International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation Pan American Regional Office Call for Pan American Regional Office Positions PARO Subcommittees The IPSF Pan American Regional Office (IPSF PARO) is calling interested pharmacy students and recent graduates from member organisations to join the Federation as PARO subcommittee members. Subcommittees are vital in assisting in developing and implementing projects for member organisations across the region throughout the year. For all positions, you must be able to work throughout the year in your position and have regular internet access. You must be reachable throughout your entire term, until October 2021. All the positions are invited to attend the 66th IPSF World Congress, 14th IPSF Pan American Regional Symposium, and your subcommittee face-to-face meeting, if one is scheduled. However, attending these events is not obligatory. If you are interested in a particular position listed here, you shall fill out the appropriate Google Form by the deadline stated in the form. The link to the Form can be found on our Facebook page, at facebook.com/IPSFparo or by contacting your organisation’s IPSF Contact Person. The period for submitting nominations will be from August 19th to September 15th 2020 23:59 GMT-6. The results will be announced on September 22th, 2020
IPSF PARO Subcommittees and Sub-coordinators All the following positions are appointed by the IPSF PARO Regional Working Group prior to October 1st. As most subcommittee work will be completed online, all subcommittee members are required to have regular internet access for communication (Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, Google Drive, among others) and emails. Translations and Communications Subcommittee Positions available: Maximum nine (9) This Subcommittee is chaired by the Regional Media and Publications Officer. The main responsibility of this Subcommittee is to provide written (and verbal, if needed) translation for the Regional Office’s complete range of publications in order to reach a maximum number of students across the region and to increase IPSF awareness to non-native English speaking individuals and organisations. Due to the multilingualism prevalent in our region, the work of the Translations and Communications Subcommittee is essential. Subcommittee members could also be requested to assist in editorial work for the Regional Office. The appointed individuals will be divided into 3 teams with 3 members each, including translations English-Spanish, English-French and English-Portuguese, although not restricted to these ones and the workload will be evenly distributed. For this reason, multilingual individuals will be highly appreciated in this Subcommittee. This Subcommittee is ideal for individuals who: ● Have knowledge about IPSF and IPSF PARO or wish to acquire such knowledge, ● Are motivated in getting involved within IPSF PARO, especially as a first involvement activity, ● Are organized, analytical, and punctual, ● Are fluent or have an intermediate level of French, Portuguese, Spanish or English (being at least bilingual).
Tasks of the Translations and Communications Subcommittee include the following: ● Translating public health campaigns (primarily from Spanish to English), to be published on Facebook, ● Reviewing and providing suggestions to previously translated text that will be published on Facebook, ● Participating in online meetings with individuals from across the Americas and interpreting (translating verbally), ● Proofreading function will be done as part of the job to increase the accuracy of the translations. Regional Relations Subcommittee Positions available: Six (6) This Subcommittee is chaired by the Regional Relations Officer. The IPSF PARO Regional Relations Subcommittee mainly works to establish contact and secure communication with potential member organisations across the region in order to promote IPSF and its activities. Furthermore, Regional Relations Subcommittee members are in charge of seeking external sponsors and partners. The Subcommittee requires motivated individuals who will take the initiative of spreading the IPSF spirit! Subcommittee members could also be requested to connect and maintain contact with existing IPSF PARO member organisations. This Subcommittee is ideal for individuals who: ● Have fair knowledge about IPSF and IPSF PARO or wish to acquire such knowledge, ● Are motivated in getting involved within IPSF PARO, especially as a first involvement activity, ● Are effective communicators, investigative, and punctual, ● Being multilingual in French, Portuguese and/or Spanish fluently (preferred, but not required). Tasks of the Regional Relations Subcommittee include: ● Researching the pharmacy schools across the region and their respective pharmacy student organisations,
● Participating in meetings with potential members to inform them about the structure and activities of IPSF, ● Communicating with pharmacy students and recent graduates from across the region through social media or other means to promote IPSF, ● Researching sponsors and partners for the Pan American Regional Office, ● Support the Regional Relations Officer with the communication between Contact Persons, PARO Member Organisations and regional partners. Media and Publications Subcommittee Positions available: Five (5) This Subcommittee is chaired by the Regional Media and Publications Officer. The main objective of this Subcommittee is to assist in the development of all media and promotional material used for public health campaigns, official announcements, event promotions, and more. Creativity is an essential quality for these subcommittee members who are responsible for the publications of the Regional Office. Subcommittee members will also assist in reviewing published material if required. This Subcommittee is ideal for individuals who: ● Have fair knowledge about IPSF and IPSF PARO or wish to acquire such knowledge, ● Are motivated in getting involved within IPSF PARO, especially as a first involvement activity, ● Have an eye for detail and who are creative and punctual, ● Have the motivation to learn graphic editing programs such as Canva, Piktochart, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Prezi, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, etc. Previously acquired skills in using these programs are preferred, but not required, ● Have the motivation to learn website management skills, such as Wordpress. Previously acquired skills in managing websites are preferred, but not required, ● Have the motivation to learn about social media marketing with different sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and website.
