50業子

Become the point of contact for patients for the safe and effective use of medicines.

Our four-year Pharmacy programme prepares you for a successful career as a pharmacist in community or hospital settings.

Hosted at the Medway School of Pharmacy, our accredited programme is based on three interlinked themes: the science of medicines, professional practice and prescribing, and biomedical science and therapeutics.

Our curriculum is outcomes-focused and designed to prepare you for your future professional practice. You study basic and applied science as well as clinical and professional practice, all in the context of patient care. You will also undertake external placements throughout your course, so that by the time you graduate you have the skills and the confidence to kickstart your career.

Your future:

At the Medway School of Pharmacy our teaching, assessments and facilities are designed not only to ensure a high-level student experience, but to embed employability at every turn. Our extensive network of teacher practitioners are there to provide guidance for your studies and professional development. They will support you through a number of external placements in hospitals and community pharmacies.

In your first year, you spend one���week in a community pharmacy. You then spend one week in hospital and one week in a community pharmacy during your second year of study. In Year 3, you go out to a hospital and a community pharmacy for one week each. In your final year of study, there are two weeks of developing your prescribing and scope of practice and in addition we are developing a further two weeks of placement in a community pharmacy, hospital, GP surgery or industry.

This extensive support and work experience you receive ensures that after you have the skills and confidence to launch your career.