March 2015
Introduction
from the SCORE International Team
Luiza Alonso,
Director on Research Exchange scored@ifmsa.org
Dear SCOREans worldwide, It is with pride and pleasure that we present to you this edition of the SCOREview. In it you can go further in the world of the Research Exchange. You can get more information about some NMOs and an inside on our meetings. Presently, SCORE has 65 active NMOs, offering over 3,000 research projects to provide over 2,500 medical students worldwide the opportunity to participate in the IFMSA research exchange program and learn the basic principles of medical research. Through our programming and opportunities, we aim to develop both culturally sensitive students and skilled researchers, intent on shaping the world of science in the upcoming future. This year the SCORE International team is working hard to support the SCORE-active NMOs and to bring some new members into our blue family. Always having in mind the goal to maintain the high standards of Academic Quality, we work on increasing the visibility of our Standing Committee through recognition in the NMOs and from external partners. All our efforts wouldn’t be possible without the work done in each NMO. National and local officers, contact persons and everyone that works in SCORE make it the amazing Standing Committee that it is. We are confident that you will enjoy reading the articles present here and those will remind you of the experience you had in your own exchange or maybe of the experience you are losing not trying one. If it is the second option, go for it! We guarantee you will not regret it!
Blue Hugs, Luiza Alonso On behalf of the SCORE International Team: Ivana di Salvo (Liaison Officer for Research & Medical Associations); Osman Aldirdiri (Regional Assistant for Africa); Ilse Ramirez (Regional Assistant for the Americas); Fajar Putra (Regional Assistant for Asia Pacific); Omar Hafez (Regional Assistant for the EMR); Evangelia Antonopoulou & Orhun Çakir (Co-Regional Assistants for Europe); Koen Demaegd (Developement Assistant on Academic Quality); Benjamin Kamberi, Kwan Park, Marta Borys, Maysah Al-Mulla, Mirona Predescu - Romania (Supervising Board)
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