Joseph David Koroma. Secretary General Candidature Package-6th NGA 2021

Let’s go Green!!!

CANDIDATURE FOR SLEMSA SECRETARY GENERAL JOSEPH DAVID KOROMA

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MOTIVATIONAL LETTER

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PLAN OF ACTION

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CURRICULUM VITAE

EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS A SECRET TO UNLOCK THIS SECRET, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LEARNING JOSEPH DAVID KOROMA

Dear EB, SLEMSians, Two years ago, when I decided to enter medical school, it was with a unilateral mindset to study, get good grades and graduate in 7 years with the knowledge start-up to make me one of the greats. This was a concept shared by the rest of my class. I left my high school as a top unrivalled student, the Head Boy and automatically entered a dog fight. To Have left everything that I loved behind (music, IT and the creative arts), well so I thought at the moment.

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MOTIVATIONAL LETTER

The publication of this book expanded my recognition throughout the university of Sierra Leone and today lecturers are using Zoom as a medium of lecturing and conducting important meeting everywhere in the country.

I also opted to develop the AFRICA REGIONAL MEETING 2020 (ARM) website not because I was in the website and publicity Team, I saw an opportunity to save huge amount of money for the association which could be used elsewhere Little did I know, that I was about to embark on for the betterment of SLEMSians. a life-changing journey. A journey that is called Due to all my diligent work and past the SLEMSA, and that will set me into a achievements, I was selected to be the first confident, and a passionate global health and Sierra Leonean and SLEMSIAN to be part of the technology leader.

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL First, allow me to introduce myself, name is Joseph David Koroma commonly called ITDOC, a Second-year medical student, a SCORE HERO and the Website and Online Platform Assistant to the VPPRC IFMSA. And today words are not enough to describe how proud and honoured I am to be running for the SLEMSA Secretary General 2021-2022.

Where should I start about this Association? The only medical students’ organization that changes lives, that changed mine. This has provided me with the tools, the thoughts and the years into my membership in the Association I realised that there is so much I can do to help the Executive get work done easily.

In December 2019 I started lending my services towards the creation and design of flyers, posters, forms and proposals. In 2020 designed the first electronic voting system changing the demerits of the voting box for class representative. However, I continued to work tirelessly with my IT knowledge and I developed and proposed COMAHS Student Online Library which was sadly not voted in at the last year ‘s National General Assembly. I used this as a stepping stone and changed the mentality of students in Sierra Leone that were unable to use the online portal system and had no idea about Zoom due to lack of technology exposure by writing a book titled ‘A ROAD MAP TO UNDERSTANDING COMAHS PORTAL AND ZOOM CLOUD MEETING’ which was set to enhance the knowledge of students towards lectures.

STUDENT ASSOCIATION International Team where I’m currently serving as the WEBSITE AND ONLINE PLATFORM ASSISTANT TO THE VPPRC, this stimulated me to work harder and represent my NMO and country well.

My Vision and Mission is to digitalise SLEMSA’s programs and activities which I tag as the GO GREEN CAMPAIGN. SLEMSA will be the first NMO under my term to have a functional Content Management System. This will enable SLEMSA’s EB, TO, to manage general member’s affairs in different use cases. By Digitising SLEMSA, SLEMSians will have a larger audience to perform well and show their potential.

As a person that prides himself in his academics, I will not lose focus. I will instead use my talents and my extracurricular activities as a buffer between career and passion. This is why I want to become the next Secretary General because I feel that there is so much more, I can offer the Association on a broader scale that will not only set SLEMSA on a path to better development in technology but will be an amazing learning opportunity for me. I implore you to let me exert my talent and passion within the Association and let’s go GREEN!!!

Sincerely yours, Joseph David Koroma.

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UNIFICATION & INNOVATION

STRETCHING OUR HANDS

CAPACITY BUILDING

BRINGING IT HOME ARM (2020)

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UNIFICATION & INNOVATION

• Ensure to work with any elected executive member of the NGA21 for easy cohesion.

• Ensure as Secretary-General and Administrative Head we shift towards GO GREEN Campaign o Information between SLEMSians will be shared online as much try to minimize the use of paper in § The process of paying dues will be 90% online • There will be an option to pay directly from the mobile application.

• Another is to give physical cash which accounts for the 10% deduction in the online process. § All Registrations involving activities between or amongst SLEMSians organized by the TO or EB or Externals will be 100% online. § Slides, Books, Notes, and Questions needed by SLEMSians will be online for use.

