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Joan E. Hartley, MSc, MRPharmS, is disability project
officer at the School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29–39
Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX
e-mail joan.hartley@pharmacy.ac.uk |
Abstract
Aim
To collect national data on disabled pharmacy students and on formal procedures
and reasonable adjustments made for these students, in order to to raise
the profile of disability within the pharmacy profession.
Design
Questionnaire survey.
Subjects and setting
Academic and administrative staff at 17 UK schools of pharmacy.
Outcome measures
Student numbers in each Higher Education Statistics Agency category of
disability; number of students receiving Disabled Students’ Allowance
and details of specific disabilities. Details of pharmacy specific information,
admission procedures, curriculum adjustments, assessment adjustments, and
views on the practice of pharmacy were also collected.
Results
16 UK schools of pharmacy responded. The number of disabled MPharm students
was 260 in a total population of 7,563 students (3.4%) for the 2003/04
academic year. A wide range of adjustments was provided to support these
disabled students.
Conclusion
The situation for disabled students studying shows room for improvement.
In particular, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society should provide guidance
for disabled students seeking to register as pharmacists.
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