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Pharm-Assist. Placement Based Learning Within the Undergraduate Pharmacy MPharm Degree at the University of Wolverhampton Naz Khideja and David Gay Pharmacy Dept. MPharm Degree. 4 year programme Safe and effective practitioners Role has moved away from just dispensing
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Pharm-Assist Placement Based Learning Within the Undergraduate Pharmacy MPharm Degree at the University of Wolverhampton Naz Khideja and David Gay Pharmacy Dept
MPharm Degree • 4 year programme • Safe and effective practitioners • Role has moved away from just dispensing • Undergraduate programme must reflect and prepare students fro the changing climate • A fifth year pre-registration
Areas of Pharmacy • Community pharmacy • Clinical hospital pharmacy • Industry • Primary care pharmacy • Others
Community Pharmacy • Year 1 – Introduction • Year 2 – Counselling • Year 3 – Clinical services • Year 4 – Pharmacy and public health • Lloyds Pharmacy, Midcounties Co-op, The Co-operative, CG Murrays Healthcare, Adam Myers, Priory Pharmacy etc
Other sectors • Hospital • New cross hospital • Manor hospital • Russells Hall hospital • Primary Care - PCTs • Walsall, South Staffs, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Telford and Wrekin
Feedback and Evaluation • Student • Positive influence • Enjoyable experience • Contextualises learning • Mentors • Helps with CPD • Up to date knowledge
Other Support • Vacational Work • Careers fair • Prizes sponsored by local stakeholders
Further Research • Do placement providers recruit from undergraduate placements? • Do placements affect student choice of future profession branch? • Are placements representative of the pharmacist role? • More research is required to try and elucidate whether pharmacy placement