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HelMSIC

SCORE Exchanges

Information Booklet

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Index

About HelMSIC 3

Local Committees 6

Academic Program 14

Social Program 22

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What about

HelMSIC?

HelMSIC - Hellenic Medical Students’ International Committee is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit, non-political organization run by medical students in Greece. It was founded in 1958 and as of today, it has 7 Local Committees, one in every medical faculty of Greece. Our activities and projects are centered on six thematics, our Standing Committees. Research and Professional Exchanges, Public Health, Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Peace, and Medical Education. Our Local and National Officers mainly organize projects under these thematics. Our projects aim to train medical students on topics that are not fully included in our curricula, to develop their skills, to raise awareness about health issues, and to promote the international cooperation between medical students.

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HelMSIC works on a national level with Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF), Medicines du Monde (MDM), Therapy Centre for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA), AIESEC, ACT UP, and other NGOs and Governmental Organizations mainly on project based collaboration. HelMSIC is also an active member of both IFMSA - the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations and EMSA- the European Medical Students' Association. Through its participation in these international organizations and International Meetings, HelMSIC is the voice of Greek Medical Students abroad and the main channel of communication, cooperation and training in an international level.

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Research

Exchanges

70 exchanges per year

7 local committees

49 research projects

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Local

Committees

We have 7 local committees, one for each of our medical

schools:

Thessaloniki

Ioannina

Alexandroupolis

Larissa

Athens

Patras

Crete (Heraklion)

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Patras

Situated in northern Peloponnese Patras is Greece's third

largest urban area and the regional capital of Western Greece.

Why Patras?

Because it is a bustling student city, a place where

entertainment, history and culture mingle together to create a

destination filled with wonderful discoveries!

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Heraklion (Crete)

Heraklion is the largest city and the administrative capital

of the island of Crete, Greece. It is one of the largest

cities in Greece.

Why Heraklion?

It is a bustling, modern and dynamic city, filled with history in the nearby Minoan ruins of Knossos while further inland bucolic vistas of hillsides, full of olive trees and vines make it a beautiful place!

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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, is the second-largest city in Greece and the

second major economic, industrial, commercial and political

center.

Why Thessaloniki?

It is a fun, cultured, walkable small city with enduring symbols of a glorious history!

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Larissa

Larissa is a principal agricultural center and also a major

commercial and industrial center in Greece. Legend has it

that Achilles was born here, and that Hippocrates, the

Father of Medicine, died there.

Why Larissa?

A sizeable city in the Thessalian plain whose sights and

old market quarter maintain an intact color of its past and

the center has been 70% pedestrianized, so it is ideal for

a pleasant stroll! In the northern outskirts of the city you

can glimpse the soaring peak of Mount Olympus on a

good day. And if you happen to be into farming, you can

check out what’s being planted in the endless acres of flat

fields across which a small train trundles for the hour-long

trip to Volos and Mount Pillion.

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Alexandroupolis

Situated in of northeastern Greece Alexandroupolis is a city in

Greece and the capital of the Evros regional unit in East

Macedonia and Thrace. It is an important port and

commercial center.

Why Alexandroupolis?

With its strategic position, a crossroads of sea and land routes,

Alexandroupolis connects Europe and Asia, East to the West.

This beautiful seaside city, whose trademark is a Lighthouse,

forms the center of a truly fascinating region full of nature,

culture and friendly people!

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Ioannina

Situated in north-western Greece Ioannina often called

Yannena, is the capital and largest city of Epirus.

Why Ioannina?

Ioannina is a bustling little city, though slightly melancholic. The 20,000 university students here faithfully support the excellent eating and nightlife scene. Ioannina faces sheer mountains erupting behind Lake Pamvotis and you can see the best views are from Kastro, the old quarter interspersed with narrow lanes and Byzantine and Ottoman architecture.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens

dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest

cities, with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years.

Why Athens?

With most significant ancient sites linked in what has become Europe’s longest and arguably most stunning pedestrian promenade the city’s cultural and social life once again taking place around the ancient monuments and surrounding neighborhoods. Athens remains a city of contradictions, as frustrating as it is seductive. It is the oldest city in Europe and one of Europe’s safest and liveliest cities – a heady mix of grunge and grace with an undeniable urban soul.

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Academic

Program

Research Projects

Biology

Biochemistry

Genetics

Physiology

Histology

Neurology

Pneumonology

Radiology

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Academic

Program Research Projects

Pharmacology

Pathology

Microbiology

Ophthalmology

Hematology

Oncology

Pediatrics

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Hematology Department

Laiko Hospital

Athens

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IFG-1 Role in Human Pathophysiology

Department of Physiology,

Athens

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Mutagenicity testing of background airborn particles

Department of Genetics,

Alexandroupolis

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Molecular Mechanisms of the Cellular Response

to Hypoxia

Department of Biochemistry,

Larissa

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Radiology Department,

University Hospital of Ioannina

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Medical School,

Larissa

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Social Program

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READY?

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Want to live it up...?

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For an amazing

lifetime experience?

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See you in Greece!

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