Policy and Professionalism in Pharmacy Education
Keywords:
Higher education, pharmacy, policy, professionalismAbstract
Pharmacy as a profession in the United Kingdom (UK) is on a path of significant change with legislative and policy changes to practice happening or on the horizon. The UK government review of the regulation of health professionals will have a major impact on the profession of pharmacy and thus on the education of pharmacists. For many pharmacy academics there is also an interesting dual professional identify; academics have an occupational identity from being a teacher but their identity as a subject specialist comes from their professional background. This essay will explore the impact of policy and professionalism on these dual identities in the context of pharmacy higher education.References
Bates, I.P., Harding, G. & Taylor, K.M.G., (2004) The implications of increasing student numbers for Pharmacy Education. Pharmacy Education, 4(1), pp. 33-39.
Bottery, M. (1998) Redefining the role of the professional. In
Professionals and policy: Management strategy in a competitive world (Ed. M. Bottery) Cassell, London.
Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry (2001) Learning from Bristol: The report of the public inquiry into Children‟s heart surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary 1984-1995. Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry.
Department of Health (2007a) Trust, assurance and safety – the regulation of health professionals in the 21st century. cm 7013. London: The Stationary Office.
Department of Health. (2007b) Our NHS our future: NHS next stage review - interim report (Chaired by Professor Lord Darzi.) London: COI for Department of Health.
Department of Health (2007c) Report of the working party on professional regulation and leadership in pharmacy (Chaired by Lord Carter of Coles.) London: The Stationary Office.
General Pharmaceutical Council (2011) Future pharmacists. Standards for initial education and training of pharmacists. London: GPhC. Retrieved 15 Dec, 2011: http://www. pharmacyregulation.org/education/education-standards
Harding, G., & Taylor, K. (1997) Responding to change: The case of community pharmacy in Great Britain. Sociology of Health & Illness, 19(5), pp. 547-560.
Hibbert, D., Bissell, P., & Ward, P. R. (2002) Consumerism and professional work in the community pharmacy. Sociology of Health & Illness, 24(1), pp. 46-65.
Mistry, R. (2011). Major reforms to the pharmacy degree are coming our way. Pharmaceutical Journal, online only. Retrieved 15 Dec, 2011: http://www.pjonline.com/blog_ entrymajor_reforms_to_the_pharmacy_degree_are_coming_ our_way
Morgall Traulsen, J., & Bissell, P. (2004) Theories of professions and the pharmacist. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 12, pp. 107-114.
Naidoo, R., & Jamieson, I. (2005) Empowering participants or corroding learning? Towards a research agenda on the impact of student consumerism in higher education. Journal of Education Policy, 20(3), p. 267.
News Team. (2010) Royal letter marks launch of new professional body. Pharmaceutical Journal, 285, p. 361.
News Team. (2011) GPhC agrees new standards for pharmacy education and training. Pharmaceutical Journal, 286, p. 483.
Nixon, J., Marks, A., Rowland, S., & Walker, M. (2001) Towards a new academic professionalism: A manifesto of hope. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 22(2), p. 227.
Schafheutle, E., Hassell, K., Ashcroft, D., Hall, J. & Harrison, S., (2010) Professionalism in Pharmacy Education. Final Report. London: Pharmacy Practice Research Trust.
Sikes, P. (2006) Working in a ‘new’ university: In the shadow of the research assessment exercise? Studies in Higher Education, 31(5), 555-568.
Smith, A. & Darracott, R. (2011). Modernising Pharmacy Careers Programme: Review of pharmacist undergraduate education and pre-registration training and proposals for reform. London: Medical Education England.
Sosabowski, M.H. & Gard, P.R., (2008). Pharmacy education in the United Kingdom. American Journal of Pharmacy Education, 72(6), 130.
The Shipman Inquiry. (2004). Fifth report - Safeguarding Patients: Lessons from the past - proposals for the future. cm 6394. London: The Stationary Office.
