Alissa Kong
University of Toronto, Class of 2024
Pronouns: she/her
Education (Prior to pharmacy school): Bachelor of Medical Sciences in Physiology & Pharmacology at the University of Western Ontario
3 adjectives to describe yourself: Reliable, driven, and organized
Why did you join CAPSI?
CAPSI represents the unified voice of pharmacy students and interns across the country to advocate for advancements in our profession. I joined CAPSI to be a part of these conversations, to promote national and international opportunities for academic, professional, and personal growth.
What drug are you and why?
Insulin – I can adjust to and support your needs.
ipsf@capsi.caDuties for IPSF Liaison
- Act as liaison to the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation, and be its link to CAPSI.
- Introduce, implement, promote, and co-ordinate the various IPSF projects for the current year.
- Represent and appropriately arrange adequate representation of CAPSI at the IPSF Annual Congress by Official Delegates of CAPSI, and instruct these delegates fully of their duties at Congress; to attend the IPSF conference.
- Disseminate information regarding IPSF activities (except the Student Exchange Program) via the local and IPSF representatives.
- Provide information and registration forms for the annual IPSF Congress.
- Promote IPSF to students and recent graduates.
- Inform CAPSI National of the application deadlines for IPSF Membership.
- Act as Canadian Coordinator of the various IPSF Projects.
- Develop new ideas to further CAPSI (both nationally and internationally) and implement these ideas with the approval of council.
- Participate as an active member of council.
- Actively participate in the CAPSI IPSF Student Exchange Program Selection Committee (Section 7.9).
- Submit articles of national student interest and an update of activities to the CAPSIL.
- Inform and provide activity reports and year-end reports to IPSF in regards to CAPSI (e.g. PDW, CAPSI Competitions, health campaigns, Symposia, PAM, community outreach programs, etc).
- Recruit and distribute various campaign materials or IPSF resources to all the local IPSF Representatives.
- Along with the Student Exchange Officer (SEO), coordinate and facilitate online meetings with each of the individual local IPSF Liaison at the beginning of the school year and also a general meeting during PDW.
- Attend meetings and prepare and distribute reports at two Meetings: PDW and the TC prior to the CPhA Conference. Reports may be made throughout the year to inform the National Council as needed.
- Organize the IPSF Health Campaign Award.
- Use the checklist approach to keep track of tasks that have been completed, are in progress, and have been completed.
Valuable Skills & Traits
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Time management
- Organization
- Desire to attain a global awareness and perspective