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38 Week Diploma
Program
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Welcome to the world of Pharmacy. You are entering into an occupation that is prestigious and provides many career options that could be quite rewarding and personally satisfying with continuous learning.
The Willis College Pharmacy Assistant Diploma Program was developed in response to a rising need for trained assistants to work in either the hospital or retail pharmacy setting. As a Pharmacy Assistant, working with a Registered Pharmacist, you will be an integral part of the health-care team that aims to offer quality pharmaceutical services to patients.
As a Pharmacy Assistant you will be working as part of the Health Care Team, under the supervision of the Pharmacist performing traditional pharmacist functions, specifically in drug distribution, inventory management, and pharmacy administration and serving patients to provide optimal pharmaceutical care.
The Willis College Pharmacy Assistant program is designed to introduce the student to the basic skills for job-entry level employment in the Pharmacy industry.
Career Opportunities will be in direct practice settings such as retail pharmacies in the community, hospitals, and other institutional health-care facilities, examples long-term care and prisons. Graduates may also find jobs in direct practice settings such as the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacy software sales, pharmaceutical sales, veterinary dispensing hospitals, and third-party payer organizations.
Program Outline:
Medical Terminology and Anatomy
Pharmacology
Emergency First Aid & CPR
Pharmaceutical Math
Pharmacy Software
Extemporaneous Compounding
Law and Ethics
Communications & Client Services
Employment Skills Workshop
Hospital Pharmacy/Aseptic Technique
Community Pharmacy Practice
Microsoft Windows XP & Outlook
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Communications
Office Procedures
Essential Skills
Practicum
Program Highlights include:
Willis College Value-Added Benefits:
Students receive additional certificates:
- Glucometer Training Certificate (Roche Pharmaceuticals)
- Compression Filter Certificate, BSN-JOBST
- Clinical Trials Workshop Certificate
Student field trips include:
- Long Term Care Provider
- Victoria Pharmacy
- Desjardins (Ontario Medical Supply) Aseptic Lab
- Mckesson Distribution Center
Student lunch and learn session:
- Travel Medicine Vaccines Workshop (Sanofipasteur)
Students have additional equipment or campus:
- PackMed machine, automated Medication Dispensing System (AutoMed Technologies)
- Pharma Cart for institutional pharmacy
Guest speakers include industry associations
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