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Summary

This article describes ANZCAP Programs available to ANZCAP members.

ANZCAP Programs

Pharmacist can currently achieve ANZCAP Recognition as a Pharmacist Resident, Pharmacist Registrar or Pharmacist Consultant via one of two merit-based ANZCAP pathways.

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

Independent Pathway

Candidates achieve ANZCAP recognition by completing an Independent Pathway portfolio. The Independent Pathway allows individuals flexibility by using a combination of Core and Elective Learning Experiences (LXs) to complete a Recognition Portfolio and achieve their chosen ANZCAP recognition.

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

The Independent Pathway offers support for pharmacists to achieve recognition as a Pharmacist Resident, Pharmacist Registrar and Pharmacist Consultant.

For further details on the LX requirements for ANZCAP recognition via the Independent Pathway is available in the following articles:

Training Program

Candidates achieve ANZCAP recognition by completing a Training Program at an accredited workplace. The Training Program contains a specified curriculum of Core Learning Experiences to complete 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 Australia (SHPA) Resident Training Program
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Registrar Training Program
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Community Pharmacy Resident Training Program

Currently there is no approved training program available to obtain ANZCAP Consultant recognition.

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

Recognition via a combination of the different programs

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

For example:

A pharmacist may obtain their Pharmacist Resident recognition via the Independent Pathway and then obtain an SHPA Registrar Training (formally ATR) position so switch to the Training program to obtain their Pharmacist Registrar Recognition
Alternatively a pharmacist may obtain their Pharmacist Resident and Pharmacist Registrar recognition via Training programs and then their Pharmacist Consultant recognition via the Independent 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 ANZCAP Recognition level (e.g. Pharmacist Resident, Registrar, Consultant).

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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