Chronology of IFMSA
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1951-1952
August 1951 - Foundation of IFMSA - Copenhagen, Denmark
General Assembly - London, Great Britain
General Secretariat established in Copenhagen, Denmark
Exchange Officers' Meeting - London, Great Britain
Provisional Directing Body
President - Rex Crossley, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Henrik Wulff, Denmark
1952-1953
General Assembly - Zurich, Switzerland
Officers
President - Erik Holst, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Sven Oseid, Norway
Director, Standing Committee On Students' Health (SCOSH) - Ralph Gräsbeck, Finland
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - (The Netherlands)
1953-1954
General Assembly - Rome, Italy
Officers
President - Erwin Odenbach, Federal Republic of Germany
Vice-President - Erik Holst, Denmark
Secretary General - Jorgen Falck-Larsen, Denmark
Treasurer - John Dich, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Per Bergsjo, Norway
Director, Standing Committee On Students' Health (SCOSH) - Kari Savonen, Finland
1954-1955
General Assembly - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Officers
President - Alan Gilmour, Great Britain
Vice-President - Erwin Odenbach, Federal Republic of Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Wolf Meinhof, Federal Republic of Germany
Honorary Life Members - Henrik Wulff, Denmark; Erik Holst, Denmark; Erwin Odenbach, Federal Republic of Germany
1955-1956
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany
General Assembly - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Officers
President - Anders Moberg, Sweden
Vice-President - Alan Gilmour, Great Britain
Secretary General - Ernst Goldschmidt, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Boris Lunacek, Yugoslavia
Director, Standing Committee on Students' Health (SCOSH) - ???, France
Honorary Life Members - Alan Gilmour, Great Britain
1956-1957
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Vienna, Austria
General Assembly - Copenhagen, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Vincent Mansueto, Malta
1957-1958
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Paris, France
General Assembly - Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Bodo Harper, Federal Republic of Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Bernard Hill, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - ???, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee on Students' Health (SCOSH) - ???, Finland
1958-1959
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
General Assembly - Istanbul, Turkey
Executive Board
President - Graham Lister, Great Britain
Vice-President - Thainy B. Intveld, The Netherlands
Secretary General - Hans Langgard, Denmark
Treasurer - William G. S. Russell, Great Britain
Standing Committees
Director, Committee on Transatlantic Exchange (COTE) - Marianne Bjerregard, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Joachim Knackstedt, Federal Republic of Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Per Hanson, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Films (SCOMF) - Brian Lentle, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Michael Hall, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee on Students' Health (SCOSH) -Giuseppe Balbo, Italy
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Medical Association - V.A. Fenger, ???
1959-1960
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Helsinki, Finland
General Assembly - Milano, Italy
Executive Board
President - Per Harmsen, Denmark
Vice-President - Graham Lister, Great Britain
Secretary General - Ib Hornum, Denmark
Treasurer - John S. Cunningham, Great Britain
Standing Committees
Director, Committee on Transatlantic Exchange (COTE) - Jorgen Bent Andersen, Denmark; Jorgen Falbe-Hansen, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Per Hansson, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Films (SCOMF) - Norberto Montalbetti, Italy
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - John A.H. Bootes, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Moshe Azmanoff Hashmonai, Israel
Director, Standing Committee on Students' Health (SCOSH) - Kai Krohn, Finland
1960-1961
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Edinbourgh, Great Britain
General Assembly - Jerusalem, Israel
Executive Board
President - Jarl Frithiof, Sweden
Vice-President - Per Harmsen, Denmark
Treasurer - George Klauber, Great Britain
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Moshe Azmanoff Hashmonai, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Werner Flohr, FRG
Director, Standing Committee On Students' Health (SCOSH) - Kai Krohn, Finland
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - John A.H. Bootes, GB
Honorary Life Members - Graham Lister, Great Britain
1961-1962
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Vienna, Austria
General Assembly - Madrid, Spain
Executive Board
President - John A.H.Bootes, Great Britain
Vice-President - Moshe Azmanoff Hashmonai, Israel
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Friedhelm Katzenmeier, FRG
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Films (SCOMF) - Ove Lundgren, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Mark Casewell, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Vassilis Tsemanis, Hellas
Director, Standing Committee On Students' Health (SCOSH) - Felipe Chua, Philippines
1962-1963
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Athens, Hellas
General Assembly - Oslo, Norway
General Secretariat transferred to Canada
Executive Board
President - Vasilis Tsemanis, Hellas
Vice-President - Raphi Walden, Israel
Secretary General - Pierre de Montigny, Canada
Teasurer - Jeremy Cobb, Great Britain
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE) - Gunter Steizl, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Mark Casewell, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Niels Ebbe Hansen, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Students' Health (SCOSH) - San de Kort, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Peter Kussmauer, Federal Republic of Germany, Karl W. Ostarhild, Federal Republic of Germany
1963-1964
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Leysin, Switzerland
General Assembly - Gdansk, Poland
General Secretariat transferred to Copenhagen, Denmark
Executive Board
President - Raphi Walden, Israel
Vice-President - Jaakko Leisti, Finland
Treasurer - Gert Almind, FRG
Secretary General - Mogens Djernes, Denmark
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - lan McKee, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Ezard Bertram, Ghana
Director, Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE) - Albert Franceschetti, Switzerland
Director, Standing Committee on Students' Health (SCOSH) - Keet Avezaat, The Netherlands
1964-1965
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Valletta, Malta
General Assembly - Edimbourgh, Great Britain
Executive Board
President - Raphi Walden, Israel
Vice-President - Anders Englund, Sweden
Secretary General - Ernst Goldschmidt, Denmark
Treasurer - Finn Christensen, Denmark
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Per Vestergaard, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Hannu Vuori, Finland
