Consumer Representative – Curtin Medical School’s Pharmacy Advisory Board
The Discipline of Pharmacy within the Curtin Medical School offers the only undergraduate entry Pharmacy program in WA and has a proud history of over 55 years of excellence and innovation in teaching and research, and adapting to the needs of the profession and the broader community. They are committed to producing graduates who can contribute to the best possible health outcomes for people, wherever medicines are used.
The involvement opportunity
The Curtin Medical School is currently seeking a health consumer to join its Pharmacy Advisory Board (PAB). Existing members of the PAB include pharmacy academic staff, students and representatives from the Pharmacy profession.
The Consumer Representative will be required to attend Pharmacy Advisory Board meetings approximately twice per year, to advise on how to ensure that are graduates can best meet the changing health needs of the community, now and into the future. There may also be occasional, informal opportunities to engage with Pharmacy academics to inform the planning, design, implementation and review of our Pharmacy program(s).
Skills and experience
You will need to have lived experience of receiving care from a pharmacist or pharmacists across different health settings, including through community pharmacies or in hospital, general practice, or residential aged care settings. This may include experience working with a pharmacist to manage a chronic health condition, in over-the-counter consultations, or through receipt of professional pharmacist services, such as medicine reviews.
People living in metropolitan, regional, rural or remote Western Australia are welcome to apply.
Other information
Meetings are typically held twice per year for 1.5 to 2 hours, in the late afternoon/early evening. There may also be ad hoc meetings.
Meetings are held using a ‘hybrid’ approach, with the option of in-person attendance at Curtin University (Bentley campus) or online.
An honorarium of $37.50/hour will be offered for meeting attendance and any additional activities (e.g. curriculum or content review).
Applications close Friday 30 May 2025