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Our Aims?
The BSMA aims to contribute to efforts to advance provision of health care, medical training and medical science in Serbia. It strives to assist with the establishment of links between institutions in Great Britain and Serbia and offers its advisory services to any agencies/institutions that wish to help Serbia to rebuild its medical schools, specialist training programs, and health service in general. The ultimate goal of the BSMA is to help with efforts to close the gap between medical practice in Serbia and the rest of Europe that has resulted from ten years of mismanagement, wars, and international sanctions, all in the hope that this will help reintegrate Serbia as a fully democratic country in the heart of Europe.
Who are the BSMA members?
To date there are nearly eighty medically qualified members, from a spectrum of medical specialties, including medicine, pathology, surgery, anaesthetics, psychiatry, and immunology, as well as the pharmaceutical industry. Members are both from Serbia and the United Kingdom. Membership is now being extended to other health professionals, scientists and other professions associated to medicine. Membership is open to all citizens of the UK and other countries (see below for details)
When was the BSMA founded?
The BSMA was founded on 16th December 2000 at a meeting held in London.
What territory of the former Yugoslavia does the BSMA cover?
The BSMA covers the Republic of Serbia.
What are the political objectives of the BSMA?
The BSMA is a non-political organisation and will deal with government agencies only for the purpose of ensuring the legality of its actions and facilitating fulfillment of its aims.
What activities is the BSMA undertaking?
Set-up links
- between British and Serbian Medical Societies/Institutions such as the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Surgeons and Pathologists, and societies (such as the British Society of Immunology) and their counterparts in Serbia
- between individual medical schools in Great Britain and Serbia
- for doctors and other associated professions from Serbia to visit centres in Great Britain
- for doctors and other associated professions from Great Britain to visit Serbia to assist their colleagues with their work, including running courses and seminars
- medical and scientific institutions
- hospitals and other health care institutions
- including equipment and medicines
- professional, medical and scientific journals
- information technology
- Membership issues
Who can join?
Membership is open to all medical professionals (e.g. doctors, dentists, pharmacists), and associated scientists (e.g. biologists, biochemists, molecular biologists, geneticists, psychologists), working in academic institutions, hospitals, research establishments, industry etc., in the United Kingdom and Serbia, and is also open to the professionals from other former Yugoslav republics.
Fees
Recommended individual membership fees are £5.00 or £10.00 per month. Membership will not be denied to those who choose not to pay fees, but can contribute in other ways.
How to join.
To apply for membership, simply complete an application form and return to contact@bsma-uk.org.uk. The application form can be downloaded from the Join Us page.