Prior to the State Board Examination students have to do their practice both in a public pharmacy and in a clinical pharmacy.
The period of practice is 6 months, split into a 2 and a 4 months period.
Pharmacy Practice I. (GYTKKAM521) – After the 4th year in the summer.
In the academic year 2023/2024 the 2 months long practice (9 weeks), as part of the 9th semester, has to be completed between first week of July 2024 and the first week of September 2024 in a public pharmacy. The education period for 5th year pharmacy students starts one week later.
The precondition of the Pharmacy Practice 1. is having successfully completed the compulsory courses of the first 4 years according to the study plan. The course Pharmacy Practice I. (GYTKKAM521) should be registered in the Neptun for the first semester of the 5th year.
The evaluation of the pharmacy practice:
The pharmacist has to complete an evaluation form after the practice. Students have to sign the form as well. After evaluating the work of the student with a few sentences, the pharmacist should grade the student according to the three-grade system: highly met requirements (5), met requirements (3), not met requirements (1). In case the practice is spent in more pharmacies, then each pharmacist has to complete the form.
The evaluation form has to be submitted at the Registrar’s Office until the end of the first week of the 9th semester.
The aim of the pharmacy practice is for students to use their theoretical knowledge acquired at the lectures and practices especially in the subjects of Pharmacodynamics, Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmacy Administration in practice. Furthermore, students should gain experience in the proper communication with patients and employees of the pharmacy.
Forms to be completed:
Questionnaire
Acceptance Letter
Evaluation Sheet
Attendance Sheet
Confidentally Declaration
E-Workbook of Pharmacy Practice I or II. Public Pharmacy Practice before the State Board Exam
Sample Attendance Sheet Final Practice 1.
Pharmacy Practice II. (GYTKKAM522)
The second part of the final year practice, that is, the 4-month practice is to be completed in the second semester of the 5th year.
Pharmacy Practice II.: February 01-May 31, 2025
The precondition of starting the 10th semester is that the student has the required number of credits, minus the credits for the thesis and the 4-month compulsory practice.
Within the 4-month practice one month has to be spent in a clinical pharmacy.
The practice can be spent in max. two different pharmacies per semester. The clinical pharmacy site cannot be changed.
The period of practice is 40 hours/week (5x8 hrs). During the practice students have to keep an attendance sheet. For the duration of the practice, a pharmacist must be in attendance.
The evaluation of the pharmacy practice:
The pharmacist has to complete an evaluation form after the practice. Students have to sign the form as well. After evaluating the work of the student with a few sentences, the pharmacist should grade the student according to the three-grade system: highly met requirements (5), met requirements (3), not met requirements (1). In case the practice is spent in more pharmacies, then each pharmacist has to complete the form.
The evaluation form has to be submitted latest two days before the written part of the State Board Examination in the 10th semester. If the student fails to meet the deadlines s/he cannot take part in the State Board Examination. The practical grades are written into the index book by the educational coordinator of the University.
The aim of the pharmacy practice is for students to use their theoretical knowledge acquired at the lectures and practices especially in the subjects of Pharmacodynamics, Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmacy Administration in practice. Furthermore, students should gain experience in the proper communication with patients and employees of the pharmacy.
Forms to be completed:
Questionnaire
Acceptance Letter
Evaluation Sheet
Attendance Sheet
Presentation
E-workbook_clinical pharmacy practice
E-workbook_public pharmacy practice
Confidentally Declaration