UCL School of Pharmacy

UCL School of Pharmacy

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Summer Placements

Competition for a pre-registration place is getting tougher by the year.  The summer vacations are the time for ambitious and determined students to carry out summer placements and increase their chances of obtaining the desired pre-registration placement, when the time comes.

If students have experience in various pharmacy sectors, pre-registration employers are more likely to invite them for an interview.

Every year, approximately 2% of pharmacy students are unable to find a placement for pre-registration.  When asked what they might have done differently, they say they wished that they had spent some of their vacation time conducting a summer placement.

It cannot be overemphasised how important it is to have experience in a pharmacy setting.  It would give an opportunity to practice what has be taught and leant at university and reinforces and builds transferable skills.