Placement principal dates

PHARMACY CARE PRINCIPAL DATES 2026
University semester datesSee main Monash site
 
Fourth Year Placement & Inquiry Dates 2025

Requirement:  All Year 4 students need to successfully complete:

  • 1x 4-week Hospital placement
  • 1 x 4-week Primary Care placement
  • 1 x 8-week Inquiry

Students will be notified in October of their placement schedule

*Remote Rural is a 6 week placement

Placement blockStart dateEnd date
Mandatory back to base day at Parkville (all students)Monday 2 February 2026 
Clinical Block 1Tuesday 3 February 2026Friday 27 February 2026
Mandatory back to base day at Parkville (all students)Monday 9 March 2026 
Clinical Block 2Tuesday 10 March 2026Thursday 2 April 2026
(Before Good Friday)
Mandatory back to base day at Parkville (all students)Monday 20 April 2026 
Clinical Block 3Tuesday 21 April 2026Friday 15 May 2026
Mandatory back to base day at Parkville (all students)Friday 25 May 2026 
Clinical Block 4Tuesday 26 May 2026Friday 19 June 2026
*Rural RemoteMonday 18 May 2026Friday 26 June 2026
Inquiry Project Block AMonday 2 February 2026Friday 27 March 2026
Inquiry Project Block BMonday 20 April 2026Friday 12 June 2026
 
Third Year

Requirement: All students need to successfully complete:

  • 1 x 2-week Hospital placement
  • 1 x 2-week Primary Care placement

Students will be allocated 2 of the below block times.

1 placement block will be allocated in semester time (Block 1, 2 or 3) and 1placement block will be allocated out of semester time. (Block 4 or 5). Students will be notified by end of May of their placement schedule. The placement schedule will outline which blocks the students will be attending placement.

Placement blockStart dateEnd date
Block 1Monday 13 July 2026Friday 24 July 2026
Block 2Monday 7 September 2026Friday 18 September 2026
Block 3Monday 21 September 2026Friday 2 October 2026
Block 4 (after semester 2 exams)Monday 16 November 2026Friday 27 November 2026
Block 5 (after semester 2 exams)Monday 30 November 2026Friday 11 December 2026
 
Second Year

Requirement: All students need to successfully complete:

  • 1 x 1-week (5 days) Primary Care placement (PC)*
Placement blockStart dateEnd date
PC Block 2Monday 17 August 2026Friday 21 August 2026
PC Block 3Monday 24 August 2026Friday 28 August 2026