The European Medical Students' Association (EMSA) is a non-profit organization that represents medical students from 63 medical schools across 22 European countries. EMSA aims to improve public health in Europe by facilitating collaboration between medical students on issues related to medical education, ethics, science, and European integration. EMSA is governed by an executive board and committees focused on these areas. It also maintains a permanent presence in Brussels to represent and advocate for medical students to European institutions.

1. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
European Medical Students’ Association
“By medical students, for medical students”
Roman Fishchuk
EMSA Medical Science Director 2007/08
JEMSA Editor-in-Chief

2. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
EMSA Facts
• An association representing students from
individual medical faculties in geographical
Europe
• Currently uniting 63 medical faculties, in 22
different countries across Europe
• Politically neutral, non-governmental,
independent and non-profit organisation
• Founded in 1991 in Brussels, Belgium

3. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
The EMSA Mission
The European Medical Students’ Association
(EMSA) seeks to improve the health and quality
of care of the citizens of Europe, by acting as a
conduit for increased interaction and sharing of
knowledge between European medical students
in the areas of medical education, ethics,
science and European integration.

4. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
Structure of EMSA
EMSA
Executive Board
Committees
National
Coordinators
Medical
Education
Medical
Ethics
Medical
Science
Local
Coordinators
European
integration
Faculty Member
Organisations

5. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
The objectives of EMSA are:
• To form a network between European medical
students to facilitate European integration and
develop a sense of European identity
• To represent and voice the opinions of the medical
students of Europe
• To promote training, activities and projects related to
health in Europe to the benefit of medical students
and society

6. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
What does EMSA do in Brussels?
• Represents EMSA at European
institutions, e.g. at the CPME
(Standing Committee of European
Doctors)
• Permanent Officer
• Representing & Lobbying

7. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
EMSA – Fields of activity
• Medical Education
• Medical Science
• Medical Ethics
• European Integration

8. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
"When one person alone dreams, it remains
just a dream. When many people share the
same dream, it is the beginning of a new
reality“
Hundertwasser

9. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
Thanks for listening!
Дякую

10. E u r o p e a n M e d i c a l S t u d e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n
Official website of EMSA
www.emsa-europe.org
For further information don’t hesitate to contact me by:
email: froman@ukr.net
Cell phone: +38 050 433 2119
MSN: rfishchuk@hotmail.com
Or personally