• Theses Slides, Books, Notes, and Questions can be uploaded (by scanning, taking pictures) by SLEMSians for their own use. I.e. They can be stored.

• Notes can also be taken online during lectures minimizing the use of paper and facilitating the GO GREEN Campaign.

• Ensure the privacy of its processes and its members, this is to reduce the amount of information on WhatsApp and other platforms that require the chances of privacy bridge as we have seen the recent update on WhatsApp Policy regarding user’s privacy. o Therefore most information, documents will be shared through the portal to get its members to use the platform. o The platform allows users to create posts, blogs (this feature are for those articles that won’t make it to the Newsletter).

• Work with the President and Treasurer to ensure SLEMSians get better deals o For the production of ID Cards as the previous ID Cards offered expired in 2020. o For the production of SLEMSA and IFMSA materials (Logos, T-Shirts, hand band, etc)

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CAPACITY BUILDING

• Ensure that as the Administrative head all the Standing Committee Director presents a work plan quarterly to o Develop a Project Proposal for the work plan as a team. o Seek Sponsorships as early as possible to fund the work plan.

• Ensure to create Capacity Building training via the already established partners like WHO, CDC, DFID o Ensure to sign MOUs with these partners for Capacity Building Training and Leadership Training. o And try to seek other partners whose values are equal or close to these already established partners • Ensure to continue the partnership with other Student bodies e.g. UNIMAK, Law Society as we participated in their programs respectively. o Ensure to continue the MOU with SRC and other bodies.

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STRETCHING OUR HANDS

o Ensure all activities implemented in SLEMSA are enrolled into IFMSA programs. As the first SLEMSian to be on the International Team, I will use my position in the IFMSA PRC IT to power all SLEMSA programs to be recognized at that top level and create a larger audience for SLEMSians to perform well and show their potential. o Ensure to sign MOUs with other NMOs luring them to act as trainers for some programs thereby broadening the knowledge scope of SLEMSians since I can communicate with them better as the IFMSA PRC IT. o With the president-elect, I will ensure to continue MOUs with already established NMOs and other external bodies for funding and implementation of projects. o Ensure to work with the executive to decentralise SLEMSA projects. § Projects propelled by SLEMSA should not only be focused in Freetown as our organization is tagged ‘Sierra Leone’. So in upcoming projects, SLEMSians will be reaching the provinces and suburbs hence creating a better experience and exposure for SLEMSians and a better health connection with upcoming doctors and their patients steering a better health future for the nation.

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BRINGING IT HOME (ARM 2020)

• Ensure to work with the executive to prepare a standard bidding package and come December 2021 we will go to Uganda to bid.

• As the head of publicity and website in the 2020 ARM OC, I ensured that a website was developed, which we will add to the developed ARM Bidding Package.

Secretary General Work TimeLine UNIFICATION & INNOVATION Phase 1

CAPACITY BUILDING Phase 2

Phase 1

Phase 2

Unification and Innovation Activity, Timeline and Outcomes

Capacity Building Activity, Timeline and Outcomes

STRETCHING OUR HANDS Phase 3 Phase 3

Strecthing Our Hands Activity, Timeline & Outcomes

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List of activities

List of activities

Bringing it Home Activity, Timeline &Outcomes List of activities

[ May - June ] Introduce IFMSA and it's beneftis, opportunities to SLEMSians.

[ May - June ] Maintain or add to the OC Members in ARM 2020. Prepare their minds to be ready.

[ June - July ] Prepare list of training sessions and trainers that SLEMSians will vote on which they would like to train them based on the trainers qualities.

[ June - September ] Encourage and assist SLEMSians to apply for positions in International Team IFMSA.

[ June - August ] Prepare the Bidding Package for ARM 2022.

[ June - August ] Production of Electronic ID-CARDS.

[ July - End of My Term ] Training Sessions !!! Training Sessions !!!

[ June - July ] After Standing Committee Directors have submitted their work plan in Phase 2. We will then descide which programs should be done in the provinces.

[ September - November ] Prepare members to attend the ARM 2021 in Uganda to bid.

[ August - *New Academic Year ]

[ July - End of My Term ] Collect Feedbacks from each Training Session.

[ June - End of My Term ] After every programs' attendee will give summary feedback on what they learnt and anything that can be improved for future events.

