Call for EAPC Young Ambassadors
We are looking for highly motivated candidates who will commit to promoting the EAPC Young Community and its activities.
As an EAPC Young Ambassador, your main missions will be to:
- Serve as a representative of the EAPC Young Community in your country and act as a primary point of contact for young healthcare professionals interested in preventive cardiology.
- Establish a national network of young healthcare professionals in your country who share an interest in preventive cardiology.
- Forge relationships and partnerships with national young groups, universities, and hospitals (with a particular focus on students and residents) to promote preventive cardiology and the EAPC Young Community and its activities with the support of EAPC staff.
- Facilitate the access of young healthcare professionals in your country to international educational and training opportunities offered by the EAPC.
- Communicate the needs and interests of your national colleagues to the EAPC.
- Contribute to the EAPC Preventive Cardiology Facebook and LinkedIn groups by posting content related to research articles, research news, congresses, courses etc. and by promoting these groups.
- Participate in the Young Community and EAPC activities at annual congresses (ESC Congress and/or ESC Preventive Cardiology).
- Attend and actively engage in regular conference calls, scheduled once every six months.
As a Young Ambassador you will:
- Be a protagonist in the effort to connect young members of the EAPC, offering them opportunities for professional and educational growth.
- Gain visibility with your peers, nationally and internationally.
- Meet with EAPC leaders.
- Enhance your professional network.
As an EAPC Young Ambassador you are expected to:
- Provide a report (every six months) on your activities as Young Ambassador. The first report will be due six months after the start of your mandate.
Who can apply?
This position is open to healthcare professionals from ESC member* or affiliate countries (place of work or country of residence in MyESC).
Candidates must be:
- A healthcare professional in the field of preventive cardiology.
- Under the age of 40 at the time of the application.
- An EAPC Silver Member.
Requirements
Applications must be submitted online. Please note that applications received by email will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed by the YC Core Group and the final selections will be made by the EAPC President.
The following information and documents (in English) are required for the online application:
- Personal information: title, name, country, age, and email address.
- Career stage.
- Past or present contributions to the EAPC.
- The candidate’s vision on the position of Young Ambassador and what the candidate intends to achieve as Young Ambassador.
- Experience in associations, if any.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Optional: an endorsement letter from the candidate’s national professional society will be considered an asset.
Timeline:
Date | Action |
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1 July 2024 (23:59 CEST) | Deadline for application |
July 2024 | Review of the candidacies |
16 August 2024 | Announcement of results |
1 September 2024 | Start of mandate |
*The Belorussian Scientific Society of Cardiology and the Russian Society of Cardiology are temporarily suspended from membership in the ESC. See the ESC Statement.
List of EAPC Young Ambassadors
Country | Name |
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Afghanistan | Arash Nemat |
Australia | Christian Verdicchio |
Austria | Patrick Haider |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Edin Begic |
Brazil | Karla Santo |
Canada | Colin Yeung |
Czechia | Martin Satny |
Egypt | Nagwa Thabet |
France | Olivier Missenard |
Greece | Georgios Christou |
India | Abraham Babu |
Ireland | Abdelsalam Ben Saaud |
Israel | Liran Bradichansky |
Italy | Francesco Perone |
Japan | Toshiki Kaihara |
Latvia | Barbara Vitola |
Lithuania | Vaida Sileikiene |
Malaysia | Mohammed Ahmed Akkaif |
Malta | Mark Abela |
Moldova | Irina Cabac-Pogorevici |
Norway | John Munkhaugen |
Poland | Monika Gawałko |
Romania | Maria-Alexandra Pană |
Saudi Arabia | Ahmed Elgohari |
Slovenia | Tim Kambič |
Spain | Antonia Vaquer Segui |
Suriname | Marina Bersaoui |
Thailand | Norasak Suvachittanont |
The Netherlands | Danny AJP van de Sande |
Turkey | Ozcan Basaran |
Ukraine | Olena Torbas |
United Arab Emirates | Sampath Kumar Amaravadi |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Emmanuel Androulakis |
Uzbekistan | Jamol Uzokov |
Testimonial
Read about the experience of an EAPC Young Ambassador and find out why you should join the network.
Tim Kambic, EAPC Young Ambassador in Slovenia
“It has been an immense honour to have been elected as the EAPC Young Ambassador in Slovenia. This important position has enabled me to establish a vibrant national network of enthusiastic students, early career researchers and health professionals with a particular interest in prevention cardiology. The promotion of the EAPC vision and educational opportunities has sparked a huge interest in Slovenia that extended from young cardiologists and nurses to other allied health professionals (kinesiologists, physiotherapists, dieticians and psychologists) involved in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Apart from online meetings, it was also great to meet many motivated young and senior clinicians in national meetings. During my mandate, I have been privileged to work closely with the national coordinator and representatives for cardiovascular prevention, which demonstrates a great cohesion between preventive cardiologists and other allied health professionals in Slovenia (such as kinesiologists in my case). I believe that the key to future optimal prevention and management of cardiovascular disease lies in a multidisciplinary approach in research and daily clinical practice. It was also very exciting to meet other EAPC Young Ambassadors in several online and face-to-face meetings to share our views and experiences from the individual ESC representative countries. It has been great to see that we all share similar enthusiasm towards the same goal – to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases."