South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
R 385
Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)Board NoticesA 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) CoursePart 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 courseC: Criteria for Accreditation/Approval of a curriculum leading to the awarding of a PIMART course8. Criteria for compliance with requirements relating to assessment and moderation |
| 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% |
