Pharmacy Practice 5 (11501.1)

In this unit students will apply and consolidate their academic knowledge with disciplinary competencies as defined by the Australian Pharmacy Council and the Australian Heath Practitioners Regulatory Authority. They will demonstrate their understanding of professionalism and career-readiness in clinical and non-clinical settings.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate career-readiness, a clear professional identity, and insight into the skills, knowledge and personal attributes necessary to meet the standards of performance and practice expected by the pharmacy profession;
2. Critically reflect on their learning, professional, and clinical skill development throughout the course by creating a learning portfolio providing evidence of meeting required performance outcomes;
3. Critically analyse the impact of individual actions on others in professional pharmacy settings and the impact of the profession on society;
4. Synthesise high-level conceptual and practical understanding and pharmacy knowledge to develop useful solutions to real-world problems; and
5. Reflect on their experience throughout the course including interdisciplinary practice and work-integrated learning to create plans for future continuing professional development.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

Students should have completed 84 credit points prior to undertaking this unit including
9009 Clinical Therapeutics 3 AND 9011 Pharmacy Practice 3 AND 9013 Systems Pharmacology 3

Corequisites

9010 Clinical Therapeutics 4 AND 9012 Pharmacy Practice 4

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.