Pharmacy Daily | PSA’s first accredited one

THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced that its first PSA-Accredited Pharmacist, Thao Phan, MPS-AACPA has completed their training.

Phan graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from Monash University in 2020, and practices as a community pharmacist in Cairns, Queensland.

Phan enthusiastically said "when the PSA announced that they were offering the credentialing program, I made the decision immediately.

"I would complete my accreditation with PSA, knowing they will accompany and support me in every step of the process.

"PSA has provided me with great support throughout my internship and the first year of my career as a pharmacist."

Phan said she found the Medication Management Reviews (MMR) stage 1 online course extremely helpful.

"It provided me with a detailed description of the steps involved and the skills needed to undertake MMRs.

"The knowledge I learned from these resources made it much easier for me to pass the assessments of the accreditation process," Phan explained.

"The Accreditation Team at PSA always provided timely and helpful responses to all my enquiries.

"I would highly recommend PSA accreditation training to other pharmacists.

"I'm very excited to conduct my first review and help promote MMRs to more doctors and patients in the community," Phan concluded.

PSA National President Dr Fei Sim FPS congratulated Phan on being the first PSA Accredited Pharmacist and said she was proud to get such positive feedback on the program.

"Congratulations to Thao Phan, MPS-AACPA on being the first PSA-accredited pharmacist.

"We are so excited to see the PSA Accreditation Credentialing Program growing as the new Home of Accredited Pharmacists.

"We are incredibly proud to offer a complete package of high-quality education, training and ongoing career support for accredited pharmacists and those looking to pursue accreditation," Dr Sim concluded.