from now, to be presented for adoption by the IFMSA General Assembly in March 2021.

This will be a reforming step for global advocacy and local action towards the actualization of this vision and the development of medical education. The Vision will be presented in AMEE2021 and other key education summits, strengthening our presence and acknowledgement in the process of developing the new normal for education. It remains my utmost wish to see this through and help set the pace for advocacy in the coming years to come.

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ADVANCING

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

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ADVANCING

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS: WORLD FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION ISSUES (WFME) The World Federation for Medical Education is one of our key partners and I seek to maintain the fruitful collaboration IFMSA has with them. The following term will encompass the following key points for WFME; (aside from the routine ExCo tasks).

Continuation of the WFME internship programme factoring in the change due to COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefully after the first face to face meeting of the ExCo to be held in WFME HQ in Ferney Voltaire, I will be able to directly interact with WFME staff and reflect on intern efficiency, finalise the WFME intern guide for prospective interns etc.

Development and endorsement of the guide to student engagement in accreditation processes as an official IFMSA/WFME publication (as a follow up to the SWG established this term and the global study on student involvement in accreditation processes.)

Continue the representation of IFMSA on the WDOMS Senior Advisory Committee (together with FAIMER and ECFMG etc) and advise on the strategic advancement of reliability and credibility of the database.

Attend the first physical ExCo (hopefully) and advocate for the following; a. Representation of all regional directors on the WFME regional Committees b. Follow up on the possibility of regional internships in PAFAMS & SEARME and others.

WORLD ORGANISATION OF FAMILY DOCTORS (WONCA) Starting this term, IFMSA key contact person to WONCA was transferred to the LME due to their work relating closely to health workforce education and training. The cancellation of WONCA Rural Health Conference and several regional conferences had a significant impact on networking and navigating possible projects for collaboration.Nonetheless, I was able to understand at least virtually how WONCA works, and as such these are the key focus points for next term; Ensure IFMSA's presence and participation as panel speaker at the upcoming WONCA World Conference 2020, 23-25th of November.

Network and link the regional directors to WONCA regional offices, ensuring delegations to at least 2 out of 5 of the regional conferences.

Continue to navigate joint work with WONCA working party on education regarding the family medicine in medical curricula, as well as health workforce preparedness during health emergencies.

Ensure IFMSA is represented through the LME or LPH/LOSO/LRA in the groups and activities of WONCA working parties on Rural Practice, Women and Family Medicine, Environment etc.

Continue to navigate new opportunities for youth involvement within WONCA.

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ADVANCING

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE (AMEE) I was lucky to witness a change not only in leadership of AMEE, with the outgoing president Prof.

Trudie Roberts and the take over by Prof. Trevor Gibbs, but also an anticipated change in the structure of AMEE. Following the executive committee meetings in Vienna and Edinburgh, IFMSA has now developed excellent relations and familiarity with the new leadership and executive committee. Critical discussions on the future vision of AMEE and structure were held, and whilst change is slow and ongoing I am quite positive that I will be able to continue to ensure advocacy for more student engagement opportunities in AMEE. The following are the key points for the next term; AMEE conferences & IFMSA Visibility: IFMSA has increased its visibility through a diverse array of submissions to AMEE2020, more than any of the past years. Next term, I aspire to do the same for AMEE 2021, this time having the first IFMSA led symposium, several workshops with key partners and of course as usual, reflecting the work of the federation on medical education through short communications/poster presentations.

AMEE Student Taskforce: AMEE STF is one of the most important opportunities any student can have in medical education. Quoting Prof. Trevor, “AMEE conferences will never be the same again”. Having the experience of both the physical STF and leading the first virtual STF, I plan to adapt and shape the mixed STF for AMEE2021 (both physical and virtual).

Preparations for the physical STF were ongoing before its cancellation, and hence since AMEE2021 is going to be held in the same venue/country, I will be able to continue preparations, picking up from where we stopped.

AMEE Student Grants: Working with student grants opened my eyes to the tremendous opportunity this presents for students. We have currently secured more funding for the grants, which means more students can be awarded per round. I plan to continue to promote the grants among members and increase their visibility, reflecting the successful initiatives students are taking to change their education.

AMEE Outstanding Lecturer Series: Guided by Professor Harden, the student representatives in the AMEE ExCo were tasked to develop an initiative that reflects and acknowledges best practices in teaching around the world. In the coming term, I plan to make sure this initiative is continued and presented at AMEE2021.

