Sydney adds pre-reg training
September 1, 2010
THE Sydney University Faculty of
Pharmacy has launched a new
Graduate Certificate in Pharamcy
Practice program which
incorporates an Internship Training
Program for pharmacy graduates.
The Internship Training Program
(ITP) is now a pre-registration
requirement for all BPharm and
MPharm students, and first
enrolments will commence in 2011.
Faculty Dean, Professor Iqbal
Ramzan, said the certificate aims to
“provide graduates with the
additional training, experience and
education required for professional
registration, thus enabling them to
become leading practitioners in any
area of pharmacy and
pharmaceutical sciences”.
The faculty said the certificate
would offer a research and
practice-enhanced course with high
quality outcomes for graduates on
their path to registration.
It will also “fill a current gap in
the market for registered
pharmacists to embark on
postgraduate studies, which would
enhance their career progression
from general to advanced level
healthcare professionals”.
Ramzan said the program would
provide a clear extension and
continuation of the “crossdisciplinary,
integrated approach to
learning and teaching” in the
Sydney University faculty’s courses.
He said the new National
Alliance for Pharmacy Education
(PD 03 Jun) which is a partnership
with Monash University, the
University of Queensland and the
University of South Australia, aims
to focus on the provision of “quality,
research-informed pharmacy
education to ensure the
advancement and future positioning
of the profession in healthcare” -
including the provision of a quality
Internship Training Program.
For more information on the
Sydney University ITP email
pharmacy.pg@sydney.edu.au.
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