The IPSF APPS symposium returns to Singapore!
Motivations and International Outlook
Headed by four student leaders from the NUS Pharmaceutical Society (NUSPS) – Teh Kee Siang (Class of ‘21), Tan Su Min, Jabelle (Class of ‘21), Myat Thu Kyaw (Class of ’21), and Goh Xuan Ying Alicia (Class of ’22), this iteration of the regional symposium – better known as the Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium: APPS 2020 will feature how millennial pharmacists may envision their potential to be fulfilled when they graduate into the new millennium with unique challenges and opportunities.
When asked about their motivation to host APPS in Singapore, all three chairpersons and the vice-chairperson agreed that they wanted to empower and enrich their fellow friends from NUSPS and the Asia Pacific region through powerful and impactful education programmes and enjoy the international exposure and network that APPS will bring to Singapore and NUSPS. Following the footsteps taken by their seniors from NUSPS back in 2001 when NUSPS hosted the first-ever APPS, these four student leaders envision to create a legendary symposium that will ignite the spirit of international exchange, out-of-classroom learning, and drive regional networks.
The APPS
To the unfamiliar, APPS brings together over 400 future pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists from around the Asia Pacific region to learn, develop competencies and take concrete actions through a series of impactful educational and capacity building programmes, meaningful community and public engagement, problem-solving opportunities, and impressive social programmes for networking and international exchange.
What to Expect?
With the theme, APPS 2020: Envisioning our Potential as Millennial Pharmacists, the planned series of symposia will explore prominent, current and pressing issues of antimicrobial resistance, chronic illnesses, mental health and delve into the potential solutions that are made possible by the development of technologies and data. Exciting parallel programmes such as the Health Innovation Challenge, Pharmacy and Health Convention, Hackathon, Public Health Campaign, Diabetic Retinopathy Simulation, Social Nights and related educational and cultural workshops will also be part of APPS 2020.
It is essentially a week-long symposium with educational programmes coupled with social programmes that will be perfect for networking. APPS is open to sign-ups from current students and alumni of NUSPS.
Get in Touch with Us!
Want to join us and find out more? Head over to our website (https://www.ipsfapps2020.com/), our Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/nusps.apps2020/) and our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ipsfapps2020).
For professional support, funding and sponsorships, get in touch with us through email at apps2020.spd@gmail.com.
Support from Students, the Department and Alumni
We would like to seek strong support from the current students, the Department, alumni and friends, for the success of APPS 2020. For any communication with NUSPS, feel free to contact the chairpersons at nusps.apps2020@gmail.com. We look forward to productive partnerships to advance the causes that APPS 2020 is advocating for, to groom the millennial pharmacists of this region. It is an entirely new venture for NUSPS to host some 400 pharmaceutical students from the Asia Pacific region through APPS. In this new year, the APPS team is motivated and steadfast in creating a memorable and successful symposium for both Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.
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Article by Myat Thu Kyaw (Class of ’21)