Mis Obras

International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations

Standing Committee on Professional Exchange
(SCOPE)

Local Exchange Officer’s

Revised February 2006

Local Exchange Officer Handbook 2006

Content
Preface................................................................................................................................ 4
1.
WHAT IS IFMSA?....................................................................................................... 5

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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

Introduction...................................................................................................................... 5
IFMSA Missionstatement.................................................................................................... 5
The goal of IFMSA ............................................................................................................. 5
The Standing Committees................................................................................................... 5
IFMSA-Meetings................................................................................................................ 6
Homepage ........................................................................................................................ 6

WHAT IS SCOPE?....................................................................................................... 7Introduction...................................................................................................................... 7
Aims of SCOPE .................................................................................................................. 7
Definition of the Professional Exchange................................................................................ 7
How does the exchange work............................................................................................. 7
Responsibilities of the Local Exchange Officer (LEO) .............................................................. 8
Commonly used abbreviations in SCOPE:.............................................................................. 9

INCOMING STUDENTS ............................................................................................ 10
Beforethe clerkship ..........................................................................................................10
During the clerkship..........................................................................................................14
Halfway through the clerkship............................................................................................15
After the clerkship............................................................................................................16

OUTGOING STUDENTS ............................................................................................ 17

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12

Distributing information among students.............................................................................17
Advertisement of the destination countries ..........................................................................18
Selection of outgoing students ...........................................................................................18
E-Application Form (e-AF)..................................................................................................19Necessary additional documents.........................................................................................20
Other additional documents ...............................................................................................20
Deadlines ........................................................................................................................21
E-Card of...