Experience of being chair and co-chair of the ECMC and reasons why you should be the NEXT

• Main Author: Parkin, James
• Publication Date: 2023
• Other Authors: Devulder, Justine, Vijverberg, Susanne, Ubags, Niki, Patout, Maxime, Cuevas Ocaña, Sara, Gille, Thomas, Cruz, Joana
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8583
• topic: Early career member; Respiratory; European Respiratory Society; Professional development

In this article, we provide an overview of the experience of being chair and co-chair of the Early Career Member Committee (ECMC) of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) from past and current officers – Niki Ubags (past chair), Maxime Patout (past co-chair), Sara Cuevas Ocaña (current chair) and Thomas Gille (current co-chair) (figure 1). The past chair and co-chair share their main achievements and challenges as leaders of the ECMC, and how the position has impacted (or is impacting) their career. The current chair and co-chair provide their view of the ECMC for the future and the goals to achieve during their mandate.