The student journey

The student journey

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Standards for prescribing programmes follow the student prescriber’s journey and are grouped under the following five headings:

1. Selection, admission and progression

Standards about an applicant’s suitability and continued participation in a prescribing programme

2. Curriculum

Standards for the content, delivery and evaluation of prescribing programmes

3. Practice learning

Standards specific to learning for student prescribers that takes place in practice settings

4. Supervision and assessment

Standards for safe and effective supervision and assessment for prescribing programmes

5. Qualification to be awarded

Standards which state the award and information for annotation onto the NMC register