From: eysen@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Gunther Eysenbach)
Subject: European Medical Students Association/EMSA-Net
Organization: Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Freiburg, Deutschland
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 01:12:45 GMT

Dear friends,
 
have you ever heard of the EMSA - European Medical Students 
Association ?
 
This is the european counterpart to the American Medical 
Students Association.
 
The EMSA was founded in Leuven/Belgium three years ago (Jan 
1990). 
Aims of EMSA are
- to promote contacts between european medical students
- organization of exchange programs between european medical 
faculties (funded by the european community - ERASMUS-program) 
- discussion of social, cultural, ethical aspects of medicine
 
Projects within EMSA are
- the organization of a yearly scientific symposium (EISS - 
EMSA international scientific symposium). The next EISS will 
be held in Amsterdam/NL in April 1993
- the publication of several journals and magazines. EMSA 
publishes for example a recognized scientific Journal (JEMSA).
- EURO-Talks
- skiing weeks
- cultural and social programs
- European Medical Students Orchestra
- Establishing a coputerized information network (EMSA-Net)
 
Once a year all representatives of the european medical 
facultys meets at the GA (general assembly). The next GA will 
be held in Prague/CSFR in Oct 1993.
 
I am the elected EMSA representative of the University of Freiburg / 
Albrecht Ludwigs School of Medicine, and initiator and 
coordinator of the EMSA-Net project (see below). To establish 
a EMSA-Net, we currently form a "EMSA Standing Commitee on 
Computers, Communication, and new media in medicine" (ESCoCoMM).
 
EMSA-Net
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A major obstacle within EMSA is a lack of communication. So we 
plan to weave a computer-network, called EMSA-Net. Since few 
european medical students do have access to INTERNET or 
EARN/BITNET, we plan to establish a private BBS-Network, based 
on the FIDONET-Technical-Standards.
The first EMSA-Bulletin Board System (BBS) will be located in 
Freiburg (Germany) and will go online in a few weeks. We 
called the BBS  
EMIL (European Medical Information Linkage). Further BBSystems 
will be established throughout europe (Paris, Prague, London, 
Ankara ...) and connected to EMIL. 
EMIL will eventually also serve as gateway from and to FIDONET, ADANET, 
MEDNET, and Internet.
                                          
Are interested to participate ?
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We are still seeking for computer-literate medical students in 
europe, who are interested in helping to establish EMSA-Net.
Maybe you would like to establish a PC-based BBS 
(FIDO-Net-like) in your (european) country and therefore 
become an EMSA-Net-Node ?
Or maybe you would like to help to raise funds / find sponsors ?
 
If you are interested in the project, AND if you are a medical 
student, then 
please send a e-mail to
eysen@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de
or within the FIDONET to 2:241/7509.18
 
 
 
Call for comments and suggestions
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So I'am looking forward for your comments, proposals, 
suggestions on this topic !!!
 
 
 
 
(sorry for the poor english - its not my native language... - 
hope you understood what I meant though ...)
 
_______________________________________________________________                 
Gunther Eysenbach
 Albrecht Ludwig University Freiburg, School of Medicine
Germany
 
EMSA representative Freiburg / Coordinator of ESCoCoMM
 
E-MAIL 
INTERNET eysen@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de
FIDONET  2:241/7509.18
 
SNAIL Leo-Wohleb-Str.8 / W-78 Freiburg / GERMANY
Voice Tel. 0761-39 64 0
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Gunther Eysenbach,39640 <eysen@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de>