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PSA names PSOTY & Pharmacist Winners

Congratulations to Shanae Hancey from Curtin University in WA in being named the PSA Pharmacy Student of the Year, during the PSA15 gala dinner in Sydney on Sat night. attended by over 750 delegates. Hancey also won the “audience choice” award for the event, with PSA national president Joe Demarte saying “this is a very prestigious recognition of a student’s commitment and knowlege, and their ability to communicate with consumers.”  Participants face a “very challenging counselling session,” with this year’s finalists displaying exceptional communication skills and “very deep and diverse clinical knowledge,” Demarte said.

This year’s finalists, who are pictured above with Demarte and NSW minister for mental health, Pru Goward, are William Caddy, University of WA; Brighid Carey, University of New England; Eloise Glover, Tasmanian School
of Pharmacy; Shanae Hancey, Curtin University; Amanda Horiniak, Monash University; Ashlei Mornement, University of Canberra; Julia Shatursky, Charles Darwin University; and Samuel Turner, Queensland University of Technology.

Other winners at this years PSA15 Conference included Andrew Roberts as PSA Pharmacist of the Year and Amy Page named as PSA Young Pharmacist of the Year.  See more photos on the iTherapeutics Facebook

Source: pharmacydaily.com.au, Monday 3 August 2015