Pharmacy education

Our department offer the following educational opportunities: 

• internships 
• Clinical placements for undergraduates 
• Clinical placements for masters students 
• QUM summer placements 
• Preceptorships for pharmacists 
• Placements for technicians 
• Aseptic cytotoxic preparation course, which is accredited by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)

Each year we have two or three internships available. These start in January each year and run for 12 months. 

Our internship program offers: 

• A clinically focused program with rotations to all wards, the dispensary, medicines information and sterile unit 
• Weekly tutorials covering a wide range of general clinical pharmacy topics and over-the-counter treatments 
• Weekly group education sessions with opportunities to present 
• Participation in research including a QUM rotation, conference attendance and opportunities for publications 
• Support and exam preparation

Recruitment is coordinated by SHPA's Victorian branch. Visit SHPA's website for more information. 

Throughout the year, two or three-week clinical placements are offered to third and fourth-year pharmacy students. 

Clinical placements provide pharmacy students with the opportunity to combine practical experience with the theoretical knowledge learnt at university. 

We organise placements with our pharmacy department and university placement coordinators, rather than individual students. 

We offer these placements to pharmacy students from Monash University, La Trobe University and RMIT. 

Peter Mac can offer clinical placements for masters students on an ad-hoc basis. Individual requests from students will be considered if at least three months’ notice is given prior to the proposed clinical placement commencement date and acceptance will depend on preceptor availability at the time. 

Masters Students wishing to undertake a placement as part of their degree should contact both Senthil Lingaratnam, Director of Pharmacy, and Tess Rivers, Deputy Director of Pharmacy.

Each year, we welcome two to three pharmacy students who are at the end of their third year to undertake QUM placements over the university summer holidays. 

We design these four-week placements to enhance the students’ knowledge on QUM, medication safety, the audit process and data analysis. 

SHPA's Victorian branch coordinates recruitment. Visit SHPA's website for more information. 

Placements are available on a case-by-case basis and tailored to achieve individual objectives. Pharmacists interested in undertaking such a placement should contact Senthil Lingaratnam, Director of Pharmacy. 

We provide placements to technicians undertaking the Certificate III Hospital and Health Services course. 

These placements provide the opportunity to combine practical experience with the theoretical knowledge gained throughout the course. 

We organise placements with our pharmacy department and TAFE placement coordinators, rather than individual students. 

Our pharmacy department provides an SHPA-accredited training program for cytotoxic medication preparation. 

The course is available to pharmacists and technicians who require training in the safe and aseptic manufacture of cytotoxic medications. 

The five-day course consists of didactic lectures, visual demonstrations, hands-on practical experience, assessments and validations. 

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There are several oncology/haematology courses specifically available for pharmacists. 

For further information visit: 

• The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) 
• The Cancer Pharmacist Group (CPG) of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA)