AWARDS
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PSA Excellence Awards
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The PSA Symbion Excellence Awards acknowledge the achievers of the profession: those involved in innovative practice, those who are striving to raise practice standards, and those who, through their professionalism, provide a model of practice which others strive to emulate.
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The PSA Symbion Excellence Awards recognise achievements in 3 categories:
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Early Career Pharmacist
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Pharmacist of the Year
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Each of the PSA Symbion Excellence Award winners will receive a prize of $5,000 to spend on PSA conferences, courses, membership or subscriptions.
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Important information:
• To be eligible for this award, the nominee must be a PSA member
• The nomination must ‘stand alone’ and all relevant material must be included
• Email the completed nomination form and supporting documents to awards@psa.org.au
Nominations close at 5pm AEST on Friday 23 May 2025.
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PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year
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The PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award recognises intern pharmacists who are showing outstanding performance in their development as professional pharmacists and are role models amongst early career pharmacists. Intern pharmacists compete for the coveted title of PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year, which is announced at the PSA national conference.
Proudly sponsored by MIMS.
The PSA MIMs Intern Pharmacist of the year will receive a prize of $5000 to spend on PSA conferences, courses, membership or subscriptions.
Nominees are judged on their achievement in:
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Pharmacy leadership
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Commitment to patient care and the safe use of medicines
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Initiative in pharmacy service delivery
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Peer and professional engagement.
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Important information:
• Nominations are made by preceptors or other registered pharmacists
• The nominee must have completed (within previous 8 months) or be completing the PSA Intern Training Program in Australia
• To be eligible for this award, the nominee must be a PSA member
• The nomination must ‘stand alone’ and all relevant material must be included
• Email the completed nomination form and supporting documents to awards@psa.org.au.
Nominations close at 5pm AEST on Friday 23 May 2025.
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PSA Viatris Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY)​
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) develops the annual Pharmacy Student of the year (PSOTY) counselling competition. This competition is designed to showcase the counselling skills of final year pharmacy students from participating universities around Australia.
The PSA’s involvement is aimed at increasing student awareness of PSA and encouraging students to become active, life-long members of this vibrant organisation.
The PSOTY competition provides a platform for students to challenge their ability to impart accurate, evidence-based healthcare information and advice to patients using appropriate communication techniques. The competition is based around case scenarios that are designed to reflect real-life practice and to encourage and reinforce the role of the pharmacist as an essential healthcare provider.
PSA develops and clinically reviews PSOTY case scenarios (cases) for the NAPSA Wildcard, State/Territory and the Grand Final National competitions. The State/Territory finals are hosted by the PSA State/Territory Offices. The national final is held at the PSA annual national conference in July or August, and is where the pharmacy student of the year is ultimately decided.
In the PSOTY competition, students engage in a process similar to an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) such as they would at the pharmacy board registration exams. The cases involve an interaction with a standardised patient (actor).The pharmacy student provides advice and guidance to this patient and recommends the most appropriate non-prescription medicine, or suggests another outcome such as referral to a general practitioner. A panel of 3–4, mainly practising pharmacists, judge the students’ performance.
More information including the information sheet and Terms and Conditions can be found via the link below.
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PSA Locumate Locum Pharmacist of the Year
The PSA Locumate Locum of the Year Award 2024 recognises the incredible impact locum pharmacists make all over Australia.
Pharmacists continue to play a key role in our response to the global pandemic, from COVID-19 management and vaccination to medicines, RAT and PPE supply. Locum pharmacists have filled short and long term staffing needs due to increased demand and an overall workforce shortage in the sector.
We’d like to shine a light on an outstanding locum pharmacist who has contributed to continued patient-centric care and support over the last 12 months. The winner will receive a cash prize and will be presented with a certificate at PSA24 National Conference in Sydney on Saturday 3 August 2024.
To be eligible, pharmacists must be working on average 5 or more shifts a month undertaking locum work.
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Nominations close at 5pm AEST on Friday 23 May 2025
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