Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)

Board Notices

A Pharmacist who provides Pharmacist-Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (PIMART) services in South Africa: Scope of Practice, Competency Standards and the Criteria for Accreditation of a Pharmacist Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (PIMART) Course

Part 3: Criteria for Accreditation/Approval by the South African Pharmacy Council of a curriculum leading to the awarding of a Pharmacist Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Therapy course

C: Criteria for Accreditation/Approval of a curriculum leading to the awarding of a PIMART course

8. Criteria for compliance with requirements relating to assessment and moderation
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8.1 Evidence must be provided by the prospective provider that—

 

8.1.1 both formative and summative forms of assessment are applied appropriately throughout the assessment process.

 

8.1.2 the student is exposed to a minimum of twenty (20) clinical cases of which ten (10) are observed and ten (10) as part of formal assessment.

 

8.1.3 admission to the examination of the course is obtained through proof of participation confirming that the student has met the requirement for admission to the examination.

 

8.1.4 the summative assessment at the end of the course must be in the form of a written/online examination and a formal Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) with two examination opportunities.

 

8.1.5 the students must achieve an average mark of at least 60% for the portfolio of evidence (which includes assignments and clinical cases), with a subminimum of 60% for each component, in order to be admitted to the summative assessment (examination).

 

8.1.6 the subminimum examination mark must be at least 70%. The pass requirements for the course must be a final course mark of at least 70%.

 

8.1.7 the final course mark is calculated as follows:
(a) Average mark of compulsory portfolio which includes the ten (10) documented clinical cases: 33%
(b) Examination mark (written/oral) and OSCE examination: 67%
(c) Final course mark: 100%