Previously acquired skills in managing social media effectively are preferred, but not required, ● Have video editing skills (prefered but not required). Tasks of the Media and Publications Subcommittee include: ● Assisting in creating multimedia for the Regional Office, such as newsletters, posters, videos, etc, ● Innovating new methods of promotions to educate and reach out to existing and potential member organisations through a variety of means (Prezi presentations, booklets), ● Reviewing and editing materials for clarity that are to be published on social media or in the newsletter. Regional Projects Subcommittee Positions available: Four (4) total, one (1) per project This Subcommittee is chaired by the Regional Projects Officer and encompasses various IPSF portfolios, notably Public Health, Professional Development, and Pharmacy Education. The main focus of this subcommittee is to collaborate on and develop projects and content related to the various portfolios for the Regional Office as well as provide assistance regarding these portfolios to member organisations. This Subcommittee is ideal for individuals who: ● Have fair knowledge about IPSF and IPSF PARO or wish to acquire such knowledge, ● Are motivated in getting involved within IPSF PARO, especially as a first involvement activity, ● Are innovative, resourceful, and punctual, ● Have a particular interest in public health and humanitarian issues, professional development, the promotion of the pharmaceutical profession, and/or pharmacy education. Currently, there are four sub-coordinator positions in this subcommittee, which are: ● Humanitarian (Vampire Cup, Refugee Campaign and more),
● Public Health (Diabetes Mellitus, Health Living, and more) closely related to the WHO Calendar, ● Professional Development (Compounding event (CE), Clinical skills event (CSE), Patient counseling event (PCE), Marketing Skills Event (MSE), Trainers development camp (TDC), Leaders in training (LIT) and more), ● Pharmacy Education (Webinars, Internships, Pharmacy Practice Initiatives, Young Researchers’ Forum). Humanitarian: The Humanitarian Sub-coordinator is responsible for developing a diverse range of humanitarian projects and campaigns throughout the year. The focus project for this Sub-coordinator is the Vampire Cup Challenge, which is a yearlong IPSF project that encourages member organisations to donate blood and raise awareness about blood donation. The Live Challenge takes place in June. The sub-coordinator will work closely with the IPSF Global team that is in charge of Vampire Cup. Other campaigns regarding various humanitarian issues are encouraged to be developed as well. Tasks of the Humanitarian Sub-coordinator include: ● Supporting regional member organisations in the organisation of blood donation campaigns and activities, ● Developing materials in coordination with the Media & Publications Subcommittee for humanitarian campaigns related to pharmacy such as malnutrition, natural disasters, access to water, etc., to be published on Facebook. ● Collaborate in public health and humanitarian campaigns and promote the participation of member organisations, ● Promote activities that increase awareness and encourage member organisations in the Humanitarian area. Public Health: The Public Health Sub-coordinator is tasked with developing public health campaigns throughout the year. Within PARO, the focus projects include Diabetes Mellitus Awareness campaign, which is held in November, and the Healthy Living campaign, which takes place during the times determined by the IPSF Public Health Committee and/or by this Sub-coordinator. Various
public health projects are also encouraged to be developed throughout the year. Tasks of the Public Health Sub-coordinator include: ● Organizing a video challenge to raise awareness about Diabetes Mellitus, ● Developing materials for public health campaigns, including the IPSF projects, such as counterfeit drugs, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, medicines awareness, as well as World Health Days, which are based on the UN World Health Organization. Professional Development: The Professional Development Sub-coordinator is responsible for contributing to the promotion of Professional Development activities, campaigns, and competitions (Compounding event (CE), Clinical skills event (CSE), Patient counseling event (PCE), Marketing Skills Event (MSE), Trainers development camp (TDC), Leaders in training (LIT) and more) to member organisations. This Sub-coordinator will collaborate with the Regional Projects Officer to liaise with member organisations and support the organization of Professional Development campaigns and activities on a local level. Tasks of the Professional Development Sub-coordinator include: ● Developing materials and generating ideas for member organisations to promote the pharmaceutical profession through Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaigns, ● Collaborating with the Regional Projects Officer in providing support to member organizations to implement their own Professional Development competitions, such as a Patient Counselling Event, ● Advocate for the profession of pharmacy in an interprofessional setting, as well as work towards strengthening pharmacy education, ● Helping develop and organize IPSF PARO Regional Policy Statements which are based on policy papers from member organisations. Pharmacy Education: The Pharmacy Education Sub-coordinator has the responsibility of developing pharmacy education projects and campaigns, such as scientific and educational articles, Poster Competitions, and recent events in pharmacy
education and research. This Sub-coordinator will collaborate with the Regional Projects Officer to assist in communicating with member organisations regarding pharmacy education opportunities. Tasks of the Pharmacy Education Sub-coordinator include: ● Promote collaboration between PARO member organisations and the Regional Office in order to deliver academic events, webinars and increase Pan American engagement within the Federation, ● Developing pharmacy education projects based on breakthroughs or current events in scientific or educational pharmacy literature or inspired by the current objectives of the Pharmacy Education Taskforce of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIPed), ● Collaborating with the Regional Projects Officer to promote IPSF’s Pharmacy Education initiatives among regional member organisations, such as Phuture and the Pharmacy Education Newsletter, ● Promote the use and benefits of the Young Researchers’ Forum.