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Tribune News Network
Doha
MEDICAL students from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) and the College of Medicine at Qatar University (QU) travelled to Morocco to attend the 14th Congress of the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) of the Mediterranean and East Region.
The IFMS regional assembly, held in Marrakech, brought together over 300 delegates of more than 20 nationalities and was an opportunity for medical students to share news of local projects, such as clinical and research internship exchange programs.
For the two WCM-Q students and two QU students, who attended as members of Qatar Medical Students Association (QMSA), the event was also an opportunity for cultural exchange with fellow medical students from across the region.
The regional assembly offered a week of training, conferences and workshops on the themes of public health, human rights and peace, reproductive health and medical education. Delegates also benefited from special sessions on adolescent health with the participation of internationally renowned experts, such as Dr Hateem Alaa of the World Young Doctors' Organization, Dr Kamal Alami, President of UNAIDS Morocco, and Dr Jan Peloza of the World Health Organization Venice Office.
WCM-Q students in attendance at the event were Aballah Tom of the Class of 2021 and Priyamvada Pillai of the Class of 2020.
First-year WCM-Q student Tom, QMSA member and president of the WCM-Q Medical Students Executive Committee, said:"To attend this important regional conference, with WCM-Q and QU College of Medicine students represented side by side, was an important moment for Qatar Medical Students Association. We are a young organisation and it was therefore very encouraging for us to be able to make a positive contribution to such an important event."
