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You do not need to know what you want yet.

Four ways in. None commits you to the others, and each starts with one message.

01

I want to go abroad.

Four weeks on a ward or in a lab abroad, arranged student-to-student. SCOPE is clinical; SCORE is research.

Who picks you
Your own medical school's LEO or LORE
If your school has no quota
Ask your LEO or LORE about a national round
When to look
Selection runs November to December
How exchange works → See what you have to file
02

I have an idea for a project.

Enroll it to make it official: recognized certificates and a route to the international level.

What you write
A proposal against the national guideline
Who reviews it
VPAO, VPI and VPF, in parallel
First reply
Within 14 days of submitting
How enrollment works → See 81 projects that already ran
03

I want to work on something I care about.

Seven committees: medical education, public health, sexual and reproductive health, human rights, technology, and the two exchange programs.

Where you join
Your own Local Committee first
National roles
Recruited each year, openly advertised
No experience needed
Most people start in their first or second year
The seven committees → Write to one directly
04

I just want to come to something.

No membership needed. Webinars, workshops, trainings and campaigns run all year, most open to any medical student in Thailand.

Where things get announced
Instagram, first and fastest
A good first one
Exchange 101, run each October
What it costs
Most are free to attend
Follow for announcements → See what happens when
Open right now

Positions currently recruiting.

National teams and project crews recruit in rounds through the year. Everything listed is still open.

    Find your Local Committee

    Almost everything starts at your own medical school.

    IFMSA-Thailand inside your faculty. It selects you for exchange and runs projects on your campus.

    Where the Local Committees are Chiang Mai Phitsanulok Khon Kaen Maha Sarakham Ubon Ratchathani 7 Bangkok Chonburi Songkhla
    Positions are approximate.

    North 1

    • IFMSA-CMU Chiang Mai University SCORESCOPE

    Northeast 3

    • IFMSA-KKU Khon Kaen University SCORESCOPE
    • IFMSA-MSU Mahasarakham University SCORE
    • IFMSA-UBU Ubon Ratchathani University SCORESCOPE

    Central 8

    • IFMSA-CU Chulalongkorn University SCORESCOPE
    • IFMSA-NU Naresuan University SCORESCOPE
    • IFMSA-PSMD Princess Srisavangavadhana College of Medicine, Chulabhorn Royal Academy SCOPE
    • IFMSA-RA Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University SCORESCOPE
    • IFMSA-RSU Rangsit University SCORESCOPE
    • IFMSA-SI Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University SCORESCOPE
    • IFMSA-SWU Srinakharinwirot University SCORESCOPE
    • IFMSA-BM Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University SCORESCOPE

    East 1

    • IFMSA-BUU Burapha University SCORE

    South 1

    • IFMSA-PSU Prince of Songkla University SCORESCOPE

    13 run SCORE and 12 run SCOPE (Incoming Handbook 2024/25). A school can be a member without exchange quota in a given season. Not listed? Write to vpm@ifmsa-thailand.org to start a Local Committee.

    The honest answers

    Things people ask before they join.

    Do I need to be a good student?

    No. Exchange selection weighs motivation and preparation, not class rank. Many national project leads are second-years.

    My English is not confident. Is that a problem?

    Not at home — most work is in Thai. Exchange and international meetings run in English; being understood is enough.

    How much time does it take?

    An event: an afternoon. A project team: a few hours a month. A national officer post: a real commitment.

    My university does not seem to have a Local Committee.

    Write to the national office and ask about the exchange national round. Committee work needs no LC.

    Does exchange cost money?

    You pay a programme fee and a refundable deposit (the deposit comes back after your evaluation forms), plus flights and visa. The host covers the placement and usually lodging.

    Is any of this recognized by my faculty?

    Exchanges include a logbook and tutor evaluation, and some schools give elective credit for SCOPE. Enrolled-project certificates are official; ask your faculty if it counts them.

    What it actually looks like

    A room, a subject, and students who ran it themselves.

    Enroll a project → Find your committee

    Still not sure? Send one message.

    Every role has its own mailbox, read by whoever holds it.

    Find the right person → Just email us