Research output per year
Research output per year
I am a senior lecturer in pharmacy practice underpinned by my experience as a community pharmacist and clinical pharmacist in GP Practice. My teaching portfolio involves extensive experience in the curriculum design and delivery of public health, pharmacy law and ethics, dispensing, minor ailments, pharmaceutical care, disease management and advanced consultation skills. My teaching is informed through both a formal postgraduate qualification in teaching, learning and assessment, and, my own extensive practice as a pharmacist. My teaching focuses on professional practice where my role is to facilitate the link between theory and practice. I co-lead prescribing skills teaching on the MPharm degree. I have previously been the 4th year tutor for the MPharm programme and the deupty MPharm lead.
My role in pharmacy education extends to lead for the pharmacy education group where, in collaboration with the lead, I provide leadership to the Education group to facilitate the research-informed teaching and learning strategy.
At a postgraduate level, I am Deputy Director of the Applied Practice component of the MSc in Clinical Pharmacy as well as Educational Supervisor for the ACPP programme. I previously led the university wide unit of study on assessment and feedback for postgraduate students studying for a PGCert in Higher Education. I am a recognised mentor with both the school and across the faculty for new staff and new academics joining the Univeristy. At faculty level I mentor academics working towards membership as a fellow and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
My vision and strategy for teaching and learning is to provide a supportive learning environment for students to enable them to reach their full potential as graduates who are highly employable, and, are able to apply the skills of crticial-thinking as a healthcare professional and maintain a patient-centred focus.
I am an enthusiastic and engaging teacher which has been evidenced by both staff and student feedback and a sustained student evaluation score well above school and faculty level. This has been formerly recognised through being awarded the 'Univeristy of Manchester Student Union's Inclusive teaching Practice award' in 2022 and 'University of Manchester Distinguished achievement medal - Teacher of the year 2014'.
I thoroughly value all opportunites to enhance the programme by working with the professional body to maintain its currency and inform curriculum development. My areas of research interest include preparation for practice and cultural competency.
My experience and contribution to teaching, learning and academic mentorship in higher education, has formerly being recognised through being awarded the status of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I supervise undergraduate final year Masters level projects in Pharmacy Practice, with a special interest in Health Promotion and Public Engagements, and those focussing on Pharmacy Education. My role has been to develop in each student the skills of hypothesis formulation and testing, data acquisition and analysis, experimental design, literature retrieval, report writing and oral presentation.
Within the school, I have led on a peer assessment project. An assessment tool was formulated, drawing upon key literature and is now being used for a number of coursework assessments to assess professionalism across the entire degree. I have previously been involved in a research project commissioned by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) to investigate the effectiveness of the Pre-Registration Assessment. My expertise was called for as an experienced Pharmacist to map the examination according to the examination syllabus and collate, analyse and present data on the areas in the examination in which Pre-Registration Trainees are most likely to fail. This was presented at a national health services research and pharmacy practice conference in 2011 and informed professional pharmacy education policy in two documents submitted to the RPSGB.
I have also successfully been a a co-applicant on an educational research project (funded by the Centre for Higher Education Research, Innovation and Learning), which investigated the effect of learning styles on pharmacy undergraduate drivers for acheievment on the MPharm Course at the University of Manchester. This project has culminated in the design and roll out of a supportive tool for pharmacy undergradates to use in their approach to learning of different areas of the curriculum.
National contributions with regulators and NHS Education
University and Faculty contributions
Division of Pharmacy and Optometry contributions
MPharm teaching:
Role of the pharmacist in public health, Youtube videos
Health promotion campaigns
Manchester Access Programme Tutor
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Unknown, Independent Prescribing (level 7), University of Central Lancashire
Apr 2021 → Aug 2021
Award Date: 1 Sep 2021
Master of Philosophy, Does curriculum reform influence perceived preparedness for practice of graduates of Manchester Pharmacy School? A comparison of two cohorts., The University of Manchester
2014 → 2016
Award Date: 19 Apr 2016
PCert in Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Professional Practice, University of Bolton
2012 → 2013
Award Date: 27 Jun 2013
Master of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham
1999 → 2003
Award Date: 1 Jul 2003
Pharmacy Schools Council UK representative (Royal Pharmaceutcial Society and The King's Fund collaboration: Vision for Pharmacy), Pharmacy Schools Council UK
Sep 2021 → …
External examiner, The University of Salford
Sep 2021 → …
Pharmacy Schools Council representative (Health Education England e-portfolio task and finish group co-lead), Pharmacy Schools Council UK
May 2021 → …
GP Practice Pharmacist, Warrington Primary Care Networks PCNs
Jul 2020 → May 2022
Educational Pharmacist, General Medical Council (GMC) Manchester
Oct 2017 → Dec 2021
External Examiner , University of Keele
2015 → 2020
Expert invited member: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pre-registration Pharmacist Panel Advisory Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB)
2014 → 2017
Expert invited member: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pre-registration Pharmacist Education Strategy Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB)
2014 → 2017
Panel member: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pre-registration Pharmacist Advisory Board, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB)
2014 → 2017
Associate, General Pharmaceutical Council
2013 → …
Community Pharmacist, Rowlands Pharmacy
2008 → 2019
Consultant Pharmacist: Medicine Use Reviews, Lloyds Pharmacy
2007 → 2008
Pharmacist Manager, Alliance Pharmacy
2005 → 2007
Community Pharmacist, Boots Group Plc
2004 → 2005
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Parmar, Harsha (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Parmar, Harsha (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Parmar, Harsha (Recipient), 1 May 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Harsha Parmar (Recipient), Sarah Willis (Recipient), Victoria Silkstone (Recipient), Jason Hall (Recipient), Costas Demonacos (Recipient), Paul McCaugue (Recipient), Matthew Smith (Recipient), Gail Fleming (Recipient) & Matthew Boyd (Recipient)
Activity: Other
Harsha Parmar (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
10/03/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Supervisor: Schafheutle, E. (Supervisor), Willis, S. (Supervisor) & Silkstone, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master of Philosophy