Call for the CPME Intern - Autumn Term 2025
Samuel Olagoke | EMSA Vice President of External Affairs
Dear EMSAi,
We are pleased to announce that the call for the EMSA - CPME internship position in Bruxelles for the following term (September 2025 - February 2026) is now open!
An open Q&A sessions about the internship will be held on Tuesday, 24th June, where we will gladly answer any and all questions about the position that you may have. The session will take place at 6 pm CEST via Zoom. Registration is not necessary, as the link will be circulated through all EMSA channels and social media closer to the event, but if you wish to get the link sent to yourself individually, you can fill in this form to make your interest known to us.
If you are unable to the session, we will gladly answer any questions via email.
So, who is EMSA’s CPME intern?
The CPME (Standing Committee of European Doctors) Intern is an appointed member of EMSA, working in the CPME Office in Brussels, offering their services to both EMSA and CPME.
CPME - Standing Committee of European Doctors
CPME is one of the European Medical Organisations (EMOs) and a very valuable and valued external partner of EMSA. CPME represents Νational Μedical Αssociations across Europe, and it is committed to contributing the medical profession’s point of view to EU institutions and European policy-making through proactive cooperation on a wide range of health and healthcare related issues. You can find additional information through this link.
Call for EMSA's CPME Intern for the term Autumn 2025
The autumn term will last from September 1st 2025 until February 28th 2026.
What else you need to know about this position
This is a unique opportunity which only EMSA offers, allowing for professional development in health advocacy for its members, as well as insight into the inner workings of European health policy.
You can find a detailed job description of the position here. Read this carefully before you apply. You can also watch the webinar organized by a previous CPME Intern, Vagelis Papageorgiou about the position here. Further details about the specific jobs are provided to the appointed candidate from both CPME and EMSA after appointment.
This is a position in the CPME Secretariat so you will be a contractual employee of CPME.
The internship takes place live in Brussels, Belgium!
The CPME Intern is part of the Department of External Affairs and is expected to take part in the work of the department, the EMSA European Board and attend the EMSA General Assemblies.
This is a paid position and your salary will be approximately 950 - 1050€ per month with extra 100 € vouchers to cover your food expenses. Accommodation in Brussels is not provided by EMSA nor CPME.
From the moment of your appointment until the start of your internship you are expected to be available for the handover period.
There is the possibility for the appointee to have their term extended to cover the Spring term (March - August 2025), should an agreement be reached between the individual, EMSA and CPME.
What you need to send to apply (In English)
Curriculum Vitae, stating your experience in EMSA;
Motivation Letter (max. 2 pages);
A Plan Of Action for the position (max. 2 pages);
Certificate of EMSA membership signed by the LC of your FMO (it needs to be the LC listed in EMSA's registry, so if the LC changed, make sure to update the information with the Secretary General at secr...@emsa-europe.eu before the application deadline; also, make sure the certificate is dated).
Feel free to use the EMSA candidature template document.
Please send all candidature documents to v...@emsa-europe.eu and CC secr...@emsa-europe.eu until June 30th 2025, 23:59 Brussels Time (CEST)!
Motivational interviews with the applicants will be held starting July 1st and are expected to finish by July 5th at the latest. The decision on who will be the appointed intern shall be made by July 9th at the latest.
We look forward to receiving your applications!
