NAPSA
Pivotal time for NAPSA
NAPSA doubles membership over two years The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) is aiming to boost engagement with the internal and external director role being renamed as the Membership director. …
NAPSA honours former leaders
Five former NAPSA representatives have been awarded honourary life membership The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) recognised the contributions to the profession of five pharmacists at the organisation’s national congress in Sydney. Former NAPSA presidents, Georgina …
Urgent call for Prac Payment expansion
Placement poverty is forcing pharmacy students to choose between food and their studies, NAPSA president warns Australia’s Commonwealth Prac Payments scheme needs to be urgently extended to cover all healthcare …
NAPSA appoints committee chairs
NAPSA prepares for its “most ambitious” year, with newly elected committee chairs Fresh faces and experienced campaigners are set to lead the National Australian Pharmacy Students Association (NAPSA) committees through …
‘Medicines can change, save and ruin lives’
Re-elected NAPSA president vows to continue advocacy for students and patients while setting a long-term path for the organisation Griffith University’s Sebastian Harper is the fifth National Australian Pharmacy Students’ …
Cost of living relief extended, but not to pharmacy students
Up to 5000 additional healthcare students will be able to access the Commonwealth Prac Payments program, but pharmacy undergrads continue to be excluded Moves to expand the Commonwealth Prac Payments …
NAPSA to be ‘a force for change’
Student body releases five-year plan to guide advocacy efforts and boost member engagement The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) plans to use advocacy, education and partnerships to make the …
Budget fails to address placement poverty: NAPSA
HELP debt relief welcomed, but pharmacy students will still face placement poverty, NAPSA warns Pharmacy students are set to continue to face difficult decisions after the government opted not to …
Long-term investment in workforce needed
Government urged to invest in healthcare students to shore up future workforce Pharmacy students should not be forced to choose between their career or covering their rent, Sebastian Harper, the …
Spotlight: Sebastian Harper
We speak with the NAPSA president about the challenges facing pharmacy students, his career aspirations and life outside of pharmacy Sebastian Harper is the current NAPSA president having started his …
No healthcare without health workers
Health students make plea for expansion of Commonwealth Prac Payments as politicians pledge billions in Medicare funding Multi-billion-dollar funding announcements to strengthen Medicare need to come with cost of living support …
‘Big shoes to fill’
Following the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Congress at the University of Queensland, the organisation has thanked its outgoing treasurer Due to a change in personal circumstances, national treasurer Benjamin Scott …