Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - The Māori Pharmacists’ Association Inc.
Applications for the TWO (2) Scholarships offered by the University of Otago, School of Pharmacy, close on 31st October 2011. There is TWO (2) Scholarships per year for MPA Members to undertake a PGcertPharm endorsed in Medicines Management. The Postgraduate Certificate comprises two papers: PHCX541 Medicines Information and PHCX542 Medicines Management.
The Scholarships will cover tuition fees only.
It is our hope that MPA Members will take up this generous offer.
A call for applications will be made in October for the following year and again in May for the second semester. Applicants may choose to enrol in one or both papers per application. Should an applicant apply for only one paper the applicant would be required to apply again on a second application round for a Scholarship for the next paper. An applicant can apply for the Scholarship only once per paper
For details please click on the following links: /Scholarship_Maori_Pharmacists_Association_2012.pdf
Scholarship_application_Maori_Pharmacists_Association_2012.pdf
or contact admin@mpa.maori.nz
Potential applicants are asked to forward their application to the Postgraduate Administrator, School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, PO Box 56 Dunedin 9051 or via email pharmacy.postgrad@otago.ac.nz. Applications close on 31st October 2011.
Watch this video on School of Pharmacy at Otago University.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY WORKSHOPS:
Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - The Māori Pharmacists’ Association Inc. (MPA) has been endorsed by Pharmacy Council of New Zealand to provide education programmes to assist pharmacists in response to the changes to Competence Standard 1 - specifically Cultural Competency, incorporating Hauora Māori. MPA are the ONLY endorsed provider to have competency in Hauora Māori and Pharmacy. The developed programme therefore aims to provide relevancy to how you as pharmacists must practise in New Zealand’s culturally diverse environment. Cultural competency will require pharmacists to have accessed knowledge and maintain ongoing competence as defined in the Pharmacy Council’s recertification process. Workshops will be provided in response to demand and opportunity.
Workshops will be facilitated in a 1 day participatory session, with learning objectives directly relating to Competency Standard 1 and pharmacy specific learning. The cost of the session will be $370.00 (incl GST) with experienced facilitators.
Màori Pharmacists' Association is asking for all interested parties to contact our Administration Manager, on admin@mpa.maori.nz in the first instance, to ascertain dates and geographic location for these workshops.
Please email admin@mpa.maori.nz for further information.
Hiwinui Heke Māori Pharmacy Student Scholarship 2011
The Scholarships are jointly sponsored by PHARMAC and the Māori Pharmacists Association (MPA), and the awards are the first scholarships ever available to Māori Pharmacy Students.
The scholarships are named after our kaumatua Hiwinui Heke (Te Arawa), who is deemed to be the first Māori Pharmacist - graduating in 1955 and continuing to work in a Rotorua pharmacy part-time.
The applicant must be:
- of New Zealand Māori descent
- enrolled and studying full-time for the full year at the Otago School of Pharmacy or the Auckland School of Pharmacy;
- studying toward the undergraduate degree of the Bachelor of Pharmacy;
- able to demonstrate a commitment to and/or competence in Maori Health and well-being studies;
- a member of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - The Maori Pharmacists' Association Inc. and must attend the annual Hui-a-Tau.
The recipients of this Prestigous Scholarship in 2011 are:
Jade Wihongi (2nd from right) is studying at Otago University School of Pharmacy and receives a Scholarship of $5000.
Susan Wilson (far left) ) studying at Auckland University School of Pharmacy and receives a Scholarship of $2500.
Loren Collett (2nd left) and Courtney Lewis (far right) both studying at Otago University School of Pharmacy each receive $1250.
The recipients of Hiwinui Heke Scholarship Awards with Leanne Te Karu, President of Ngá Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoá o Aotearoa (3rd from left) with representatives of PHARMAC.
Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - The Māori Pharmacists' Association Inc.
The Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday 11 March 2012
To view the President's Report please click on the link below
JOHN McLEOD AWARD 2011
Caroline Blucher - Te Aupouri, Ngati Kuri - was recently awarded the prestigious John McLeod Award for 2011. This scholarship recognises Caroline's outstanding achievement in Pharmacy and ongoing excellence in maori health, leadership and academia. Caroline is currently in her fourth year as a pharmacy student at the Auckland University School of Pharmacy.
To view the action points a - k for PRISM stakeholders please click on link below. Comments to be forwarded to Pauline on admin@mpa.maori.nz
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HUI - A - TAU 2012
The Annual Hui-a-tau of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - The Māori Pharmacists' Association Inc. was held on the weekend of 10/11 March 2012 at Owhata Marae on the shores of Lake Rotorua.
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Register with us
We are inviting all those pharmacists, pharmacy pre-registrants and pharmacy students who identify themselves as Maori to register with "Nga Kaitiaki O Te Puna Rongoa O Aotearoa - The Maori Pharmacists’ Association." click here to download a questionnaire.
