THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has urged pharmacists to "make your mark in pharmacy" by seeking appointment to the Board, with applications to fill practitioner and community member vacancies now open (PD 16 Jan 2018).
All Board appointments are made by the Ministerial Council for up to three years, with chair William Kelly saying successful appointees will contribute to the Board's delivery of its busy regulatory program.
"Pharmacists and community members with a real passion for patient safety are encouraged to apply," Kelly said.
"Serving as a Board member is an honour and a privilege...Board members play a key role in the regulation of pharmacists, whose vital work helps to keep our communities healthy," he added.
In 2016/17 the Board helped register and renew the registration of 30,360 pharmacists and 7,540 students, close 355 notifications about pharmacists and much more.
The Board has published insights from outgoing Board members Karen O'Keefe (community member), Trevor Draysey (South Australian practitioner member) and Rachel Carr (Western Australian practitioner member) to help those interested in applying understand more about the roles - see pharmacyboard.gov.au.
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