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European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association
Meet the Trainers’ Board The Trainers’ Board is part of the Training Project and manages the pool of EPSA Trainers. Three members of the Board focus on Communication and Mentoring, Training events and Capacity building. Their roles differ one from another but the main goal is to help the Training Coordinator with the Training Project. This year’s Trainers’ Board consisted of Piotr Skiba as the Events Member, Ebru Kuruldak as the Communications and Mentoring Member and Adam Majcher as the Internal Capacity Building Member.
Hello, I am Ebru Kuruldak, a part of the Cmoon Generation of EPSA Trainers. I have become a trainer in 13th TNT Lisbon, in December 2018. For the 19-20 mandate, I am the Communications and Mentoring Member of the Trainers’ Board. Before applying to this position, my motivation was being a supporter of people who beautifully changed my whole life. Also, my reason for choosing this position especially that I believe communication in the pool is essential for continuity. My position is taking care of three main tasks for this mandate; Mentoring Project within EPSA Training Project, the Library of EPSA Training Project, minuting of EPSA Trainers’ Board meetings. Through these tasks, I have gained experience in lots of things within a more professional organization than my local association. As a trainer and also a pharmacist working in a pharmaceutical company, I have already known what it meant to teamwork’s basics. But in the Trainers’ Board, you have the chance to go deep in discussions and share your opinions and shape something together. You see how something can change and also change takes time. So, you learn how to be patient enough. One of the biggest learning outcomes until this time in my mandate that working for something bigger than you creates a kind of steady motivation. Also, we are working like an “always home office” business. Thus, you are learning a different way of working. But the most beautiful thing about being a member of the Trainers’ Board; you can find a new thing to learn each day, it is like an open book. If you need to learn more or have any questions, please do not hesitate to poke me: tb.communications@epsaonline.org.
Ebru Kuruldak Communications and Mentoring Member
