About
Who are we?
On behalf of our committee, welcome to the AMSA Global Health Network!The AMSA GHN is a collaboration of Australian Global Health Groups (GHGs) based at medical schools across Australia. Global health groups are medical student-led organisations who work to create grassroots awareness and activism in the interests of global health, welfare and equity on local, national and international levels. In 2010 AMSA GHN brings GHGs together with three principal purposes:To facilitate communication, collaboration and unity between GHGs in their grassroots endeavoursTo connect GHGs with other external organisations and groups which share common interests in global healthTo channel the collective inspiration and enthusiasm of GHGs, creating a...
Mission Statement
Mission Statement“To empower all medical students in creating sustainable health improvements throughout the world in the hope that through our collective efforts we will act as agents for change towards the realisation of a more equitable future and ultimately the eradication of poverty in our lifetimes.”Values
We value sustainability, empowerment and integrity in projects and process and aim to work in a cost-effective way to achieve our objectives
We will take an informed approach...
History
The Australian Medical Students’ Association Global Health Network (AMSA GHN) is a committee of the Australian Medical Students’ Association, comprising of one representative from every Global Health Group across Australian medical schools. It aims to provide an integrated national forum in which medical students can effectively participate in global health issues.Early StagesAt medical schools across Australia, students have long been engaged in global health. Prior to 2004 students...
Annual Reports
At the end of each AMSA GHN year, the committee releases its Annual Report to the AMSA Council, incoming AMSA GHN Committee and Australia’s medical students.
Please have a browse through our Annual Reports to date:
AMSA Global
The Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA) is the peak representative body for Australian medical students. The key mandate of the Association is to connect, inform and represent every one of Australia’s 14,000 medical students.The activities of AMSA are all based around our key objectives of connecting, informing and representing Australian medical students:AMSA Activities
Advocacy: AMSA provides a voice for medical students, ensuring their concerns are heard by all levels of...