Pfizer $10k pharmacist grant

THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists (SHPA) and Pfizer yesterday jointly announced the return of the $10,000 Pfizer Young Pharmacist Grant for 2018.

The initiative, supported by the National Translational Research Collaborative (NTRC) will help hospital pharmacy’s future leaders to gain experience and accelerate their clinical knowledge through either a national or international preceptorship.

The grant is open to SHPA members with under 10 years of experience in hospital pharmacy.

“Being able to learn from some of the best and most innovative minds in pharmacy not only gives emerging pharmacists a launching pad for their own career, but results in service improvement in Australian hospital pharmacies through the sharing of ideas and knowledge,” said SHPA chief executive Kristin Michaels.

She said the grant had an expanded scope emphasising research elements including mentoring, team placement or dissemination, with the aim of strengthening the individual and collective research expertise of hospital pharmacists now and into the future.

Applications are now open until 5pm AEST on Fri 07 Sep, giving emerging hospital pharmacists time to submit an outline including a detailed budget, rationale for wanting to undertake the preceptorship, a publication plan and letter of support.

A full timeline, application criteria and other information is now online at the NTRC virtual hub - see www.shpa.org.au/ntrc.