August Meeting 2017
Karibu! That’s how people of Tanzania greet each other. Last August was my first visit to this wild yet adorable country, doing so on behalf of CIMSA-ISMKI in conjunction with the recent 66th August Meeting General Assembly of the International Federation Medical Student’s Association (IFMSA). Located in Arusha, a city at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the greatest Mountain in Africa, The IFMSA General Assembly, which welcomed over 800 students from more than 100 countries, was held from 1st - 7th August 2017. This year’s theme is “Crisis in Human Resources for Health: Innovative Health Financing Under the SDG3 FrameHea work”, which made it very fascinating to be there as one of the delegates of IFMSA largest meeting. The other thing that makes AM was special is the election of SCO Director. And the elected SCOPE Director is our SCOPE General Assistant which is Tomasso Pomerani from SISM-Italy.
August Meeting consisted of many sessions, one of the most anticipated being the SCOPE session. This was the chance to meet all the NEOs and SCOPEople from worldwide; a truly amazing experience. There were Small Working Groups for discussions on obstacles that various NMOs face regarding the exchange program, such as improving our program to become more professional, most in-demand exchange program for medical students. I gained knowledge, experience, as well as perspectives from other which I hope I can implement towards the growth and betterment SCOPE CIMSA. The rest of the days were filled with trainings about many topics, fundraising for exchange programs, SCOPE Strategic Plan and many more. One of the most exciting things on agenda was voting for SCOPE Regulations. The pressure grew especially tense whenever a motion was submitted, with each NEO having a different opinion on each one of them. It was quite challenging, but in the end I believe we arrived at the best solutions and
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