Ditch the pharmacist registration examGraham Phillips made some interesting points in his letter ‘Is the registration exam failing trainees?’ ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;295:213). Perhaps we should go further and question why there is a need for a registration exam. Is there eviden…
Disparity between pass rates for community and hospital trainees is cause for concern, says pharmacy regulator The continuing difference in pass rates between hospital and community trainees for the pharmacy registration assessment has been described as a “cause for concern” by the professional regulator.…
Exam failures help control pharmacist numbersThe news story on research that correlated lower entry standards and registration assessment failure rates ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;295:170) was interesting reading but little more. The researchers did not follow individual students, only the schoo…
GPhC publishes exam questions for the first time Questions from this summer’s professional registration assessment with advice about possible pitfalls and what the examiners are looking for have been released for the first time by the General Pharmaceutical Council’s independent board of assessors.…
Students trained at schools with lower entry standards more likely to fail GPhC registration exam Pharmacy students that join university courses with lower A-level requirements or through ‘clearing’ are more likely to fail the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessment at their first sitting.…
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.…
