PSA flags career concerns

June 16, 2010

THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says young pharmacists are particularly concerned about their careers in the current environment, with burgeoning numbers of young graduates. The workforce worries were revealed in a recent PSA survey of early career pharmacists which will be used to feed into the operations of the PSA’s Early Career Pharmacists Working Group (ECPWG). Yesterday Queensland pharmacist Justin Lee was named as the new chair of the ECPWG, which was established about a year ago to give a greater focus on pharmacists in the early stages of their career. Lee, who replaces Tasmanian pharmacist David Peachey in the role, said the group aimed to “ensure that early career pharmacists have an influential say in their profession and its future. “The workforce issue is one affecting the profession as a whole and early career pharmacists in particular feel especially vulnerable,” Lee added. He said the group would also be paying particular attention to how early career pharmacists can better advance their careers.

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PSA flags career concerns

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