What is Preparing for Pharmacy?
Preparing for Pharmacy is a Year 12 /Level 3 Year 1 to Year 13/Level 3 Year 2 programme that aims to support students in their journey to studying Pharmacy. Our programme offers support, guidance, mentoring and opportunities to help you to apply and prepare, to succeed on your course.
Why should you sign up?
Attend on campus events, getting used to the campus, and meeting other like-minded students
Receive two or three days’ work experience in a local pharmacy
Receive guided e-mentoring with current UEA Pharmacy students during the programme
Receive guidance on mock interviews, making your UCAS Pharmacy application stand out from the crowd and support with your current studies
Get the opportunity to meet and work with current Pharmacy students and academics, and learn skills required in the field
Take on the role of a pharmacist by working in groups on a Problem Based Learning scenario
If you choose to study for a Pharmacy degree at UEA at the end Year 13/Level 3 Year 2) after participating in Preparing for Pharmacy, support will continue into your undergraduate studies.
You will take part in all of this and more during the rest of Year 12 /Level 3 Year 1 – end of Year 13/Level 3 Year 2).
What’s more… it’s all FREE!
Deadline: Sunday 17th March at 11:45pm
Types of careers within Pharmacy
Here are some examples of what kind of careers, a degree in Pharmacy can lead to:
Hospital Pharmacist
Community Pharmacist (like the ones you see in Boots)
Clinical pharmacist/GP pharmacist
Primary Care Pharmacist in a community setting
Research Scientist (developing new medicines)
To explore more careers in Pharmacy visit the Careers In Pharmacy website.