IFMSA-Americas Regional Meeting 2014

IFMSA-Americas Regional SessionsHammamet, Tunisia

March 4th 2014

Elias J. Ortega Chahla-Regional Coordinator Americas

PreRM• 6 Workshops running:

– IPAS: Maternal Health & Access to safe abortion.– ESME-Essential Skills in Medical Education.– Global Health Leadership.– Training New Trainers.– Training Old Trainers.– Team of Officials Meeting 2.

• 68 participants.

NMOs Present at the RM (+150 delegates)• IFMSA-Argentina.• IFMSA-Bolivia.• DENEM-Brazil.• IFMSA-Brazil.• CFMS-Canada.• IFMSA-Quebec.• IFMSA-Chile.• ASCEMCOL-Colombia.• ACEM-Costa Rica.• ODEM-Dominican Republic.

• IFMSA-Ecuador.• IFMSA-El Salvador.• ASOCEM-Guatemala.• JAMSA-Jamaica.• IFMSA-Mexico.• IFMSA-Panama.• IFMSA-Paraguay.• IFMSA-Peru.• APEMH-Peru.

Officials Present at RM• President.• VPI.• VPE.• RC Americas.• RC Europe.• RC Asia-Pacific.• SCOME-D.• NTSDD.• Publications SDD.

• LO-UNESCO.• LO-SCORA.• LO-SCOME.• LO-SCOPH.• LO-SO.

Regional Team• RC Americas.• NMO DA.• Policy & Advocacy DA.• SCOME RA.• SCOPH RA.• SCOPE RA.• SCORE RA.• Co-SCORA Ras.• SCORP RA.• Projects RA.

Evaluation and Feedback

• Participating in Survey:– IFMSA-Paraguay– IFMSA-El Salvador– IFMSA-Mexico– IFMSA-Ecuador– IFMSA-Peru– IFMSA-Quebec– IFMSA-Brazil– ACEM-Costa Rica– DENEM-Brazil– ODEM-Dominican Republic– ASOCEM-Guatemala– ASCEMCOL-Colombia

Sessions’ representation

Coordinators

Content

Logistics

CommentsWhat they liked…• Agendas, content.• Facilitators.• Officials’ Participation.

What to improve…• More energizers!• Time to share experiences

between NMOs.• Lack of time in general.

Suggestions• Permanent SWG on issues.• Theme Event oriented to SCs.• Better preparation of delegates.

Theme Event Attendance

Theme Event

Theme EventWhy didn’t attend…• Too many of them.• Other activities at the same

time (i.e. SWG).• Not important.• Not interesting.

Suggestions…• Have less of them.• Send material to prepared

delegates beforehand.• Not only lectures (i.e.

simulations, competitions, etc.).

• Diversity of options for delegates.

Project Fair & Presentation

Project Fair & Presentation

Project Fair & PresentationsSuggestions…• Formal evaluation (Committee).• Encourage more delegate participation.• More time (PF).• Group Projects by SC.

Training Sessions

Training Sessions

Training SessionsWhy didn’t attend…• Not relevant/useful.• Already attended to them in

own NMO/previous IFMSA event.

Suggestions…• Logistics: adjust time and

participant limit.• Different type of trainings.• New trainings.

PreRM

PreRM

PreRMProblems…• Content similar to RM.• Exhaustion (PreRM+RM).• Lack of handouts and follow up.• More trainers.

Poster Fair

Poster Fair

OC Performance

Official’s Participation

Officials’ Participation

Thank You!