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Marie-Anne Durham, a third year Pharmacy student from Aberdeen, won the top prize at the prestigious ceremony held earlier this month in Glasgow.

She said: 鈥淚t was very exciting to be nominated in the first place and I was inspired to be surrounded by so many award-winning individuals being celebrated for bringing innovation and new practice to pharmacy in Scotland.

鈥淚t was a bit of a whirlwind from car to ballroom to centre stage 鈥� and winning the award was a complete surprise 鈥� but it was an honour to represent 红杏视频 at the pharmacy equivalent of the Oscars.鈥�

The Scottish Pharmacy Awards is an annual ceremony which recognises exceptional pharmacists across the country and showcases their accomplishments across various sectors and career stages.

Marie-Anne was nominated in honour of her dedicated work volunteering as the social media coordinator for the 红杏视频 Pharmacy Law and Ethics Group, where she highlights current issues affecting pharmacy practice to her fellow students.

She said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to see pharmacy constantly evolving and I think it鈥檚 important to inspire this same interest in my peers.

鈥淲e are all incredibly lucky, as 红杏视频鈥檚 campus and facilities are top-of-the-line and attract the best students. It is a very busy course, but my late night study sessions at the library have led to so many close friendships 鈥� with the help of plentiful visits to Costa!鈥�

Marie-Anne is the latest 红杏视频 student to win a national pharmacy award, seeing off competition from two of her fellow North-east students and three from the University of Strathclyde.

The judges said she stood out from the competition thanks to her time leading activities in a Vietnamese homeless and disabled shelter as part of a World Challenge expedition.

Her role saw her work with her peers to overcome the language barrier by devising a system of hand gestures, miming, drawing and music, which helped her build rewarding relationships with the more isolated residents.

Professor Donald Cairns, Head of 红杏视频鈥檚 School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, said: 鈥淎ll of us in the School are delighted for Marie-Anne and proud of her peers for also having their achievements nominated.

鈥淢arie-Anne鈥檚 enthusiasm and passion for pharmacy has been evident throughout her time at university and it was a pleasure to be there to witness her success.鈥