Pharmacy Daily | Be the master of your future

THE healthcare landscape is shifting dramatically due to the rapidly aging population and increased incidence of chronic disease. As healthcare changes to meet these challenges, pharmacists’ expertise and responsibilities are evolving. There are new opportunities emerging for practitioners to undertake extended and advanced roles and a master’s degree is becoming the international benchmark for pharmacists moving into these roles. Planning your future requires measured decision making even at the undergraduate and intern level and decisions regarding postgraduate study should include consideration of the ability to articulate to higher level degrees. A master’s degree allows you to focus your learning in an area of special interest or to increase your expertise in a range of areas and will assist you in demonstrating more advanced practice across the competency domains in the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework (APPF). When mapping out your future, my biggest tip would be to do your research and ensure the course you are studying is the best option for you in the long term. A Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (Internship) from a NAPE university is the only pathway that will give you up to 50% credit towards a master’s degree at Monash University, ranked number one in Australia and in the top ten in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Be your own master; plan now for a bright future. This week’s contributor is Kirstie Galbraith, Director of PSPDU at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Monash University

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