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

Placement Programme Visit Year of course Number of visits Group SizeModule towards which visit shall contribute C111Introduction to Pharmacy Practice H16 C 211Pharmacy Practice II H16 C311Clinical Pharmacy I H86 C 411Clinical Pharmacy II H86 PCT/ GP-P 14

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

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