Others: Work with AMEE is diverse, and this is why it is interesting. Aside from maintaining existing opportunities such as ASPIRE award panels, student reviewers to the medical teacher etc. I plan to continue to navigate more opportunities for students within AMEE. The sky is not the limit ! | PAGE 15

ADVANCING

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

THENET - THE NETWORK TOWARDS UNITY FOR HEALTH IFMSA’s collaboration with TheNet peaked with our joint work on the Social Accountability toolkit. Key points towards advancing our relations with TheNET in the next term include endorsing IFMSA's workshop on social accountability and adding it to the SA toolkit; as well as joint advocacy regarding social accountability of medical schools as a foundation for primary healthcare. (more in Advocacy sec.)

UNESCO CHAIR ON BIOETHICS IFMSA’s relations with the chair are solidifying. I plan in the next term to: Formalise our work through a signed Memoranda of Understanding and securing IFMSA’s representation on the International Education Council of the Chair.

Ensure IFMSA secures its spot as co-organiser of the conference and complete the first successful youth forum at the 14th World Conference on Medical Ethics, Bioethics and Health Law. Developing further UNESCO Chair on Bioethics Youth Forum, an initiative started this term but paused with the postponement of the conference.

Fulfill and ensure a well represented, diverse student delegation to the 14th World Conference together with ANEM-Portugal, and secure a delegation to the next world conference.

Navigate opportunities for joint collaboration on improving the pre-departure ethics training, and possibly develop a joint training on research ethics for research exchanges.

SCHOLAR-RX Scholar Rx and our work is cardinal to reforming global health education, and is one I have finally come to understand. Over the next term I plan to continue with the following key actions: Continue IFMSA’s strong representation in the Student Advisory Council of ScholarRx. Develop 4 more bricks on diverse topics under Global Health together with the other student organisations.

Secure more funding/grants for IFMSA from Scholar Rx for the term 2020/21 and 2022.

Co-develop with Scholar Rx the first medical students forum at AMEE2021.

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ADVANCING

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

REGIONAL LEVEL Broadening external relations to the regional level was one of my main goals for the previous term, and will continue to be a priority for the coming. As I better understand the regional dynamics of WFME and WONCA. I plan to continue to strengthen the relationships with regional counterparts of both organisations through: Ensuring RD representation on regional boards and meetings including but not limited to attendance of Regional WFME meetings, WONCA regional conferences and possibly have delegations to the latter.

Support regional directors with invitation of externals to regional meetings.

Supporting the development of ME related regional priorities with the RDs, thereby effectively promoting context related advocacy.

NEW PARTNERSHIPS IAPO Patient Safety has recently been identified by WHO as a priority. This term, after an initiated conversation with IAPO, IFMSA was invited to the Global Patients forum as a panelist on patient centred education. (cancelled due to COVID-19). Over the next term, I plan to solidify the collaboration already started and work closely with IAPO to strengthen IFMSA’s advocacy around patient safety, and patient centred care.

ESMO, WPA AND OTHER MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS Aside from ESMO (with whom a collaboration on research exchanges for medical students in oncology has been started) and World Psychiatrists Association, where a new collaboration on the implementation of ICD-11 in medical curricula was initiated, I plan to continue to seek, together with the EDAs of SCOPE and SCORE, potential partnerships for endorsement of IFMSA exchanges and handbooks.

UNESCO IFMSA, not so long ago, had a liaison officer specifically to UNESCO. At some point, the contact was transferred to the LME and the connection we had died. It is one of my utmost priorities to restore IFMSA’s consultative status with UNESCO in the coming term. I plan to secure IFMSA’s attendance to the next International Conference of Non governmental organisations, UNESCO Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED and other opportunities thereby restoring IFMSA’s position as a key advocate on education for sustainable development. | PAGE 16

STRENGHTHENING

ADVOCACY

The fluid nature of representation means the more IFMSA is present in global key meetings, the more networking is possible and the stronger future collaborations will be ! Whilst it is difficult to determine the exact time and date of key external meetings due to the impact of COVID-19 on global conventions, the following are the anticipated/key meetings.

IAMSE2021 CUGH2021 UNGA AFMC2020

AMEE2021 5TH HRH FORUM PREWHA AND WHA2021 UNESCO BIOETHICS CON 2021 UNESCO NGOS CON INHWE2021 AMEE EXCO, WFME EXCO

WONCA2020

AMSA CON, IAMRA 2021 CON

IFMSA Policy Documents

APMEC2021 IMEC2021

Policy documents are the key tools our members use in advocacy, and hence it's important to ensure they are quality documents backed with solid evidence. With the addition of 5 new policies this term, the following is planned for the upcoming term: Re-adoption of Social Accountability and Global Health Workforce Policy documents.

Proposing of new policy documents on Patient Safety and People Centred Care, Technology in medical education etc. Continue to promote and encourage policy usage through sessions during general assemblies and regional meetings.

