Benefits of the Monash University Pharmacy Internship program

Internship program

• Practical, relevant and up-to-date course, run by experienced pharmacists who continue to practise in hospital and community pharmacy settings;
• More than 50 practising pharmacists involved in running the seminars, small group workshops and online discussion forums;
• Mixture of face-to-face and distance learning methods which offers flexibility and improved access for rural pre-registrants;
• Emphasis on interactive small group activities during seminars (with groups sizes ranging from 8 to 18);
• Case-based learning approach, with coverage of all relevant practice issues such as pharmacy law, ethics, primary health care and OTC medicines, evidence-based practice, new drugs, and more;
• Innovative learning methods, such as moderated online discussions and ‘simulated patients’;
• Regular interaction with other interns and practising pharmacists throughout the year, via on-line discussion forums;
• Computer-assisted learning and self-assessment package for pharmaceutical calculations and pharmacy law to assist with revision for Pharmacy Board exams;
• Minimal written assignment work - interactive on-line case-based discussions instead;
• Responsive to interns' needs (as determined via regular course evaluation surveys and inclusion of interns on the Course Advisory Group);
• Support for preceptors through provision of a preceptor guide;
• Postgraduate  points for the internship program, allowing you to progress toward a postgraduate qualification either now or at a later date;
• Flexible payment options - pay one semester at a time; no payments due until February;
• Option to defer payments (through ‘HECS-HELP’ or ‘FEE-HELP’) or to receive a 20% discount for up-front payment (through HECS) for eligible students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate.

Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice

• Completion of the Monash Pharmacy Internship program means you are already half-way to earning a postgraduate qualification – the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice;
• Elective units can be completed either during the internship year or the following year;
• Range of interesting and relevant electives to choose from;
• Access to a HECS place for the Internship program if you enrol in the Graduate Certificate;
• May give you a competitive edge over other graduates when applying for jobs in the future;
• May result in you earning a higher salary (eg. in Victorian public hospitals you will be entitled to a ‘higher qualification allowance’).