ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) is celebrating a major milestone as pharmacist Yue Kee Wong became the 500th graduate of the Resident Training Program.
The training program was established in 2017 and facilitates practice-based experiential learning, supporting pharmacists in achieving competency aligned with Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) Pharmacist Resident recognition under the Australian Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework.
Wong (pictured) reached the milestone as part of the first cohort at Latrobe Regional Health to complete the program after it became an accredited training site in 2023.
Having started her pharmacy degree at Monash University in Malaysia before completing her studies in Melbourne, Wong began her career in community pharmacy before moving into hospital practice.
"Coming from a community pharmacy background into a hospital setting, I was initially nervous about whether I'd be able to successfully transition my skills into a new environment," Wong said.
"The AdPha Resident Training Program, with its structured rotations, along with the support from mentors and regular assessments, really supported me in this transition and helped me track and build my skills and knowledge over time."
Wong said she particularly enjoyed the opportunity to undertake six-month rotations in various areas of hospital pharmacy, which provided valuable exposure to different specialisations available.
She has now commenced an AdPha Registrar Training Program, specialising in emergency medicine.
Dr Kate O'Hara, chair of the ANZCAP Advisory Board and AdPha board director, congratulated Wong on completing the program, saying she "demonstrated the real-world impact the AdPha Resident Training Program is designed to foster". KB
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