As well as supporting you through your undergraduate years, the BPSA also offer our members graduate services designed to help you through your preregistration year. With the support of the Pharmacists' Defence Association, we organise 2 preregistration conferences and produce three issues of the 'Gradlink' our magazine specifically designed to help you through your prereg year.
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Preregistration Conference |
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 The BPSA and the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) work closely together to hold two Preregistration Conferences each academic year. Unlike other BPSA conferences, these conferences are aimed exclusively to preregistration trainees. The next preregistration conference will be held in Birmingham on Sunday 10th October 2010, and will inculde tips on how to succeed in the preregistration training year.
For more information about the conference, and to register for the event, please visit www.conferenceevent.com |
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The BPSA works very closely with both the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) to produce its Graduate publication, Graduate Link.
The Graduate Link aims to provide useful information on a range of subjects. The Graduate Link is put together by the Graduate Officer of the BPSA, so hopefully this means it will have some very useful articles. Recent editions have looked to give advice on interview techniques, how to prepare for life as a pharmacist and how to prepare for the registration exam in June. The PDA also use the Graduate Link as a signposting tool to advertise their free insurance and the “Aiming High” preregistration conference. The RPSGB also have a section used to ensure preregistration students are aware of the up-to-date news stories in the pharmacy profession, such as the white paper and Pharmacy 2020. Future editions will be made available on this space to download and refer back to.
There are three editions published through your preregistration year, one early in the year, one at the end of winter and one shortly before completing your year. The magazine is sent straight to you at your place of work.
All feedback, positive or negative, on the Graduate Link is welcomed. To download the latest edition of the Graduate Link (Autumn 2009) click here |
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RPSGB Preregistration Bulletin |
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The preregistration bulletin is the main source of information for preregistration trainees. In this Autumn edition, you can find information on the registration exam incluing details on the format, reference source editions for this year's exams, dates for deadlines of applications as well as the exams themselves. There is also information on regional postgraduate education centres, the BPSA, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the Industrial Pharmacist Group. There is also advice and information on completing your cross sector experience and for those preregs working in the more unusual sectors such as primary care and industry. To download the Autumn 2009 RPSGB Prereg Bulletin click here |
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The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is funded by the Department of Health to provide continuing education for practicing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians delivering NHS services in England. Their learning resources are provided free of charge.
As a prereg, you have access to many of CPPE’s learning programmes to complement your workplace training, help you meet some pre-registration performance standards for your portfolio of evidence and prepare you for practice as a pharmacist.
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Graduate Services