Implementing a New Model for Admission and Qualification of Portuguese Pharmacists

Authors

  • José António Aranda da Silva Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society, R. Sociedade Farmaceˆutica, 18, 1169-075 Lisboa, Portugal
  • Fernando Ramos Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society, R. Sociedade Farmaceˆutica, 18, 1169-075 Lisboa, Portugal
  • Ivana Silva Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society, R. Sociedade Farmaceˆutica, 18, 1169-075 Lisboa, Portugal

Keywords:

Accreditation, Continuing professional development, Registering examination, Professional license revalidation

Abstract

The new statute of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (PPS) has established a mandatory registration examination to become a licensed pharmacist. It also establishes a professional accreditation process of university degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences, per- formed by the PPS according to criteria specified in its Admission Internal Rules. Students graduating from an accredited degree will be exempt from the registration examination. Moreover, it defines as mandatory the renewal of pharmacists’ professional license. Since the PPS intended to initiate the accreditation process in the academic year 2003/04, a discussion within the PPS and between the PPS and Portuguese Schools of Pharmacy took place in order to reach mutual agreements on the rules and regulations governing such a process. Simultaneously, the PPS discussed a model for professional license renewal, on a five year basis, subject to a pre-defined number of credit units obtainable through continuous professional development activities. This paper describes the approved model for admission and qualification, with special focus on the main phases of its implementation.

References

Berlin Document (2003) Realising the European Higher Education Area, Communique ́ of the Ministers responsible for Higher Education in Berlin on 19 September 2003.

Constituic ̧a ̃o da Repu ́blica Portuguesa (Portuguese Constitution), of April 2nd 1976.

Decree-Law no. 228/2001, of November 10th 2001, Dia ́rio da Repu ́blica no. 261, Se ́rie I-A, p. 7150–7165.

Law no. 1/2003, of January 6th 2003, Dia ́rio da Repu ́blica no. 4, Se ́rie I-A, p. 24–31.

Prague Document (2001) Towards the European Higher Education Area, Communique ́ of the meeting of European Ministers in charge of Higher Education in Prague on May 19th 2001.

Silveira, J. (2000) Perspectives from the pharmaceutical educa- tion and training, European Conference on Orienting Pharma- ceutical Education and Profession to meet the needs of the Future, Lisbon, 11–12 May 2000, personal communication as president of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society.

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Published

31-08-2004

How to Cite

Aranda da Silva, J. A., Ramos, F., & Silva, I. (2004). Implementing a New Model for Admission and Qualification of Portuguese Pharmacists. Pharmacy Education, 4(3). Retrieved from https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/71

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2004)

Section

Research Article

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