Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025)
- Study level
- Postgraduate Coursework
- Location
- External
- Attendance mode
- Online
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- Dutton Park
- Coordinating unit
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences School
Further development of the technical, clinical, personal and professional skills acquired as a pharmacy graduate that form the basis of future practice. The unit explores the day-to-day practice of pharmacy including systematic problem solving, therapeutics, evidence based practice, patient monitoring and outcomes, symptomology, improving adherence, multiple medication management, pharmaceutical care, standards and competencies for pharmacy practice, ethics, legal aspects, multidisciplinary approaches to health care, primary care, over the counter medicines, communication and counselling, public health, pharmaceutical calculations, risk management and dealing with difficult clients. A two-day face-to-face seminar and a one-day online seminar require attendance during semester.
The Pharmacy Intern Training Program (ITP) is a Pharmacy Board of Australia approved internship program. Satisfactory completion of an approved pharmacy intern training program is one of several prerequisites for general registration as a pharmacist in Australia.
PHRM7081 forms half of the ITP. It is necessary for interns to also satisfactorily complete PHRM7082.
The key components of the program include:
- Seminars (lectures and small group workshops).
- Online learning modules including self-directed learning quizzes.
- Learning portfolio – comprised of activities covering various topics including medication safety, counselling, conflict management, adverse medicine event reporting, extemporaneous product preparation and medicines information enquiry.
- Case-based discussions undertaken in the workplace.
- Personal reflections.
- Learning Plan development.
- Preceptor feedback and Intern Competencies Assessments.
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities including undertaking a health promotion, presenting a continuing education activity in the workplace, completing a medicines utilisation evaluation (MUE) and reflecting on individual cultural competency.
- Evidence of 40 CPD points obtained during the Intern year.
- Completion of training plan and development of future learning plan.
- Evidence of completion of a Senior First Aid Certificate/CPR.
Course requirements
Assumed background
The student must be provisionally registered as a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
A student coming into this course will have a Bachelor of Pharmacy or equivalent.
Restrictions
Only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Pharmacy Practice.
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Aims and outcomes
To provide interns with the capacity to build upon the knowledge and skills gained as an undergraduate and assist in developing the competencies necessary for pharmacy practice.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Practise legally and ethically by complying with and maintaining contemporary knowledge of the legal, professional and ethical framework of pharmacy, including legislation, pharmacy practice standards, codes and guidelines;
LO2.
Implement and deliver professional services according to the needs of consumers, taking account of the consumers rights and expectations, thus delivering person-centred care;
LO3.
Promote and advocate both the best interests and safety of patients and the public, including engaging in risk management to minimise harm and maximise patient and public safety;
LO4.
Apply effective critical thinking to the analysis of issues;
LO5.
Demonstrate problem solving skills, application of professional judgement and individual and shared decision-making in a range of areas including but not limited to: primary healthcare, prescription problems, therapeutic problems, and legal and ethical problems, including the ability to recognise and work within personal and legal limitations;
LO6.
Apply evidence-based principles to the practice of pharmacy;
LO7.
Demonstrate the principles of information literacy to effectively research, review, analyse and share information to enhance practice;
LO8.
Promote and contribute to quality use of medicines;
LO9.
Apply clinical and contemporary pharmacy knowledge and deliver person-centred care;
LO10.
Provide primary health care (identify symptoms, recommend pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy, and refer where appropriate);
LO11.
Take an accurate patient history as part of overall medication management;
LO12.
Effectively and appropriately communicate medication and health-related information with a socially and culturally diverse range of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;
LO13.
Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration;
LO14.
Consistently make accurate arithmetic calculations;
LO15.
Adopt the principles of life-long learning, including demonstration of reflective practice and applying change where required in order to remain fit-to-practise;
LO16.
Engage in self-management, leadership and management of others commensurate with their scope of practice and experience;
LO17.
Act as a role-model consistently demonstrating professional and ethical behaviour;
LO18.
Contribute to the education and development of others
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation/ Student contribution |
Seminar block activities
|
Pass/Fail |
12/02/2025 - 14/02/2025 14/04/2025 - 14/04/2025
The February seminar is held at the School of Pharmacy building face-to-face in person. There is no capacity for online involvement. The April seminar is online only. There is no capacity for in-person involvement |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation |
Scenario Reports
|
Pass/Fail |
Blue Discussion: 13/03/2025 3:00 pm Red Discussion: 10/04/2025 3:00 pm Green Discussion: 15/05/2025 3:00 pm |
| Portfolio |
e-Portfolio
|
Pass/Fail |
30/05/2025 5:00 pm
Interns are encouraged to submit the exercises continuously through semester. |
| Quiz |
Online Quiz series
|
Pass/Fail |
Module quizzes: 30/05/2025 3:00 pm
The self-directed learning modules with associated quizzes are available to complete throughout semester. |
| Portfolio |
Completion of the Pharmacy Board of Australia Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements
|
PASS/FAIL |
30/05/2025 5:00 pm |
| Portfolio |
Preceptor Feedback and Intern Performance Assessments
|
PASS/FAIL |
10/02/2025 - 14/04/2025 28/04/2025 - 26/05/2025 |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
Assessment details
Seminar block activities
- Hurdle
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution
- Weight
- Pass/Fail
- Due date
12/02/2025 - 14/02/2025
14/04/2025 - 14/04/2025
The February seminar is held at the School of Pharmacy building face-to-face in person. There is no capacity for online involvement.
