Hi,
I initally joined this forum when I got interested in Pharmacy as a career and really wanted to go for the mpharm.
I however have been denied access to this route as the local pharmacy school only takes straight A-Levels as accepted quals for entry. I am disabled so I can't really go further afar if I wanted to. I can't get those a-levels as I am now 19 and the "mature student" funding in my local authority has been discontinued.
I am expected to do the Access to HE course instead; athlough the RPSGB will accept this for entry onto a mpharm the local pharmacy school (Wolverhampton UNI) won't.
It apparently all started in 2004 when the local FE college ported its science A-levels out to the local 6th form schools in the area. I was 16 at the time but was going through a bout of severe illness and have been unable to attend education until recently when I recovered. I am now too old to attend 6th form and as I stated; the local college does not offer science A-levels.
The nearest alternate site that does do A-levels for 19+ students is over 20 miles away, being moderately disabled its just not physically possible to go that far every day at the moment.
So Wolverhampton UNI have told me they will accept Access for a Bsc in Pharm sci or Pharmacology. Is there anyway I could switch to the mpharm by doing additional years later on or are the courses too different for that?
Also I am dependant on long term opiate therapy to to keep myself at at level where I can get around and study (and eventually practice pharmacy.) I am on buprenorphine transdermal patches at a max of 10 mcg per hour, I am worried this might prevent me being able to practice pharmacy as I might be judged as being impaired. I've never had any side effects and am classed as medically fit to drive a car; so can anyone see this as being a problem?
Thanks,
mr_colt.
I initally joined this forum when I got interested in Pharmacy as a career and really wanted to go for the mpharm.
I however have been denied access to this route as the local pharmacy school only takes straight A-Levels as accepted quals for entry. I am disabled so I can't really go further afar if I wanted to. I can't get those a-levels as I am now 19 and the "mature student" funding in my local authority has been discontinued.
I am expected to do the Access to HE course instead; athlough the RPSGB will accept this for entry onto a mpharm the local pharmacy school (Wolverhampton UNI) won't.
It apparently all started in 2004 when the local FE college ported its science A-levels out to the local 6th form schools in the area. I was 16 at the time but was going through a bout of severe illness and have been unable to attend education until recently when I recovered. I am now too old to attend 6th form and as I stated; the local college does not offer science A-levels.
The nearest alternate site that does do A-levels for 19+ students is over 20 miles away, being moderately disabled its just not physically possible to go that far every day at the moment.
So Wolverhampton UNI have told me they will accept Access for a Bsc in Pharm sci or Pharmacology. Is there anyway I could switch to the mpharm by doing additional years later on or are the courses too different for that?
Also I am dependant on long term opiate therapy to to keep myself at at level where I can get around and study (and eventually practice pharmacy.) I am on buprenorphine transdermal patches at a max of 10 mcg per hour, I am worried this might prevent me being able to practice pharmacy as I might be judged as being impaired. I've never had any side effects and am classed as medically fit to drive a car; so can anyone see this as being a problem?
Thanks,
mr_colt.
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