Our Standing Committees IFMSA works on the international, national and local levels mainly through its six standing committees, each of which focusing on major health topics and medical student related interests: - Medical Education (SCOME*) - Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Public Health (SCOPH) - Sexual & Reproductive Health including AIDS (SCORA) - Research Exchange (SCORE) - Human Rights & Peace (SCORP)
Each Standing Committee is headed by an International Director, who is supported by an international team consisting of one Liaison Officer (responsible for communication with relevant external partners) and five Regional Assistants (one from each region of the Federation). On the national level, the Standing Committee is coordinated by the National Officer, who is elected at each country’s National General Assembly. On the local level the work is executed by one or more Local Officers. The work of each standing committee is complemented by several activities, such as trainings, campaigns and advocacy efforts, offering youth the space to learn in both formal and non-formal educational settings. Thousands of projects, activities, conferences and workshops are organized each year internationally and locally and nationally through national member organizations within the IFMSA network in each of area, allowing students to become agents of change at home. This overall structure reflects one the Federation’s major mottos: Think Global, Act Local!
* These abbreviations are used frequently in the organisation. All start with “SCO” (Standing Committee on) and end with the abbreviation of the Standing Committee itself (ME for Medical Education)
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