Dr Ricarda Micallef
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
- Department of Pharmacy
- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry
- Penrhyn Road
Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I am a registered pharmacist, bringing experience from practice into teaching and research. I started my career working for Boots in various management and training roles, and progressed into academia through a teacher practitioner role.
I started at Kingston in 2014, teaching in the Pharmacy Practice team. I am actively involved in supporting evaluation of community pharmacy services. My PhD focused on the creation of a framework to support planning, delivery and evaluation of learning events. I am the Co-Chair of the University Athena Swan Self-assessment team.
Qualifications
- 2021: PhD Pharmacy Education
- 2018 - present: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- 2014 - 2014: NHS Leadership Academy Award in Leadership Foundation
- 2010 - 2012: PG Clinical Diploma in Community Pharmacy with Distinction, University of Belfast
- 2010 - 2012: PGCHE, University of Hertfordshire
- 2010 - present: Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
- 2004 - 2010: Registered Pharmacist with Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- 1999 - 2003: MPharm University of Bath
Domains
My teaching focuses on professionalism, professional skills such as leadership and communication, along with law and ethics.
Qualifications
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- PGCHE, University of Hertfordshire
Courses taught
My research focuses on pharmacist education and lifelong learning, along with a focus on undergraduate pharmacist training. I also evaluate local community pharmacy initiatives. Evaluation of community pharmacy services, and work linked to law and ethics, including safeguarding and whistleblowing, are areas of interest.
Qualifications
- PhD in Pharmacist lifelong learning
Publications
Becoming a designated prescribing practitioner: a pilot educational course
Nathwani, Puja, May, Leanne and Micallef, Ricarda, 2025, Education for Primary Care (36), 4pp 182-189, Published
Assessing the impact of a leadership development programme for community pharmacy neighbourhood leads in South East London
Guard, Sarah, Micallef, Ricarda and Royle, Finlay, 2024, Pharmacy (12), 6, Published
A pilot study to establish leadership development needs of community pharmacist leads in Lambeth, south east London
Patel, Mohammed, Royle, Finlay and Micallef, Ricarda, 2023, Pharmacy (11), 4, Published
Enabling access to pharmacy law teaching during COVID-19: student perceptions of MyDispense and assessment outcomes
Slater, Natasha, Mason, Thuy, Micallef, Ricarda, Ramkhelawon, Madhvee and May, Leanne, 2023, Pharmacy (11), 2, Published
The PRACTICE framework for organising and delivering a learning event for pharmacists' lifelong learning
Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem and Ooms, Ann, 2022, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (14), 4pp 407-414, Published
Interviews with global pharmacists and healthcare professionals in Great Britain to establish personal experiences around professional development activity
Kayyali, Reem and Micallef, Ricarda, 2022, Pharmacy (10), 1, Published
Description of a pharmacy COVID champion scheme in South East London to reduce vaccine hesitancy
Micallef, Ricarda, Matharu, Raj, Barry, Abigail and Burgess, Vanessa, 2022, Pharmacy (10), 6, Published
The influence of pharmacist training on the safeguarding of children: a city-based study
Farahat, Shadi and Micallef, Ricarda, 2021, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (13), 3pp 213-219, Published
Why we should create uniform pharmacy education requirements across different countries: a review of current requirements and the need for global regulator input
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2020, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (12), 5pp 499-503, Published
Current reality and preferences for continuing professional development (CPD) of pharmacists in England: supporting pharmacists to achieve their CPD requirments
Huet, Isabel, Kayyali, Reem and Micallef, Ricarda, 2020, Pharmacy Education (20)pp 103-115, Published
A systematic review of models used and preferences for continuing education and continuing professional development of pharmacists
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2019, Pharmacy (7), 4, Published
Students' perspectives of the use of scenario-based videos for studying pharmacy law
Olayonwa, Maryam B. and Micallef, Ricarda, 2019, Pharmacy Education (19), 1pp 179-184, Accepted/In press
Health Champions in South London: evaluation of training, and impact on public health
Micallef, Ricarda, Grewal, Jaspal Singh, Khan, Sharifah, Wells, Joshua and Kayyali, Reem, 2019, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (27), 1pp 71-79, Published
Peer-assisted learning to support attainment in Pharmacy
Maccabe, Rebecca, Micallef, Ricarda and Carew, Mark, 2019, Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching (12), 1, Published
Factors affecting a face to face learning event
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2018, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (26), 2pp 183-190, Published
Peer assisted learning in pharmacy: the mentor and student perspective
Micallef, Ricarda and Slater, Natasha, 2018, Pharmacy Education (18), 1pp 306-310, Published
Multidisciplinary preregistration training is the way forward
Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem and Shamim, Atif, 2017, The Pharmaceutical Journal, Published
Increasing student engagement in pharmacy law
Micallef, R and Slater, N, 2017, New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences (12), 1, Published
New models of training needed to ensure future pharmacists are fit for new roles
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2015, The Pharmaceutical Journal, Published
Supporting the wellbeing of health and social care students during practice placements: a mixed-methods systematic review
Ooms, Ann, Heaton-Shrestha, Celayne, Halter, Mary, Thurgate, Claire, Kayyali, Reem, Sims, Georgina, Muleya, Wilson, Taylor, Francesca, Stroumpouki, Theodora, Micallef, Ricarda, Ransome, Hazel, Wu, Lihua, Price, Jayne and Akhtar, Farrukh(2026). [Published]
How does community pharmacy support patients living with asthma?
