FEDERATION OF AFRICAN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS

Invites applications for FAMSA Officers in one of the Standing committees,Regional council members and Technical working groups for the tenure 2022/23

Applications for; STANDING COMMITTEES

▪︎Standing Committee on Medical Education and Research (SCOMER)
▪︎Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA)
▪︎Standing Committee on Publications (SCOPUB)
▪︎Standing Committee on Professional Exchange (SCOPE)
▪︎Standing Committee on Health and Environment (SCOHE)

Regional Councils
▪︎West Africa
▪︎East Africa
▪︎Central Africa
▪︎Southern Africa and
▪︎North Africa

TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS
▪︎HIV/AIDS
▪︎COVID-19
▪︎Capacity Building

Access the application directory below:*

Deadline: *3rd February, 2023*

Fédération des Associations Africaines d’Etudiants en Médecine

Appel aux Responsables de la FAMSA :

Postulez pour servir comme Responsable dans le rôle de votre choix pour le mandat 2022/23.

Comité permanent de l’éducation médicale et de la recherche (SCOMER)
Comité permanent des activités en matière de population (SCOPA)
Comité permanent des publications (SCOPUB)
Comité permanent des échanges professionnels (SCOPE)
Comité permanent de la santé et de l’environnement (SCOHE)

Conseil régional pour :
Afrique de l’Ouest
Afrique de l’Est
Afrique centrale
Afrique australe et
Afrique du Nord.

Groupes de travail techniques sur :

• VIH/SIDA
• COVID-19
• Renforcement des capacités

Lien de candidature :

Date limite : 3 février 2023

Federation of African Medical Students’ Associations (FAMSA) hereby uses this medium to call for interested African Medical Student Associations (MSAs)and Medical students to apply for Vacant positions on the Executive Council.

Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

■Evidence of payment of MSA dues

■Letter of recommendation duly signed by the applicant and the respective MSA president or equivalent.

■Curriculum Vitae

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The 36th General Assembly of the Federation African Medical Students’ Associations is fast approaching and we hope you are just as excited as we are.

Below are the details for the FAMSA GA 2022:
Date: 17th-20th December, 2022
Venue: Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, Lusaka, Zambia.
Theme: Integrating Research to Enhance Medical Education in Africa

Registration Fees
Local Medical Students – 30USD
International Medical Students – 50USD
Day Pass – 15USD
Virtual – 25USD

Accommodation Fees
3 Star Hotel
Single Occupancy – $75 per night
Double Occupancy – $90 per night ($45 for each person)
Basic Accommodation
$15 per person for each night
Double Occupancy – $30 per night ($15 for each person)

Click here to download the invitation package for the 36th GA.

If you are yet to register, kindly click  to do so. Further details about the FAMSA GA 2022 can be found in the invitation package attached to this email. I look forward to seeing you at the General Assembly.

The Federation of African Medical Students’ Associations (FAMSA) calls on member MSAs to BID for the rights to host either the 37th
OR the 38th General Assembly and Scientific Conference which will hold next year (2023) and the year after (2024) respectively.

Application requirements
The following should be sent as email attachments to famsaarchives@gmail.com :

1. A Letter of Application duly signed by the MSA president and endorsed by the Dean of the Faculty 2.A Concept note 3.Proof of payment of FAMSA membership dues (contact treasurer@famsanet.org to pay your dues )

Deadline: November 1, 2022
For further enquires, contact famsaarchives@gmail.com.

La Fédération des Associations des Étudiants en Médecine d’Afrique (FAMSA) appelle donc les MSA membres à soumissionner pour les droits d’accueillir soit la 37e ou la 38e Assemblée Générale et Conférence Scientifique.

Les Conditions de Candidature
Les éléments suivants doivent être envoyés en pièces jointes à famsaarchives@gmail.com :

1. Une lettre de candidature (dûment signée par le président de la MSA et approuvée par le doyen de la faculté) 2. Une note conceptuelle
3.Une Preuve de paiement des cotisations d’adhésion à FAMSA (contactez treasurer@famsanet.org pour payer vos cotisations)

Date limite : Le 1er novembre 2022 Pour plus d’informations, contactez famsaarchives@gmail.com

The Federation of African Medical Students’ Associations (FAMSA) brings you some interesting features on Lecturio that can make learning easier and faster. These include:

• Videos that are short and precise, high yield, and easy-to-follow
• Integrated quiz questions, 3D anatomy models and downloadable slides
• Spaced repetition aids

Find out more from the attached carousel post.

We would like to remind you about exclusive offers from Lecturio for African medical students, which include a 14-day free trial and group purchasing with up to 70% discounts.

Follow the link below to access these benefits:
http://www.lecturio.com/orgs/famsa

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Hello, Afromedics! 👨🏾‍⚕👩🏽‍⚕

The September edition of the FAMSA Newsletter is FINALLY out!

In the Newsletter, we have amazing pieces from medical students across Africa on topics from tech to terrorism, poems, and (of course) pictures.

Have a glance through the pages below

OR, flip through it on Heyzine:

Thank you!

©️ FAMSA Standing Committee on Publications (FAMSA-SCOPUB), 2022

Hello Afromedics!!!
Green hugs💚💚
FAMSA SCOMER brings you the Africa inter-MSA quiz competition.
This is a call for application  to join this competition and represent your various MSA.

Prizes to be won:

1. First position – 150 USD
2. Second position – 100 USD
3. Third position – 50 USD

Requirements:

1. Only 4 members of the same MSA can form a quiz team.
2. Each team MUST submit letter of intro from the MSA president or secretary confirming their representation of the MSA.
3. ONLY one team per MSA is eligible.

MSA : Medical Students’ Association

The question categories are: Pre-Clinical, Clinical, Math & Logic and General Knowledge

Deadline for application: September 10, 2022.

NOTE: Only the team captain is responsible for the registration of the team.
Register using the link here

Signed:
Olaye Fortune
Head, Quiz Committee

For :
Abdulhammed Babatunde
FAMSA SCOMER Chairperson

BlueCloud is an electronic system for the education of healthcare professionals through carefully curated courses. These courses will cover diverse topics in medical education and research and can be taken from any location through internet-accessible devices. Members of FAMSA and Alumni are entitled to register on the platform free of charge and earn certificates upon successful completion of certain course modules.

Registration is easy and can be done through the following steps :

Step 1: Follow this link https://secure.bluecloud.net/famsa

Step 2: Click on “register” at the top of the screen and fill in your details

Step 3: Scroll down and Click “Register as a new user?”

Step 4: Fill in the required information appropriately

Step 5: Accept the terms and conditions and complete your registration.

You are now ready to login and use BlueCloud

Dear AfroMedics,

The Federation of African Medical Students’ Associations (FAMSA) is pleased to inform you of her partnership with BlueCloud. BlueCloud is an electronic system for the education of healthcare professionals through carefully curated courses. These courses will cover diverse topics in medical education and research and can be taken from any location through internet-accessible devices.

One of our Aims/Objectives is “to enhance and broaden the general and special education of member medical students” Hence, the partnership with BlueCloud is one such way to facilitate this goal. The FAMSA President, Yankuba Jabbie in his communication with Bluecloud re-emphasized this goal stating our vision, structure, activities and how the partnership would benefit both medical students and the Alumni Network in developing their capacities in Medical Education and Research and also for Professional Development.

You can watch the recording here