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12th Essential Medicines Recruitment Help yourself. Help others.
Volunteer.
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WHAT IS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES?
Essential Medicines, or EMed, is the voluntary wing of NUSPS. Our members
are a dedicated group of people who plan, execute and take part in meaningful
activities that give back to the society.
These include pharmacy-related volunteer projects such as Medication
Reviews as well as other ad-hoc projects involving interaction with young
children as well as the elderly.
Our Objectives?
- To be intermediaries between philanthropic drug houses and communities in
need
- To aid pharmaceutical companies and sponsors in identifying credible
beneficiaries
- To facilitate charities and welfare groups in sourcing medicines and
supplements needed in their operations
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Public Education: (On left) Common ailments and its complications.
(On right) Community Health Assist Scheme
Public Education: (On left) Common ailments and its complications.
(On right) Community Health Assist Scheme
Basic health screening and medication reviews with registered Pharmacists
WHAT DO WE DO?
Basically anything and everything that falls under volunteerism!
Our past projects include a health zone and carnival program where we
reinforced a healthy lifestyle in young children through games, an NUH
program where we participated in activities such as the conduct of a mobile
library for children and also the World Diabetes Day at NUS where volunteers
manned blood pressure management stations and conducted counselling on
lifestyle habits to the NUS population.
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What do the different roles in EMed play?
There are currently 4 different key roles in the Essential Medicines Committee
namely: Publicity, Marketing, Operations and Voluntary Team.
Their respective job scopes are listed below:
Publicity Team
Advertising and promotion of all Emed activities (e.g. preparation of
PowerPoint slides for publicity)
Visual documentation of the event and preparation of event’s publicity
material (flyers etc)
Marketing Team
Coordination of fund-raising activities
Sourcing of sponsorship for Emed events
Operations Team
Working with the Marketing Team to secure sponsorship items
Liaising with the external agencies for the collection of sponsored items
Ensuring the logistical requirements of all E-med activities
Procure items required for Emed activities
Maintain the Emed cupboard
Voluntary Team
Liaise with external organisations
Allocation of volunteer manpower and assigning job roles to the
volunteers, so as to ensure volunteers all have a role and know what
they are supposed to do.
Ensure that the residents/elderly signup for the event and that they are
not left out (i.e. make sure that they get attended to during the event)
Looking out for other volunteering opportunities
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Why I should join Emed!
1) I want to have a more fulfilling undergraduate career.
Volunteering is always a rewarding experience, be it for the giver or
receiver.
2) I want to interact with people.
As future healthcare professionals, we will be communicating with our
patients on many different fronts every day. Volunteering will only serve
to sharpen and hone our skills.
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Why I should join Emed!
3) I want to know my course mates better / I want to work with
Pharmacists
Each team in every project would have a healthy mix of students from
the different years of study. Joining Emed is a good opportunity for
seniors and juniors to mingle. Also, during medication reviews, students
also can get to engage in discussions with Pharmacists and these
increase our awareness both in drug knowledge as well as pharmacy as a
profession.
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The 12th EMED Committee
The following are concise portfolios for the various positions in the EMed committee.
Project Director
- Steers the general direction of the committee
- Chairs the EXCO’s meetings and represents the committee in external meetings
- Acts as Liaison Officer between the Committee and PSS, NUSPS and other external
organizations like North West CDC
Assistant Project Director
- Take over the Project Director’s duties in his or her absence
- Acts as Liaison Officer between the Committee and the Pharmacy Student Body
Secretary
- Establishes and updates the committee’s Institutional Knowledge Archive
- Reviews Meeting Agendas and vets Event Proposals
- Draft up minutes and reviews them at every meeting to ensure every committee member
is kept on task
Treasurer
- Manages the Committee’s funds and oversees the Committee’s Budget and Expenditure
- Sets budget proposals for the Committee’s Events
Marketing Wing Director
- Manages the Marketing Wing in securing sponsorships for the Committee’s Events
- Propose and execute activities that generate income for the committee to fund for its
Events
Publicity Wing Director
- Manages the Publicity Wing in promoting the public’s awareness of the Committee as well
as its events
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Volunteer Team Manager
- Manages the volunteers for the Committee’s Events and assign them to various roles and
responsibilities
- Ensure the volunteers are clear on their roles and responsibilities prior to Events
- Main contact person for the volunteers
Operations Team Manager
- Manages the Operations Team in ensuring that preparation for the Committee’s Events are
kept in order, as well as to manage the Events as according to plan
Do contact the committee members should you have any queries with regard to the roles
they played in the 11th EMed committee.
Name Role Contact Number Email address Neo Jun Kai Project Director 96191195 [email protected]
Ng Yali Shermain Deputy Project
Director 93365918
Loh Guek Leng Secretary 81269199 [email protected]
Koh Pek Har Treasurer 97374581 [email protected]
Lim Mei Yoke (Stella) Voluntary Team
Manager 92222365 [email protected]
Loy Xue Ming Publicity Manager 96918887 [email protected]
Kristine Wong Marketing Manager 91899144 [email protected]
Lee Yong Yang, Irvin Operations Team
Manager 82872078 [email protected]
Tan Yan Zhi Operations Team
Manager 97393786 [email protected]
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I would like to ask …
1) I am in year 1. Why should I join?
The bulk of applications every year usually come from the Freshmen.
Freshmen year is the best time to try out campus activities while the
workload is still relatively low. We need your energy and enthusiasm to
make our projects a success! Also, it would be a good exposure should
you decide to take on leadership roles in the future.
2) I am a senior. Why should I join?
We understand that seniors are extremely busy with coursework and for
the graduating cohort, FYPs. However we need experienced seniors in
each team to guide the juniors when it comes to Medication Reviews as
this require the use of MIMS as well as other drug references. It is also a
good chance to practice communication and counselling skills and
maybe put some drug knowledge to good use.
3) How much commitment do I need?
The level of commitment required from each individual differs from
projects and the role each person plays in the project undertaken so
there is no clear cut distinction.
You might be required to attend meetings but these are few and far in
between. Besides, you get to decide on when you would want to chair
the meetings for each voluntary team taking on a particular project for
the month.
Planning for events might seem daunting and exhausting but the
workload will be shared with the other members of the committee. As
for the participation in projects, it is normally held on weekend mornings
not lasting more than half the day so you will still get the rest of the day
to yourself after the event ended.
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Hesitate no more, join us NOW!
Should you still have any enquiries, do not hesitate to ask!
Neo Jun Kai (Year 3) Shermain Ng (Year 3)
Director, 11th Emed Asst Director, 11th Emed
[email protected] [email protected]
We strongly encourage you to run for the available positions!
Looking forward to welcoming you to the EMed family.
