Program Overview

Partnership Scheme for Primary Care Pharmacy Trainee Program

The Partnership Scheme for Primary Care Pharmacy Trainee Program aims to develop fruitful on-site learning environments and a comprehensive primary care pharmacy trainee program. With the collaborative network of primary care pharmacy, HKU is coordinating with NGO-run pharmacies to arrange various on-site experiential learning opportunities and support their primary care pharmacy training program with different resources.

Role of HKU Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

While NGO partners are initiating various kinds of primary care pharmacy trainee programs, HKU Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy fully supports the NGOs to implement the training in the primary care pharmacy field:

• Promote the primary care pharmacy trainee programs of participating NGOs in our platform
• Provide the placement organizations with resources and references in designing and delivering primary care pharmacy trainee program
• Support the placement organizations on the implementation of a systematic primary care pharmacy training program
• Foster the development of fruitful learning environment at placement organization for pharmacy trainees
• Coordinate with the on-site supervisor and advise on the training orientations and assignments for pharmacy trainees
• Organize activities (e.g. workshops, co-learning sessions) that allow knowledge dissemination and exchange among all pharmacy staff and pharmacy trainees of the placement organizations
• Facilitate the development of primary care pharmacy networking opportunity among pharmacists and pharmacy trainees

Placement Organisation

Requirement of Placement:

• The placement organizations are NGOs with community pharmacy
• The placement location should be a community pharmacy and other relevant workplace
• The primary care pharmacy trainee program should last for at least 3 – 4 weeks with minimum 80 learning hours

Roles of Placement Organisation

• Assume responsibility for the entire self-initiated primary care pharmacy trainee program such as recruitment process, work arrangement and trainees’ evaluation
• Provide primary care pharmacy training sites
• Assign pharmacists as preceptors whom the trainees directly report to. The pharmacists will provide on-site guidance, supervision and assessment of the trainees’ performance
• Provide a suitable and safe working environment with necessary resources and facilities to trainees for assigned tasks and duties

Roles of Preceptor

• Support the trainees during onboarding phase by introducing the workplace environment, vision and mission, operations and services of the organization
• Facilitate the trainees’ participation in primary healthcare initiatives
• Provide timely feedback and guidance to support trainees to fulfil their learning objectives and personal goals.

Support from HKU Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy to the Placement Organisations

By joining the Partnership Scheme, HKU Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy will provide the NGOs with the following supports:

• Provide NGO with template of the descriptions for primary care pharmacy trainee program
• Provide reference of pharmacy trainee manual and handbook
• Provide pharmacy trainee with orientation on the overview of primary care pharmacy development
• Coordinate end-of-placement assignment for pharmacy trainee and provide supervision
• Coordinate end-of-placement presentation for knowledge exchange (e.g. constructing theme, logistic arrangement etc)
• Provide framework for evaluation of pharmacy trainee performance

Primary Care Pharmacy Trainee Program

Learning Objectives

The placement organizations deliver a primary care pharmacy training program with support and resources from HKU Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, and trainees will be able:

• To practise person-centred pharmaceutical care such as client interviews, hands-on counselling and other relevant activities under supervision of pharmacists or other service providers
• To engage the public through educational activities or community initiatives
• To support and contribute to the development of clinical service standards in community pharmacy
• To co-create resources that are beneficial to the implementation of primary care pharmacy services
• To gain exposure to the latest development in the primary healthcare system and the professional network

Who can join the Primary Care Pharmacy Trainee Program?

Year 1 to Year 4 Pharmacy students is welcome to apply for the primary care pharmacy trainee programs from different placement organizations.

As a pharmacy undergraduate, how do I enroll in the Primary Care Pharmacy Trainee Program?

This platform serves as a place for our participating partners to promote their corresponding primary care pharmacy trainee programs. For details of enrollment and placement arrangement, please refer to the respective placement organizations.

Opportunity

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Remarks

1. Students’ applications and logistics for these placement opportunities solely depend on individual organizations’ arrangement. HKU Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy bears no responsibility for the recruitment and relevant process.
2. There are co-learning activities and experience exchange workshops with colleagues from different placement organizations including pharmacists, pharmacy trainees and supporting staff.