Director, Standing Committee On Liaison (SCOL) - Arthur Mercieca, Malta
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Stephen Robins, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee on Students' Health (SCOSH) - Kees Avezaat, The Netherlands
1965-1966
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Stockholm, Sweden
General Assembly - Athens, Hellas
Executive Board
President - Anders Englund, Sweden
Vice-President - Steve Bates, GB
Secretary General - Stig Jacobsen, Denmark
Treasurer - Jens Veje, Denmark
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Robert Steffen, Switzerland
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Harry Frey, Finland
Director, Standing Committee On Health (SCOH) - Peter Kitzlaar, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Colin P. Brown, GB
Director, Standing Committee On Liaison (SCOL) - John Lynch, Australia
1966-1967
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Copenhagen, Denmark
General Assembly - Vienna, Austria
Executive Board
President - lan Fraser, Great Britain
Vice-President - Arpo Aromaa, Finland
Secretary General - Morten Vinter, Denmark
Treasurer - Jens Laerkesen Holm, Denmark; Lone Carlson, Denmark*
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - 0lto Schildknecht, Switzerland
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Wojcech Leszczynski, Poland
Director, Standing Committee On Health (SCOH) - Rob Beerthuizen, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Colin B. Brown, GB
* - Lone Carlson assumed the Treasurer position from Jens Laerkesen Holm later in the year
1967-1968
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Prague, Czechoslovakia
General Assembly - Helsinki, Finland
Executive Board
President - Robert Steffen, Switzerland
Vice-President - Bernard Bros, France
Secretary General - Bo Walter, Denmark
Treasurer - Lone de Neergaard, Denmark
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Marilise Pascaud, France
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Hans Heinz Lobner, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Michael Simpson, GB
Director, Standing Committee On Health (SCOH) - Rob Beerfhuizen, The Netherlands
1968-1969
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Paris, France
General Assembly - Jerusalem, Israel
September 1969 - Foundation of FAMSA - Accra, Ghana
Executive Board
President - Richard Hamilton, Australia
Vice-President - Robert Schafer, Federal Republic of Germany
Secretary General - Bo Walter, Denmark
Treasurer - Mogens Dahl, Denmark
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Jacob Golan, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Hans Heinz Lobner, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Geoffrey Lloyd, Great Britain
Director, Standing Committee On Health (SCOH) - Louise Widemar, Sweden
1969-1970
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
General Assembly - Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
Extraordinary General Assembly - Chur, Switzerland; December
Executive Board
President - Geoffrey Lloyd, Great Britain
Vice-President - Bob Graham, Great Britain
Secretary General - Henning Slott Jensen, Denmark
Treasurer - Mogens Dahl, Denmark
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA), USA
Director, Standing Committee On Health (SCOH) - Per Soelberg, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Azriel Perel, Israel
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Asia - Lee Wah Hin, Singapore
Regional Vice-President - South America - Jaime Gofin, Uruguay
Honorary Life Members - Robert Steffen, Switzerland
1970-1971
General Assembly - Paris, France
General Secretariat transferred to London, United Kingdom
Executive Board
President - James Dunbar, Great Britain
Vice-President - Bernhard Sewing, Federal Republic of Germany **
Secretary General - Tim Taylor Roberts, Great Britain*
Peter Cox, Great Britain***; Clive Blake, Great Britain***
Treasurer. Peter Cox, Great Britain
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Health (SCOH) - Benedikte Pedersen, Federal Republic of Germany*
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Pedrag Banic, Yugoslavia
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Azriel Perel, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Lubomir Kocis, CSSR
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Kwasi Poku, Ghana
Regional Vice-President - America - Sam Caughron, USA
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Lee Wah Hin, ARMSA Singapore
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Andrzej Prokopozuk, Poland
* - resigned in spring 1971
** - resigned at the Exchange Officers' Meeting
*** - assumed office beginning spring 1971
1971-1972
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Reyjkiavik, Iceland
General Assembly - Bologna, Italy
Executive Board
President - Peter Alex Frandsen, Denmark
Secretary General - Leena Rahola, Finland
Treasurer - Timo Nors, Finland
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Pedrag Banic, Yugoslavia
Director, Standing Committee On Population (SCOP) - Azriel Perel, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Robert Pambakian, Lebanon
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Kwasi Poku, Ghana
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Tsang Chiu Wah, Hong Kong
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Andrzej Prokopozuk, Poland
Regional Vice-President - North America - James E. Sarn, USA; Robert Blum, USA
1972-1973
General Assembly - Singapore
Executive Board
President - Mogens Huffel, Denmark
Secretary General - Leena Rahola, Finland
Treasurer - Timo Rapeli, Finland
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Felix Gutzwiller, Switzerland
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Avner Hershlag, Israel
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Ismail Salah EI-Dine, Egypt
Regional Vice-President - Asia - Cheong Pak Yean, Singapore
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Ivanka Siriski, Yugoslavia
Regional Vice-President - North America - Robert Blum, USA
1973-1974
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Athens, Hellas
General Assembly - Haifa, Israel
Executive Board
President - Alex Ooi, Singapore
Secretary General - Bengt Lindstrom, Finland
Treasurer - Karl-August Lindgren, Finland
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Peter Schatzer, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Dare Demuren, Nigeria
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Oladapo A Ashiru, Nigeria
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Richard Rawson, Australia
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Mark de Baets, Belgium
Regional Vice-President - North America - Richard Lester, USA
1974-1975
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Madrid, Spain
General Assembly - Philadelphia, USA
Executive Board
President - Alex Ooi, Singapore
Secretary General - Bengt Lindstrom, Finland
Treasurer - Karl August Lindgren, Finland
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Peter Schatzer, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Fritz Conrad, Austria
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Orinda Vincent, Kenya
