Master of Clinical Pharmacy

Course code: 3454 + Course abbreviation: MClinPharm + Total credit points required: 48 + 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

Multimode (Parkville - P/T only)

Course description

The course is designed to enable students to establish skills in evidence-based practice, quality use of medicine, practice-based research, and the provision of clinical pharmacy services at a high level.

Course objectives

Upon completion of the Master of Clinical Pharmacy, graduates will be able to:

Provide clinical pharmacy services at a high level
Use evidence based principles to guide clinical practice
Appreciate concepts in biotechnology and their application to contemporary practice
Critically evaluate literature to develop research proposals
Undertake practice-based research projects

Entry requirements

The course is open to pharmacists registered to practice in Australia. Applicants with a four-year undergraduate degree will be eligible at the end of their pre-registration year. Those with a three-year degree will be eligible following a period of clinical experience.

This course is offered every two years, and the next admission is 2007. Places are limited and final acceptance of candidates who meet entry requirements may be decided via an interview process.

Credit for prior studies

Successful applicants who have commenced or completed other postgraduate programs in clinical pharmacy may apply for credit for relevant prior studies. Credit will be determined on an individual basis after a review of units completed, course documentation and marks achieved.

Course structure

The 48 credit point program combines didactic sessions at the university or at hospital sites and clinical experiential sessions including tutorials, seminars, case histories and ward rounds. Areas of study include biostatistics, epidemiology, theory and practice of evidence-based medicine, clinical pharmacology, interpretation of clinical data and pharmacotherapy.

Great importance is placed on active student participation in seminar presentations and discussion groups, and student performance is closely monitored. Each student will complete a four-week speciality rotation with an experienced clinical preceptor and will carry out a small practice-based research project. Students must arrange the necessary time release from their employer to complete the placement and research project.

Students must complete the following units:

Units

ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
VCG5011 Evidence-based practice
VCG5021 Patient data and pharmacotherapy I
VCG5022 Patient data and pharmacotherapy II
VCG6011 Specialty clinical placement
VCG6012 Journal club
VCG6013 Clinical research I
VCG6021 Clinical research II
VCG6022 Patient data and pharmacotherapy II
VCG6023 Clinical research III

Assessment is by assignments, presentations, online activities, completion of a placement, and submission of a research project.

Contact details

Postgraduate coursework coordinator, telephone +61 3 9903 9509, email postgrad@vcp.monash.edu.au or visit www.vcp.monash.edu.au/.

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