EMSA basic pre-requisites for merger

Below are the EMSA basic pre-requisites for merger. These have been the EMSA requests since the beginning of the negotiations and they do not exceed the points highlighted by the last IFMSA GA decisions and policy statements.

These are the absolute, uncompromisable red lines that will have to be included in the merger. This is the minimal necessary skeleton for a merged organization EMSA can accept. Any objection on any of these clauses will automatically mean the impossibility of the merger and the seize of negotiations from EMSA side.

These are only the broad lines. All others details are negotiable and will be discussed and settled with the task force: These details will never compromise the merger.

1) One unique, legal, organization, with an NGO status in Egypt, representing all Egyptian medical students, internally and externally, following the Egyptian law for NGO.

2) Full and official financial integrity and transparency in handling all aspects of finances, with periodic official auditing, a legal bank account in the name of the organization, full documentation of all income and expenses, all, following the Egyptian law for organizational finances management.

3) Achievement of the true values of IFMSA-Exchange: To give an equal chance to ALL medical students to access it without being restricted, out of hand or profit-oriented. Namely through:

a. No financial profit from IFMSA-Exchange whether it is on the national or local levels.
b. National exchange system for outgoing students, open equally to all medical students in Egypt, regardless of where they are studying and according to a unified set of criteria that guarantees equal chances to all.
c. Handling of all exchange finances according to the NGO financial administration.

4) Allowing the work and creation of non-IFMSA related EMSA entities (arms, projects, local branches and clubs), according to their internal management system and ensuring a bilaterally open traffic of information and announcements.

5) Tangible measures proving a continuous quest for a corruption free system for decision making, elections and representation of medical students.

6) Opting for unified efforts to reach the common vision, encouraging the merger and the integration on the national and local levels and promoting shared activities at all times. Thus, building a relationship that is based on trust, common values and ground-breaking prospects and ambitions.