AMSC

Submitted by AMSAInternational on Sat, 2005-08-20 04:49.

Asian Medical Students' Conference is an annual convention of the Asian Medical Students' Association (AMSA International) with participation of more than 400 medical students from Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, the Philippines and Thailand.

Comprised of academic, cultural and social programs, AMSC is an opportunity for medical students from Asia and Oceania to meet and discuss about their research and current issues in the world of medicine. It is also an avenue to learn and experience in the cultures and traditions of different countries. The conference lasts for a week, a week that transforms strangers into life long friends, and thus establishes a strong network among the medical students in Asia and Oceania. This network serves as a support group for these future doctors and a stepping stone for future cooperation in Medical programs.

More importantly, AMSC is an important tool to encourage medical students to think out of their text books, to challenge them to be proactive and to speak out, to cultivate social awareness and to help them grow and become a balanced doctor who practices the science as well as the art of medicine. Throughout the years, AMSC had changed the lives of many and contributed substantially to the development of medical students in this Region.

Year

Host Country

Theme

1980

Thailand

Community Medicine in Asia

1981

Thailand

Water Sanitation and Water-borne Disease

1982

Thailand

Nutrition

1983

Malaysia

Drug Abuse

1984

Singapore

Child Health

1985

The Philippines

Role of Youth in Population control: Asian Viewpoints

1986

Hong Kong

Mental Health in Asia

1987

Malaysia

Medical Curriculum for Year 2000

1988

Taiwan

Present Status and Future Prospects of Medical Service in Asia

1989

Japan

Primary Health Care in Asia

1990

Indonesia

Towards Promoting Mother and Child Health Status

1991

South Korea

Endemic Disease of Each Country and its Control

1992

Malaysia

The Role of Medical Students in Primary Health Care

1993

Taiwan

Environmental Medicine

1994

Thailand

AIDS

1995

Hong Kong

Life Styles of Health

1996

Indonesia

Doctor Professional and Its Challenge Towards the Year 2000

1997

The Philippines

Hand Cross Asia: Work Together For Better Health Care

1998

Malaysia

The Challenges  of Health Care Management in the next Millennium

1999

Thailand

Effective Use of Health Care Resources

2000

South Korea

New Wave in Medicine

2001

Australia

Health Priorities in the Twenty First Century

2002

Japan

Community Medicine in Asia

2003

Indonesia

The Advances of Tropical Medicine in Asia

2004

Thailand

Traditional Medicine

2005

Malaysia

Technology in Medicine: Embracing the Progress, Serving the People

2006

Hong Kong

Tobacco: Its Burden on Health and Society

2007

South Korea

CANCER IN ASIA—Incidence, Suffering, and Prevention

2008

Japan