Educational organisations

How the Black Pharmacists Collective will close the MPharm attainment gap

Black pharmacy students at the University of Manchester have created an organisation to tackle the growing gap in preregistration assessment pass rates between black students and their peers.…

Like mother, like son: moving to the UK from Baghdad to excel in pharmacy

When Fadya Al-Hamadani arrived in the UK to study for a PhD in pharmacy, her son could speak only a few words in English, but now he is studying to become a pharmacist like her.…

GPhC set to confirm it will require universities to offer integrated pharmacy programmes

The General Pharmaceutical Council has said it is likely to move forward with proposals requiring pharmacy schools to offer integrated programmes of “study and practical experience”.…

Five-year pharmacy apprenticeship proposals published

Proposals to develop a five-year apprenticeship scheme for pharmacists have been criticised as “highly disruptive to the profession”.…

A day in the life of a school drugs educator

Pharmacist Asha Fowells describes a typical day in her role as a drugs educator for a charity.…

Universities could drop MPharm programmes if student placements are not funded under GPhC education proposals

Universities may drop MPharm from their undergraduate programme if they are expected to pick up the bill for student placements as part of five-year integrated degrees, the head of the Pharmacy Schools Council has warned.…

Pharmacy students accepted through clearing increases by 140%

The number of students accepted onto MPharm courses via clearing has risen by 140% in five years, while the number of students applying to study to become a pharmacist in the UK is falling.…

Don’t turn the MPharm into MBA, warns pharmacy schools chair

The scientific and clinical fundamentals of the MPharm degree must not be “diluted” by too much focus on business matters and leadership training.…

Swansea University launches its first MPharm degree

Swansea University Medical School is launching its first pharmacy degree programme in response to a broadening of pharmacy roles.…

Revalidation: support and implementation

This is the second in a series of in-depth articles The Pharmaceutical Journal is running on revalidation. In December 2017, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) formally approved the framework for revalidation and agreed a timetable for its implementation. Pharmacy professionals will be requir…