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FIAP EVENTS FIAP EVENTS

Introducing the FIAP International IMPC FOUNDING VICE PRESIDENT:
Medical Photographers Club Franco AMELI, MD

Italy
By Sefa Ulukan, ESFIAP, EFIAP, MD

COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES (CR) and RESPONSIBILITIES
In December 2023, the FIAP IMPC will be communicating with member countries of FIAP to locate a country representative
Board of Directors approved the (CR) for IMPC. This country representative may be the FIAP Liaison Officer but that is not necessary.
formation of the FIAP International
Medical Photographers Club (IMPC). During the establishment phase, these country representatives are determined by the IMPC
Shortly thereafter the founding Management. The main duties of the country representative are:
FIAP Events What is IMPC? organizational work commenced. • To hopefully organise at least one event each year (exhibition, meeting, etc.) FIAP Events
managers were appointed, and the
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To work actively to gain members and organize events on behalf of IMPC.

The IMPC board has contacted FIAP Liaison Officers with the intent of establishing contacts

countries. These country representatives will act to gain members within each member country
IMPC is a club established under the umbrella of FIAP. The with each FIAP member country and to establish country representatives within those member
general purpose of IMPC is to establish a club for photographers from and organize events under the umbrella of IMPC.
FIAP member countries around the world who have either medical or
paramedical backgrounds.
Sefa Ulukan A COMMITTEE OF COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES (CCR)
The Committee of Country Representatives (CCR), consisting of country representatives, will
PURPOSE OF IMPC meet online approximately every 3 months to discuss national and international events and other

The specific purpose of IMPC is to: issues, prepare joint action plans and keep each other informed of developments.
• Create a community of medical and paramedical photographers (this group includes any The organization of these meetings will be carried out by the vice president on the IMPC Board
active health workers and any retired colleagues who are not working but still enrolled in of Directors.
the corresponding profession).
• Exchange artistic and professional experiences. MEMBERSHIP

• Organize artistic events dedicated to the members of the association, such as exhibitions, Who can become a member?
photo-tours, charity events, workshops.
• Any active (and retired) health workers (medical and paramedical) can become a member
• Encourage artistic activity in medical communities. of this club.
• Promote selected photographic events. • All the members must be holders of a FIAP life card, obtained in the manner prescribed by FIAP.
• Carry out joint photo-based social work with their country’s health associations and strive to • For the purposes of IMPC, medical and paramedical shall include general practitioners or
turn these into an international event under FIAP. specialist doctors, paramedics, midwives, nurses, pharmacists, veterinarians, and dentists.

GENERAL MANAGEMENT What do I need to do to become a member?

During the establishment of IMPC, a president and two vice-presidents appointed by FIAP To become a member,
were assigned as Board Members to organize the FIAP member countries and to start working • Each candidate shall complete an application on Fiap.net and send this form to their country
with the purpose of its establishment within a two-year period. During this process IMPC’s Country representative.
Representatives are to be determined from the member countries with the aim that the club is to
spread throughout the world. • If your country does not have any representative or the representative is not on the list, please
mail your membership form to IMPC president’s mail address at IMPCTurkiye@gmail.com
IMPC FOUNDING PRESIDENT:
Sefa ULUKAN, MD, ESFIAP, EFIAP There is no specific fee for membership but there may be shared expenses during in-country
Türkiye activities or international events.
President of Türkiye’s Federation TFSF More information can be found on the FIAP website at this link:
https://www.fiap.net/en/fiap-medical-photographers-club-impc/informations-and-activities
IMPC FOUNDING VICE PRESIDENT: If there are any members of FIAP who would like to know more about IMPC or would like
Krzysztof MUSKALSKI, MD, PhD, EFIAP/p to represent their country in this new endeavour, please contact Mr. Sefa Ulukan directly at
IMPCTurkiye@gmail.com
Poland

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