Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Programme
The Asian Medical Student’s Exchange Program – more commonly known as AMSEP – is an integral programme unique to AMSA. The programme allows members of AMSA to participate in a 5-10 day pre-clinical or clinical exchange to a chapter of their liking. The idea was first established in 2003. After thorough consideration, the first pilot AMSEP was done between Indonesia and Japan in 2006, and that became the foundation of AMSEP ever since. AMSEP utilizes a twinning system, where 2 chapters form a binding contract and perform exchanges bilaterally. Coordinated by their respective Directors of AMSEP, each chapter will take turns hosting and delegating. During the AMSEP, incoming delegates will be accompanied by a group of hosting committee members throughout their stay. The tight-knit relationship and sense of belonging is what makes AMSA distinctive as an exchange programme.
The programs and activities during an AMSEP varies, subject to discussion by the involved parties. Nonetheless, AMSEP intrinsicly roots back to AMSA’s philosophy: Knowledge, Action, and Friendship. Key academic components include workshops, keynote lectures, hospital visits, guided hands-on clinical practice, training, academic discussions, learning about the local healthcare or medical education system, etc. Participating students are also expected to give back to the local community through social service activities that employs their medical knowledge. To add, the students will also experience the wondrous cultural aspects of the destination country, which includes visiting iconic landmarks, savouring the local cuisine, and much more. Above all, however, AMSEP allows participants to form life-time, international friendships with those they meet during the exchange.
The first AMSEP organised by AMSA Malaysia was in 2011. Ever since then, AMSEP has been popular among the AMSA university members as this provides an opportunity to widen one’s knowledge and friendship internationally. Every year, AMSA Malaysia will organise AMSEP with a variety of countries, for example Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan, etc. depending on the availability and timing.
European-Asian Medical Students’ Exchange Programme
The European-Asian Medical Student’s Exchange Program (EAMSEP) is an exchange programme in collaboration with European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA). The first EAMSEP was organised by AMSA Malaysia by welcoming medical students from Lithuania in August of year 2014.
AMSEP Monash-NuMED x Taiwan 2023
The Asian Medical Students Exchange Programme (AMSEP) 2023 between Taiwan and Malaysia was held from 12th August 2023 to 19th August 2023 in Johor Bahru (JB), Malaysia. This event was a collaborative initiative between AMSA Monash and AMSA Newcastle which involved 12 Taiwanese medical students from Taipei Medical University, Taiwan. This experience promoted the understanding of global healthcare disparities, as well as provided the insights into varying medical education and healthcare systems in different countries. Throughout the 8 days and 7 nights spent in around JB, our Taiwanese delegates had the opportunity to visit Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru (HSAJB), the largest tertiary hospital in Johor and attended academic sessions alongside Monash medical students. Sociocultural activities such as visits to Putuo Village, Malay Cultural Village and Chinese Heritage Museum in JB allowed cultural exchanges between the two countries.
AMSEP UPM-TAIWAN 2023
This student exchange programme was successfully held by AMSEP UPM from 24 April 2023 to 30 April 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and University Putra Malaysia which involved by 15 medical students of UPM and 14 Taiwanese medical students from Mackay Medical College and Fu Jen Catholic University. It provides a platform for cultural and academic exchange between Malaysia and Taiwan. Many activities were held such as UPM campus tour, academic sessions in Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FPSK) UPM, and hospital visits. Not only that, touring Malacca, eating at local cuisine restaurants, and visiting the popular tourists’ spots in Kuala Lumpur were held for cultural exchange too.
AMSEP MALAYSIA FOR PH
This is the first physical exchange carried out since covid which brought together 3 universities in planning an execution of this big event. There were 12 Philippine delegates which came to Malaysia and they were introduced to different countries experiences which is in correlation with AMSEP Pillars.
AMSEP MALAYSIA X AMSEP TAIWAN
AMSEP MALAYSIA X AMSEP NETHERLANDS
AMSEP MALAYSIA X AMSEP JAPAN
