Experiential Learning Requirements

Experiential Learning “supports students in gaining hands-on learning that helps them transition to employment”^[1]. Experiential Learning can take the form of co-operative education, degree work placement, clinical/field placement, fieldwork/simulation labs, capstone/applied research projects, and service learning.

Below are requirements for our Pharmacy Technician students within the program:

Updated immunization/vaccinations:

• Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
• TB Status
• Varicella (Chicken Pox)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria (Td)
• Pertussis
• Polio
• Hepatitis B
• Influenza – Mandatory (to submit during the flu season only (Oct-early April)
• COVID-19 Vaccine – Non-Mandatory for placement clearance but highly recommended

Other requirements:

• Standard First Aid
• CPR Level C
• Vulnerable Sector Police Check. Any previous criminal record must be pardoned.
• Student Health Form Agreement (Full Form)
• Health Care Provider Signature
• Mask Fit (required for placement in semester four) (shaving of portion of face may be required to meet safety standards)

All of the above requirements must be in effect for the duration of each placement.

Helpful links & Contacts:

Clinical Requirements Video Presentation

Clinical Placement Information Website

Consent Form Link to Access the ParaMed Website

ParaMed Account to Submit Placement Requirement to Clear for Placement

ParaMed – Nurse:  centennial.requisite@paramed.com  416-222-8817 ext. 213 or 245

Book a Mask Fit

MyCard – Photo upload myphoto.centennialcollege.ca

Clinical Placement Officer clinicalplacements@centennialcollege.ca

Student Advisor International Office msmith@centennialcollege.ca or sage@centennialcollege.ca

The status of clinical/field placements and co-op work terms will be subject to public health directives and the reopening plan. Students may complete their placement requirements at sites that are permitted to open, either onsite, following appropriate health and safety protocols, or remotely. Students will be asked to read and sign a Student Informed Consent form in order to ensure that they understand their rights and the potential health and safety risks. Similarly, employers and/or placement hosts will be required to complete an Employer/Placement Health and Safety Site Checklist.

If workplaces are not permitted to open, placements and work terms may be completed remotely where feasible. In programs where placements or unpaid internships can not be facilitated through alternative/distance models, students will be allowed to complete these components at a later date.

COVID-19 Vaccines are developed to protect our communities, especially the most vulnerable such as LTC residents and patients. Once developed, a vaccine goes through rigorous scientific reviews for safety and efficacy before it is approved by Health Canada. Understanding that pharmacy students are an integral part of the healthcare system and are entrusted to provide safe care, we very strongly recommend that all students in the Pharmacy Technician Program be vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to commencing a clinical experience. Students who choose not to vaccinate without a legitimate reason, risk putting themselves and their care recipients at an unnecessary danger of contracting COVID-19. It is the placement agency’s discretion to pause or cancel a student placement based on agency policies and protocols which may risk delay to the program of study in the case a student is unable to attend their clinical placements due to contracting COVID-19 or when the clinical agency requires learner vaccination.

Agencies do require that healthcare providers and learners be vaccinated. The Pharmacy Technician Program follows public health guidelines and directives of our clinical partners regarding the COVID-19 vaccination.

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