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Every year, over 50 pharmacy students' associations throughout the world, including the Canadian Association of Pharmacy Students and Interns (CAPSI), participate in the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation's (IPSF) Student Exchange Program (SEP). The SEP not only provides students with the opportunity to learn about pharmacy practice outside their own country, it also enriches both their professional and personal lives with unique cultural experiences.
Far more international students apply to participate in the SEP in Canada than CAPSI is able to host. By offering an international pharmacy student the opportunity to work in your pharmacy, you are also providing a Canadian student the opportunity to travel abroad and enjoy the same experience during the following year.
Amy Smith, CAPSI's National Student Exchange Officer, contacted Yee Mun Tan, a pharmacy student from Malaysia, and George K. Dooley, a Canadian host pharmacist, to get their unique perspectives on the program.
Yee Mun Tan, student, Malaysia
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