Micallef, R and Bhatti, H(2023). [Published]
Experiences of lifelong learning for English pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic
Micallef, Ricarda(2023). [Published]
How does community pharmacy reduce the GPS workload by helping patients living with diabetes?
Micallef, Ricarda and Mujeeb, S(2022). [Published]
Pharmacy and sport science university students' perceptions of COVID-19 and its impact on their behaviour, their studies and their careers.
Ooms, Ann, Micallef, Ricarda and Pummell, Elizabeth(2021). [Published]
How does Covid-19 affect pharmacy students' perceptions of on-campus learning?
Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Moir, Hannah(2021). [Published]
Evaluating the impact of educational and practice supervisor training
Tyers, Nicola and Micallef, Ricarda(2021). [Published]
How does Covid-19 affect pharmacy students' perceptions of on-campus learning?
Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Moir, Hannah(2021). [Published]
Sport Science student perceptions of learning and teaching during the COVID19 pandemic
Moir, Hannah, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Micallef, Ricarda(2021). [Published]
Sport science students' perceptions of learning and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic
Moir, Hannah, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swain, Elizabeth and Micallef, Ricarda(2021). [Published]
Validation of a framework to organise, deliver and evaluate lifelong learning events
Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann and Kayyali, Reem(2021). [Published]
Embedding critical thinking skills in the scientific curricula: how good are we?
Arrigoni, Francesca, Micallef, Ricarda and Wason, Hilary(2019). [Published]
Leadership activity implementation for pharmacy students
Micallef, Ricarda and Kawani, Dildar(2019). [Published]
Evaluation of a pharmacist training intervention on assessing and managing urgent cases
Styles, Michelle and Micallef, Ricarda(2019). [Published]
Introducing scenario-based videos to aid interest of pharmacy law
Olayonwa, M. and Micallef, R.(2018). [Published]
Itchy and scratchy? An investigation of human cercarial dermatitis in the UK
Micallef, R J and Kirk, R S(2018). [Published]
A survey looking at application of knowledge into practice: Pharmacy Education South London - two years on
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem(2017). [Published]
A survey to determine attitudes of pre-registration trainees towards Continuing Professional Development
Micallef, Ricarda and Ismailjee, Khadijah(2017). [Published]
A survey to determine if pharmacists are equipped to deal with the growing problem of dementia
Micallef, Ricarda, Shamoon, Juanne and Kayyali, Reem(2017). [Published]
Perceptions of leadership in undergraduate pharmacy students through a mixed methods study
Micallef, Ricarda and Tasnia, Nur(2017). [Published]
An island case study of interprofessional learning
Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem, Kealy, Niall and Holmes, Mark(2016). [Published]
Engagement in and perceptions of community pharmacists in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty
Kayyali, Reem, Lakhi, Farhan, Patel, Swati and Micallef, Ricarda(2016). [Published]
Evaluation of the impact of Health Champion training on public health in South London
Kayyali, Reem, Grewal, Jaspal Singh and Micallef, Ricarda(2016). [Published]
Evaluation of the South London Leadership Development Programme
Micallef, Ricarda and Ali, Ayan(2016). [Published]
Evaluation of the training provided for Health Champions and its impact on public health
Kayyali, Reem, Khan, Sharifah and Micallef, Ricarda(2016). [Published]
Student participation in extra curricula education opportunities
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem(2016). [Published]
South London pharmacists' interest in multidisciplinary learning
Kayyali, Reem and Micallef, Ricarda(2016). [Published]
Evaluating the support needs of newly qualified pharmacists
Micallef, R., Coker, R. and Kayyali, R.(2015). [Published]
Pharmacy Education South London (PESL): lessons to be leant
Micallef, R., Royle, F. and Kayyali, R.(2015). [Published]
Lifelong learning for pharmacists - An exploratory study to devise a framework that supports planning, delivery and evaluation of learning events
Micallef, Ricarda (2020), PhD thesis [Accepted/In press]