[ December ] Attend the ARM 2021.

[ June - End of My Term ] Work with other student bodies to maintain or create partnerships.

[ August ] Ensure to sign MOUs with other NMOs luring them to act as trainers and conduct IFMSA Training Sessions broadening SLEMSians' knowlegde scope.

Fully Functional Portal System.

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Activities & Timeline

Phase 4

[ May - June ] Prepare a work and availability timeline, and a GANT CHART that Standing Committee Directors and Ambassadros will adopt.

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BRINGING IT HOME Phase 4

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CHECK Possibility for SLEMSians CARD

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Production of ID-CARDS, BANDS, T-SHIRTS

vity [ *New Academic Year - Next Month ] Conduct a Complete Survey and Feedback of the SLEMSA Portal and mobile application.

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Creating a Digitilise SLELMSA

Outcomes

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Go Green CAMPAIGN. At the end of my term SLEMSians will:

Empowering SLEMSians

Creating Opportunities for SLEMSians

Bringing it Home

Widening the platform of SLEMsians.

Empowering SLEMSians; At the end of my term SLEMsians Get Back Lyoa's Pride.

At the end of my term SLEMsians will: will:

Perform and conduct activities and programs within the SLEMSA portal.

Obtain and Learn new Skills

Have a platform to show off the skills they have learnt in Phase 2.

Be able to communicate and share materials with eachother ensuring and protecting their privacy.

Improve and retain the skills, and knowledge, needed for their empowerment

Connect with Medical Students throughout the world. Have experiences in visitations to the provinces and surburbs thus decentralising SLEMSA projects.

Conduct Financial Transactions and agreement within the SLEMSA portal preventing the use of paper.

Have a sense of ownership and empowerment, wherein they will gain greater control over their own future development.

Be mentored and motivated by established Trainers in all aspect of life.

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Will try to defend and bring back the ARM 2022.

ABOUT ME (ITDOC):

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CURRICULUM VITAE

I’m a responsible, quick learner and dedicated hardworking student.

I’m able to summarize complex texts into easily materials. Loyal and maintain confidentiality in handling sensitive information. Computer and internet liberate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Versatile and able to adapt under pressure or changing situations.

Joseph David Koroma Medical Student

ITDOC

ACADEMIC EDUCATION:

IFMSA & WORK EXPERIENCE:

MBChB

IFMSA Experience

2018-Present College of Medicine and Allied Health Education Higher Education

CONTACT ME

2011-2018 The International School Limited Primary School Education

Phone Number

+23278621647 Email Address

2003-2011 Tower Hill Kindergarten and Preparatory School

josephkoroma01@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Home Address

Online Content Creator

68 Main Motor Road Allen Town Orogu, Freetown, Sierra Leone

SOCIAL LINKS

NMO Session Facilitator 70th March Meeting 21

2021 IFMSA

Website and Online Platform Assistant

2020 – 2021 IFMSA

SLEMSA WORK Website and Mobile Application Developer

SLEMSA Official Website and Mobile Application

Author of a Book based on online contents such as Zoom Cloud meetings, Cisco WebEx and Facebook Live.

OC Member - Director of Technology

Website Developer and Designer

Website Developer

2021 NGA 2021

Managed and developed more than 5 (five) websites. Convenient in WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, SQL, DART, FLUTTER etc.

African Regional Meeting Sierra Leone 2020

www.facebook.com/ josephdavidkoroma

PERSONAL SKILLS:

Twitter

Creativity

African Regional Meeting Sierra Leone 2020

Facebook

www.twitter.com/josephdkoroma99

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/itdoc99/

LANGUAGES English Krio French

Organisation Team Work Communication

OC Member (Website and Publicity)

Other Job Experiences Chief Operation Officer (COO)

PROFFSSIONAL SKILLS:

2020 Tech Health Africa

G-Suite and MS Office

Software Developer

Continuous Writing Technical Knowledge Conflict Resolution Resource Planning

AWARD & ACHIEVEMENT: IFMSA Team of Official 2020 Consultant Award

2020 Online Course Social Media Award

2020 Online Course Head Boy

2018 International School Limited Secondary

2020 Niche Technologies SL Chief Executive Officer

2020 Tech Health Africa Website Developer

2019 Institute of Aviation and Tourism Studies Blogger

2019 Blogged on a product for Rokel Commercial Bank Website Development Tutor

2018-2019 Ultimate Computer and Training School