Graduated, but not gone
Graduated, but not gone
Alumni discuss the benefits of staying in touch with the faculty.
Just because you’ve graduated doesn’t mean your university days are behind you. There's a number of ways alumni can benefit from engaging with their alma mater. We spoke to 11 former students from across the years who’ve found that staying involved has enabled them to develop professionally, provided access to resources, stimulated them intellectually, or simply provided a great way to reconnect with their old friends.
The employee
"Monash has been a big part of my career progression. I specialised in formulation science. I chose a career in industry through my research at Monash University, where I received an industry placement as a student with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)."
The preceptor
"Preceptorship involvement provides a range of continuous self-education opportunities. Monash offers leadership programs, feedback programs and all sorts of learning development skills designed to help support the way you supervise students and interns."
The Internship Foundation Program (IFP) preceptor
"The opportunity to be an IFP clinical educator with Monash was unexpected but tremendously fulfilling, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it."
The graduate student
"Graduate study really accelerated my career. I now feel more confident in my research and decision-making abilities. I did my master’s over two years as part of a concurrent fellowship with the Alfred Hospital, looking at creating pharmacy specialists."
The connector
"I attended the Pharmacy Education Symposium 2017, in Prato, Italy. It was a collaborative opportunity to share and discover best practice with colleagues committed to better pharmacy education and improved global health."
The Employability Week partner
"When I was a PhD student at Monash, I assisted with a student tour to Pfizer, and now I work here on the Professional Development Program (PDP). I’m presenting a similar Employability Week presentation to the one that was given when I visited the site to the current Monash students."
The mentors
"For me, being involved in mentoring is professionally rewarding in part because it keeps me connected to the University and in contact with many up-and-coming young pharmacists."
The reunion attendees
"Reunions provide a great social benefit for us. They’re an opportunity for us to get together to enjoy our stories and reminisce about what we’ve done."
The Senior Pharmacists’ Network member
"Pharmacy has changed over the years and all the different cultures involved have added to it."