Deploying and Maintaining Standards of New Pharmacy Services Provision in Poland-Introducing the National Pharmacist Competencies Assessment Tool: Pre-Registration Exam–Results of the Pilot Project

Piotr Merks; Urszula Religioni; Aleksandra Howell; Marvin Munzu; Edwin Panford-Quainoo; Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska; Radosław Jaskólski; Beata Kaczmarek; Justyna Kaźmierczak; Eliza Blicharska; Paweł Olczyk; Agnieszka Barańska; Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk; Jerzy Krysiński

doi:10.3390/ijerph19137809

Deploying and Maintaining Standards of New Pharmacy Services Provision in Poland-Introducing the National Pharmacist Competencies Assessment Tool: Pre-Registration Exam–Results of the Pilot Project

Piotr Merks
, Urszula Religioni
, Aleksandra Howell
, Marvin Munzu
, Edwin Panford-Quainoo
, Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska
, Radosław Jaskólski
, Beata Kaczmarek
, Justyna Kaźmierczak
, Eliza Blicharska
, Paweł Olczyk
, Agnieszka Barańska
, Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk
, Jerzy Krysiński

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University
SGH Warsaw School Of Economics
Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Day-Lewis Pharmacy
University of Medical Sciences Poznan
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Pharmacy Chain
Medical University of Lublin
Medical University of Silesia in Katowice

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Despite the functioning of the Bologna Declaration, the knowledge and skills of graduates educated in different countries may differ significantly. Therefore, this article aims to present the differences in results of the final exam in pharmacy among Polish pharmacy students. This exam was modeled on the British national exam supervised by the General Pharmaceutical Council. The exam was conducted in three cities in Poland, among a total of 175 final-year students (a full sample of those eligible was 451 with 276 refusals (38.58% response rate)). Taking the exam was voluntary and anonymous. The results indicate that none of the Polish students achieved the 70% mark required to pass the Great Britain exam. Significant differences in test results were noticed between cities. Students achieved the best average exam result in Bydgoszcz (46.35%), then in Warsaw (38.81%) and Łódź (38.35%). The pharmaceutical education system in Poland requires complete changes that will prepare future pharmacists for clinical work

Original language	English
Article number	7809
Pages (from-to)	7809
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	19
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137809
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2022

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education
educational standards
pharmaceutical education
pharmacist
Poland

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Merks, P., Religioni, U., Howell, A., Munzu, M., Panford-Quainoo, E., Neumann-Podczaska, A., Jaskólski, R., Kaczmarek, B., Kaźmierczak, J., Blicharska, E., Olczyk, P., Barańska, A., Waszyk-Nowaczyk, M., & Krysiński, J. (2022). Deploying and Maintaining Standards of New Pharmacy Services Provision in Poland-Introducing the National Pharmacist Competencies Assessment Tool: Pre-Registration Exam–Results of the Pilot Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 7809. Article 7809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137809

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Merks P, Religioni U, Howell A, Munzu M, Panford-Quainoo E, Neumann-Podczaska A et al. Deploying and Maintaining Standards of New Pharmacy Services Provision in Poland-Introducing the National Pharmacist Competencies Assessment Tool: Pre-Registration Exam–Results of the Pilot Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Jun 25;19(13):7809. 7809. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137809

Deploying and Maintaining Standards of New Pharmacy Services Provision in Poland-Introducing the National Pharmacist Competencies Assessment Tool: Pre-Registration Exam–Results of the Pilot Project

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