The April seminar is online only. There is no capacity for in-person involvement
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L09, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17
Task description
- The first seminar is held in-person face-to-face at UQ Dutton Park over 2 days.
- The second seminar is 1-day online.
- Participation in the small group activities and workshops is expected and will be observed and monitored by the course coordinator and tutors. Participation must be sufficient to demonstrate competency for the workshop topics.
- If you cannot attend the seminar you must notify the Intern Program Coordinator prior to or on the day of the seminar and provide satisfactory documentation to support your absence (e.g. medical certificate) within 48 hours. You will be required to undertake additional activities to cover the topics missed in the seminars. These additional activities must be to a satisfactory standard and/or demonstrate competency.
- This assessment task is to be completed in-person
- The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools will not be permitted. Any attempted use of AI may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
You must receive a grade of satisfactory for this assessment.Submission guidelines
Submission: Attend and participate in the small group activities and workshops, including the simulated patient interaction.
Resubmission: Failure to participate to a satisfactory level will result in an additional assignment to ensure you reach the competencies required for general registration as a pharmacist.
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Scenario Reports
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation
- Weight
- Pass/Fail
- Due date
Blue Discussion: 13/03/2025 3:00 pm
Red Discussion: 10/04/2025 3:00 pm
Green Discussion: 15/05/2025 3:00 pm
- Other conditions
- Student specific, Time limited, Peer assessment factor, Longitudinal.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L09, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18
Task description
- Scenarios of practice-related topics will be provided at specific intervals throughout the semester.
- The response must be completed within 14 days of the availability of the scenarios
- Interns are expected to discuss these scenarios with colleagues and peers and create a response to the posed questions. The quality of the response will be assessed.
- See the Learn.UQ (Blackboard) site for more details and marking criteria.
- This assessment task evaluates student’s abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Students are advised that the use of AI technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
All responses must meet a standard of satisfactory/competentSubmission guidelines
Submission: submit documents via the link provided in Blackboard.
Resubmission: Interns who do not achieve 'satisfactory' will be able to resubmit.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
e-Portfolio
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Product/ Artefact/ Multimedia, Written
- Category
- Portfolio
- Weight
- Pass/Fail
- Due date
30/05/2025 5:00 pm
Interns are encouraged to submit the exercises continuously through semester.
- Other conditions
- Work integrated learning, Longitudinal.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L09, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18
Task description
Throughout the semester you will continue adding to your e-portfolio by completing all remaining Learning Portfolio Exercises (LPE 1-6), Compulsory CPD activities (CAs 1-4) and Case-based discussions (CbD 1-4). These activities must be completed as part of your requirements for the Intern Training Program. These are completed in the workplace in conjunction with and under supervision from your preceptor. Several of these activities are compulsory Pharmacy Board of Australia intern requirements (e.g. LPE 6). Other activities that will be commenced throughout this semester include additional Continual Professional Development (CPD) activities.
- Having completed PHRM7082, you are required to submit the completed 'Preceptor feedback and intern performance assessment (Week 26) and 'Preceptor feedback and intern performance assessment (Final).
- Having completed PHRM7082, you are required to submit all remaining activities to fulfil this requirement.
See the Learn.UQ (Blackboard) site for more details and marking criteria.
This assessment task evaluates student’s abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Students are advised that the use of AI technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
Students who have already completed PHRM7081 must complete all remaining elements to a satisfactory/competent standard. Students who have not yet completed PHRM7081 must complete the designated tasks as outlined on Blackboard.Submission guidelines
Documentary evidence of these exercises will be uploaded to ePortfolio via the portal in Blackboard via the ITP templates provided.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
If the submission does not reach the required standard to achieve a pass in the element, the student is permitted to resubmit the element.
Online Quiz series
- Hurdle
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Quiz
- Weight
- Pass/Fail
- Due date
Module quizzes: 30/05/2025 3:00 pm
The self-directed learning modules with associated quizzes are available to complete throughout semester.
- Other conditions
- Time limited.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L04, L05, L06, L07, L09, L10, L14
Task description
- A series of self-directed modules must be completed, and associated quizzes passed (achieve a mark of 65% or more). The quizzes consist of clinical questions and patient profile questions specific to the topic.
- See the Learn.UQ (Blackboard) site for more details and marking criteria.
- This assessment task evaluates student’s abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Students are advised that the use of AI technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
A mark of 65% or higher in quiz is required to pass the assessment.Submission guidelines
Resubmission: If a grade of satisfactory is not gained, the student will be offered the opportunity to retake the quiz
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Completion of the Pharmacy Board of Australia Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Portfolio
- Weight
- PASS/FAIL
- Due date
30/05/2025 5:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L16
Task description
- A minimum of 40 CPD points must be completed during the intern year. Documentation includes a summary of these activities, evidence and a reflection on the activity.
