Society asked to seek BPSA's views on student issues
The Society has been asked by the branch representatives' meeting to seek the British
Pharmaceutical Students Association's opinion when considering student issues.
Elizabeth Doran (BPSA) said that issues in recent years that directly
affected students included tuition fees, new schools of pharmacy, the
registration examination and suspicion of undergraduates cheating. The
BPSA should have been able to comment on these issues.
As BPSA president, she had sat on the Society’s Education Committee
and had found that student input was relatively limited.
Although contact with the Society had improved dramatically in recent
months, the last liaison meeting had been in October 2001. The lack of
contact had led to students feeling undervalued and isolated from the
profession.
Although the BPSA officers changed annually, they had specific e-mail
addresses, so that e-mails to “president@bpsa.com” would
always reach the current president. That was a quick and easy way to
contact the BPSA.
Chris Barnes (BPSA) said that the Society should value and respect the
opinions of students. These well-educated, passionate people were the
future of the profession.
The Secretary and Registrar, Ann Lewis, said that contact with the BPSA
had now been transferred to the membership division with positive effect.
Three meetings had been held in the past six months and another was planned.
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