Wanting to go USA, FPGEC problem

[pharmchick]

Been doing abit of reading around this subject now and yes it appears the even UK pharmacists have to sit the English as a Foreign Language exam which I think is abit silly.
Does anyone know if you apply for FPGEC using an Access Course as your
"5th" year instead of alevels???

[johnep]

Yeah! English as understood by the Americans has many different spellings and pronounciations. They give different meanings to words. Eg 'fairy' in england is a brand of soap. in the US a 'fairy' is something altogether different.
johnep

[paul2008]

I don't see why a UK pharmacist should be exempt from the English exam when the RPSGB does not exempt UK citizens (trained abroad) or Australian/New Zealand/American pharmacists from the IELTS. An IELTS at level 7 from the past two years no less. You are onlty excempt if you are from a EU country.

Any how as far as I can tell these tests are not easy to fail if you speak English and do a practice run to learn the format.

[Hello]

I am Scottish and English is my mother tongue. I have the FPGEC and had to sit the TOEFL and TSE(Test of spoken English) for FPGEE certification. Incidentally I had to sit the TOEFL in Dublin!!!

I got in because I had a 4 year degree pre-2001.

The pharmacy degree in Scotland has always been 4 years, I wonder if the authorities would favour Scottish "Highers" as the extra years although they are not "A" levels?

[fairpharmacist]

Does anyone have personal experience where NABP/FPGEC denied pre-reg as part of pharmacy curriculum? I was looking at many US pharmacy school websites and the 4th yr of pharmD curriculum is equivalent to pre-reg in UK. Any thoughts either way?

[johnep]

Have a look at the pharmacy section of studentdoctornetwork. There is a link somewhere on this forum.
johnep

[fairpharmacist]

Hi Johnep-- I have looked all over and can't find the link? If you or someone known, please post it here... thanks!

[johnep]

Pharmacy Forums [ PharmD ] | Student Doctor Network
Here it is. Many posters on that forum wanting to study/work in USA. Try international student for starters. Also this forum 'The Pharmacy Alliance'

johnep