I
was always interested in the medical side of things.
When I spoke to a pharmacist
about hospital pharmacy at a careers night in Year 12, I liked the sound of it and decided there
and then that was what I wanted to do.
I really enjoy what I do in my job. I like the interaction with patients and educating them about the best way to take their medication.
UniSA's Bachelor of Pharmacy involves a lot of lab work and is heavily chemistry based. The program gave me a solid understanding of the theory behind pharmacy and the seven weeks of clinical placements and one-year post graduation internship gave me the practical experience to move into the workforce.
The UniSA teaching staff were supportive. Whenever I had a problem I could knock on their door and they were always happy to help. Some of them were practising pharmacists.
After gaining a bit more experience as a clinical pharmacist, I might do a Masters of Clinical Pharmacy.
I came to Australia from Malaysia in 1996 to do Year 11, studied at UniSA as an international student and just last year got my permanent residency. I chose Adelaide because it's more affordable than the eastern states, the standard of living is good and it's a nice place to live and study. The years I've spent at UniSA have definitely been some of the best of my life!
Eng Whui Poh
Clinical Pharmacist, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Graduate, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours), 2001
Dean's Merit List, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Chancellor's Merit List 1998, 2000, 2001
International Student Representative, UniSA Students Association
(USASA), 2001
Marketing Director, SA Multicultural Week, 2001
Chair, SA Multicultural Week, 2002
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