Failing Pre-reg year

[Pharmanaut]

Originally Posted by parent of pre-reg student

Latest news is that she has finally managed to transfer to hospital following positive feedback from 4 wk cross sector placement - hospital pharmacists have been fantastically supportive. She can only have her first shot at the exam Sept rather than June so may miss out on jobs going this July - and might not even pass it first time! but qualifying is main thing after living with horrendous stress of failure for 6 months. PDA also really helpful and would have supported her had she met yet more resistance and needed them to effect the move. Also her Uni helped via phone calls to right people and we got lots of advice off the Forum - thanks to Titch, Admin, The Old Merlin, Jeff,Ymdawd,etc etc - feel like friends now via private messaging! Please continue support to all other posters on subject of terrible experiences of pre-reg year. Be great to here from someone who had a good one!

Great news - Let's hope this helps her to recover her confidence. Its still only 1st march, the exam is in september. If she gets really organised she could pass easily. Also having experienced both hospital and community (all be it a bad experience) might actually help.

[parent of pre-reg student]

If you have satisfactory at both 13 and 26 week review stage Soc are more amenable to change, esp if you sort it all yourself and avoid real reason - site need for wider experience/new challenge etc! Not sure how long it takes to register a tutor, or if a tutor can have more than one student. Good luck

[Titch]

Think a pharmacist has to be qualified for 3 years before can be a tutor.

Training to be a tutor consists of distance learning pack or 1 day attendance at RPSGB tutor day.

Think tutors also encouraged to keep CPD records up to date - don't think it's mandatory or inspected by Society though.