PD breaking news - PSA celebrates its top intern, locum and several fellowships

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) named Bowen-based pharmacist James Oh as the 2024 PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year at the opening plenary today.
Oh graduated from James Cook University last year having also received the Professor James Dare Graduate of the Year award recognising both academic success, as well as excellence in leadership, ethics and community engagement.
MIMS CEO Robert Best congratulated Oh, saying, “last year, in 2023 MIMS celebrated our 60th anniversary, and we see the pharmacy profession as the most important and pivotal part of our medicines ecosystem when dealing with consumers and patients”.
“So, as we approach the halfway point of this 2024 Olympic year, we will continue to acknowledge the Gold Medal role that pharmacists and their interns play with respect to advising, educating and dispensing medicines across Australia.”
Tasmanian pharmacist Esther Staal was also awarded the 2024 PSA Locumate.ai Locum Pharmacist of the Year.
Staal is an empowered locum pharmacist focused on continued learning and professional development to improve practice and help care for different communities, from the goldfields of Kalgoorlie to the retirees in Vasse.
Furthermore, last night a new cohort of 26 PSA Fellows were recognised for their significant contributions to the profession and the national organisation.
Among the new Fellows is the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health, Emma McBride - the only pharmacist currently serving in the Australian Parliament.
More details in Monday's issue of Pharmacy Daily.