Pharmacy Practice Elective

Course aim

To integrate and apply knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics and professional practice acquired throughout the program in a specific professional practice setting to complement the professional experience from the community and hospital pharmacy practice placements in the course Professional Placement (PHAR 4017).

Course content

Students undertake a placement of 3-weeks duration in a rural or practice setting that can include, but is not limited to, community or hospital pharmacy (rural or metropolitan depending upon allocated site for Professional Placement PHAR 4017) and specialist settings (such as manufacturing, clinical trials, medicines information services, regulatory affairs and health system governance).

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHAR 4023	Pharmacy Practice 3

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Clinical	37.5 hours a week x 3 weeks

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

Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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.