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There are 2 exchange programs organized by AMSB- Bulgaria
1. Professional Exchange - Consists of 4-weeks training at a hospital under the supervision of a doctor. The exchange program offers students unique educational and cultural experience in addition to the regular medical curriculum. It also helps to broaden the students understanding of medical and social conditions in different countries.
2. Research Exchange - Duration varies from 4 weeks to 6 weeks. The student is incorporated in a research team and conducts a research work under the supervision of a certain tutor. The student will be guided through the basic principles of research, such as literature studies, collecting information, scientific writing, laboratory work, statistics and ethical aspects. At the end of the project, the student might be expected to write a short essay about his/her results and achievements.The research project itself deepens the specific knowledge in the field of the student’s interest. The possibility of doing the research abroad contributes to the broadening of the students’ professional and human horizon; it introduces a different approach to research, medical education, health care and ethics to the student.
At the end of the clerkship after fulfilling all exchange program's conditions, student will obtain the IFMSA Certificate.
What do the terms 'bilateral' and 'unilateral' mean ?
Bilateral contract
An IFMSA member, participating in SCOPE is supposed to host student from another organization for free of charge. The student of hosted country will be also accepted free of charge to his/her desired country. Bilateral exchanges are the basis of the IFMSA exchange program. For example, if a student goes from Pleven goes to another country .. say Spain .. a Spanish student will come from there and spend 4 weeks in Pleven. Thus the organization is Spain will provide free borad and lodging to our student and we will provide free board and lodging for their student.
Unilateral contract
Only students from one organization will take part in the program. Student should pay all expenses to the host organization. Each organization has a fixed price for unilateral contracts which ranges from 150 Euro's to 350 Euros depending on the country to which the student wants to go.
The local people responsible for these programs are
1. The local exchange officer (for professional exchange) (LEO)
2. The local officer for research exchange (LORE)
All documents have to be given to these two people and you can turn to them for assistance and guidance
Timeline for yr 2003-2004
October - November 2003
1. Notices are put up about what countries are available for both exchange programs for the next year
2. All interested students have to submit the following documents:
a. photocopy of the 1st 2 pages of their students book
b. photocopy of the last 2 semesters results from their students book
c. Complete the 'Registration form' which is to be taken from the local officers for the exchnage program (link to contacts) (later it may be availible online too) .
d. photocopy certificates of their participation in any scientific courses or conferences
e. If you have attended the special evening classes held in certain departments (кражок) theн u have to submit a list if the themes you have covered in those seminars and a letter (with his/her telephone number )from the assistant who has taken those classes
f. If you have published any paper in a magazine/journal , then please submit its copy too.
g. Pay 5 lvs registration fee and 1 lev association membership fee
These documents have to be submitted by the 20th of November 2003
November 22 2003 - January 2004
All the student applications from the four local organizations of AMSB are collected and each student is marked according to the criteria
Students with sufficient points win the possibility to go the desired country during the next summer
All the students from AMSB- Pleven who have recieved a place are informed. At this stage the selected students have to pay 30 Euros to the association if he/she agrees to go for the exchange. This money is non-refundable and is used to support the expenses of board and lodging of the incoming students.