HelMSIC - Hellenic Medical Students' International Committee

HelMSIC - Hellenic Medical Students’ International Committee is an independent, non governmental, non profit, non political organisation run by medical students in Greece. It was founded in 1958 and as of today, it has 7 Local Committees, one in every medical faculty of Greece. Our activities and projects are centred around six thematics, our Standing Committees. Research and Professional Exchanges, Public Health, Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Peace, and Medical Education. Our Local and National Officers mainly organise projects under these thematics. Our projects aim to train medical students on topics that are not fully included in our curricula, to develop their skills, to raise awareness about health issues, and to promote the international cooperation between medical students. HelMSIC works on a national level with Medecines Sans Frontiers (MSF), Medecines du Monde (MDM), Therapy Centre for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA), AIESEC, ACT UP, and other NGOs and Governmental Organisations mainly on project based collaboration. HelMSIC is also an active member of both IFMSA - the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations and EMSA- the European Medical Students' Association. Through its participation in these international organisations, HelMSIC is the voice of Greek Medical Students abroad and the main channel of communication, cooperation and training in an international level. Participating in HelMSIC gives each medical student the unique chance to invest their free time in a creative and meaningful way to benefit the society, their colleagues, and themselves. Our active members develop their communication and organising skills, their leadership abilities and become familiar with project management, and come in touch with medical students worldwide. HelMSIC is coordinated and developed by a National Team, of 14 medical students elected by our General Assembly for a year.