LECTURERS from the University of Sydney's School of Pharmacy are considering reaching out to overseas-based alumni for support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing the need for students to demonstrate practical skills during their training, during an International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) webinar last week, University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Pharmacy Practice, Associate Professor Rebekah Moles, said the school was looking at a number of options for assessing students who have been stranded overseas during the global health crisis.
"At Sydney Uni, we've been looking at particular competencies and things we would really love to be doing face-to-face, but at certain times it hasn't been possible," she said.
"It's particularly for our students who are still overseas and can't come to the university.
"It might be about device technique, counselling on medicines, dispensing skills, or compounding.
"You might need to do some things in a pharmacy setting if they can go to a pharmacy and ask a preceptor to assess these skills.
"We've been thinking about asking our alumni - we've alumni all around the world working in pharmacies - so we're thinking of trying to find preceptors for these students that are overseas in order to complete these skills."
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