Webinar: Pathways to Re-opening Medical Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic (25 June 2020)

The GSF invites you to join Operation Smile as they present the next installation of the COVID-19 Rapid Response Webinars: "Pathways to Re-opening Medical Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic"

This session is scheduled from 9:00am to 10:30am EDT on Thursday, June 25.

COVID-19 has shuttered most medical schools and we need to find safe ways to reopen them.

Operation Smile, the American Medical Students Association (AMSA), the Association of Medical Schools in Africa (AMSA), the Association for Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (AMEEMR), World Federation of Medical Education (WFME), International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), and the Asian Medical Student Association International (AMSA International) representatives will come together to share the challenges and solutions we face in regards to reopening medical schools and what the new normal for medical education will be.

Moderator: Dr. Kate Tulenko, Operation Smile Consultant

Medical School Associations and Regulators Panel

• Prof E.Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Chairman, Association of Medical Schools in Africa (AMSA) -

• Prof Mohi Eldin Magzoub, Association for Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (AMEEMR)

• Dr. John Prescott, Chief Academic Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

• Prof David Gordon, President, World Federation of Medical Education (WFME)

Medical Student Association Panel

• Alaa Dafallah, Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues, International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA)

• Dr. Ali Bokhari, President, American Medical Student Association (AMSA) -Samarvir Jain, Director of IT, Asian Medical Student Association International (AMSA International)

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.