Concerned by the quality and quantity of pharmacy students

摘要

I,like a number of colleagues,am becoming increasingly concerned by the quality and quantity of students coming out of UK schools of pharmacy.At the last round of interviews for preregistration places,I struggled to find four candidates who I thought would become good pharmacists,and who would be able to develop the range of professional skills required of a pharmacist.There was no problem with the quantity of applications I received;however,many of the applicants were unable to communicate clearly and had little understanding of the modern NHS or pharmacy practice.