THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Symbion have teamed up for educating and training First Nations pharmacy students, by announcing that applications for four scholarships under this initiative are now open.
The grants are designed to strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce through education and career support, with the concept following the Guild's and Symbion's reconciliation initiatives.
They aim to help build a strengthened Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy workforce which should result in an increased provision of, and access to, improved culturally appropriate pharmacy services for First Nations patients, shared the Guild.
Under the program, the four pharmacy student scholarship recipients of the program will receive an annual entitlement of $10,000 and be eligible for conference registration fees, travel and accommodation to a pharmacy conferencefor one year.
The initiative also provides two pharmacy assistant scholarships of $5,000 annually and payment of conference registration fees, travel and accommodation to thePharmacy Assistant Conference for one year, explained the Guild.
To help strengthen Symbion and TerryWhite Chemmart's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce, Symbion will provide each program participant with options and support for placement during their degree/study, opportunities for placement during the pharmacy student's intern year (or similar) at a TerryWhite Chemmart pharmacy, and employment possibilities during holiday periods.
Each program participant will receive a mentor who will be paid $750 by Symbion for each year of support.
Applications are open until 16 Jul.
For further details and the application form CLICK HERE.
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