JOHN Ly, owner of Imes Pharmacy in South Melbourne (pictured) has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Young Pharmacists Group for the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
Ly was chosen for the role at the recent FIP World Congress in Seoul, South Korea, and is the first Australian to hold the title in the young pharmacist category.
The FIP Young Pharmacists Group was officially established as a network of the organisation in 2001, with the aim of encouraging early career pharmacists to be actively involved in international pharmacy and within other divisions of the Federation.
Ly has had long involvement with international pharmacy, having been previously part of the International Pharmaceutical Student's Federation (IPSF) Executive Committee from 2005, including a stint as IPSF President in 2008-2009.
His extensive contributions also saw him awarded an IPSF Honorary Life Membership at the IPSF General Assembly of 2001.
In his new role with FIP's International Young Pharmacists Group he is working alongside a diverse committee of pharmacists from Korea, Taiwan, Croatia, Ireland and the USA to help facilitate the global exchange of ideas, information and new possibilities on the international pharmacy stage.
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