THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ASIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL PREAMBLE We, students from the medical schools of Asia and Oceania, realizing the need for greater interaction and cooperation among ourselves and cognizant of our common problems, interests and goals, do hereby organize ourselves into a non-‐-‐-‐political, non-‐-‐-‐ sectarian, and non-‐-‐-‐profitable conference-‐-‐-‐based organization -‐ -‐-‐ the ASIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION. ARTICLE 1. NAME AND SEAT 1.1 The name of the organization shall be the ASIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION, hereinafter referred to as AMSA. 1.2 Its seat or head office shall be in the origin of the Overall Chairperson, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Executive Committee, hereinafter referred to as EC. ARTICLE 2. OBJECTIVES 2.1 To promote understanding in medical and health problems as well as to share experiences in solving them 2.2 To promote the interest and welfare of medical students in Asia and Oceania 2.3 To foster unity and promote profound inter-‐-‐-‐personal relationships amongst its members 2.4 To uphold humanitarian ideals and medical ethics 2.5 To encourage cooperation among future doctors in Asia and Oceania ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP 3.1 Membership status is defined by a “Chapter”. The name of the chapter may not be changed without its own assent. 3.2 A “Chapter” is defined as a cluster of medical schools determined discrete by a representative body comprising of other chapters headed by the Secretary of Membership and Development. 3.3 Founding members are defined as participating chapters at the 6th Asian Medical Students’ Conference, hereafter referred to as AMSC, Manila, 1985. This includes AMSA Australia, AMSA Hong Kong, AMSA Indonesia, AMSA Japan, AMSA Korea, AMSA Malaysia, AMSA Philippines, AMSA Taiwan and AMSA Thailand. 3.4 Membership status is divided into full membership, associate membership and observer status. 3.5 Full members are defined as founding members and all new chapters within the geographical region of Asia and Oceania that have fulfilled the admission criteria for full membership and been approved as a full member by two-‐third majority in an Executive Committee Meeting. 3.6 Associate members are defined as chapters outside the geographical region of Asia and Oceania and have fulfilled the admission criteria for associate member and been approved as associate member by two-‐third majority in an Executive Committee
The Constitution of Asian Medical Students' Association
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