The International Pharmaceutical Students Federation was established in 1949,
following an initiative by the British Pharmaceutical Students Association.
It is a non-political, non-religious organisation represented in more than 45
countries. It has 33 national pharmacy student associations as full members,
plus a number of local student organisations as associate members.
Individual membership is available to students, new pharmacy graduates and pharmacists
who have been registered for less than five years.
The focal point of IPSF activities is its 10-day annual congress. This includes
general assemblies, at which policy issues and future projects are discussed,
plus symposia, workshops, a poster exhibition and social activities.
Jointly with the International Pharmaceutical Federation, the IPSF also presents
a students’ day during the annual FIP congress.
IPSF projects include work on national and international educational and health
issues and “village concept’’ schemes, in which pharmacy students
work with others to improve the standard of living and health conditions in
remote areas of developing countries.
A student exchange scheme gives IPSF members the opportunity to work in a branch
of pharmacy in another country for a short period.The federation’s publishing
activities include project reports and a thrice-yearly news.
Those wishing to support IPSF through individual membership should apply to
the IPSF Secretariat, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Andries Bickerweg
5,
2517 JP Den Haag, The Netherlands (tel +31 70 3 63 1925; fax +31 70 3 65 9047;
e-mail ipsf@fip.nl; website www.ipsf.org).