AMSA International

AMSC

History

In the year 1980, the very first Asian medical Students’ Conference (AMSC) was successfully held in Bangkok, Thailand. Medical students from four countries (India, Japan, Singapore and Thailand) gathered to discuss issues of community medicine, nutrition, water and infection. Today, AMSC has become an important annual event that hundreds of medical students from as many as 20 countries look forward to participate in.

The essential objective of AMSC lies in creating a platform for a strong, global network of medical students – the doctors-to-be – to explore their academic knowledge, cultural appreciation and interpersonal skills.

Thus, AMSC is an annual convention of the Asian Medical Students' Association (AMSA International) with participation of more than 400 medical students from Australia , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Japan , Korea , Malaysia , Papua New Guinea , Taiwan , the Philippines and Thailand.

It comprises of three main aspects, which are: academic, cultural and social programs. This event allows medical students from all AMSA countries to get together to discuss and present their projects and research which were conducted based on the theme agreed upon for that year. In addition, delegates can also experience different traditions and customs through the cultural events organized throughout the conference.

Most importantly, the conference is an opportunity for students to network and build lifelong friendships with future doctors across Asia, regardless of nations, ethnicity and race.

Throughout the years, AMSC had changed the lives of many and contributed substantially to the development of medical students in this region. It encourages medical students to think out of their text books, to challenge them to be proactive and to speak out, to cultivate social awareness and to help them grow and become a balanced doctor who practices the science as well as the art of medicine.

The conference is now held annually in July/August each year, and is hosted by various countries.

The various themes that were explored in past conferences are as listed below: