1 MACEDONIA Exchanges

2 Exchange Program 2017 Republic of MacedoniaWELCOME MESSAGE – Macedonian Medical Student’s Association Dear students and young doctors, we are more then happy to welcome you in our beautiful and small but rich with heritage and history land, Macedonia. We are looking for bright, open minded, flexible young people who are willing to move outside their comfort zones and who want to learn about the world and themselves and in meantime learn more about medicine on one new level with our wonderful mentors. Being an exchange student in a challenging, rewarding and fun experience. You will not be a tourist, nor a normal guest, you will become a member of our warm and welcoming family and you will feel like a member of the community

3 Exchange Program 2017 Republic of MacedoniaWe would like to invite you to the Macedonia summer exchange 2017 – Skopje and Ohrid Exchanges are one of our most important activities. The National Exchange Officer is the one responsible for the exchange program and fulfill one of the most essential tasks in order to provide every student with the best possible exchange experience! In order to get connected and meet personally, work together to solve common problems and develop our programs even further and to honor the hard work you all do and have fun together, we made step forward and went on next step only for one aim: THE BEST EXCHANGE EVER! We are really looking forward to connect all levels of exchanges from the international to the local level, get to know to everyone of you, work with you for a better learning and fun of course and experience the IFMSA spirit together!

4 Useful info and contactExchange Program 2017 Useful info and contact Macedonian Medical Student’s Association – Association of Young Doctors of Macedonia – Address: Ulica Vodnjanska 17, 1000 Skopje – Center Facebook fan-page: https://www.facebook.com/mmsaofficial/ National Exchange Officer Contact person & National Exchange Officer: Sonja Grazdani Telephone number:

5 WELCOME TO MACEDONIA Biblical landHomeland of Mother Teresa & Alexander the Great Oldest surviving name of a country in Europe Birthplace of the “CYRILLIC” alphabet

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7 Homeland of Saint Mother TeresaSkopje, the capital city of Macedonia is the birthplace of the famous Mother Teresa which is now officially a saint! August 26th, 1910, Mother Teresa was born in Skopje and after having lived in Macedonia until the age of 18, she moved to Ireland and India where she lived most of her life. She began the mission of charity further on. In the downtown of the capital, a memorial house (modern museum) is built to honor her work and the museum is designed to look the same as the place where she was living. Her clothes, notes and personal belongings are all located in the museum. Distance from dormitory: 1 kilometer, 7-8 minute walk Cost of ticket to museum: FREE

8 Alexander the Great & Macedonian EmpireThe downtown and the city center of Skopje, is flourished with the beauty of the fountain and monument of the greatest warrior in the world’s history, Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Alexander is the only one warrior that never lost a battle, but unfortunately dies due to sickness. The Macedonian Empire is the second largest empire in the history of the world, starting from the Balkan region through the Middle-east and all the way to India and Asia with conquered lands in Egypt and other parts of Africa. Distance from dormitory: 1 kilometer Fountain show every night.

9 CYRILLIC ALPHABET The Cyrillic Alphabet is one of the 5 world alphabets (Latin, Greek, Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic). Today, the Cyrillic alphabet is used by more then 400 million people including a big countries like Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, to countries like Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria and others. The origins of this alphabet come from the city of Ohrid made and created by the famous Ss. Cyril and Methodius. Therefore, the city of Ohrid is the birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabet. Distance from Skopje: 176 kilometers Hours of travel by bus: 2,5 hours Cost of return ticket: 9,5 euro

10 Biblical Land Macedonia is the oldest surviving name of a country in the region of Europe. The name Macedonia is mentioned many times in the bible and is one of the few existing countries today that dates since the early biblical era. Macedonia has some of the first Christian Churches in Europe. With more than 4000 archeological sites, Macedonia is one of the best destinations for history lovers. Distance from Skopje: 176 kilometers Hours of travel by bus: 2,5 hours Cost of return ticket: 9,5 euro

11 MORE INFO ABOUT Macedonia, the cities, tourist guide, social program and other will be available at the end of the presentation

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13 Working Conditions The working conditions in Republic of Macedoniaare suitable for all international students. The program is done only on English language and a good knowledge of the English language is required. The Clerkship type is both Clinical and Pre-Clinical. The duration of our clerkship is 4 weeks. Working hours are 6 hours per day, but upon request you can extend or shorten the time of your stay in the Hospital. The program includes clerkship from Monday to Friday, but also upon request, with our help and contacts, we can extend your clerkship for the weekends also. 24 hour shifts are also available if you are interested.

14 Working Conditions The dress code is casual and in the hospital you will need to bring you White Coat and Stethoscope. Also, surgical scrubs/clothes can be useful if the department has a surgical field of work included. All other items can be found and borrowed from the hospital. For obtaining a certificate, a minimum 80% attendance of the clerkship is required. Clerkship duration: 4 weeks Hours a day: 6 hours Days per week: 5 days Nightshifts: available Notes: any other thing like free time or re-scheduling practice can be modified with your mentors.

15 University and Clinical CenterUniversity: “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” – Republic of Macedonia Web-page: – English version available Clinical Center & Faculty of Medicine – Skopje:

16 University and Clinical CenterThe University of “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” is the biggest University in Republic of Macedonia and one of the highest ranked Universities in the Balkan Region. It offers the student’s the best of educational potential of our country. Our clerkship is done in the clinics and the faculties under the University of “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”. Those clinics include the “Mother Teresa” Clinical Center in the city center of Skopje, less than 1 kilometer from the downtown and less than 2 km or 10 minutes walk from the dormitories.