Establish a system for the longitudinal and objective evaluation of policy usage together with LOs and VPE.

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STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY

GLOBAL PRIORITIES 20/21

HEALTH WORKFORCE 2030 Global Presence: IFMSA is one of the strongest youth organisations advocating for a global health workforce.

The upcoming term will have high level meetings to discuss the progress on the WHO Strategy for Health workforce.

5th Human Resources for Health Forum - A triennial event gathering all stakeholders in the field of development of HRH was scheduled to happen in 2020. However due to COVID-19 it has been postponed to 2021. It is quite essential to ensure IFMSA’s presence and string visibility through the following: Co-organizing the 2nd Youth Forum on human resources for health together with GHWN Youth Hub, ensuring IFMSA presents its stances on agenda points through policy briefs and strong statements.

Leading the process of updating and developing the 2nd Youth Declaration on HRH. Presenting IFMSA’s work on youth and decent working conditions.

Collaborating with our key partners; WFME, ECFMG, FAIMER, WONCA and TheNET on joint workshops, symposia etc.

Others: Health workforce is a transversal priority, and hence there are several other key meetings where I will ensure IFMSA is present through statements, joint side events - Pre-World Health Assembly and World Health Assembly 2021, WHO Regional Committee Meetings, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) etc.

Holistic Approach: After noticing a quite diffuse approach to the previous Global Health Workforce Global priority, we worked to restructure it to allow a comprehensive approach to this priority next year. The following will be key advocacy priorities:

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STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY

GLOBAL PRIORITIES 20/21

Pillar 1: Health Workforce Regulation and Accreditation: Following up on the Global symposium on Health workforce regulation and accreditation I plan to ensure IFMSA will be present at IAMRA 2021 (2020 has been cancelled), advocating for accreditation and greater involvement of youth in health regulation. Additionally, I will aim to strengthen local and national advocacy on students engagement in accreditation processes through NMO support.

Pillar 2: Health Workforce Education and Training: Health workforce education and training encompasses a diverse array of sub topics. Following up on our work on interprofessional education in health professions curricula, I plan to make sure IFMSA’s work is reflected at the International Network for Health Workforce Education Conference Barcelona 2020, and Dublin 2020 as well as other conferences.

Pillar 3: Social Accountability of Medical Schools (and patient safety): As a follow up to the outcomes of the Astana Conference, I plan to sustain our presence as strong youth advocates for primary healthcare and social accountability through planning joint side events/symposia on social accountability and primary healthcare with TheNet and other organisations at UNGA, TUFH2021, AMEE2021 etc. Additionally, in the upcoming term I would like to continue efforts started this term to partner with IAPO on advocacy for patient safety and patient centred education, possibly securing IFMSA's participation at the Global Patients Forum 2020.

Pillar 4: Rural Health Workforce: Continue to advocate for enhanced education and investment in rural health workforce at pertinent meetings eg: WONCA rural health conference, WHO RC meetings etc.

Pillar 5: Young Health workforce and Decent working conditions: A priority for the upcoming term is to establish solid contact with ILO youth and decent working conditions department, navigating possibilities for joint projects and an IFMSA-ILO internship.

Pillar 6: Gender and Health Workforce: The upcoming term encompasses many high level meetings on gender equity. I plan to support the LRA in advocacy for gender equity and the health workforce.

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GLOBAL PRIORITIES 20/21

IFMSA EXCHANGES Open Science

Global Health Education

Equity and openness forms the foundation of the advancement of science. Following our efforts this term on research education, the coming term will witness key events in open science, I plan to ensure IFMSA’s position as one of the key advocates for research education and open science and healthcare through;

IFMSA , successfully running the world's largest exchange program and benefiting millions of students, is a key player in the field of global health education.

Interacting with SCOPE this term allowed me to and understanding the work of the committee, and its external representation priorities. Therefore, I plan to:

Advocating for research education and open science in main global meetings.

Ensure IFMSA is participating in the coorganisation of Open Con 2020, leading a separate side event on Open Science and Healthcare.

Present IFMSA’s work on Basic research competencies framework and Open Science Manual in related conferences.

Organise IFMSA’s first Open Access Satellite Event as part of an IFMSA General Assembly or Regional Meeting.

Continue to seek endorsements for research exchanges as well as funding or grants for Research Camp.

Strengthen IFMSA advocacy on global health education in key meetings including but not limited to CUGH2021 and World Health Summit.

Continue to seek endorsement for IFMSA professional exchanges for department specific handbooks from respective organisations.

Present the work done on the IFMSA global health checklist and training manual, seek for its endorsement and integration in all exchange handbooks.

Continue to ensure together with SCOPE and SCORE Directors capacity building of National Exchange Officers on advocacy for academic recognition of exchanges.

