AMSA International

AMSA International's Conference Partners and Organisations give members the opportunity to attend conferences worldwide. Check this page regularly for such opportunities!

Conferences are listed in chronological order.

3rd International Online Medical Conference (IOMC 2010)
http://www.iomcworld.com/2010
March 6 & 7, 2010

IOMC 2010 is the 3rd International Online Medical Conference which will take place on March 6 & 7, 2010. Building upon the success of previous IOMC conferences, IOMC 2010 aims to provide a forum for discussing and presenting research findings, studies, and experiences in the field of medicine, to create an opportunity for medical researchers, activists, scientists, students, and specialists to meet each other online and share their research papers, and to provide a chance to find new research colleagues and partners for future research works.

Authors are invited to submit papers related to one of the conference themes.

All conference accepted papers will be published in Conference Proceedings E-Book and/or indexed Journals.

IOMC will take place completely online. This is what makes IOMC quite different from ever-introduced and held conferences. IOMC has already held two successful conference in 2008 and 2009.

The online nature of IOMC saves the conference participants from paying extra costs of travel, accommodation, and visa. Instead, conference participants can simply register to the conference and log in to conference website in order to attend different conference presentations and workshops online, and use the conference portal to easily interact with presenters and other participants.

Apart form normal presentations by accepted authors, there will be professional online workshops and key-note speeches by renowned professors and experts during the conference days for the participants to attend.

University of Philippines Global Health Course

April 19-24, 2010

The University of the Philippines Global Health Course (UP-GHC) aims to highlight local and international health issues and best practices to address these issues. It does this by:

• Promote a social perspective of health and global issues
• Provide a venue for sharing of experiences among participants from different Philippine regions as well as middle-income countries
• Provide exposure to various career and practice opportunities in global health
• Develop a network of health care professionals and students concerned with local and international/global health issues.

The UP Global Health Course is intended to be a five-day live-in conference on global health issues using plenary discussions, workshops and mentoring sessions. It is intended primarily for fifty (50) students of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and other allied health professions in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific Region.

Participants of the UP-GHC should be able to:

• Discuss and analyze variations of health, disease patterns, access to quality health services and health promotion strategies within and between countries
• Discuss and analyze health issues of local and global health services
• Propose specific solutions to an identified health problem using learned cognates in health promotion.

See www.globalhealthcourse.org for more details.

International Congress of Medical Sciences
www.icmsbg.org

13-16 May, 2010

I am honored to invite you to the 9th International Congress of Medical Sciences in Sofia. For the past 8 years the ICMS has become one of the leading and most important academic events for students and young doctors in Central and Eastern Europe. Our profound and leading philosophy is to stimulate and to contribute to the development of students’ scientific life. In this aspect we are determined to go further, expand and as a result to provide the best tribune to all those young scientists and future doctors who carry the light of the explorer. The ICMS gives you not just the opportunity to share your scientific experience but also is a place where you can forge friendships and future scientific collaborations.

Deyan Popov

President of ICMS Sofia 2010

The ICMS is hosted by the Association of Medical Students in Bulgaria (AMSB).

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6th Warsaw International Medical Congress for Young Scientists
www.wimc.wum.edu.pl

May 7-9, 2010

Dear Young Scientists,

We warmly invite you to take part in the 6th Warsaw International Medical Congress for Young Scientists. The Conference will be held in Warsaw, 7-9 May 2010.

For the last years this annual event has become one of the leading and most important academic events for medical students and young doctors in Central and Eastern Europe. The main idea and philosophy of the conference is to stimulate and to contribute to the development of international scientific life by providing the best tribune to all those young scientists who carry the light of the explorer.

The 6th Warsaw International Medical Congress for Young Scientists is held under the Grand Scientific Patronage of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The Conference is organized by the Students' Scientific Association of the Medical University of Warsaw, International Federation of Medical Students' Association – Poland, European Medical Students' Association – Warsaw and Student Government of the Medical University of Warsaw.

Further actual informations and application are available at our official website: www.wimc.wum.edu.pl.

As a reminder we would like to mention that the EXTENDED DEADLINE for abstracts is 28 February 2010.

We hope to welcome you and your friends to Warsaw as participants of one of the largest students’ conferences in the world, and we will do our utmost to make their stay both useful and enjoyable.

We hope to see you in Warsaw,

Stanislaw Szlufik

Head of the Organizing Committee of the

6^th Warsaw International Medical Congress for Young Scientists

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Copenhangen School of Global Health - Summer School

http://globalhealth.ku.dk/courses/details/non-communicable_diseases/

May 17 - June 11

"The lives of far too many people in the world are being blighted and cut short by chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes. This is no longer only happening in the high-income countries. Four out of five chronic disease deaths today are in low and middle income countries. People in these countries tend to develop the disease at younger ages, suffer longer - often with preventable complications - and die sooner than those in high income countries."
Dr. Lee Jong-wook, Director General of the World Health Organization 2003 - 2006, died 61 years old from a blood clot in his brain.

"We cannot afford to say, ‘we must tackle other diseases first - HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis - then we will deal with chronic diseases'. If we wait even 10 years we will find that the problem is even larger and more expensive to address."
Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The University of Copenhagen is offering an intensive course on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) to professionals working in or aiming at a career in the field. The course covers the main aspects of NCD prevention and control with special focus on global and national strategies. Upon completion of the course, participants will have strengthened their capacity to become better planners, managers, trainers and implementers of NCD programmes and integrated NCD care and prevention activities.

Application deadline for this course is 29 April 2010 for Danish residents and 16 April 2010 for international students.

