The British Pharmaceutical Students' Association is the official student organisation of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Founded in 1942, the Association represents pharmacy students and pre-registration trainees in the United Kingdom. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has supported it since its foundation, and marked its 80th anniversary by organising a rebranding.[1]
The Association elects its officers and an executive. Junel Ahmed was elected president in July 2018, but stepped down in January 2019.[2]
The Association organises conferences and visits campuses each year to recruit members. Pharmacy Schools have funded students to attend their events.[3]
The Association makes an annual report to the General Pharmaceutical Council on the pre-registration examinations. In 2018 the report was highly critical.[4] The report was based on feedback from 266 of the 2,942 candidates.[5]
From 2018 with the development of pharmacists in primary care students were much in demand and retail pharmacies keen to develop relationships with the association.[6]