Can in-patient hospital sites assess pharmacy technician candidates who work at their organization?

Where possible, candidates should be assessed at a different hospital site to reduce the risk of bias. This can be within the same hospital network or at another organization.

To participate, sites must complete additional requirements, implement safeguards and be monitored by College staff. These measures are intended to support more pharmacy technician applicants completing PACE in hospital settings while minimizing the potential impact of bias.

Not all hospital sites will be approved to assess their own employees. Each hospital will be assessed by College staff on a case-by-case basis to ensure appropriate measures are in place to minimize bias.