Clinical placements and supervised practice
The Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) degree part has a mandatory clinical placement component, which must be completed as part of the award requirements for the course.
This clinical placement experience program reflects the contemporary healthcare environment. The block placements are carried out at hospital and community pharmacies, and include opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, professional organisations and in rural health settings.
By the completion of their course, all students will have had at least three, two-week block placements in clinical experience. At least one of those placements will be in a hospital setting. Students can expect that at least one of their placements may be outside of the Sydney metropolitan area, potentially in a rural location.
Students must undertake their placements in geographical areas that will provide them with a diverse range of professional experience. The placements take place across the third and fourth year of their course. This amounts to a total of 210 hours of clinical placements.
Before you can attend a placement, you need to have certain clinical placement checks and clearances. The checks can be completed after your enrolment in the course.
Enrolment into the pharmacy program will require that you are registered as a student with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
The Master of Pharmacy degree part requires the completion of 1,824 hours of Pharmacy Board approved supervised practice. Graduates can then apply for general registration as a pharmacist (after passing the Pharmacy Board of Australia registration examination and meeting the Board's registration standards). The supervised practice must be in accordance with the requirements set out in the Board’s Registration standard: Supervised practice arrangements.