| Unit name | Prescribing Safety Assessment |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MEDI30012 |
| Credit points | 0 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Payne |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The PSA is a national computer-based assessment of prescribing skills, and as such delivers the GMC requirement of an assessment of these skills. The pass mark is set nationally and marked nationally as such. Students who have not reached this national pass mark will be deemed not to have achieved competence in the PSA component of finals and will have two further opportunities to pass, the first where possible before the beginning of the elective period.
Exam
The PSA is a national computer-based assessment of prescribing skills, and as such delivers the GMC requirement of an assessment of these skills. The pass mark is set nationally and marked nationally as such. Students who have not reached this national pass mark will be deemed not to have achieved competence in the PSA component of finals and will have two further opportunities to pass, the first where possible before the beginning of the elective period.
Candidates who fail the first PSA sitting will be given a further two opportunities to resit the PSA, on later nationally-allocated dates. Where possible, the first retake attempt will be timed so as to allow the candidate their elective (subject to demonstrating competence in the other finals exams). Failing the PSA twice will necessitate remedial training instead of the elective period. A student who has not achieved a pass mark in the PSA by the third iteration scheduled in Bristol for this Academic year will be judged to have failed finals.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
