Leon Rensen

Leon Rensen is a 5th year medical student from Leiden, The Netherlands. He started working within EMSA on a local level in 2013 and worked his way up from local member to treasurer of his FMO. From there he started working more on Public Health on a national and eventually European level, . Since December he is working as Public Health Director in the EMSA European Board.

Working together with inspiring people gives me the motivation and inspiration to do what I do for EMSA. I feel blessed every day that these guys gave me the chance to be part of the team and work with amazingly inspiring people. 

 Leon was one of the show runners of EMSA. I met him during the preEMSA session and took part in one of the workshops he conducted. I  found him to be organized, eloquent, confident, charismatic person with a good sense of humor.   

What are the three words or attributes that would describe you? 

Headstrong, Sarcastic, Direct 

What has the EMSA Tbilisi experience been to you? 

It was my first assembly as part of the Board and it was a roller coaster from the moment I arrived in Tbilisi and I was back home before I realized it, motivated to the core.

Do you have any special talents or interests that you would want to talk to us about?

I think every person has their own talents and interests, but to say I have one that is more special than others. I can’t say that. 

What would you have done or become if you had not  chosen Medicine as your field of study? 

It is not what I would have done, it is more what I will be doing with the degree. I do not see myself working in the hospital or as a GP. The medical degree will be my basis, but I hope that to broaden my horizon and see where it can get me, working on the outskirts of the medical world. 

What influences and motivates you to be who you are and what you do for EMSA?

Working together with inspiring people gives me the motivation and inspiration to do what I do for EMSA. I feel blessed every day that these guys gave me the chance to be part of the team and work with amazingly inspiring people. 

What would you look back and reflect upon at EMSA 16 SA?

 For me personally, I hosted 6 hours of pillar sessions, 6 hours of Joint-Eruopean Project sessions as well as the pre-SA. Looking back all went better than I expected (except for maybe the hours of sleep I got) and I would take this change again if I were to be offered it again.