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Pathways

Pharmacist can currently achieve ANZCAP Recognition as a Pharmacist Resident, Pharmacist Registrar or Pharmacist Consultant Pharmacist via one of two merit-based ANZCAP Programs, and the initial Foundation Programpathways.

The various programs pathways provide flexibility and choice for ANZCAP members practicing in a diverse range of regions settings and scopes of practice to achieve recognition.

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Pharmacists with existing industry recognitions of advanced practice prior to the ANZCAP conception have been recognised through the Foundation Program.

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Independent Pathway

Candidates achieve ANZCAP recognition by completing an Independent Program at their own workplacea self-directed recognition portfolio. The Independent Program Pathway allows individuals flexibility to complete their portfolio in any practice setting by using a combination of Core and Elective Learning Experiences (LXs) to complete a their Recognition Portfolio and achieve their chosen ANZCAP recognition.

Completion of Learning Experiences (LX) is supported by multi-disciplinary peers.

Please refer to the Independent Program Recognitionarticle for further Further details on the LX requirements for an Independent Recognition Portfolio for each ANZCAP Recognition level.

Foundation Program

Candidates achieve ANZCAP recognition through evidence of prior professional experience.

The Foundation Program has now closed for new applications in Australia. 

Access to the Foundation Program may be granted for Australian-registered pharmacists who can:

1. provide evidence in support of their Foundation Program application that is dated on or prior to 31 May 2024; OR

2. provide evidence that it was only reasonably possible to submit for the Foundation Program within the month of June 2024.

Complete this form to submit your request.

The program remains open to pharmacists from New Zealand with access to the ANZCAP platform, until 31 August 2024.

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ANZCAP recognition via the Independent Pathway is available in the following articles:

• Independent Pathway Recognition (Australia)

• Independent Pathway Recognition (New Zealand)

Training Programs

Candidates achieve ANZCAP recognition by completing a Training Program at an accredited workplace. The Training Program contains a specified curriculum of Core Learning Experiences which must be completed to complete create a Recognition Portfolio and achieve the chosen ANZCAP recognition.

Completion of Learning Experiences is supported by accredited workplace specific program leads and preceptors.

Examples of current training programs include:

• Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Advanced Pharmacy Australia (SHPAAdPha) Resident Training ProgramSociety of Hospital Pharmacists of

• Advanced Pharmacy Australia (SHPAAdPha) Registrar Training Program

• Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) Community Pharmacy Resident Training Program

For further details on how to gain access to a Training Program please refer to the SHPA AdPha Training Program website.

Recognition via a combination of the different

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pathways

Throughout a pharmacists pharmacist's career they may obtain the progressive ANZCAP recognition levels via a combination of the various programspathways.

For example:

• A pharmacist may obtain their Pharmacist Resident Pharmacist recognition via the Independent Program Pathway and then obtain an SHPA AdPha Registrar Training (formally ATR) position so switch to the Training program to obtain their Pharmacist Registrar Pharmacist Recognition

• Alternatively a pharmacist may obtain their Pharmacist Resident and Pharmacist Registrar Pharmacist recognition via the training program Training programs and then their Pharmacist Consultant Pharmacist recognition via the independent programIndependent Pathway.

Learning Experiences (LX)

A Learning Experience (LX) is a type of Workplace Based Assessment (WBA) tool that a pharmacist can use to record evidence of professional practice at a chosen any one of the ANZCAP Recognition level (e.g. Pharmacist Resident, Registrar, Consultant Pharmacist).

Learning Experiences are the building blocks used to build a recognition portfolio and achieve ANZCAP recognition.

Pre-registration features

With ANZCAP pre-registration membership, students and provisionally registered (intern) pharmacists have access to range of specially tailored features on the ANZCAP digital platform. These features have been developed in consultation with representative organisations to ensure they enable students and interns to document and showcase their individual practice.

These can be shared with others using the ANZCAP Custom Portfolios feature.

Further information on the ANZCAP features available to pharmacy students and provisional registered pharmacists (interns) is available here.

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