Placements
The New 5-year Integrated Pharmacy Programme
Students commencing their studies after 2015 undertake an integrated programme, experiencing patient-facing situations and real-life pharmacy practice at several stages before attaining their qualification.
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When are the Practice placements?
Year 2: A two week block placement in UCC and TCD, or a twelve week longitudinal placement of one afternoon per week for twelve weeks in RCSI. These placements take place in community or hospital pharmacy settings.
In 2018, the dates for the Year 2 Placements are as follows:
- UCC: 15th January – 26th January 2018 (Monday-Friday)
- TCD: 19th February – 2nd March 2018 (Monday-Friday)
- RCSI: 16th January – 10th April 2018 (Tuesday afternoons only)
Year 4: A four month placement running from September to December. This placement can be extended by two months (July-December) if both the student and training establishment are agreeable. It can be undertaken in settings such as Community Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, Industry and Role Emerging Practice (REP) Placement settings. The first of the Year 4, four month placements is due to start in 2018.
Year 5: An eight month placement running from January to August. This placement takes place in community or hospital pharmacy settings. The first of the Year 5, eight month placements is due to start in January of 2020.
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For more information on our Patient Facing practice placements, Industry and Role Emerging Placements (REPs), please view our brochures below:
