Integrated Pharmacy Programme (IPP) facilitator, Ginny Brailsford confesses “I'm a learn-aholic” at New Zealand's National School of Pharmacy 2nd and 3rd year prize giving (Friday 26th February) at the Colquhoun Lecture Theatre, Dunedin Hospital.
Ginny tells the students “it's ok to fail. It's ok to make mistakes” encouraging students to grab opportunities with both hands and to “Accept all offers”.
Ginny is based in Christchurch working as a consultant and educator, and doing locum work and projects. She is the pharmacist on the multidisciplinary Primary Care Liaison Team, working at the interface between community and hospital.
Professor Stephen Duffull welcomed the students back and congratulated them on their achievements in the past year. Professor Duffull presented the awards to students, reminding them that “improving your own ability is the prize”.
Guest speaker, Ginny Brailsford addressing the students at Prize Giving.
Speical Ward Winners for 2015
Student |
Special Award |
Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Fleming | New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists' Association Syd Little Memorial Prize | Highest standard of achievement in Drug Delivery Systems and Drug Disposition and Pharmacokinetics |
| Helen Lee | Otago Pharmacological Association Prize | Best Performance in Pharmacology |
| Abbey Evison | Pharmacy Prize in Pharmacy Practice 3rd year (Douglas) | Third year student with best achievement in the third year Professional Pharmacy Practice papers determined by results from the examination and course. |
| Abbey Evison | Ken Campbell Memorial Prize in Pharmacy Practice | Highest standard of attainment in third year |
| Helen Lee | Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand Prize | Highest standard of performance in the pharmaceutical chemistry papers of Pharmacy programme |
| Ramon Wong | University Book Shop Prize in Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Best Performance in the pharmaceutics components of second year |
| Priyanki Gandhi | Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (Inc) Prize in Pharmacy Practice 2nd year | Highest standard of attainment in the Pharmacy Practice components of the second year of the BPharm programme |
| Paula Sutton | Toniq Prize for the Top Student in the Second Year of the BPharm Programme. |
Undergraduate Year 2 - Top Certificate Awards 2015
| Student | Paper |
|---|---|
| Paula Sutton | PHCY 219 |
| Connor Columbus | PHCY 231 |
| Paula Sutton | PHCY 251 |
| Ramon Wong | PHCY 254 |
| Ramon Wong | PHCY 255 |
| Hamish Theng | PHCY 256 |
| Brenna Downes | PHCY 258 |
| Brenna Downes | PHCY 259 |
| Priyanki Gandhi | PHCY 263 |
Undergraduate Year 3 - Top Certificate Awards 2015
| Student | Paper |
|---|---|
| Natalie Fleming | PHCY 315 |
| Helen Lee | PHCY 340 |
| Eunice Tan | PHCY 342 |
| Abbey Evison | PHCY 343 |
| Hannah Arnold | PHCY 344 |
| Olivia Coe | PHCY 345 |
| Olivia Coe | PHCY 346 |
Congratulations to all School of Pharmacy students.
P2 & P3 Prize Winners for 2015. From left: Priyanki Gandhi, Paula Sutton,Ramon Wong, Connor Columbus, Abby Evison, Natalie Fleming, Hannah Arnold and Helen Lee.