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PROMOTING

COLLABORATIVE ACTION Capacity Building of members Team work Professionalism

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COLLABORATIVE ACTION

CAPACITY BUILDING The Federation, you, me and us.

Engaging with members and ensuring constant visibility and empowerment is essential. I aspire to ensure that NMO needs are at the forefront of my annual working plan and that the voice of our members is at the core of our contributions/speeches/statements in external meetings. LME does not have many delegations, nonetheless I plan to ensure proper preparation of delegates through adequate capacity building, developed advocacy plans/statements and enhanced visibility during and after the meetings. Additionally, I plan to dedicate considerable time to capacity building of members with regards to representation in medical education and attendance of regional meetings, something I wasn't able to do this term through; Global efforts -Â Assisting standing committee directors and LOs in developing and delivering PreGA workshops and GA sessions aiming to build capacity on external affairs and advocacy.

Regional efforts - Joint RA-LME webinars on external affairs in medical education and advocacy in the field of exchanges (with SCOPE/SCORE) or in person sessions in regional meetings.

National efforts - Assist & support NMOs whenever needed with regards to medical education related advocacy & policy making.

Visibility - Share and promote the diverse opportunities available to our members, maintain an updated global events map and ensure regular blog posts on meetings and events.

AMEE2019 Student Taskforce, Vienna, Austria

AM19 SCOME Sessions Team, Taipei, Taiwan

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COLLABORATIVE ACTION

PROFESSIONALISM

Whether in front of partners, or with members, being a member of a Team of Officials is very important . Particularly for the LME position, a vast majority of partners are extremely experienced individuals/experts with over 30 years of experience in medical education alone, among other areas. This entails a very professional presence & conduct, diplomatic communication, eloquence and clarity in reflecting our opinions as students. Additionally, as the key focal point on education matters, a sound grasp of educational concepts, scientific processes and critical thinking is required to ensure the stances of the federation are accurate and evidence based. The current term allowed me to understand the different communication dynamics with our partners, develop & embody the skills aforementioned, making certain IFMSA is professionally represented and perceived competent.

As a team member, enabling leadership is important as is the ability to communicate clearly, support and respect team members. And even when mistakes happen, because to err is human, accountability and transparency is important. Lastly, resilience is paramount to overcome challenges and lifelong learning is essential for continuous personal growth. I aspire to ensure values of integrity, accountability, transparency, availability and professionalism in my work are upheld.

Lastly, as I have now completed my studies and awaiting graduation, I look forward to fully dedicating my time over the coming year to the fulfillment of the LME duties, forwarding the federation and actualising our vision for medical education, together.

IFMSA Symposium, WFME 2019 World Conference

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COLLABORATIVE ACTION

TEAM WORK

Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.

The current term opened my eyes to the strength and inspiring spirit that collaborative action brings! Needless to say the LME is part of several teams and engagements, which can be overwhelming, but very rewarding. My experience this year allowed me to understand the commitments and adjust to the diversity of the position. In the coming term, in order to achieve maximum collaborative action towards our aforementioned goals and vision, the following engagements are essential.

Team of Officials: Planning for the 70th Anniversary of the IFMSA and adequate invitation of externals to this unique event in addition to MM2021 and RMs. Attendance of most TOMs, engaging in discussions, offering critical input, openly receptive to feedback and representing my region as well.

Liaison Officers Team: Work with the LOs + VPE to; Develop IFMSA’s external affairs- through restructuring of the global priorities and reevaluating the external affairs team to improve the structure and efficacy.

Collaborate on inter-sectional topics.

Strengthen our advocacy and representation in key meetings like WHA and UNGA. Ensure the smooth and early coordination of invitations to IFMSA events.

SCOME/PE/RE Directors: Balancing 3 standing committees is not an easy task. This term allowed me to understand the needs of each committee and I am positive the gained experience and efficiency will allow me to implement successful communication dynamics in the beginning of the term and advance external priorities of each committee fairly.

STRATEGY: Through my work in the standing committee of medical education for 3 years and with the last term of the strategy being 2020, I find myself passionate to see the goals of the strategy to completion. Additionally, I aim to pay forward the cumulative experience I gained across the years to ensure the development of a strategy for external affairs of the standing committees based on realistic and achievable goals.

Regional Directors: Work closely with RDs on establishing medical education related regional priorities, supporting their communication with medical education organizations/externals in their region, invitations for Regional Meetings etc.

Handover: Failing to plan is planning to fail. In order to ensure the sustainability of IFMSA in the medical education field I will continue the development of the LME handover manual and close mentorship of IT members on external affairs in medical education. | PAGE 24

And this, is how we will bring about change, Making our vision for medical education, a reality...

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