The Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) International is a peak representative organisation for medical students from across Asia, the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Training doctors from 12 Member Nations and 4 Associate/Observer Nations combine to share knowledge, undertake activities and social services and create international and trans-continental friendships.
AMSA was officially founded in Manila, Philippines in 1985 and from this day has been an active, dynamic and exciting student-led, not-for-profit, non-political organisation. Today, with members and friends spanning the globe AMSA has an active student-exchange program, regularly undertakes national and regional projects, provides humanitarian assistance at times of need, produces quarterly student publications and liaises with the World Health Organisation, the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia and many other international and regional medical student organisations.
Since it was first established in 1979 and the first conference was held in Mahidol University of Thailand, the Asian Medical Students’ Conferences have been a key focus for the organisation. Now held biannually in January/February and July/August, these events see over 700 students from across the world combine to learn from each other, teach their fellow peers and develop lasting friendships.
The AMSA International Vision is Knowledge, Action and Friendship. Three areas we continuously strive to further in our members and peers through our and organisational missions:
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Knowledge: We promote scientific and medical activities to increase and expand our knowledge whilst training to become the medical professionals of the future.
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Action: As medical students, we are concerned for the community around us and endeavor to do things for the benefit and improvement of our fellow citizens.
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Friendship: As future doctors, we aim to build and maintain a good relationship among our colleagues of the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
AMSA HISTORY
Asian Medical Students’ Association Indonesia (AMSA Indonesia) is the peak representative body for medical students in Indonesia. Founded in Yogyakarta, August 10th, 1996. AMSA-Indonesia has been actively participating in a plethora of national and international events. Its contribution to AMSA International as the roots of the organization are impressive, having hosted four Asian Medical Students’ Conference (AMSC) in 1990, 1996, 2003, 2010, and East Asian Medical Students’ Conference (EAMSC) in 2006 and 2015. Up to this point, the members of AMSA Indonesia have reached more than 30 universities from 6 different districts and are still expanding.
PHILOSOPHY
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Knowledge. We promote scientific activity to increase and expand our knowledge to become qualified medical professionals in the future.
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Action. As medical students, we are concerned to the community around us and try to do something for the benefit and improvement of our community.
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Friendship. As future doctors, we're trying to build and maintain a good relationship among our counterparts around Asia-Oceania.
AMSA-Indonesia's VISION:
AMSA-Indonesia as an organization that enhances its members to become medical students that give welfare to the community together with Knowledge, Action, and Friendship.
AMSA-Indonesia's MISSIONS:
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To learn and build intensive communication between AMSA-Indonesia’s members
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To strengthen the sense of belonging of every members as a family.
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To enhance medical skills of medical students.
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To impact society with programs that collaborate with GO or NGO for healthier society