Regional Vice-President - America - Larry Gaus, USA
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Yigal Gat, Israel
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Eskild Pedersen, Denmark
Honorary Life Members - Leena Rahola, Finland; Felix Gutzwiller, Switzerland
1975-1976
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Zagreb, Yugoslavia
General Assembly - Hong Kong
Executive Board
President - Samuel Fifi Ellis, Ghana
Secretary-General - Bengt Lindstrom, Finland
Treasurer - Kari Alitalo, Finland
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA) - Orinda Vincent, Kenya
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Peter Schatzer, Austria
1976-1977
Exchange Officers Meeting - Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
General Assembly - Sonderborg, Denmark
Executive Board
President - Samuel Fifi Ellis, Ghana
Secretary General - Rita Alitalo, Finland
Treasurer - Karl August Lindgren, Finland
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA) - Mohamed Kamel Mohamed, Egypt
Director, Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE) - Jacob Roffler, Switzerland
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Peter Schatzer, Austria
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Asia - Lilian Pusavat
1977-1978
Exchange Officers Meeting - Gent, Belgium
General Assembly - Matrei-Brenner, Austria
Executive Board
President - Eli Douer, Israel
Secretary General - Hannu Soini, Finland
Treasurer - Rita Hilska, Finland
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA) - Marco Filicori, Italy
Director, Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE) - Jacob Roffler, Switzerland
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Peter Schatzer, Austria
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Mohamed Abdul Mawhoud, Egypt
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Chariclea Ylannopouldu, Hellas
Regional Vice-President - North America - David Reed, USA
1978-1979
Exchange Officers Meeting - Napoli, ltaly
General Assembly - Kiljava, Finland
Executive Board
President - Rita Hilska, Finland
Secretary General - Gunther Schultes, Austria
Treasurer - Rupert Lenhart, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA) - Marco Filicori, Italy
Director, Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE) - Scif Mokhtar, Egypt
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Elisabeth Gisinger, Austria
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Peter Emodek, Uganda
Regional Vice-President - America - Rick Roberts, USA
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Patrick Dwyer, Australia
Honorary Life Members - Peter Schatzer, Austria
1979-1980
Exchange Officers Meeting - Jerusalem, Israel
General Assembly - Cairo, Egypt
General Secretariat transferred to Vienna, Austria
Executive Board
President - Torben Dalager, Denmark
Secretary General - Gunther Schultes, Austria
Treasurer - Rupert Lenhart, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Reuven Rabinovici, Israel
Director, Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA) - T. Sherif, Sameh Tawfik, Egypt
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Peter Myrenfors, Sweden
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Peter Emodek, Uganda
1980-1981
Exchange Officers Meeting - Ankara, Turkey
General Assembly - Katoomba, Australia
Executive Board
President - Peter Myrenfors, Sweden
Secretary General - Gunther Schultes, Austria
Treasurer - Rupert Lenhart, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE) - Isaac Odame, Ghana
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - David Klein, Israel
Director, Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA) - Omar Hilal Khatob, Egypt*
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Kari Johansen, Sweden
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Bruce Waters, Zimbabwe
Regional Vice-President - America - Fritz Mahrer, Austria
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Maxine Whittaker, Australia
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Richard Janiec, Poland
* - resigned immediately prior to the Exchange Officers' Meeting
1981-1982
Exchange Officers Meeting - Reykjavik, Iceland
General Assembly - Rohrschach, Switzerland
Executive Board
President - Peter Lee, Australia
Secretary General - Andreas Weichselbraun, Austria
Treasurer - Rupert Lenhart, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE) - Christoph Brezinka, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Osnat Geifman, Israel
Director, Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA) - ???, Sudan
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Kari Johansen, Sweden
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Bruce Waters, Zimbabwe
Regional Vice-President - America - Fritz Mahrer, Austria
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Maxine Whittaker, Australia
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Richard Janiec, Poland
1982-1983
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Delphi, Hellas
General Assembly - L'Aquila, Italy
Executive Board
President - Bruce Waters, Zimbabwe
Secretary General - Andreas Weichselbraun, Austria
Treasurer - Fritz Mahrer, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE) - Christoph Brezinka, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Yoram S. Sandhaus, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Ingvar Eliasson, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Mohyeldin Mohamed Ali, Sudan
Director, Standing Committee On the Prevention of Nuclear War (SCOPNW) - Matthias Rath, FRG
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Hamza Amiva, Lybia
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Maxine Whittaker, Australia
Regional Vice-President - Europe - George Karianakis, Hellas
Liaison Officer
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Johannes Schmidt, Switzerland
Honorary Life Members - Peter Lee, Australia
1983-1984
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Ebernburg - Bad Munster am Stein, Federal Republic of Germany
General Assembly - Solbacka, Sweden
Executive Board
President - Ann Marie Janson, Sweden
Secretary General - Fritz Mahrer, Austria
Treasurer - Hans Steger, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On the Environment (SCOE) - Christoph Brezinka, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - George Wolfs, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Ingvar Eliasson, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On the Prevention of Nuclear War (SCOPNW) - Mattias Rath, Federal Republic of Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Murat Rezaki, Turkey
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Kamal A. AI Shoumer, Kuwait
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Aladin EI Assal, Egypt
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Maxine Whittaker, Australia
Regional Vice-President - Europe - George Karianakis, Greece
Regional Vice-President - Latin America - Vernat Exil, Panama; Roberfo Sayers, Costa Rica
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Johannes Schmidt, Switzerland
Liaison Officer, European Economic Community - Gianni Lolli, Italy
1984-1985
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Alexandria, Egypt
