By Zana Baban (President)

1. Dreams Can Become Real

2. IFMSA-Kurdistan/Iraqin brief

3. The Sleeping Era( prior to March 11th 2009)

4. Completely disconnected from the world..!

5. Far away from... Teamwork Planning projects in groups Practicing Leadership skills Group learning Sharing information Conflicts solving skills Work management Time management Practicing medicine in the field Contacting lay people Addressing defects Self-teaching Utilizing our own hidden abilities

6. We were “ Young Brains in Dead Bodies “

7. We were only... Coming to Med school Attending lectures Studying for exams !!!!

8. At Last...

9. The Big Bang The March 11th 2009 When the negativities started to fade...

10. The March 11th 2009Leila Aminintroducing IFMSA to a group of students..

11. The March 11th 2009 The day when we all saw the “light”...

12. A “light” at the end of a dark tunnel.. A “light” of Hope Challenge and Improvement

13. The Journey Started..

14. ..with nothing in hand!

15. Starting a totally “New” challenge..

16. Gatherings and Preparations

17. Collecting Information

18. Calling for students..

19. Meetings..

20. ` Introducing the idea to a larger number of students

21. Setting Groups.. “Teamwork”

22. Discussions Sharing ideas..

23. Obstacles in the middle of the way!!

24. Different points of view

25. No support !!

26. Studying + Exams

27. Setting projects.. Teddy Bear Hospital Helping, Advising and Supporting Orphans Smoking Kills Peace For All Good Health For Prisoners Healthy Nutrition

28. Lack of Facilities !!

29. Establishing contacts Asking for HELP !!

30. Efforts to meet the international requirements

31. Setting up a constitution

32. The April 28th 2010 Applying for “ Candidate Membership ”

33. Summer 2010 Another project “ Toward A Better Health “

34. July 31st – Aug 6th 2010 The General Assembly meeting in Canada

35. Kurdistan Region of Iraq officiallyrecognized as a Candidate Member in IFMSA

36. "The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."

37. Dreams Can Become True..