Pharmacy - NICE Student Champion

Outline of Activity

The programme also allows pharmacy students to engage with NICE at a higher level and to explore opportunities to be involved with future developments at NICE Evidence Search and NICE in their future career.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of the way NICE Evidence Search works
• Discuss how to use the NICE Evidence Search effectively for any pharmacy therapeutic question
• Demonstrate an understanding of what makes a good teaching session
• Discuss the importance of evidence-based practice
• Obtain and summarise information using key filtering techniques to draw a reasoned conclusion
• Recognise the importance of planning teaching sessions to ensure success
• Apply effective search techniques and strategies for pharmacy therapeutic related research
• Demonstrate professional competence in presentation skills
• Demonstrate effective facilitation techniques in ensuring successful workshop sessions
• Demonstrate effective teaching skills
• Demonstrate effective communicate skills using a range of formats and approaches
• Successfully utilise IT resources to retrieve and organise information
• Employ management and organisational skills to manage time and resources effectively
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a group.

Assessment Details

Coursework 1

Reflective diary – students will be expected to keep a diary in which they record their experience of the NICE Student Champions Scheme and the debrief sessions. The diary will be a personal record in which the student will be encouraged to reflect and evaluate the NICE Student Champion experience.

Coursework 2

A report of the NICE Search session, outlining how the sessions were received, any difficulties encountered and additional feedback from students.

It should include:

• a review of the NICE Student Champion training
• the skills, knowledge, competencies acquired; the critical experiences encountered and their personal impact
• identification of their personal contribution to the Scheme
• analysis of the impact of the experience on how they perceive themselves and the impact on their future employability (at least 1000 words).

Results

Result will be a PASS or FAIL

Level of Commitment

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