Prescribing errors are one of the most significant and preventable causes of patient harm in healthcare systems around the world. Tackling that problem starts in medical education, which is why we are seeing more and more institutions turn to structured, evidence based tools to sharpen how their students learn to prescribe.
RCSI Bahrain and the University of Sharjah are two institutions doing exactly that, and both have chosen BPS Assessment’s platform to help give their students a stronger foundation in prescribing education. This builds on an already established and growing presence in the region. We have been working with institutions across the Middle East for a number of years, including Gulf Medical University, and it is encouraging to see that momentum continue.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI Bahrain)
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI Bahrain) is a medical university in the Gulf region. A constituent university of RCSI Dublin, which was founded in 1784, the Bahrain campus has been training healthcare professionals since it opened in 2004. There are students across its Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Midwifery and Postgraduate Studies and Research, and its graduates hold internationally recognised qualifications from both RCSI and the National University of Ireland.
RCSI Bahrain has embedded BPS Assessment’s platform into their programmes to support prescribing education for its students, with access to the ready made assessments and eLearning content that sit at the heart of what BPS Assessment offers. These resources complement the institution’s own teaching materials and curriculum, giving students the opportunity to develop and test their prescribing skills alongside their wider clinical studies.
University of Sharjah
The University of Sharjah, founded in 1997, is a multi-disciplinary university in the UAE. Its Medical and Health Sciences cluster brings together the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Health Sciences on a single dedicated campus, serving students from across the world.
The University’s College of Pharmacy holds an international Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and its College of Medicine runs an MBBS programme. Students here can also benefit from our ready made assessments and eLearning content, which can be used alongside their own teaching materials to reinforce prescribing knowledge and help identify areas for development.
What this means for Prescribing Education
For both institutions, the platform provides a practical, evidence based resource that works in step with their existing programmes. Our assessments and eLearning content are built around real prescribing scenarios, covering drug selection, dose calculation, prescription writing and review that students need to master before they reach practice. Because the platform is fully cloud-based and accessible from any device, it fits naturally into busy teaching schedules without adding administrative burden for staff.
If you would like to find out more about how BPS Assessment could support your institution, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch with the team for more information or to arrange a demonstration.
