Students would like management training in the MPharm course
Management training should be incorporated into the pharmacy undergraduate degree course, according to pharmacy students attending the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association annual conference being held in Nottingham this week.
Elizabeth Doran, immediate past president of the BPSA, proposed the motion
following a presentation by UniChem encouraging students to consider
owning their own pharmacy. Ms Doran pointed out that many pharmacy students
may not think they know enough about business and management to consider
this career option, and said that lectures in the subject would be useful
for future pharmacists in whichever field of pharmacy they work.
Rebecca Bourn, Bradford, seconded the motion adding that many universities
already have excellent management training facilities that could be tailored
for pharmacy students. Peter Burley, head of preregistration at the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society, said that the Society was looking into this possibility
as part of its “fit for the future” project.
Some delegates raised concerns about how broad the degree course was
becoming and suggested that management could be an optional module, or
that management training might be better left to the preregistration
year. Nevertheless, the motion was carried.
More detailed coverage of the BPSA
conference will appear in the next
issue of The Journal.
UniChem student award UniChem, together with
the British Pharmaceutical Students Association, has launched a
new award for pharmacy students in the UK who are considering a
career
in independent community pharmacy. The winner will receive a place
at the next year’s BPSA conference for themselves and a friend,
a month’s work experience at a UniChem independent community
pharmacy and £500.
A runner up will receive £150. Applicants will have to write a maximum
of 1,000 words about why they want to own a pharmacy. Application forms are available
from BPSA representatives or by e-mailing pro@bpsa.com. The closing date for
this year’s award is 30 September.
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