Is the registration exam failing trainees?A cursory examination of pass rates of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration assessment reveals an astonishing level of variation, from a high of 94.5% in 2012 to an all-time low this year of 74.0%. Overall pass rates as published by the GPhC are as follows: 2011: 85.5% …
Clinical assessment may not reflect everyday practice A more clinically oriented registration assessment may disadvantage preregistration trainees in the community, who make up the largest sector.…
Nothing wrong with the quality of MPharm graduatesThe Pharmacy Schools Council is concerned about the news item which appears to declare the “failure” of the current MPharm degree in educating pharmacists for future roles ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:677). We strongly disagree with this sentiment…
Calculation exam could be done at universityI agree with the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (BPSA) view that the General Pharmaceutical Council’s registration assessment does not reflect current practice. To reduce some pressure, perhaps pharmacy students could sit the calculation exam while at university. The passin…
Pre-registration pharmacist June exam pass rate falls to 74% A total of 2,077 pre-registration trainee pharmacists out of 2,811 passed their June 2015 registration assessment, a pass rate of 74%, the General Pharmaceutical Council has announced.…
Pharmacy students demand changes to registration assessment The British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association has called for changes to be made in how future pharmacists are assessed, after trainees and tutors complained about the June 2015 registration assessment.…
How tutors can prepare students for the new GPhC registration assessment In 2016, pre-registration trainees will sit the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) registration assessment in a new format. Johanne Barry, who writes assessment questions for the GPhC, explains how tutors can make sure their trainees are ready.…
Equipping future pharmacists with resourcesLike many pharmacists I found the variation in registration assessment pass rates between institutions interesting, especially in terms of year-on-year variations within institutions. Claire Anderson ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:670) raised some important poi…
Q&A: ‘We should be worried when students are failing to become pharmacists’ As wide variation persists between UK universities’ pass rates for the GPhC registration exam, Stephen Robinson asks English Pharmacy Board member Claire Anderson, professor of social pharmacy at the University of Nottingham, what this means for students and the wider profession.…
Many factors affect the pre-registration assessment pass rateAs a part-time teacher at various schools of pharmacy and a past pre-registration tutor, I was intrigued to read the registration assessment results from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:546). However, the report raised several important que…
