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

B. Principles
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The criteria for the accreditation/approval of a curriculum leading to the awarding of a PIMART course are based on the following principles—

 

1.1 Use of the criteria should promote the application of the principles of good governance in the process of the evaluation of curricula submitted to Council for approval.

 

1.2 Any decisions taken with regard to the approval or disapproval of a curriculum must be defensible by Council.

 

1.3 Compliance with the criteria will be considered to be a minimum requirement for the accreditation/approval of the PIMART curriculum.

 

1.4 The institutional autonomy of the Higher Education Institution (HEI)/Skills Development Provider (SDP) must be respected.

 

1.5 Portability will not be used as a basis for approval of courses.