Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

2007 PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year announced:

Congratulations to Rosemary Pascoe, 2007 PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year.

PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year

The PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year award recognises outstanding pharmacy students by showcasing their skills and abilities to the pharmacy profession.

Who Can Be Involved?

If you are a final year pharmacy student in Australia, make sure you seize your chnace to be involved in the PSOTY awards.

"I would tell anyone coming into their final year of pharmacy study that it is definately a worth-while experience, in fact it was one of the best of my life." Matt Baas, Curtin University, 2006 Western Australian Finalist

Why Be Involved?

The PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year award will allow you to truly shine!

This is your opportunity to gain professional recognition that you deserve, which will provides you with an important advantage for entering the pharmacy profession after graduation.

Plus, your participation is a significant achievement to add to your CV.

"Getting involved in PSOTY showed me that I'm not finishing my degree... I'm starting my career. It opened my eyes to the full pharmacy picture." Josephine Hatch, University of Tasmania, 2006 Tasmanian Finalist

Alphapharm, as the exclusive sponsor of the PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year, provides over $17,000 in Alphapharm Travel Prizes for State, NAPSA and National Finalists.

If you’re selected as the 2007 PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year you’ll receive the Alphapharm National Travel Prize of an expenses paid trip to the International Pharmacy Student Federation (IPSF) Congress in Romania in July 2008.

What Is Involved?

The PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year award recognises the importance of communication and counselling skills in best pharmacy practice. Using real life pharmacy scenarios, at the final judging you will assess patients’ health care needs before a panel and audience.

"As I wasn't an honours student, I almost was too intimidated to partake in the competition. However, PSOTY highlighted tome the importance of good communication and counselling skills in pharmacy practice and why being 'booksmart' doesn't necessarily mean professional success." Ashlea Siacci, Monash University, 2006 Victorian Finalist

The PSOTY competition is your ideal chance to really challenge yourself and put your expert counselling skills and pharmacy knowledge to the test against your peers.

Get Involved!

Here's the process for being identified as the next PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year:

1. Six State Finalists are selected by each PSA State Branch working closely with their University pharmacy schools to identify a Finalist.

2. One NAPSA Finalist is identified at the NAPSA Congress Counselling Event in January and granted 'wildcard' entry to participate with the State Finalists in the National Counselling Event.

As well as the prestige of being named as State or NAPSA Finalist, each Finalist will recieve an Alphapharm PAC Travel Prize of an expenses paid trip to PSA's premirer education event, Pharmacy Australia Congress (PAC), to be held in Melbourne 24 to 26 August 2007.

3. The State and NAPSA Finalists compete for the celebrated title of PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year at the senario-based National Counselling Event at PAC.

The National Winner is then announced at the PAC Gala Dinner, receiving the Alphapharm National Travel Prize for pharmacy-specific education.

"While PSOTY is such a great experince even at university level, competing in the National Counselling Event finals and attending PAC are such an opportunity, it's all about meeting people, making friends and having a great time." Matt Pitcher, Charles Sturt University, 2007 New South Wales Finalist

"My involvement with PSOTY at PAC made it the best weekend ever, it was sooo much fun and everyone was sooo great! I'm still raving about it to everyone at uni!" Catherine Leggett, University of South Australia, 2006 South Australian Finalist

"Pharmacy Student of the Year is an awesome competition and I'm really glad that i got the opportunity to take part. I can't wait till 2007 PAC in Melbourne when I can sit in the audience and just watch the National Counselling Event finals." Katherine Webb, University of Queensland, 2006 Queensland Finalist and National Winner

If you're ready to be the 2008 PSA Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year ask your University Course Convenor, contact your local PSA Branch on 1300 369 772 or email psoty@psa.org.au.

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