Ukrainian Medical Students' Association

What Ukrainian Medical Students' Association does

UMSA (Ukrainian Medical Students' Association / Українська медична студентська асоціація) is a Ukrainian civil society organization (громадська організація) founded in 2013 that serves as the official national representative of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) in Ukraine, a status granted unanimously in 2014. It operates as a membership-based non-profit serving medical students at Ukrainian universities through six standing committees — SCOME (medical education), SCOPE/SCORE (professional and research exchanges), SCOPH (public health), SCORA (sexual and reproductive health), SCORP (human rights and peace), and CB (capacity building) — supported by a PR department. Its core programs include clinical and research internships abroad across 26 partner countries, KROK exam preparation channels, surgical and anesthesiology training schools, mental health and PTSD support projects, and a National General Assembly held annually as both a governance and training event. The organization distributes membership and runs projects through 13 local representations embedded at medical universities in Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Uzhhorod, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Lutsk, Chernivtsi, and Luhansk (associated).

Name

Ukrainian Medical Students' Association

Legal name

Громадська організація «Українська медична студентська асоціація»

Website

https://ukrmsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UMSA is a Ukrainian non-profit civil society organization founded in 2013 and officially recognized by IFMSA, serving medical students through international exchanges, training programs, and advocacy committees across 13 local university representations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dnipro

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Members pay annual membership dues to be part of the association. The organization uses these fees to fund operational activities, national assemblies, and committee projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UMSA is a Ukrainian civil society organization (founded 2013) serving as the official national representative of IFMSA. It coordinates six standing committees (SCOME, SCOPE/SCORE, SCOPH, SCORA, SCORP, CB) plus a PR Department, delivering international clinical and research exchanges across 26 countries, capacity-building and leadership training, public-health and sexual-health advocacy projects, and an annual National Assembly for medical students across Ukrainian universities.

Product overview

The Ukrainian Medical Students' Association (UMSA) is a non-governmental organization that is part of IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students' Associations). The organization operates through six main committees: SCOME (Medical Education), SCOPE/SCORE (Professional and Research Exchanges), SCOPH (Public Health), SCORA (Sexual and Reproductive Health), SCORP (Human Rights and Peace), and CB (Capacity Building), supported by a PR Department. SCOME offers sub-projects including My Medical English, Cerebroom, Surgical School, and KROK exam channels. SCOPE/SCORE facilitates international exchanges in 26 countries. SCOPH runs public health initiatives like Challenging Diseases, CuteMed, MedVolunter, Mental Care, and MarrowMatters. SCORA focuses on sexual health education through S.A.F.E.R. and SexED projects. SCORP implements human rights work via MAP, RightsTalks, and #ПеремагаємоРазом. The organization also organizes National Assemblies (I through XI) as major governance and training events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCOME — Standing Committee on Medical Education Committee delivering medical-education development programs for Ukrainian medical students, including sub-projects such as My Medical English, Cerebroom, KODON, Surgical School, Anesthesiology training, and KROK exam-preparation Telegram channels.
• SCOPE/SCORE — Professional and Research Exchanges International clinical (SCOPE) and research (SCORE) exchange programs enabling Ukrainian medical students to complete 4-week internships abroad across 26 partner countries and participate in scientific research projects.
• SCOPH — Standing Committee on Public Health Public-health committee implementing national projects on disease prevention, healthy-lifestyle promotion, mental-health awareness, bone-marrow donation, immunization advocacy, and community health education (e.g., Challenging Diseases, CuteMed, МедВолонтер, Mental Care, MarrowMatters, Immunization, Лапка надії).
• SCORA — Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS Committee dedicated to sexual and reproductive health education and advocacy, running projects such as S.A.F.E.R., HPV awareness, SexED, and W.A.S. to promote reproductive-health knowledge among youth and the general population.
• SCORP — Human Rights and Peace Committee on human rights and peace implementing projects including Medical Law School, RightsTalks, MAP (Military Adaptation Project), Medical Debate Club, and #ПеремагаємоРазом for supporting seriously ill children.
• CB — Capacity Building Committee Leadership and organizational-skills development committee providing trainings, workshops on leadership, communication, motivation, team building, soft-skills development, and trainer preparation through the TNT (Training New Trainers) program.
• PR Department Public relations department managing official social media pages, creating content, providing visual documentation of events, and handling media relations for the association.
• National Assemblies (NGA) Annual national assemblies bringing together medical students from across Ukraine for governance meetings, board and supervisory-council elections, workshops, lectures, and professional development (NGA I through XI).
• Annual Membership Program Annual membership subscription granting Ukrainian medical students access to all UMSA committees, projects, international exchanges, leadership training, and National Assembly participation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ students per year gain international internship experience
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmbosscoreOthersAmboss is a digital medical education platform helping students prepare for exams and improve clinical knowledge. Provides interactive study materials as an essential resource for future doctors. UMSA provides access to Amboss resources for its members.
• LecturiocoreOthersInternational educational platform offering video lectures for medical students and physicians. Provides access to quality educational content and supports professional skills development in medicine.
• Serce do Sercia (Серце до серця)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable foundation helping children with heart defects by raising funds for equipment and treatment. Collaboration allows medical students to participate in charitable initiatives and help children needing medical support.
• TMO Lviv (Територіальне медичне об'єднання)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial Medical Association - a union of medical institutions working to improve healthcare and medical services in the region. Partnership provides students opportunities for clinical practice in modern clinics and skills improvement.
• Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of leading medical universities in Ukraine training highly qualified doctors. UMSA cooperates with the university in educational programs, conferences, and scientific research.
• Bilyi Halat (Білий Халат)minorOthersMedical clothing manufacturer offering over 75 uniform models and 167 unique medical footwear models. Partnership allows students to access quality and comfortable medical clothing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Medical Student Association (AMSA): U.S.-based national medical student membership organization with similar structure: committees, advocacy, leadership development, and educational programming. Comparable as a national-level peer of UMSA within the global medical student association ecosystem.
• European Medical Students' Association (EMSA): European-level medical student association with member organizations across Europe, focusing on medical education, public health, and exchanges. Comparable to UMSA as a peer membership/advocacy structure operating at the European geography where many of UMSA's 26 exchange partner countries sit.
• Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA): Peak representative body for Australian medical students with comparable governance, exchanges, and policy/advocacy programs. Peer to UMSA as a national medical student association with international exchange activity.
• Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS): National representative body for Canadian medical students, running exchanges, advocacy, and education programs. Comparable to UMSA as another national federation serving medical students through IFMSA-affiliated exchanges and committee-based programming.
• Slovenská asociácia študentov medicíny (Slovak Medical Students' Association): National IFMSA member for Slovakia running SCOPE/SCORE exchanges and committee work. Direct peer to UMSA — a fellow Central/Eastern European national member of IFMSA with similar program structure.
• Polskie Towarzystwo Studentów Medycyny (Polish Medical Students' Association): Polish national IFMSA member operating exchanges and committee projects. Comparable to UMSA as a neighboring Central European national federation serving medical students via the same IFMSA infrastructure.
• Associação Brasileira de Estudantes de Medicina (ABEM): Brazilian national medical student organization, one of the largest IFMSA member organizations and an exchange partner of UMSA. Comparable as a national-level medical student body in the same IFMSA network.

Broad incumbents

• International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA): Global umbrella federation of which UMSA is the Ukrainian national member organization. Comparable as the parent/incumbent in the same ecosystem that grants UMSA its international exchange mandate and WHO consultative recognition.
• AIESEC: Global youth-run membership organization facilitating international exchanges and leadership development via a national-chapter model. Comparable to UMSA in operating model and exchange-program business logic, though broader in scope.
• ELSA (European Law Students' Association): International student membership association running exchanges, conferences, and advocacy, structured around national chapters. Comparable to UMSA as a structurally analogous professional-student membership organization, albeit in law rather than medicine.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ukrmsa
• Instagraminstagram.com/umsaukraine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ukrainian-medical-students'-association

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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