General Assembly - Valkenburg, The Netherlands
Executive Board
President - Ingvar Eliasson, Sweden
Secretary General - Fritz Mahrer, Austria
Treasurer - Sepp Mandhaus, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On the Environment (SCOE) - Cristoph Brezinska, Austria
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - George Wolfs, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Dag Benoni, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On the Prevention of Nuclear War (SCOPNW) - Mattias Rath, Federal Republic of Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Murat Rezaki, Turkey
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Kamal EI Shoumer, Kuwait
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Abbas EI-Sayed, Egypt
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Bajrang Soni, India
Regional Vice-President - Europe - George Karianakis, Hellas
Regional Vice-President - Latin America - Roberfo Sayers, Costa Rica
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Veli Haenni, Switzerland
1985-1986
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
General Assembly - St. Polten, Austria
Executive Board
President - George Karianakis, Hellas
Secretary General - Fritz Mahrer, Austria
Treasurer - Sepp Mandhaus, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Rick Steele, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Christer Nilson, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On the Prevention of Nuclear War (SCOPNW) - Elisabeth Schalinski, Federal Republic of Germany
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Faisal Thuwaig, Kuwait
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Alex Obiogbolu, Nigeria
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Letticia Mauroidi, Hellas
Regional Vice-President - Latin America - Pablo Davyt Neves, Uruguay
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Genny Gunn, Switzerland
1986-1987
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Szeged, Hungary
General Assembly - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Executive Board
President - George Karianakis, Hellas
Secretary General - Kleopatra Ormos, Hungary
Treasurer - Fritz Mahrer, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Mohamed Saleh Moustafa Hassan, Egypt
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Christer Nilson, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Bonilla Zuniga Josefina Alicia, Nicaragua
Director, Standing Committee On the Prevention of Nuclear War (SCOPNW) - Anna Tsimas, Greece
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Faisal Thuwaig, Kuwait
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Alexander Obiogbolu, Nigeria
Regional Vice-President - Asia-Pacific - Julia Racquel Rimando, Philippines
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Marku Eronen, Finland
Regional Vice-President - Latin America - Pablo Davyt Neves, Uruguay
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Ingvar Eliasson, Sweden
1987-1988
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Estoril, Portugal
General Assembly - Lagos, Nigeria
General Secretariat transferred to L'Aquila, Italy
Executive Board
President - Gianni Lolli, Italy
Secretary General - Armando Paredes, Chile
Treasurer - Angelo Troedham, Austria
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Itay Goor Aryeh, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Kiriaki Stamatelu, Hellas
Director, Standing Committee On the Prevention of Nuclear War (SCOPNW) - Nimrod Ranamimov, Israel
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Ibrahim AI Essa, Kuwait
Regional Vice-Presidents
Regional Vice-President - Africa - Ahmad Wade, Senegal
Regional Vice-President - Europe - Angelo Troedham, Austria
Regional Vice-President - Latin America - Josefina Bonilla Zuniga, Nicaragua
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Malene Vestergaard, Denmark
Honorary Life Members - Dr. Jean Jacques Guibert, WHO
1988-1989
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Pescara, Italy
General Assembly - Lisbon, Portugal
General Secretariat transferred to Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Emergency Council
Paul Amuna, Ghana
Eugene Schouten, The Netherlands
Olof Agner, Sweden
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Luis Ferreira de Abreu, Portugal
Honorary Life Members - Geoff Ohen, Nigeria and Ofer Chomsky, Israel
1989-1990
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Kerkrade, The Netherlands
General Assembly - Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia
Executive Board
President - Luis Ferreira de Abreu, Portugal
Secretary General - Paul Amuna, Ghana
Treasurer - Olof Agner, Sweden
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Gilad Barnea, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Trijn Israels, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On the Prevention of Nuclear War (SCOPNW) - Nimrod Rozen, Israel
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Wasmi AI-Fadhli, Kuwait
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Bettina Christensen, Denmark
Honorary Life Members - Offo Arkossi, Hungary; Bente Johansen, Norway
Honorary Life Members - Olof Agner, Sweden; Luis Ferreira de Abreu, Portugal1990-1991
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Cesme-Altinyunus, Turkey
General Assembly - Åland, Sweden/Finland
Executive Board
President - Stefano Berloffa, Italy
Editor - Ingela Lundin, Sweden
Treasurer - Zeynel Erkut, Turkey
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Andy Boiangiu, Israel
Director, Standing Committee on Medicine for Peace (SCOMP) - Elena Nastouli, Hellas
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Marleen Kunst, Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Wasmi AI-Fadhli, Kuwait
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Paolo Ghia, Italy
Honorary Life Members - Stefano Berloffa, Italy; Maria Petraki
1991-1992
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
General Assembly - Londrina, Brazil
Executive Board
President - Elijah Pantsil, Ghana
Editor - Mattias Fridstrand, Sweden
Treasurer - Claudio Pagano, Italy
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on Electives Exchange (SCOEE) - Annette Boelen, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Jeanne Marie Elisabeth Begoña Antolín Denizot*, Spain
Director, Standing Committee on Medical Education (SCOME) - Cristina Bonetti, Italy
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Kritantali Bandari, Nepal
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Alexis Tildis, Hellas
Director, Standing Committee on Medicine for Peace (SCOMP) - Markus N. Mayr, Austria
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Astrid de Vet, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, European Medical Students Association and the European Community - Fernando Fernandez, Spain
Liaison Officer, Health Action International - Dogan Fidan, Turkey
Village Concept Project Ghana I coordinator - Pernille Raasthøj Mathiesen, Denmark
Calcutta Project - Chandon Chattopadhyay, Switzerland
* - alias Isabel Antolín
Honorary Life Members - Tore Vigard, Sweden; Mikko Haapio, Finland; Elijah Paintsil, Ghana; Christina Bonetti, Italy; Jorge Jacinto, Portugal; Paul Amuna, Ghana; Bettina Leh, Germany.
1992-1993
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Alexandria, Egypt
General Assembly - Sønderborg, Denmark
Executive Board
President - Mattias Fridstrand, Sweden
Editor - Fernando Fernandez, Spain
Treasurer - Paulo Boto, Portugal
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Eda Cengiz,Turkey
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Pedro Santos Canonico, Spain
Director, Standing Committee on Electives Exchange (SCOEE) - Annette Boelen, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Marie-José van Hoof, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee on AIDS and STD's (SCOAS) - Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai, Israel
Director, Standing Committee on Refugees (SCOR) - Giorgios Terzis, Greece
Honorary Life Members - Mattias Fridstrand, Sweden; Fernando Fernandez Farcia-Abril, Spain; Pernille Raasthoj Mathiesen, Denmark; Gert Nett, Germany
1993-1994
General Assembly - Ohrid, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Executive Board
President - Monique de Voigt, The Netherlands
Editor* - Johanna Viherluoto, Finland
Treasurer - Paulo Boto, Portugal
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Wolfram Antepohl, Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Eda Cengiz, Turkey
Director, Standing Committee on Electives Exchange (SCOEE) - Anna Thorson, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Marie-José van Hoof, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee on AIDS and STD's (SCOAS) - Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees (SCOR) - Khalid Mohamed el Tahir, Sudan
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, ERASMUS - Daniela Pagani, Italy
Liaison Officer, IMISO - Luis-Alberto Ramos Neira, Spain
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Bruno Molinari, Brazil
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe - Jean-Marc Cloos, Luxembourg
Liaison Officer, Health Action International - Lennert Veerman, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, World Health Oragnization - Neils
Project Coordinators
TIMWHO - Louis Gagnier, Switzerland
Village Concept Project Ghana II - Oliver Hoffmann, Germany
Village Concept Project Sudan - Helen Jeppsson, Sweden
Medical Students International - Michel Torbey, Lebanon
Public Relations, Marketing and Recruitment - Emmanuel Kwasi Torpey, Ghana; Maria Thompson, Brazil; Molly Finnerty, USA; Cecilie Thorning Jakobsen, Denmark
Leadership Training Program - Maria Joao P.V. Dias, Portugal
Calcutta Project - Chandon Chattopadhyay, Switzerland
Honorary Life Members - Monique de Voigt, The Netherlands, Paulo A. Faria Boto, Portugal; Leena Piiroinen; Johanna Föerster, Finland; Eda Cengiz, Turkey.
* - married later in the year, changed name to Johanna Föerster
1994-1995
General Assembly - Barcelona, Spain
Executive Board
President - Aleksandar Micevski,The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Editor - Lennert Veerman, The Netherlands
Treasurer - Ivana Pagácová, Slovakia
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Wolfram Antepohl, Germany
Director, Standing Committee on Electives Exchange (SCOEE) - Tinja Lääveri, Finland
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Lola Martín Martínez, Spain
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Jan Green Toft, Denmark
Director, Standing Committee on AIDS and STD's (SCOAS) - Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Mohamed Abdelgabar Ahmed, Sudan
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, ERASMUS - Daniela Pagani, Italy
Liaison Officer, IMISO - Luis-Alberto Ramos Neira, Spain
Liaison Officer, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Kurt Hanevik, Norway
Liaison Officer, United Nations Children's Fund - N. Gül Bahtiyar
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Katja Nevala, Finland
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe - Anne Louise Strøm, Denmark
Liaison Officer, World Medical Association - Paulo Alexandre Boto, Portugal
Support Divisions
Public Relations and Recruitment Coordinator - Emmanuel Kwasi Torpey, Ghana
Public Relations and Recruitment Europe - Cecilie Thorning Jacobsen, Denmark
Public Relations and Recruitment Asia - Eric Lin (Rep. of China)
Public Relations and Recruitment Africa - Peter Klama Wangai, Kenya
Public Relations and Recruitment - Marleen Koster, The Netherlands, Nam Pak Young, Norway
Village Concept Project Sudan - Helen Jeppsson, Sweden
TIMWHO - Louis Gagnier, Switzerland
Village Concept Project Ghana - Oliver Hoffmann, Germany
Village Concept Project Sudan - Helen Jeppsson, Sweden
Medical Students International - Michel Torbey, Lebanon
Calcutta Project - Chandon Chattopadhyay, Switzerland
Dihptheria Project - Annamari Rouhos, Finland
1995-1996
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Opatija, Croatia
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Prague, Czech Republic
Executive Board
President - Lennert Veerman, (The Netherlands)
Secretary General - Jean-Marc Cloos, (Luxembourg)
Treasurer - Maria do Rosario Gaspar, (Portugal)
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Wolfram Antepohl, (Germany)
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Hanna Tapanainen, Finland,
Director, Standing Committee on Electives Exchange (SCOEE) - Ivo van Dooren, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Nicholas Brodszki, (Sweden)
Director, Standing Committee on AIDS and STD's (SCOAS) - Jelena Zajeganovic, Yugoslavia,
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Jet Derwig, The Netherlands
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, Erasmus & Tempus - Lars Hagander, Sweden
Liaison Officer, European Medical Students Association - Eva Schmidtke, Sweden
Liaison Officer, FELSOCEM - Luis-Alberto Ramos Neira, Spain
Liaison Officer, Health Action International - Ulrika Dahl, Sweden
Liaison Officer, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Kurt Hanevik, Norway
Liaison Officer, United Nations Children's Fund - Luisa Brumana, Italy
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Katja Nevala, Finland
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Clemens Potocnik, Austria
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe - Nick Shenker, UK
Support Divisions
Director of Marketing - Peter Kubica, Slovakia
Medical Student International Editor - Michel Torbey, Lebanon
Health Education & Promotion Coordinator - Gligor Tofoski, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Priorities in Health Care Coordinator - Nishaban Talukdar, Sweden
Ghana Village Concept Project II Coordinator - Oliver Hoffmann, Germany
Sudan Village Concept Project Coordinator - Lars Almroth, Sweden
Calcutta Village Concept Project Coordinator - Giovanni Landoni, Italy
Honorary Life Members - Alexander Micevski, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Tinja Laaveri, Finland; Emil Pavlik; Vicktoria Vishnevskaja-Dai, Israel; Luis Ramos, Spain; Giorgos Terzis, Greece; Lola Martin, Spain; Gil Gilad, Israel; Ivana Pagácová, Slovakia.