AMSA Intl Students will have FREE course fees.

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Silhouette 2010 Convention: GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE

http://www.imsa.co.in/silhouette2010/index.php

May 23-25, 2010

Even as the 16,000 odd students graduate every year in India from medical colleges across the length and breadth of the country, a lack of unifying force has been constantly felt. We don’t as yet have a common background where we can meet and discuss our issues, talk about our problems, show our talents or vent our creativity out at all together!

This year, as the second decade of this millennium starts, we invite you all to the flagship conference of the organization being held at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore: an intended all and all melting pot that defines the Indian Medical Students. From hardcore academic and research oriented activities to interesting key-note lectures, from medical colleges fielding their bands against each other: the IMSA Warrior Challenge, it will be here.

With change being the Keyword in the countries across the world, let us all come together and stand for the progression in the way medical Students are perceived and let us show, what we are capable of.

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ISCOMS 2010

8-11 June, 2010

17th International Student Congress of Medical Sciences 2010.

The ISCOMS mission:

The International Student Congress of Medical Sciences aims to further develop and grow to become a leading forum in worldwide exchange of student research in all (bio)medical fields.

The International Student Congress of Medical Sciences, ISCOMS, is the venue for student research exchange. We give students the opportunity to present their research in a professional and competitive manner infront of an international audience. This annual congress is one of the biggest medical student congress in the world, and is growing every year. Because of this immense growth our procedure for accepting research is getting more selective and thus yielding an overall higher quality congress.

The location of ISCOMS 2010 is the University Medical Center in Groningen, the Netherlands. Present your research at the ISCOMS, show your work to the world, discuss your results, participate in workshops or visit excellent key-note lectures!

We would love to welcome you at our upcoming congress from the 8th until the 11th of June 2010 in Groningen, the Netherlands.

With warm regards,

The 17th Executive Board of the ISCOMS

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2nd International Student Medical Congress Kosice
http://www.lf.upjs.sk/ismck10

21-24 June, 2010

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16th ASEF University: Public Health and Vulnerable Groups

The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the Medical University of Lodz (UMED) are pleased to invite qualified young individuals from Asia and Europe to participate in the sixteenth edition of the ASEF University, to be held from 29 June to 10 July 2010 in the Republic of Poland.

Participants will have the opportunity to share their knowledge and views on specific health-based topics of relevance for both regions. They will explore possible approaches to tackle the barriers to health disparities in a way which encourages and acknowledges their participation. The programme will include, among others, discussions on public health issues from a multi-perspective approach – and mainly aims to empower the participants to:

1. Understand public health issues and challenges from the perspectives of Asia and Europe

2. Promote discussion on how reducing barriers to quality healthcare services can be addressed

3. Encourage young people to play an active role in promoting better health

This edition of ASEF University will feature the ASEM process and integration in both regions, whilst emphasising the Asian and European perspectives on key global health challenges to our societies that often require cross-border solutions and international co-operation. The question of vulnerability will be discussed and addressed in this context.

The ASEF University is open to university students from the 43 ASEM countries*. Participants are usually not more than 25 years old and should preferably be in their final undergraduate year or first graduate year. Successful applicants should have strong academic credentials and established leadership skills through involvement in extra-curricular activities. The programme would generally benefit students of International relations, Asian and European Studies, Development Studies, Public Health, Medicine, Human Rights, Economics & Finance, Political and Social Sciences.

Please visit www.asef.org for the online application form and guidelines.

Deadline for applications is Friday, 09 April 2010.

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Summer Course 2010: Training of Young Professionals in Disaster Medicine and Management

11th-23rd July 2010

Gadjah Maha University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

For more info see: www.summercoursegmu.org; or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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YES Meeting V
http://www.yesmeeting.org

September 24-26, 2010

The YES Meeting - Young European Scientist Meeting is an international meeting taking place in Porto, Portugal, from the 24th to 26th September 2010, organized by students from the Medical Faculty of University of Porto, Portugal.

This meeting provides students in biomedical fields the opportunity to learn from world class specialists, present their research work, take part in various workshops, thus promoting a true exchange of knowledge and experience between those who are most passionate about science.

After four successful editions, the V YES Meeting returns in 2010, full with new ideas and concepts, according to the standards of excellence and innovation that are - after this long journey - distinctive characteristics of this unique event.

Firstly, concerning biomedical student education, we will focus on areas of interest such as:

Chronic Pain

Evolutionary Medicine

Stem Cells

Ischemic Heart Disease

Oncological Therapy

In each area we will give every YES participants the opportunity to learn more from world-class experts in an informal manner, exchanging knowledge and experience.

Secondly, the presentation of biomedical projects developed by students offers the opportunity to promote and stimulate undergraduate research. This year's themes are:

Physiology

Neuroscience

Immunology

Oncology & Molecular Biology

Clinical Medicine

The students research work, either in oral communication or poster format, will be judged by a renowned scientific council, awarding the best ones in each field.

Lastly, but equally important, is the construction of a worldwide network of students, having in common the interest for research and biomedical sciences; a circuit of culture, knowledge and science that brings all participants closer together.

Complementing the scientific programme, the social programme of YES Meeting also deserves attention. It consists of:

City tours

Sight-seeing

Visiting Porto and its surroundings

Rabelo Boat Trips

Our Social Programme provides an excellent way for you to get the most of the beautiful city of Porto.

We enthusiastically invite you all to take part in the V YES Meeting, whether as a presenting or as a non-presenting student. We assure that we will provide you an enlightening and unforgettable experience!