WINNERS of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) State Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) awards are set to go head-to-head for the national title next month.
Students demonstrated their professional skills, clinical knowledge and counselling techniques last night in the state-based competiton, with the University of Western Australia's Ma Christel Joyce Manuel, claiming the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) Wildcard place in the national PSOTY final.
Announcing the finalists for the 2021 Viatris PSOTY Award, PSA National President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman, said the competition gave students an opportunity to grow and learn as professionals.
"The PSOTY award recognises some of the outstanding pharmacy students within the profession, and gives them a platform to apply their skills and to be judged on them," he said.
The finalists are:
ACT - Juliet Contreras - Univesity of Canberra
NSW - Stephanie Worden - University of Newcastle
Qld - Zoe Robinson - Queensland University of Technology
SA/NT - Dharshan Rasiah - University of South Australia
Tas - Ashlee Shaw - University of Tasmania
VIC - Alex Loric - Monash University
WA - Allira Payne - University of Western Australia
NAPSA Wildcard - Ma Christel Joyce Manuel - University of Western Australia.
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