TERRYWHITE Chemmart Rosny Park's Terri Bakker (pictured) has become the third Tasmanian to land the Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year (PatY) Awards.
Bakker was crowned the 2022 PatY winner at the Pharmacy Assistant National Conference in Brisbane on Sat, seeing off competition from more than 170 PatY nominees.
Bakker's win followed the Rosny Park pharmacy's Excellence in Community Engagement Award win at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) in Mar (PD 24 Mar).
Presenting the award, Guild National President, Trent Twomey, described Bakker as a "visionary".
"Terri should be incredibly proud of this achievement," he said.
"It was clear during the National Workshop that Terri is articulate, confident and has the capacity to take on big tasks, which is a prerequisite of the PatY winner, as they become the ambassador for pharmacy assistants across the country."
As PatY winner, Bakker has claimed more than $10,000 worth of prizes, including $5,000 in cash, a Guild training package, return flights and accommodation for next year's APP and the 2023 Pharmacy Assistant National Conference.
Bakker will also be invited to join the judging for next year's PatY National Workshop.
Meanwhile, St James Newstart Pharmacy in Western Australia's Bianca Busby took home the National Glucojel Super Star Award.
The National Glucojel Super Star Award recognises outstanding customer service amongst the PatY State Winners.
The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 31 Oct 22
To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 31 Oct 22
