Independent Multiples Pharmacy Practice Awards
AIMp currently have 12 Universities involved in this 3 year programme and we are hoping to engage even further universities in the next academic year.
Athough, many of AIMp members already provide pre-registration opportunites for students, as an Association we would like to strengthen our links with the School of Pharmacies and to this end we are sponsoring a Pharmacy Practise Award to a student at each University who the Head of Pharmacy Practise nominates as having shown excellence in Pharmacy Practice.
Our members are fully engaged in this programme and are supporting us by attending the awards & prize-giving ceremonies on behalf of the Association, for example,
AIMp Member, Corrin McParland of HA McParland Ltd, attended the presentation ceremony at London University on 28 October
The AIMp Independent Multiples Pharmacy Practice Award was presented to Ms Asrah Rasool, which was based on assessment of patient portfolios and reflective practice. This was presented at the Annual Graduation Ceremony which was held at the Institute of Education in central London. Over 900 people attended the ceremony where the Chairman of Council, Dr Philip Brown, presented the prize award.
Mr Mark Donaghy, Professional Development Manager for the Waremoss Group of Pharmacies represented the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp), attending the University of Brighton on Thursday 10th May to present our award.
I have enclosed a photograph from the Brighton University presentation when the award was presented to the best performing third year pharmacy undergraduate in pharmacy practice. The Pharmacy Practice Department at the University of Brighton chose Ms Jurate Kazlauskaite to receive the award. Pictured from left to right are:
Dr Angela MacAdam, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at Brighton University,
Ms Jurate Kazlauskaite recipient of the award,
Mr Mark Donaghy, Professional Development Manager for the Waremoss Group of Pharmacies representing the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp), presenting the cheque
Professor John Smart, Head of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Brighton
During the presentation of the award, Jurate paid tribute to the dedication of the pharmacy practice teaching staff at the University of Brighton and thanked AIMp for the cheque. Mark Donaghy spoke to the students about the opportunities for pre-registration training with AIMp member companies and thanked Dr MacAdam and Professor Smart for organising and attending the presentation. Professor Smart thanked AIMp for providing the award to a University of Brighton student.
On the same day Paul Benson of PCT Healthcare, on behalf of AIMp, was invited by Dr. Jason Hall, Senior Teaching Fellow at School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceuticals Sciences, University of Manchester to award the prize to Alex Martine Farmer who gained the highest mark in Disease Management.
The next awards will be made at Bath University in June, followed by Bradford in early July and other universities throughout the year.