EPSF-Cairo 3.58

Introduction:

EPSF (Egyptian Pharmaceutical Students' Federation) is a non-governmental, non-political, non-smoking and non-religious organization and is the leading national advocacy organization of pharmacy students in Egypt, promoting improved public health through provision of information, education, networking, and a range of publication and professional activities.

EPSF is an independent organization under the supervision of the Egyptian Pharmacists’ Syndicate and Egyptian Pharmaceutical Association (the national FIP) and administrated by Students.

EPSF is the full member federation representing Egypt in IPSF (International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation).

EPSF was founded in 1982 as the national representative of all pharmacy students in Egypt to be the head of all scientific associations in the Egyptian pharmacy schools. The national federation now represents more than 85,000 pharmacy students and recent graduates in 31 schools of pharmacy.
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EPSF-Cairo Structures :
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1- High Board :
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a- President:
Responsible for representing the association on the local, national, regional EPSF-Cairo events and coordinating with allied organizations. Coordinating with executive members and supervising the development and progress and projects and activities.
Supporting the executive committee by reviewing documents, publications and details of projects, and giving feedback on various issues. Managing time-plans and ensuring projects' follow of timelines and action plans and developing new projects for EPSF-Cairo.
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b- Secretary General:
Responsible for Constitution, keep minutes of GA & meetings ,documentation, quality control, keep the stability of the association, history and keep the records of EPSF events.
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c- Treasurer:
Responsible for EPSF-Cairo budget, financial plans and financial reports Also keeping EPSF-
Cairo materials, logistics and purchasing merchandise with high quality and economic price.
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2- Main Committees:
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a- Committee of Public Health:
Responsible for organizing EPSF Public health campaigns
E.g.: Breast cancer campaigns, Health living campaigns, Hepatitis awareness campaigns.
Also World health days
E.g. Diabetes day, HIV/AIDS Day, TB Day, World Health Day, Anti-Tobacco Day.
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b- Committee of Professional Development:
Responsible for ensuring pharmacy education quality at both the institution and membership levels and to advocate the role of the pharmacist with skills to effectively communicate with patients, other health professionals.
E.g.: Patient Counseling Event "PCE", Pharmacy Professional Awareness Campaign "PPAC", Clinical skills Event "CSE" and leaders in Training "LIT".
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c- Committee of Continuous Education:
Responsible for holding events (workshops, lectures, courses) for developing skills of all pharmacy students.
E.g.: Step On The Way "a Soft Skills program" and Future Pharmacist Program "a complete educational program to improve pharmacy students”.
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d- Committee of Students Exchange:
Responsible for students exchange through IPSF students exchange program “ SEP “.
The aim of SEP is to promote understanding and cooperation among pharmacy students and all health care professionals. The exchange program offers a unique educational and cultural experience in addition to the regular pharmaceutical knowledge. It also helps to broaden the students' understanding of pharmaceutical and social conditions in different countries.
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3- Helping Committees:
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a- Committee of Media and Publications:
Responsible for editing and designing all EPSF official documents like annual reports, Booklets and posters leaflets for EPSF events and activities.
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b- Committee of Internal Relations:
Responsible for making harmony between all EPSF members & all committees by social events, also responsible for motivation, keeping spirit up& solving problems
Responsible for contacting with members of the association and helping them with their internal issues and helps in solving the problems of each committee and also each member.
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c- Committee of External Relations:
Responsible for providing new partnerships with non-governmental organizations, student organizations and other organizations
Responsible for providing companies and organizations to sponsor EPSF-Cairo.
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d- Official Representative:
Responsible for providing Media coverage for EPSF- Cairo campaigns and events,
He represents EPSF-Cairo in external organizations in coordination with the President,
Responsible for EPSF-Cairo Magazine and distributing it to external organizations,
Responsible of branding EPSF-Cairo and its activities for other organizations.