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18 General info Pocket money and meals: Not available.Boarding: Hospital, Flats, Students’ Dormitory The Hospital boarding is only available in Ohrid. In Skopje, we offer either Student dormitories or private apartments in the city center with maximum of 2 kilometer distance (10 minutes walk) from the Clinical Center of the clerkship. We accept couple, group of friends, people with disabilities and all other wishes but we need to be informed on time. For VISA issues, we do offer a notary stamp invitation letter which is a 99% guarantee for your visa approval if you need one.

19 Available cities 1. SKOPJE – 350€ available spots – 15 in July, 15 in August 2.OHRID - 350€ available spots – 10 in July, 10 in August 3. BITOLA - 300€ available spots – 5 in July, 5 in August

20 Early applying – till 1st April Late applying – till 31st MayPrices CITIES Early applying – till 1st April Late applying – till 31st May SKOPJE 350€ 450€ OHRID BITOLA 300€ 400€

21 Departments availabilityAllergy and Clinical Immunology Immunology Anesthesia Infectious diseases

22 Departments availabilityAmbulatory care and prevention Emergency medicine Intensive and Critical care Primary care

24 Departments availability - SURGERYSurgery-Neurosurgery Surgery-Orthopedics Surgery-Plastic Surgery Surgery-Thoracic Surgery Surgery-Transplantation Surgery Surgery-Vascular Surgery Traumatology

25 Departments availability – INTERNAL MEDICINEInternal Medicine-Cardiology Internal Medicine-Endocrinology Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology Internal Medicine-General Internal Medicine-Hematology

26 Departments availability – INTERNAL MEDICINEInternal Medicine-Invasive Cardiology Internal Medicine-Nephrology Internal Medicine-Noninvasive Cardiology Internal Medicine-Pulmonary Internal Medicine-Rheumatology

27 Departments availabilityAnatomy Chemistry Physiology Biochemistry Pharmacology Pathophysiology Biophysics Genetics Histology Microbiology

28 Departments availabilityOTHER Departments Forensic Medicine, - Pathology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Radiology Dermatology, Urology, Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Family Medicine, - Hygiene, - Epidemiology Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine Neurology Nuclear Medicine Oncology Ophthalmology Otorhinolaryngology Pediatrics

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30 Accommodation & Dormitory in SkopjeName: Dormitory “Kuzman Josifovski - Pitu” Address: M.T. Gologanov 2-B Location: City Center – downtown The accommodation is in a student dormitory. The dormitory called Kuzman Josifovski Pitu is located in the downtown of Skopje! Only 5 minutes walk from the main square and around 15 minutes walk to the main Clinical Center – the University Clinic “Mother Teresa”. Near the dormitory, there are 24/7 available shops and supermarkets. All the bars and restaurants for young people and the most crowded area during the days and nights is surrounding the dormitory within a radius of 2 kilometers – walk able area.

31 Accommodation & DormitoryDormitory Location (up-right) Mitropolit Teodosij Gologanov 2 – red spot Clinical Center (down-right) Distance 1,3 kilometer 17 minutes walking Taxi = 1 euro

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33 YELLOW Student Dormitory Distance between: 1 km – 4 minutes walking Light BLUE City Center – downtown (square Macedonia) 2 km – 20 minutes walking DARK BLUE Clinical Center – University Clinic

34 Transport prices BUS – public transport1 month free and unlimited ticket with unlimited amount of entries to public transport (buses) for only 20 euro. Public buses connect each and every part of the city and offer transport to all cultural and historical important places. TAXI Taxi cars in all cities in Macedonia are available almost on every street and by free call. The price for the first kilometer is 1 euro, then each other kilometer is 0,5 euro. To go from the far east point of Skopje ( as the biggest city ) to the far west end of the city, the taxi price will be not more than euro in total!

35 Food and Drink Bar / Market 3-4 euro / 0,5-1 euro(only in bars available)

36 Social Program There are a lot of things to do and places to visit in Macedonia! During the summer there are parties every night and also many other places to visit if you are into something else! We are at your service to make a reservation at any place you want! Also, we are organizing a welcoming party as well as tours to the cities and places you’d like to visit.

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40 BITOLA

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42 Travel Opportunities Travel to Greece for 1 day swimming. Return ticket for only 15 euro!!!! Pick up: 5:00 am local time Arrival: 10:30 am local time (+1 hour from Macedonia CET) Time of travel: 3,5 hours Distance: 320 kilometer Extended weekends can be organized within the range of 90 – 130 euro including Transport and Hotel Stay in Greece, Halkidiki region. 1 week vacation to islands like Zakyntos, Corfu and IOS available for 180 – 260 euro.

43 Travel to Belgrade, Serbia and Sofia, Bulgaria for 35 euro!Travel Opportunities Travel to Belgrade, Serbia and Sofia, Bulgaria for 35 euro! Daily buses from Skopje to Belgrade – 35 euro return ticket. Daily buses from Skopje to Sofia – 30 euro return ticket. We organize accommodation upon request.

44 What other students say about Macedonia?Alba Bohm from Catalonia: -”I had an amazing time in Macedonia! The people there are very hospitable. Ohrid has some great beaches by the warm lake, where we would spend our time after our working hours. I can’t wait to come back again. I loved it!” Jose Tamaral from Portugal: -”I will never forget my experience in Skopje! We did different activities every day. We went swimming, diving, partying (they have amazing night clubs), mounting climbing – and there are a lot of mountains in Macedonia for that. What I liked else, was the cheap prices, we would in eat in good restaurants almost all the time, since prices were not high. I will never forget my experience in Macedonia!”

45 And if you want to see more of our country, visit the link attached bellow to see a video of Macedonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83QkWNPu7mE

46 MACEDONIA IS WAITING FOR YOU!