Dr.
Alireza Zali who is an accomplished academic neurosurgeon, medical scientist
and administrator took office on May 2013 as the 9 president of
IRIMC with the direct vote of Iranian healthcare professionals.
Regarding his new visions of leadership; IRIMC Department of International
Affairs has officially started its operation since October 2013. Dr. Zali
appointed Dr. Kaveh Seyedan DDS, MSc, FICD, FDI National Liaison Officer, a
noted academic prosthodontist, as the President Councilor for IRIMC
International Affairs.
According to IRIMC global strategies that were set
by renowned persons of the International Affairs Department, the foreign policies of IRIMC
were settled.
For enhancing the proficiency and competency of IRIMC as the voice of Iranian
healthcare professionals nationwide as well as worldwide and to raise it to
eminence as a notable Medical Council, some official meetings were scheduled
between IRIMC senior delegation and Ambassadors as well as top official bodies
of the embassies of European countries in Iran
On
Thursday 27 February 2014, IRIMC hosted Mr.Pierre-André
Lhôte, the Attaché for Scientific, Technical,
and University Cooperation of the French Embassy.
One of the topics mentioned in the proclaimed meeting by Dr. Seyedan was
facilitating the process of France visa appointment for Iranian healthcare
professionals who aim to participate in congresses and short-term educational
courses held in France. It was welcomed by Mr. Lhôte and he expressed his willingness to promote it.
On Sunday 4 May 2014, another meeting was held between Mr. Lhôte & Dr. Naghavi, the Director of IRIMC International Affairs due to
set a protocol for cooperation between IRIMC department of International
Affairs and the Scientific Section of the French Embassy which is as follows:
1) The scientific section can facilitate the procedures of appointments
for visa. The visa section for the French embassy remains responsible for the
final decision of the visa.
2) A request of appointment must be sent at least five weeks before the departure.
About three weeks are needed to get an appointment and about two weeks are
needed for the administrative procedure of visa (short term duration).
3) IRIMC should send the passport copies of visa
applicants as well as the documents that verify a congress or related event
would be held on France.
4)
The scientific section would inform IRIMC about the appointments for visa
applicants.
5) Iranian health care professionals should meet all of the following criteria
a)
They should be registered
by IRIMC
b)
They should aim to
participate in congresses & short-term educational courses held in France
c)
The should be well aware
that this procedure does not include their companions
d)
And they should thoroughly
follow the process of issuing visa which is described as follows :
All necessary documents for
granting a visa should be submitted to the French Embassy.
IRIMC would just refer the
documents needed for getting appointment to scientific section.
6)
An assessment of this procedure will be done after six months.
The
procedure starts from first of October 2014
For
more information please contact us:
Tel: +9821-84138305/ +9821-84138355
E-mail: IntlAffairs@irimc.org
Dr. Shima Naghavi,
Director of International Affairs