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Advancing and accrediting in the PharmD curriculum in Pakistan

Pharmacy is well known as a life-saving profession and, in reality, the practice of pharmacy today plays a vital role in the delivery of healthcare services. Pharmacists as healthcare professionals have detailed knowledge of medicines, their actions and interactions with the body. Pharmacists are an…

Undergraduates may struggle to secure clinical placements owing to low payment tariff, says Pharmacy Schools Council

The Pharmacy Schools Council said it was "concerned" that a higher payment tariff for employers hosting medical students will impact on pharmacy students' ability to secure placements.…

Oriel numeracy test: what pharmacy students need to know

The Oriel numeracy test is designed to examine your ability to solve practice-based calculations. Here is what you need to consider before and during this assessment.…

Almost 15% of MPharm students leave course after first year in 2020/2021

Exclusive: General Pharmaceutical Council data have revealed 14.6% of MPharm students did not start their second year in 2020/2021.…

MPharm students to have bigger role in medicines supply during clinical placements

Exclusive: To attract the education and training tariff, placements "must be meaningful clinical" and not "workplace shadowing", Health Education England has said.…

No pharmacists apply for fully funded place on genomic medicine course

Exclusive: There have been no applications for funded places on the genomic medicine postgraduate course at Swansea University since the funding was allocated in 2019.…

Pharmacy students will have consistent funding for clinical placements for the first time

Any undergraduate placement taking place during the MPharm degree will be eligible for the £5,000 tariff funding.…

UK pharmacy school admissions increased by 14% in 2021

A total of 4,400 MPharm places were offered in 2021, just a few months after pharmacists were added to the Home Office's shortage occupation list.…

Oriel situational judgement test: what pharmacy students need to know

The Oriel situational judgement test is designed to determine what action you would take when presented with certain scenarios while working as a preregistration pharmacist. Here is what you need to consider before and during this assessment.…

MPharm student intake increases by more than 10% for second year running

Exclusive: Data show that 4,148 new students began their first year of an MPharm degree in 2020–2021, compared with 3,743 in 2019–2020.…