VPA TASKS

Prioritization of VPA duties

The office of IFMSA VPA is seen as the most challenging of all EB/TO positions and I fully accept this challenge, having planned exact steps to ensure my availability (see page 5). To ensure continued success in the Activities world, the administration of IFMSA Programs will be coordinated by me and executed in close cooperation with the Programs General Assistant (PGA), who will be relieved of the development and content creation tasks - moved respectively to PDAs (or equivalents) and the Programs Community Assistant (PCA) VPA General Assistant will help me manage the certification & archiving processes

NMO Secretaries Coordination

The IFMSA General Secretariat structure is largely different from how the NMO Secretariats operate At present, National Secretaries do not have a defined entry point to the IFMSA world, and while their international obligations are limited, they constitute a largely disenfranchised group of IFMSA Members. During my term, I am going to work with the VPA GA to explore creating an exploratory framework for NMO Secretary Coordination.

Apart from our own involvement, I would envision our role as facilitators of peer-to-peer learning experiences, in which more accomplished Secretaries could share their tips and tricks during online capacity-building events

Personally, I will attempt to increase their knowledge of the

IFMSA GS operations

The VPA GA will be someone with strong secretarial background, so they would be best equipped to lead these efforts Participation in the framework's activity will be on a voluntary basis, but I intend to create worthwhile experiences for all Secretaries both in terms of active participation and passive learning opportunities (similar to the Activity Coordinator Competency Module). A set of resources could be shared through the IFMSA platforms.

Plenary Team Coordination

I believe that IFMSA Plenaries must not impact the physical and mental health of Delegates the way they have done so in recent times. As someone who nearly fainted after trying to survive the day plenary night & dawn in Istanbul (well after the photo at the back of this candidature was taken), I am here on a personal as well as collective mission.

First of all, I will build on the system introduced by the incumbent VPA for the Plenary Team selection Experience, personal suitability and regional/gender representation will be the top deciding factors Holding efficient plenaries will be the main focus point in the PT's preparations

Secondly, the Plenary Agenda needs to be strategized by facilitating comprehensive CCP/BCP review and discussions held before the GA.

However, it is not for me personally to impose how exactly this process should be improved - I will use the Baseline Assessment at the start of my term to survey the NMO concerns, worries and ideas for improvement. This way, I will receive input and attempt to implement it - in coordination with the EB 23/24 - by the time the MM24 season commences.

Certificate issuance in IFMSA

Over the first months of the current term, significant improvements were introduced which resulted in hundreds of backlog certificates being issued and delivered More is on the way! As VPA-elect, I will closely follow the development of the certification mechanism in order to seamlessly transition this crucial process into the new term While the VPA GA will provide core assistance in this area, I envision strong cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, including PGA for Activity Certification (which will be issued on a monthly basis), VPCB for CB certification, VPM for Membership certification, and others. In particular, streamlined Activity Certification is crucial because of the benefits that NMOs may attain due to the official IFMSA recognition of their effort, e.g. in terms of fundraising.