​The great distress in the late 60s has inspired the founders that we, as medical doctors, need to be aware of the global health issues occurring around us. Through the SSS, they wanted to develop culturally sensitive students of medicine, intent on influencing the transnational inequalities that shape the health of our planet. They believed in a suitable atmosphere that qualifies them to be interactive medical students in their faculty and professional, skillful contributors to the welfare of their community.