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Celia Chounta
Certain things in life happen out of serendipity and EPSA was quite a discovery that I was not planning to
leave behind. I became part of this family in 2009, when I was appointed as the financial sub-committee
member (a role long gone now!) followed by three years as a NIMP Coordinator and finally as an Official
Delegate for Greece at the Annual Congress 2013. Needless to describe to you, readers, what EPSA
represents and the impact it has to those who attend even one event but I will say this: EPSA made me
realize that one can do anything one sets in mind. For me, that was the motivation I needed to set my
career goal of joining a multinational company in motion.
Alumni
In fact, this is exactly where I am at the moment. I joined GSK in the summer of 2015 with the purpose
of housing my MSc thesis project and I am now, a year later, in its affiliate, ViiV Healthcare in London.
My role is in a very challenging and demanding function, namely: Health Outcomes, in the Global
Franchise and it involves working cross-functionally
with the Medical and Commercial Teams. Our aim is
Celia Chounta
to generate global strategic health outcome plans and
produce evidence that will enable to achieve better
access to care and more treatment options for HIV
patients across the globe. Final words? Stay true and
follow your heart! Best of luck!
EPSA Financial
Subcommittee 2009-2010
Svetlana Kolundžić
I started in EPSA in 2012 as a Liaison Secretary for NAPSer Serbia and joined the EPSA Team for the
mandate of 2013-2014 as Parliamentarian. The following year, I was elected as the President and I
also took part in a Team for a couple of months as the Immediate Past President during the 2015-2016
mandate. Though EPSA was taking a lot of my time, I managed to graduate and finish the one-year
internship in both community and hospital pharmacy, and at the moment I am preparing for Serbia’s
state examination in order to get a license.
In January 2016, I joined the Serbian office of Les Laboratoires Servier for an internship in their Marketing
department. From Day 1 it was clear to me that I will
be using the skills gained in EPSA – from personal,
professional and online communication – to organise
both small and large scale events. More importantly,
I believe that my managers really appreciate the
“European perspective” I brought to the office and the
fact that no matter how many tasks they assign me, I
manage to finish them on time.
Svetlana Kolundžić
EPSA President
2014-2015
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