7 Your Responsibilities
- Students must attend the placement during the timetabled session or at a time which is convenient to the preceptor and confirmed with the WIL Partnerships Coordinator.
- Any change in placement details (e.g. placement site, placement preceptor) must be discussed with the WIL Partnerships Coordinator, prior to the proposed change.
- Placement attendance is compulsory. The student is to notify their preceptor and the School of Pharmacy (placements@pharmacy.uq.edu.au) as soon as they know they will be absent from their placement.
- Absences should be recorded in UQ’s placement portal, InPlace (instructions here).
- If you miss more than TWO days of placement (ie on the THIRD day) due to medical reasons you must also upload a medical certificate to InPlace.
- Students with COVID-19 must seek advice from their preceptor before returning to placement.
- Students are to plan with preceptors to make up missed days/hours at a later date that suits the preceptor.
- In cases where the student is unable to make up missed placement days a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis by the course coordinator as to whether the placement has been completed satisfactorily or not.
- Be professionally presented at all times
- Students may take brief notes if agreed with the preceptor, but all assessable items are completed after the placement on their own computer and uploaded by the student via the Blackboard links.
- DO NOT use any placement equipment (including all computers and electronic devices) unless prior approval has been given by the Preceptor.
- DO NOT post any messages related to your placement (including photographs) on social media sites.
- Preceptors may be unavailable, at times, to teach or answer student queries. Students can demonstrate initiative and willingness to learn by using this time to participate in other pharmacy activities e.g. interact with other staff; research learning tasks.
- It is the student’s responsibility to keep placement compliance current, whilst enrolled in placement courses. Please action reminder emails or texts from the HaBS Placement Ready Team at your earliest convenience.
- Students who have any placement problems or would like to discuss their placement with the WIL Partnerships Coordinator or Course Coordinator, please email placements@pharmacy.uq.edu.au
