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…
Test your knowledge of medicinal chemistry ‘Medicinal chemistry self assessment’, by Robin M Zavod, Marc W Harrold.…
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.…
Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…
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.…
BPSA wants full speed ahead with move to five-year pharmacy courseThe British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (BPSA) fully supports the move to a five-year integrated pharmacy degree. We believe that this is essential in order to continue to train pharmacists who are fit for purpose at the point of qualification in a fast-moving and increasingly challen…
Innovation and competition: my experience of the STEM awardsPharmacy student Rachel Olarinre recently entered a science competition that focused on innovation. Here, she explains what she got from the experience.…
Policymakers may interpret evidence differentlyI read with interest the article by Stephen Robinson published in The Pharmaceutical Journal (2015;294:638) in which it is advocated that the next generation of pharmacists “must embed research into practice”. I agree with the sentiments expressed by Ash Soni…
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…
