2024 KNAPS SEP Incoming_Visiting Program_Testimonial by Emma

I will always remember the day  I found out  I was accepted to the visiting program and realized I would have the opportunity to spend two weeks in Seoul. At the beginning I was quite frightened and nervous about going alone and meeting new people, but as soon as I arrived at the welcoming party, I knew it would be an incredible experience, and that is exactly what happened.

 

During all the visiting program, I had the opportunity to learn a lot about their pharmacy system. We visited prestigious places such as the K-FDA, GC-biopharma, SNU hospital...  All the diferent places gave me an insight of Korean culture and how they do things. The most impactful area for me was definitely how hospitals consistently priotize people. While this might sound logical, they had lots of restaurants, hairdressers and shops inside the hospitals, allowing  patients and their families to enjoy it. Another thing to add, I was quite impressed by how their community pharmacies operate, they had machines that could count  and dispense the exact amount of medicines that they would need.

 

Apart from all the  pharmaceutical visits and lectures, we had a lot of fun during our free time with the staff members. At least everyday, we did some activity like going to the Korean Folk Village, eating at Gwajang market, touring the House of parliament, and learning the past by visiting Seodaemun prision. If I had to choose two favourite activities, they would be the cooking class, where we made japchae, which was really funny. And the other one, would be the weekend trip, we went to a house in nature, where we played  games and had some fun talks during all night.

 

Finally, I want to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to all the SEP staff for all their kindness, effort and the wonderful memories we created together that I will keep it to my heart. It was an incredibly intense two weeks, which I met truly amazing people who will forever stay in my mind. If you are thinking signing up for  KNAPS visiting program, I can assure you that it will be one of the best experience of  your life.

Thank you to each member of staff team and our visiting group.I miss you all so much and I hope someday I can visit again Korea and see eachother again.

Take care all of you,

Your friend from Barcelona,

Emma