EMSA Gondar
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Where the Work Happens

Standing Committees

Five focused teams, each tackling a different front of student development and community health under the EMSA-Gondar umbrella.

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SCOME

Standing Committee on Medical Education

Builds an optimal learning environment for medical students, supporting the professional and personal growth needed to become confident, capable future doctors — and works to make medical education less stressful along the way.

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SCORA

Standing Committee on Reproductive Health and AIDS

Promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights, and drives positive change in communities so every individual can exercise those rights free from stigma and discrimination.

Focus areas

Comprehensive sexuality educationMaternal health and access to safe abortionGender-based violenceHIV and other STIs

Selected projects

  • Sexual health education in high schools
  • Cervical cancer awareness
  • Breast cancer awareness
  • Breastfeeding and sunlight-exposure training
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SCOPH

Standing Committee on Public Health

Addresses public health issues — from global health and health policy to health promotion and education — so members gain the skills to build healthier communities as future healthcare providers.

Focus areas

Raising awareness of non-communicable diseasesPrograms chosen around the health challenges students themselves face
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SCORE

Standing Committee on Research Exchange

Gives medical students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in a research area of their choosing, from the laboratory bench to the field.

Project types

  • Basic science research (laboratory work and literature study)
  • Clinical research with laboratory work
  • Clinical research without laboratory work (clinical data collection)
  • Global action project (endemic disease: theory, research, and fieldwork)
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SCOPE

Standing Committee on Professional Exchange

Promotes cultural understanding and cooperation between medical students and health professionals worldwide through exchange programs.

Project types

  • Co-organized a virtual SCOPE training with partner medical schools