The British Pharmaceutical Students' Association is the official student organisation of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Founded in 1942, the Association represents pharmacy students and pre-registration trainees in the United Kingdom. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has supported it since its foundation, and marked its 80th anniversary by organising a rebranding.[1]

The Association elects its officers and an executive. Junel Ahmed was elected president in July 2018, but stepped down in January 2019.[2]

The Association organises conferences and visits campuses each year to recruit members. Pharmacy Schools have funded students to attend their events.[3]

The Association makes an annual report to the General Pharmaceutical Council on the pre-registration examinations. In 2018 the report was highly critical.[4] The report was based on feedback from 266 of the 2,942 candidates.[5]

From 2018 with the development of pharmacists in primary care students were much in demand and retail pharmacies keen to develop relationships with the association.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "RPS rebrands British Pharmaceutical Students' Association". Pharmacy Business. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "BPSA president steps down owing to 'conflicting priorities'". Pharmaceutical Journal. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "British Pharmaceutical Students' Association". Medway School of Pharmacy. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Students give GPhC feedback on 'unfair' June pre-reg exam". Chemist and Druggist. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Black African pharmacy students still least likely to pass GPhC prereg exam". Pharmaceutical Journal. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "GP pharmacist push blamed for Lloydspharmacy's recruitment challenges". Chemist and Druggist. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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