AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh sits down with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s immediate past president, Associate Professor Fei Sim, to discuss her time at the helm, and what the future holds for the organisation. 

Having broken through the glass ceiling to become the PSA’s first female leader, Sim led the society through a transformative period, securing a heads of agreement for the First Pharmacy Practice Agreement, and the acquisition of the Australasian College of Pharmacy. 

1min 28 – A presidency was based on teamwork 

2.20 – Succession – Professor Mark Naunton is “the prefect leader… to take the PSA into the next chapter” 

4.18 – Predecessors, Dr Chris Freeman and Dr Shane Jackson woke the giant that is the PSA 

7.52 – Growing the PSA’s membership 

8.54 – The acquisition of the Australasian College of Pharmacy 

11.22 – The PSA needs to keep the momentum going to deliver on its strategic priorities 

12.33 – Growing pains in the pharmacist/GP relationship 

16.24 – Health professions need to support each other to work to the top of their scope of practice 

19.56 – Translating leader diversity into better outcomes 

22.56 – The First Pharmacy Practice Agreement 

29.54 – Breaking the glass ceiling to become the first female president of the PSA 

34.11 – Looking to the future in a new role with the AMH 

38.32 – Addressing unfinished business. 

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