We would like to invite you to participate in the second annual Innovate4AMR, a global student design competition aimed at improving antimicrobial stewardship in low-resource healthcare settings, with the objective of ensuring access and increasing equity. Sponsored by the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), ReAct, the IDEA Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), Innovate4AMR offers students the opportunity to join the front lines of the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Innovate4AMR aims to engage the next generation of leaders in developing innovative, scalable approaches to address the challenge of conserving existing antibiotics. In its first year, Innovate4AMR gained wide-spread interest from both students and professionals working in the field, with more than 1200 young health advocates signing up for the competition, Innovate4AMR received 145 solutions from teams coming from over 30 countries.
CHALLENGE
This Year’s Challenge: Antimicrobial stewardship in resource-limited healthcare settings, with the objective of ensuring access and increasing equity
WINNERS
Finalist teams will have the opportunity to attend a capacity building workshop in Geneva, Switzerland, during the World Antibiotic Awareness Week, in November 2019. Each team will be supported to enable up to two members per team to join the event. At this conference, teams will have the opportunity to meet with health experts and make connections with groups who could help operationalize their proposed solution.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Participants must be current students and at least 18 years of age, as well as meet the eligibility criteria as outlined on http://www.Innovate4AMR.org to participate. By applying to Innovate4AMR, participants are confirming that they meet these requirements. If there is any misrepresentation of any kind, the Participant may automatically be disqualified from the Competition. We highly encourage interprofessional teams.
HOW TO APPLY?
In order to apply, please follow the step-by-step registration process:
Sign-up for Innovate4AMR updates here.
Finalize your team and your idea.
Learn about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and our challenge and work on a context-specific solution with your team here
Submit your team’s project proposal here
Wait for judges to review the proposals and choose the winners.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: September 16th , 23:59 GMT
Please note that after the deadline the applicants will be contacted by the orgenizers once the judging process is finalized.
PROMOTION
We are kindly asking you all to spread the word and share the competition with your colleagues. Promotion materials available:
The attached brochure
IFMSA’s blog post
Posters here
QUESTIONS
In case of any questions, please send an email to loso@ifmsa.org
