UTS: Pharmacy now open
December 16, 2011
SYDNEY’S newest school of pharmacy, UTS: Pharmacy, was recently launched at an on campus event hosted by Head of the UTS Graduate School of Health, Professor Charlie Benrimoj. In his official launch address Vice Chancellor Ross Milbourne said that the Graduate Entry Master of Pharmacy program had experienced strong demand. “Applications for the Master of Pharmacy program have outnumbered places available by 3 to 1,” he said. “It is a testament to the quality of the UTS offering and the market need for practice-based education in pharmacy,” he added. Also addressing attendees Professor Benrimoj attributed the early success of the school to its focus on the future of pharmacy. “When we’ve spoken to the applicants, they tell us that they like that we’re practical and that we’re looking to the future of pharmacy and the expanded roles that are emerging,” he said. “Our positioning as practicebased and producing graduates who are fit for purpose and service provision was the thing that really attracted them,” he added. MEANWHILE the launch followed the inaugural meeting of the UTS: Pharmacy National Academic Advisory Committee which is Chaired by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Past President, Warwick Plunkett. The Advisory Committee has been established to provide high level strategic advice on the needs of industry, government, the profession and the community. Members on the Committee come from a variety of disciplines and include: Catherine Bronger, General Manager, ChemistWorks; Stephen Greenwood, Principal Consultant, Greenwood Government Relations and Political Correspondent, Australian Journal of Pharmacy; Martin Cross, CEO, Alphapharm and Chairman of the Generics Medicines Industry Association; Margaret Duguid, Pharmaceutical Advisor, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care; Mark Fladrich, Managing Director, Astra Zeneca Australia and New Zealand; Brendan O’Loughlin, Owner, O’Loughlin’s Medical Pharmacy; and George Savvides, CEO, Medibank. The UTS: Pharmacy team are pictured at the launch from left: Dr Maria Sukkar, Assoc. Prof. Kylie Williams, Jim Woulfe, Nicole Scott, Prof. Charlie Benrimoj, Dr Julie Funnell, Assoc. Prof. Beata Bajorek
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