1996-1997
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Budapest, Hungary
General Assembly - Cape Town, South Africa
Executive Board
President - Luisa Brumana, Italy
Secretary General - Lars Hagander, Sweden
Treasurer - Maria do Rosário Gaspar, Portugal
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Katja Nevala, Finland; Eva Schmidtke, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Jonas Brinck, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Ulrika Dahl, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee on Electives Exchange (SCOEE) - Anitta Veijo, Finland
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Jet Derwig, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee on AIDS and STD's (SCOAS) - Jelena Zajeganovic, FR Yugoslavia
Support Divisions
Public Relations and Marketing - Luis-Alberto Ramos Neira, Spain
Leadership Training Program - Kati Liimatainen, Finland
Homepage Coordinators - Jozef Sorzák, Slovakia; Yülun Liu, Taiwan; Dimitris Kounalakis, Greece
Project Coordinators
Brazil Public Health Projects - Osvaldo Flavio de Melo Couto, Brazil
Primary Health Care in Medical Education - Paola Erba, Italy
Book Aid - Jakob Krarup, Denmark
International Summer School "Stop Aids" - Daniela Dedikova, Slovakia
International Friendship Clubs - Nikola Jagodic, Yugoslavia
Burmese Refugee Project - Gorazd Sveticic, Slovenia
Uganda Refugee Project - Meike Nitschke, Germany
Ghana Village Concept Project II - Oliver Hoffman, Germany
Sudan Village Concept Project - Lars Almroth, Sweden
Calcutta Village Concept Project - Giovanni Landoni, Italy
Ecuador Village Concept Project - Alvaro Pemartin de la Calle, Spain
Zimbabwe Village Concept Project - Eva Bonde Nielsen, Denmark
Mexico Village Concept Project - Juan Francisco Moreno Hoyos Abril, Mexico
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, Asian Medical Students' Association - Hanako Terui, Japan; Kota Ichikawa, Japan
Liaison Officer, European Medical Students' Association - Jacco Veldhuyzen, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, European Exchange Programs - Prisco Piscitelli, Italy
Liaison Officer, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Cecilie Bredrup, Denmark
Liaison Officer, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS - Marja Kuopusjärvi, Finland
Liaison Officer, Pan-American Health Organization - Auxiliadora Fernández-Silva, Spain
Liaison Officer, The Network - Ivo van Dooren, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, United Nations Children's Fund - Monica Quinn, USA
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Nishaban Talukdar, Sweden
Liaison Officer, United Nations-Geneva - Sandrine de Ribaupierre, Switzerland
Liaison Officer, United Nations-Vienna - Rashid Sardest, Vienna
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Anna-Maria Lapinlampi, Finland
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe - Oleg Benedik, Ukraine
Honorary Life Members - Eugene Schouten, The Netherlands, Yunus Emre Kocabasoglu, Turkey; Lennert Veerman, The Netherlands
1997-1998
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Athens, Greece
General Assembly - Hurghada, Egypt
Executive Board
President - Björg Thorsteinsdottír, Iceland
Secretary General - Aleksandar Bodiroza, FR Yugoslavia
Treasurer - Kevin Mani, Sweden
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee on AIDS and STD's (SCOAS) - Maria Rydevik, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee on Electives Exchange (SCOEE) - Elba Gonzales, Spain
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Paola Erba, Italy
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Hazem Wafa, Egypt
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Remco Visser, The Netherlands
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Tigran Vilotijevic, FR Yugoslavia
Support Divisions
Fundraising Director - Jakob Krarup, Denmark
Public Relations and Marketing Director - Mira Rahikkala, Finland
Medical Student International Editorial Board - Mira Rahikkala, Finland
Leadership Training Program - Patrick Sandström, Finland
Homepage Coordinators - Jozef Sorsak, Slovakia; Yulun Liu, Taiwan; Dimitris Kounalakis, Greece
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS - Mirza Muminovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Thiago Monaco, Brazil
Liaison Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Meike Nitschke, Germany
Liaison Officer, United Nations Population Fund - Jelena Zajeganovic, FR Yugoslavia
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Francesca Porta, Italy
Honorary Life Members - Robert Zielony, USA, Jelena Zajeganovic, FR Yugoslavia; Oliver Hoffman, Germany; Jet Derwig, The Netherlands
1998-1999
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Kranksja Gora, Slovenia
General Assembly - Monterrey, Mexico
General Secretariat transferred to Ferney-Voltaire, France
Executive Board
President - Mohammed El-Batta, Greece
Secretary General - Aleksandar Bodiroza, FR Yugoslavia
Treasurer - Carel Schaars, The Netherlands
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Sarah Bernhardt, Italy
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Sanjeeb Sapkota, Nepal
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Thiago Monaco, Brazil
Director, Standing Committee On Research Exchange (SCORE) - Barbora Smrzova*, Czech Republic
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Mats Sundberg, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Reproductive Health including AIDS (SCORA) - Silvia Koso, FR Yugoslavia
Support Divisions
PR and Marketing Director - Hazem Wafa, Egypt
Leadership Training Program - Björg Thorsteinsdottír, Iceland
Homepage Coordinators - Antonis Kaintatzis, Greece and George Solidakis, Greece
Project Committee - Oliver Hoffman, Germany; Meike Nitschke, Germany; Paola Erba, Italy; Hitler Sigauke, Zimbabwe
Editor-in-Chief, VAGUS - Rune Damgaard Nielsen, Denmark
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, Joint United Nations Commissioner for HIV / AIDS - Mirza Muminovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Liaison Officer, United Nations Children's Fund - Ljubica Latinovic, FR Yugoslavia
Liaison Officer, United Nations Population Fund - Jelena Zajeganovic, FR Yugoslavia
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Francesca Porta, Italy
* - got married after the Exchange Officers' Meeting, changed name to Barbora Dolezalova
1999-2000
Exchange Officers' Meeting - Kuopio, Finland
General Assembly - Porto, Portugal
Executive Board
President - Mats Sundberg, Sweden
Secretary General - Rune Damgaard Nielsen, Denmark
Vice-President on Internal Affairs* - Olita Layton, USA
