Podcast | Building pharmacy workforce capability with Sue Kirsa

Summary

Building pharmacy workforce capability: the importance of being in the room where it happens with Associate Professor Sue Kirsa

We sat with Associate Professor Sue Kirsa to discover how Monash Health is transforming pharmacy workforce development through investment in clinical educators. Sue shares how workplace-based assessments (WBAs) and structured mentoring accelerate pharmacists’ transition to independent practice - reducing months to days.

Sue talks about:

• early days as a pharmacist
• how workplace-based assessments (WBAs) are transforming workforce readiness
• why at-elbow support and structured mentoring are critical to capability building
• what Monash Health’s pioneering clinical educator program reveals about speeding up pharmacists’ transition to independent practice
• the role pharmacists can play in driving change - from joining committees to contributing to standards
• Sue’s reflections on leadership, resilience, and the future of pharmacy education

Running time: 39:13 

Associate Professor Sue Kirsa is the immediate past Chair of the Board of the APC. Stepping down from the Board in May 2025, Sue served 9 years as APC Board member and 6 years as Chair. Sue is the Director of Pharmacy at Monash Health where she is in her 10^th year of leading the Pharmacy service.
 

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