Medicine Management Clerkship

Course aim

The aim of this course is for the pharmacist to integrate the skills and knowledge gained in previous modules and demonstrate practical application in a practice setting. The pharmacist should gain experience in a specific therapeutic area and demonstrate the ability to provide a complete clinical pharmacy service to patients and staff in this area.

Course content

The student will undertake this course in a practice setting, comprising at least 160 hours. The medicine management clerkship will provide the mechanism whereby students are given experiential education in several important areas of clinical pharmacy practice. Pathophysiology of disease states, pharmacotherapy and drug review including dosage calculations, adverse reactions, drug interactions, relevant pharmacokinetics, alternative therapies and monitoring parameters. Participation of medical ward rounds, medication review rounds, patient counselling sessions, case seminars and hospital in-service education programs.

Textbook(s)

DiPiro, J.q 2008, Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach, Current Edition, Appleton and Lange

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Clinical	320 hours x over 8 weeks
External	- x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination and viva, Log book and specific competencies for the clinical viva, Patient Case Presentations

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.