CREDPG Independent Prescribing (Credit Only) (Part Time)
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Less contact hours, with lot of self-teaching support. They carry decent range of modules.
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Postgraduate
In Norwich
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Norwich
The UEA Independent prescribing course for pharmacists is specifically tailored for clinically experienced pharmacists to develop them into competent prescribers. The course is delivered by a multidisciplinary teaching team comprising of practicing clinical and prescribing pharmacists, doctors and nurses.The course uses multiple teaching methods to aid your learning including 12 days in clinical practice under the supervision of a designated medical practitioner, 13 study days and associated pre-study day activities. The course design allows the student to adapt the teaching sessions to their own requirements.Assessment is entirely by portfolio with the option of either recorded in practice consultations or a simulated patient consultation. Pharmacists who successfully complete this course will be eligible for the annotation of ‘Independent Prescriber’ on the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Register of Pharmacists.
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Subjects
- Pharmacology
- Health Management
- Induction
- Credit
- Teaching
- English
- Medicinal Chemistry
- University
- Healthcare
- Medical
- Part Time
- Pharmacist
- Medical training
- Independent PRESCRIBING
Course programme
Year 1
Compulsory Study (40 credits)
- INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBING FOR PHARMACISTS
- INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBING FOR PHARMACISTS
Tuition Fees for 2017/18
The fee for this course is £2,322
Degree Subject Pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent)
Students for whom English is a Foreign language
We welcome applications from students whose first language is not English. To ensure such students benefit from postgraduate study, we require evidence of proficiency in English. Our usual entry requirements are as follows:
IELTS: 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in all components)
PTE (Pearson): 62 (minimum 55 in all components)
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
Other tests, including Cambridge English exams and the Trinity Integrated Skills in English are also accepted by the university. The full list of accepted tests can be found here: Accepted English Language Tests.
Special Entry Requirements
You will need to provide a copy of your General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) certificate or verification of registered pharmacist status.
Applicants must provide evidence of 2 years continuous registration with either the GPhC or the PSNI.
You must have a named designated medical practitioner (DMP) willing to supervise your training.
Registered medical practitioners eligible to be a DMP must have at least 3 years medical, treatment and prescribing responsibility for a group of patients/clients in the field of practice that the pharmacist intends to prescribe. The medical practitioner must work in either a GP practice, secondary or tertiary care, have experience or training in teaching and /or supervision in practice and the support of his/her employer to undertake the role of a DMP.
You must have arrangements in place to undertake 90 hours of learning in practice supervised by your DMP.
DMP commitments and responsibilities are outlined in the Statement of Compliance
Intakes
This course has two intakes per year, September and March. The next course start date is 7th March 2018. To be considered, complete applications must be received by 21st February 2018. This must include all relevant supporting documents, references and funding confirmation where applicable.
CREDPG Independent Prescribing (Credit Only) (Part Time)