Standing Committee on Public health (SCOPH)
Public health is the art and science of preventing diseases, prolonging, and promoting health through the organized effort of society to focus on specific communities. SCOPH was established in 1952, named Standing Committee on Students Health or SCOSH at the time. In 1963, the name was changed to Standing Committee on Health or SCOH. In 1983, the name was changed again to become SCOPH as it is currently known.
Projects
Vision
Medical Students attain the optimal skills and knowledge to contribute to their full potential towards the making of healthier communities in their capacity as medical students and as future healthcare providers.
Mission
The Standing Committee on Public Health promotes the development of medical students worldwide regarding Public Health issues through an international sharing knowledge network, projects management, community-based learning, capacity building, advocacy, exchanges placements, and access to external learning opportunities to explore and share ideas including global health issues, health policies, health promotion, and educational activities.
Objectives
1. Disease prevention.
2. Health promotion and education.
3. Raising awareness about global public health issues among medical students.
4. Advocating for health policies as the voice of worldwide medical students.
5. Developing skills and knowledge of medical students as future health professionals.
6. Working as an international team and collaborating with external public health organizations to use the potential of over one million worldwide medical students.
7. Collaborate with other fields as medical education, human rights, and reproductive health.
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