Vice-President on External Affairs** - Noël Barengo, Finland
Treasurer - Sandrine de Ribaupierre, Switzerland
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Igor Barjaktarevic, FR Yugoslavia
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Sanjeeb Sapkota, Nepal
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Thiago Monaco, Brazil
Director, Standing Committee On Research Exchange (SCORE) - Frank Fuchs, Germany; Marta Ocampo Fontangordo, Spain
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Amer Karam, Lebanon
Director, Standing Committee On Reproductive Health including AIDS (SCORA) - Silvia Koso, FR Yugoslavia
Support Divisions
Leadership Training Program - Zana Khan, United Kingdom
Homepage Coordinators - Antonis Kaintatzis, Greece and George Solidakis, Greece
Project Committee - Hitler Sigauke, Zimbabwe; Rosita van Rooyen, The Netherlands; Edgar Njolomole, Zimbabwe; Tamer Refaat, Egypt
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens - Jacco Veldhuyzen, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Anna Hellman, Sweden
Liaison Officer, United Nations Agencies in Africa - Channakya Jonnalagadda, South Africa
Liaison Officer, United Nations Children's Fund - Zohray Moolani, Canada
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Barbara Schimmer, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, United Nations Population Fund - Soraya Zaid, Italy
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Josette Troon, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe - Ömer Saka, Turkey
Other Officers
Chair, 50th Anniversary International Organizing Committee - Yusuf Goedbloed, The Netherlands
* - Position was a Support Division prior to the Exchange Officers' Meeting - "Editor in Chief, VAGUS"
** - Position was a Support Division prior to the Exchange Officers' Meeting - "Public Relations and Marketing Director"
Honorary Life Members - Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, Iceland
2000-2001
General Assembly, March Meeting - St. Paul's Bay, Malta
General Assembly, August Meeting - Aalborg, Denmark
Executive Board
President - Sanjeeb Sapkota, Nepal
Secretary General - Marta Ocampo Fontangordo, Spain
Vice-President for External Affairs - Jenni Moore, South Africa
Treasurer - Jesper Schmidt, Denmark
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Teele Raiend, Estonia
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Maria Panagiota Panourgia, Italy
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Omer Saka, Turkey
Director, Standing Committee On Reproductive Health including AIDS (SCORA) - Sara Hogmark, Sweden
Director, Standing Committee On Research Exchange (SCORE) - Pedja Djukic, Yugoslavia
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Marieke van den Ham, The Netherlands
Support Divisions
Training and Resources Development - Mats Sundberg, Sweden
New Technologies - Bent Grubb Larsen, Denmark; Markus Leskinen, Finland
Project Committee - Edgar Njolomole, Zimbabwe; Tamer Refaat, Egypt; Carrie Thiessen, USA
Editor-in-Chief, VAGUS - Clemens Henze, Germany
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens - Jacco Veldhuyzen, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Anna Hellman, Sweden
Liaison Officer, United Nations Agencies in Africa - Channakya Jonnalagadda, South Africa
Liaison Officer, United Nations Children's Fund - Zohray Moolani Talib, Canada
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Barbara Schimmer, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, United Nations Population Fund - Soraya Zaid, Italy
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Josette Troon, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe - Jana Olearnikova, Slovakia
Liaison Officer, World Federation for Medical Education - Mats Sundberg, Sweden
Other Officers
Chair, 50th Anniversary International Organizing Committee - Yusuf Goedbloed, The Netherlands
Supervising Council
Rune Damgaard Nielsen, Denmark, Frank Fuchs, Germany, Kevin Mani, Sweden, Gianfranco Spiteri, Malta
Honorary Life Members - Meike Nitchske, Germany
2001-2002
General Assembly, March Meeting - Kopaonik, Yugoslavia
General Assembly, August Meeting - Taipei, Taiwan
Executive Board
President - Joel Kammeyer, USA
Secretary-General - Gianfranco Spiteri, Malta
Vice-President for Internal Affairs - Juan Manuel Muñoz Cuéllar, Panama
Vice-President for External Affairs - Ciprian Dospinescu, Romania
Treasurer - Jacco Veldhuyzen, The Netherlands
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Nikola Borojevic, Croatia
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Jana Myndiuková, Slovakia
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Florian Striehl,Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Reproductive Health including AIDS (SCORA) - Selen Örs, Turkey
Director, Standing Committee On Research Exchange (SCORE) - Paolo Fabio Patruno, Italy
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Hannu Vessari, Finland
Support Divisions
New Technologies Support Division Directors - Marius Grima, Malta; Antonis Kaintatzis,Greece
Projects Committee - Angelika Mayer, Germany****; John Humphrey Amausi, Ghana; Emilie Martinoni, Switzerland
Training and Resources Development Director - Ellinor Jenssen, Norway*****
Editor-in-Chief, VAGUS - Yimin Wang, Taiwan
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, Asian Medical Students' Association - Toshiaki Baba, Japan
Liaison Officer, European Medical Students' Association - Mindaugas Gudelis, Lithuania
Liaison Officer, Global Health Council - Kim Sigaloff, The Netherlands
Liaison Officer, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Juha Rannikko, Finland
Liaison Officer, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS - Michal Odermarsky, Slovakia
Liaison Officer, United Nations Agencies in Africa - Channakya Jonnalagadda, South Africa*
Liaison Officer, United Nations Children's Fund - Zohray Moolani Talib, Canada**
Neilson McLean, Canada
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Youri Yordanov, France
Liaison Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Liv Lynga, Denmark
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Henrietta Bencevic, Croatia
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe - Jana Olearnikova, Slovakia***
Liaison Officer, World Federation for Medical Education - Mats Sundberg,Sweden
Other Officers
Coordinator of Alumni Relations - Poya Tababat-Khani, Sweden
Supervising Council
Noel Barengo, Finland, George Dafoulas, Greece, Predrag Djukic, Yugoslavia, Frank Fuchs, Germany, Jesper Schmidt, Denmark
* - UN Agencies in Africa Liaison Officer resigned from office in December 2001, was not replaced
