About APPEL

APPEL (Affiliation for Pharmacy Practice Experiential Learning) manages the experiential learning placements of the integrated pharmacy programmes of the three Schools of Pharmacy in Ireland. APPEL is a unique collaboration between University College Cork (UCC), the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), and Trinity College Dublin (Trinity). APPEL provides a single point of contact for Trainers, Training Establishments, and students for all placement activities.

The APPEL programme provides students with experience of patient-facing situations and real-life pharmacy practice at several stages before they attain their qualification. This early practical experience helps students to contextualise their theoretical studies from the lecture theatre and practical classes and will provide them with the skills to meet the demands of the ever-changing face of pharmacy in healthcare.

Placements will be undertaken across a breadth of practice settings providing students with a greater understanding of the range of roles undertaken by pharmacists; in community pharmacies, hospitals, the pharmaceutical industry, regulation, professional development, and other settings.

The APPEL programme provides students with the opportunity to engage with potential future employers, across a breadth of practice settings, supporting them to develop their CVs before registration as a pharmacist.

The 5-year Integrated Pharmacy Programme

Students undertake an integrated pharmacy programme, experiencing patient-facing situations and real-life pharmacy practice at several stages before attaining their qualification