Intern Pharmacist Edel Burton discusses below, the impact of Covid-19 on learning. The APPEL Experiential Learning Placement Programme is a period of discovery, development and decisions. The Pharmacy Class of 2020 will forever be known as the first student pharmacists of the 5-year integrated Masters Programme. I never thought we would also be known as the student pharmacists of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
I started my journey as a student pharmacist on 6th January this year. My experiential learning placement was a split placement between the Mater Private Cork, and McCauley’s Pharmacy, Mahon Point, Cork. This placement was unique, as the pharmacy serviced the Mater Private Cork. Thus I had the benefit of experiencing both the community and hospital settings on a weekly basis.
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