** - UNICEF Liaison Officer handover occurred during March 2002
*** - WHO-EURO Liaison Officer resigned from office during April 2002, was not replaced
**** - Projects Committee Coordinator resigned from office during June 2002
***** - Married on 17 August 2002, changed name to Ellinor Haukland
2002-2003
General Assembly, March Meeting - Parnu, Estonia
General Assembly, August Meeting - Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands
Executive Board
President -Kristina Sjøberg Øgaard, Norway
Secretary General - Jana Myndiuková, Slovakia
Vice President for Internal Affairs - Yu-Chen (Tony) Tsai, Taiwan
Vice President for External Affairs - Ciprian Dospinescu, Romania
Treasurer - Marius Grima, Malta
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Özgür Onur, Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - András Szigeti, Hungary
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Gesthimani (Gefsi) Mintziori, Greece
Director, Standing Committee On Reproductive Health including AIDS (SCORA) - Alia Skhiri, Tunisia
Director, Standing Committee On Research Exchange (SCORE) - Paolo Fabio Patruno, Italy
Director, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Mladen Milovanovic, Sweden
Support Divisions
The New Technologies Support Division Directors - Antonis Kaintatzis, Greece; Danko Batinic, Croatia **
The Projects Support Division Director - Ciprian Olaru, Romania
The Training and Resource Development Director - Timothy Rittman, United Kingdom
The Publications Support Division Directors - Panos Alexopoulos, Greece; Nidhi Gupta, United Kingdom
The Alumni Relations Support Division Director - Jacco Veldhuyzen, Netherlands*
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer, Asian Medical Students' Association - Toshiaki Baba, Japan
Liaison Officer, European Medical Students' Association - Ana Jurin, Croatia
Liaison Officer, Global Health Council - Sapna Amin, United States of America
Liaison Officer, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Gesthimani (Mania) Misirli, Greece
Liaison Officer, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS - Michal Odermarsky, Slovakia
Liaison Officer, United Nations Children's Fund - Janneke van den Bergen, Netherlands
Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization - Youri Yordanov, France
Liaison Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Tariq Jawaid Alam, Pakistan
Liaison Officer, United Nations Population Fund - Selen Örs, Turkey***
Liaison Officer, World Federation of Medical Education - Özgür Onur, Germany
Liaison Officer, World Health Organization - Felix Lorang, Germany
Liaison Officer, World Medical Association - Kristina Sjøberg Øgaard, Norway
Regional Coordinators
Regional Coordinator of Africa - Jean-Paul Rwabihama, Rwanda
Regional Coordinator of the Americas - Rosa Isabel Escamilla Bran, Guatemala
Regional Coordinator of Asia and Oceania - Joel Hernandez Buenaventura, Philippines
Regional Coordinator of Eastern Mediterranean - Zied Mhrisi, Tunisia
Regional Coordinator of Europe and Central Asia - Konstantinos Stellos, Greece
Initiative Coordinators
Implementation of Interaction Method Initiative - Ben Geisler, Germany
Supervising Council
Nikola Borojevic, Croatia; George Dafoulas, Greece; Predrag Djukic, Yugoslavia; Marta Ocampo Fontangordo, Spain
* - The Alumni Relations Support Division Director resigned from office in March 2003.
**- Danko Batinic, Croatia, was originally elected as a co-New Technologies Support Division Director for 2002-2003. He was removed from office by the IFMSA General Assembly in August 2003.
***- Liaison Officer, United Nations Population Fund, resigned from office in August 2003.
2003-2004
General Assembly, March Meeting - Margarita Island, Venezuela
General Assembly, August Meeting - Ohrid, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Executive Board
President - Emily Spry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Secretary General - Luis Guillermo Martinez Bustamante, Mexico
Vice President for Internal Affairs - Rosa Isabel Escamilla Bran, Guatemala
Vice President for External Affairs - Konstantinos Stellos, Greece
Treasurer - Francisco Javier Oviedo Gómez, Costa Rica
Standing Committees
Director, Standing Committee On Medical Education (SCOME) - Hans Jacob Westbye, Norway
Director, Standing Committee On Professional Exchange (SCOPE) - Stefanie Böttcher, Germany
Director, Standing Committee On Public Health (SCOPH) - Victoria EH Lee, Canada
Director, Standing Committee On Reproductive Health including AIDS (SCORA) - Adi Ovadia, Israel
Director, Standing Committee On Research Exchange (SCORE) - Fatma M. Odaymat, Lebanon
Co-Directors, Standing Committee On Refugees and Peace (SCORP) - Ranu Singh Dhillon and Henry Lin, United States of America
Support Divisions
Director, The New Technologies Support Division - Benedict Vella Briffa, Malta
Director, The Projects Support Division - Gesthimani (Mania) Misirli, Greece *
Co-Directors, The Training Support Division - Hai Hua Chuang, Taiwan and Allan Buus Jensen, Denmark
Co-Directors, The Publications Support Division - Masa Sukunda, Slovenia and Panos K. Alexopoulos, Greece
Director, The Alumni Relations Support Division - Jana Myndiuková, Slovakia
Liaison Officers
Liaison Officer on Medical Education Issues - Özgür Onur, Germany
Liaison Officer on Public Health Issues - Colin Brown, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Liaison Officer on Refugees and Peace Issues - Raj Panjabi, United States of America
Liaison Officer on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues, including AIDS - Alia Skhiri, Tunisia
Liaison Officer to Student Organizations - Albert Manasyan, Armenia
Liaison Officer to United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization - Andreas Rudkjøbing, Denmark
Liaison Officer to World Health Oragnization - Mladen Milovanovic, Sweden
Regional Coordinators
Regional Coordinator for Africa - Joseph Ayew Afriye, Ghana
Regional Coordinator for the Americas - Rodrigo Tenze Epperson, El Salvador
Regional Coordinator for Asia and Oceania - Utchariya (DeeDee) Anantamongkol, Thailand
Regional Coordinator for the Eastern Mediterranean - Zied Mhrisi, Tunisia
Regional Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia - Stella-Leda (Elina) Papadopoulou, Greece
Initiative Projects Coordinators
Implementation of "Interaction Method" Project - Benjamin P. Geisler, Germany
IFMSA SCOPH Anti TB Campaign Project - Gesthimani (Gefsi) Mintziori, Greece
Supervising Council
Nikola Borojevic, Croatia; Yu-Chen (Tony) Tsai, Taiwan; Youri Yordanov, France; Felix Lorang, Germany and Marta Ocampo Fontangordo, Spain
* - The Projects Support Division Director resigned from office in July 2004.
