A third-year pharmacy student from Â鶹ֱ²¥ has won a national award for providing outstanding educational support to fellow pharmacy students.<\/p>\n
Ms Lavina Chagani, 22, from Carlisle, won the Outstanding Senior Leader\/Mentor award at the 2012 Australasian Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Leader Achievement Awards held at the National PASS Forum in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Ms Chagani was up against stiff competition in her short-listed category and won the overall award for demonstrating exceptional qualities as a mentor and facilitator and for enhancing fellow students\u2019 learning and engagement.<\/p>\n
The PASS program has been running at Â鶹ֱ²¥ since 2011 and is a free, voluntary, academic assistance program that uses peer-led group study to help students succeed.<\/p>\n
The study sessions are facilitated by PASS leaders, like Ms Chagani, who have already successfully completed specific subjects at university.<\/p>\n
Ms Chagani said that she felt extremely privileged and honoured to receive the award.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have enjoyed every minute of mentoring fellow pharmacy students,\u201d Ms Chagani said. \u201cThe pharmacy subject that I provide support for can be quite challenging. It\u2019s been really rewarding to see students who have participated in the program improve and obtain great academic results.<\/p>\n
\u201cMentoring is provided in a relaxed and casual environment, and this great program also provides an opportunity to connect with other students studying the same course.\u201d<\/p>\n
The PASS awards are organised annually by the University of Wollongong and the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
\nVisit unilife.curtin.edu.au\/learning_support\/about_unipass_program.htm for more information on Curtin\u2019s PASS program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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