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Overview
Overview
If you're an experienced practicing pharmacist and want to further your career in a specialist area, joining our PgCert Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists course is the perfect way to fulfil your ambitions.
On this course you'll develop your clinical examination and consultation skills, and build on your understanding of pharmacology and therapeutics, to inform evidence-based management decisions alongside patients within your chosen scope of practice.
When you graduate, you'll be qualified for a career as an independent prescriber within a clinical setting.
Course Highlights
- Learn from experts in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, and the School of Health and Care Professions
- Get hands-on experience in clinical examination and history taking
- Study topics including pharmacology and therapeutics for prescribers, clinical skills for prescribers, and professional aspects of prescribing
- Improve your counselling and consultation skills in our practice dispensary facilities, where you'll consult with patient actors
- Build on your clinical simulation expertise in our clinical skills suite, featuring both CAE and Laerdal human patient simulators
- Be supported by experienced clinical pharmacists as you develop your competencies portfolio
Careers and opportunities
Graduates have gone on to take roles in:
- Mental health
- Rheumatology
- Minor ailments
- Pain management
- Nutrition
- Travel medicine
- Critical care
- Cardiology
- Renal disease
- HIV medicine
We'll provide you with as much support as possible in finding employment through close industrial contacts, careers events, recruitment fairs and individual advice.
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Core modules
- Clinical Skills for Prescribers
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Prescribers
- Professional Aspects of Prescribing
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Start dates & application deadlines
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September, January
Language
English
IELTS 7
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Chemistry Human Medicine Pharmacy View 968 other Masters in Human Medicine in United KingdomExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- A second-class honours degree in Pharmacy (BSc, BPharm or MPharm), registration as a practising pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council and two year's UK-based patient-facing experience post-registration. Applicants require the written agreement of a Designated Medical Practitioner to mentor them throughout the course and the support of their employing organisation where applicable. All shortlisted applicants are subject to interview.
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https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding
Living costs for Portsmouth
710 - 1099 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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