The Department of Health (DoH) has launched a new programme to provide pharmacy undergraduate students in Northern Ireland with clinical placements across
hospital, community and general practice settings.
It has commissioned the Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development (NICPLD) at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) to deliver the new Experiential
Learning (EL) programme.
NICPLD will work with QUB, Ulster University (UU) and local employers to co-ordinate the work placements, the department said.
Students across years 2- 4 of the Masters of Pharmacy course will be given up to 12 weeks of Experiential Learning with multisector placements in
hospital (6 weeks), community pharmacy (3 weeks) and general practice (3 weeks).