- A Training and development plan for 2026 is to be completed.
- A CPD learning plan for the year after general registration is to be developed and provided.
Hurdle requirements
Documentation must be submitted that is assessed as meeting the required standard.Submission guidelines
Submission: To be uploaded to ePortfolio via the portal in Learn.UQ course site using the ITP templates provided.
Resubmission: If the submission does not reach the required standard, one opportunity to resubmit the element will be provided.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Preceptor Feedback and Intern Performance Assessments
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Portfolio
- Weight
- PASS/FAIL
- Due date
10/02/2025 - 14/04/2025
28/04/2025 - 26/05/2025
- Learning outcomes
- L01
Task description
Preceptor Feedback and Intern Performance Assessment are to be documents are to be completed and signed by your preceptor and submitted at 26-week of the internship and on completion of the program.
Hurdle requirements
These documents are to be completed and signed by your preceptor.Submission guidelines
Submission: To be uploaded to ePortfolio via the portal in Learn.UQ course site using the ITP templates provided.
Resubmission: If the submission does not reach the required standard, one opportunity to resubmit the element will be provided.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Pass/Fails | Description |
|---|---|
| Pass | |
| Fail | |
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Additional assessment information
You cannot be awarded your ITP completion certificate without attaining a pass in both PHRM7081 and PHRM7082. You cannot be awarded a passing grade in PHRM7081 without completing all activities required for the Intern Training Program.
Activities consist of:
- LPEs 1-6 completed to a satisfactory/competent standard
- CAs 1-4 completed to a satisfactory/competent standard
- 4 CbDs completed to a satisfactory/competent standard
- 14 SDLQs completed to a satisfactory/competent standard
- an assessment of competent for the extended online quiz (PHRM7082) or evidence of passing the Pharmacy Board Nationale Registration Written Examination
- an assessment of competent for the Simulated Patient Interaction (PHRM7082) or evidence of passing the Pharmacy Board Nationale Registration Oral Examination
- responses to Discussion Scenarios to a satisfactory/competent standard
- completion of any assignments associated with missed seminars or unsatisfactory participation in workshops
- completion of the Pharmacy Board Continuing Professional Development requirements
- evidence of current first aid and CPR certificate/s
- provision of 26-week and final Preceptor Competency Declaration.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Library resources are available on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
Computer, internet and printer
Access to an efficient web browser is highly recommended for downloading/streaming course materials. You are expected to either log in and check your UQ student email account or forward the emails to your preferred account, because emails to your UQ address are the primary way the School of Pharmacy will communicate with you.
LearnUQ
The School of Pharmacy uses Learn.UQ as its Learning Management System. To login, navigate to http://learn.uq.edu.au, then use your UQ username (e.g. s1234567) and password. Course sites are used to provide course-specific announcements,ﾠtimetables, course guides and seminar information etc.ﾠ Assessment is also submitted electronically via the course site and your grades stated.
e-Portfolio
Feedback for the portfolio requirements are available within your e-portfolio
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Revision week |
Not Timetabled |
CPD Activities (CAs) - Workplace Complete a health promotion, a continuing education presentation in the workplace, cultural competency awareness and a medicines utilisation evaluation. Learning outcomes: L01, L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L12, L13, L15, L17, L18 |
Not Timetabled |
Learning Portfolio Exercises (LPEs)- workplace Complete activities on medication safety dispensing accuracy, counselling, conflict resolution management, medicines information enquiry, ADR reporting and extemporaneous product preparation. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L09, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18 |
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Problem-based learning |
Self-Directed Learning Modules (SDLMs) Topics are available on Learn.UQ Learning outcomes: L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L09, L10, L15 |
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Case-based learning |
Case-based discussion (CbD) This activity is undertaken in the workplace and is on the topics of diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, infectious diseases and a complex older person/paediatric cystic fibrosis. Four case-based discussions must be completed across PHRM7081 and PHRM7082 Learning outcomes: L01, L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L09, L10, L11, L13, L16, L18 |
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Multiple weeks From Week 2 To Week 10 |
Workshop |
Seminar block on site at the School of Pharmacy The February seminar is held face-to-face, in person at the UQ School of Pharmacy, Dutton Park campus during Week 2. This is a compulsory seminar held over two days commencing each day at 8am and concluding at 5pm. There are workshops each day covering culturally safe practice, working in a team, consumer expectations, law and ethics, prescription problem solving, diabetes, woundcare, compression therapy, mobility aids, medication assistance aids, insulin regimens and diabetes devices. Guest lecturers will present on contemporary topics. The April seminar is held online and consists of a series of workshops focusing on Primary Health Care topics Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L09, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18 |
Multiple weeks From Week 3 To Week 13 |
Problem-based learning |
Discussion Scenario Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07, L08, L09, L10, L11, L12, L13, L15, L16, L17, L18 |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.