My Pre-reg Adventures: Dawn of the Dread (What to Expect on Exam Day)
February 21, 2017
This blog has been written by James Smith, one of our MPharm graduates. For those who have not read my previous pre-reg blogs (which can be found here and here), I recently completed my pharmacy pre-registration training year and have documented my experiences for upcoming aspiring pharmacists soon to go through the same process. For those who …
My Pre-reg Adventures: Exam Preparation
February 14, 2017
This blog has been written by James Smith, one of our MPharm graduates. For those who have not read my previous pre-reg blogs (which can be found here and here), I recently completed my pharmacy pre-registration training year and have documented my experiences for upcoming aspiring pharmacists soon to go through the same process. For those who …
My Pre-reg Adventures: the Industrial Experience
December 6, 2016
This blog has been written by James Smith, a former MPharm student who is now in his pre-registration year. In February 2016, I was half way through my pharmacy pre-registration training year. For a lot of pre-regs, the halfway point is no more significant than knowing how far they have progressed and how far they …
My Pre-reg Story (So Far): 6 Months in a Hospital and Becoming a ‘Proper’ Grown Up
February 15, 2016
The latest installment in James Smith’s pre-reg journey. I remember the times when a ‘Pre-registration year’, or ‘pre-reg’, was a distant, almost-theoretical concept for me. That was four and a half years ago, when I first started my undergraduate degree in Pharmacy. Now, that concept is my reality; I am halfway through my pre-reg year …
Studying Abroad: My Malaysia Adventure
July 9, 2015
When I was applying to study pharmacy as an undergraduate many years ago, one thing in particular drew me towards The University of Nottingham more than anything else; the opportunity to travel and study abroad. This past year has been my fourth and final year of study and my wish finally came true, as I …
How to be a Champion (an RPS Student Champion)- My Experience
November 17, 2014
Last year, I took the opportunity to get involved in an exciting pilot scheme being run by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). This scheme was named the RPS student champion programme and it’s aims were simple; to reach out to students and inform them what the RPS can offer them. The programme was trialed out at …
My Pre-reg Story (So Far): Applications, Interviews and Offers
November 13, 2014
For a majority of 3rd year pharmacy students nationwide, this summer has been a stressful time. For most of us, pre-registration applications have dominated our summer. Thousands of students have sent applications into community pharmacies, with thousands of others attempting the challenging feat of completing a pharmalife application without either breaking their computer out of frustration …
A Summer of Adventure; Working on the BNF
August 25, 2014
At the end of each academic year at university, my fellow students and I face the beautiful prospect of 3 months of ‘me-time’. Although on paper this looks like 3 months off timetable where exciting plans can be made and you can be on a new adventure every week, it has its drawbacks as well. …
Statins: The Thatcher of Drugs
June 2, 2014
7 Million people in the UK currently take a Statin, with the NHS claiming that they save an estimated 7,000 lives per year. On paper, they may look like a wonder drug. Indeed, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend them as primary prevention for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults with a …
Novel Antibiotics: Is enough being done?
May 5, 2014
It is well documented in the media and literature that current antibiotics available on the market are losing their effectiveness against bacterial infections due to bacterial resistance. However, there is little coverage on what is being done to find novel antibiotics and this raises the question; is enough being done to discover new antibiotics? Many …
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