美國藥師考試同等學力檢定制度

根據Foreign Pharmacy GraduateExamination Committee™ (FPGEC®)

Certification Program Application Bulletin整理By tylee@ieee.org

流程圖台灣藥學士(5年制)

申請美國Pharm. D.

通過ECE審核

FPGEE考試 TOEFL iBT考試

FPGEC同等學力

1500 hr 的實習

取得SSN社會安全號碼

NAPLEX MPJE

PCAT or GRE+ TOEFL iBT

台灣藥學士(4年制)

台灣藥學碩士(2年)

台灣藥師執照

名詞

• FPGEC：Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee

• 國外藥師畢業考試委員會：決定誰可以報考FPGEE

• FPGEE：Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination

• 國外藥師同等學力考試：一項專業考試認定持有國外執照之藥師參與美國藥師執照考NAPLEX與MPJE的資格

名詞

• NABP：National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

• 美國藥師公會FPGEC附屬於其下

• ECE, Inc：Educational Credential Evaluators

• 一個認定國外藥學學位學程的第三方機構，申請FPGEC前要先通過它的審核（審查費USD$85）

名詞

• Pharm. D.：藥學博士

• GRE：Graduate Record Examinations

• 美國一般研究所入學考試

• PCAT：Pharmacy College Admission Test

• 藥學院入學考試，部份藥學院申請Pharm. D. 的條件，某些學院採計GRE

Qualifications for FPGEC Certification Program

• As a candidate for the FPGEC Certification Program, you must have graduated from a recognized or accredited school of pharmacy of a foreign country or jurisdiction.

• 參加FPGEC同等學力鑑定的人都要在國外藥學校系畢業

• The FPGEC requires that if you graduated prior to January 1, 2003, you must have completed at least a four-year pharmacy curriculum at the time of graduation to be considered for FPGEC Certification.

• 2003年1月1日前畢業的人得以4年制藥學學位參加FPGEC同等學力鑑定

Qualifications for FPGEC Certification Program

• However, if you graduated on or after January 1, 2003, you must have completed at least a five-year pharmacy curriculum at the time of graduation.

• 但是，畢業於2003年1月1日之後申請者，必須畢業於5年制藥學科系

• Coursework and internships completed after graduation will not be considered in determining the minimum required curriculum length.

• 任何畢業後的研習課程或實習接不得計入修業年限

Qualifications for FPGEC Certification Program

• Post baccalaureate degrees will not be considered except under limited circumstances where the degree obtained and coursework completed to obtain the degree satisfactorily show that the candidate obtained experience in patient care in a clinical pharmacy practice setting.

• 學士後藥學學位不予採計。但在少數條件下，若學士後藥學學位的畢業條件中，(充分證明)其中包和與病人實際接觸的藥學臨床實務經驗，則得以採計。

• Consideration of post-baccalaureate degrees and whether they may be applicable to determine the minimum required curriculum length will be made on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the FPGEC.

• 學士後藥學學位的認定屬於個案審查，FPGEC保留同意與否的權利• The change from a four-year to a five-year educational curriculum

requirement has enabled the FPGEC Certification Program to be consistent with the revised standards of US pharmacy school curriculum.

• 由4年制改為5年制的變更乃因應美國藥學學位學程的改革

Qualifications for FPGEC Certification Program

• As the candidate, you must also provide documentation that you are licensed and/or registered for the unrestricted practice of pharmacy in a foreign country or jurisdiction. Please refer to page 19 for complete details on providing documentation.

• 申請人必須提供藥師職業執照，不得有吊銷或停用情事• You must submit a completed application form, fees, and

supporting documentation in accordance with the procedures established by the FPGEC and as described in this Application Bulletin before you will be considered for approval to sit for the FPGEE. It is your responsibility to provide all required materials. There is no deadline to apply for the FPGEE. For more details on the FPGEE see page 22.

• 完整文件及申請表和規費必須繳交到FPGEC始完成FPGEE考試申請

TOEFL iBT Requirements

• To be eligible for FPGEC Certification, you must pass the TOEFL iBT.

• 托福一定要考• You must complete all four sections

in one testing session; scores for the four sections must be reported on one official score report.

• 你必須完成托福的四個部分，成績必須是官方送達的。

• If you score less than the minimum score in any section, you will not be considered for FPGEC Certification. The TOEFL iBT must be completed by all foreign pharmacy graduates, even those who are native English speakers. There are no exceptions or waivers to these requirements.

The minimal acceptable score for the TOEFL iBT is : 托福最低分數

Reading 21

Listening 18

Speaking26

這個要求比較特殊！！

Writing 24

TOEFL iBT Requirements

• Effective April 1, 2010, the TOEFL iBT is the sole English language proficiency examination accepted for candidates seeking FPGEC Certification. Prior to April 1, 2010, the paper-based TOEFL and Test of Spoken English (TSE) met the English language requirements for FPGEC Certification.

• 2010年4月1日起，托福考試是唯一被接受的英語考試。 2010年4月之前，紙筆托福和TSE的符合FPGEC認證的英語語言要求。

FPGEC對托福考試的特殊要球

• Test Center Restrictions• Effective April 1, 2010, TOEFL iBT score reports from international

ETS test site locations are no longer accepted for candidates seeking FPGEC Certification.

• 從2010年1月1日開始，在境外考試的TOEFL iBT不得用以申請FPGEC認證

• TOEFL iBT score reports will only be accepted from ETS test centers located in NABP member and associate member jurisdictions including the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Australia, eight Canadian provinces, and New Zealand.

• In addition, score reports received from the Los Angeles, CA, ETS test site located at 3540 Wilshire Boulevard, will no longer be accepted on or after April 1, 2010.

TOEFL iBT Requirements

• Paper-based TOEFL and TSE score reports are only accepted from candidates who applied for FPGEC Certification before April 1, 2010, and took those examinations before June 30, 2010. If you took the TOEFL and TSE, the following scores must have been obtained: TOEFL – 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) TSE – 50

• 基於紙張的TOEFL和TSE成績報告只接受FPGEC認證申請2010年4月1日前，2010年6月30日前參加這些考試的考生。如果你把TOEFL和TSE，下面的分數必須得到：托福 - 550（筆試）或213（電腦）謝 - 50

• If you scored less than the minimum score on either the TOEFL or the TSE, you will not be considered for FPGEC Certification. Time Requirements for Submitting Scores

• 如果你的得分小於托福或謝的最低限度的核心，你將不會被視為FPGEC認證。提交比分的時間要求

• Previously, candidates were required to complete the TOEFL iBT (or TOEFL and TSE) within two years of passing the FPGEE.

• 在此之前，考生須內完成兩個傳遞FPGEE的年托福（TOEFL和TSE）。

TOEFL iBT Requirements

• FPGEC has eliminated his requirement and there is no longer a two-year time limit on the validity of an official score report for the TOEFL iBT (or TOEFL and TSE) that has been received by the FPGEC; however, your FPGEC file must remain open. (See page 21 for situations when your file will be closed.)

• ETS的托福iBT考試成績回報原則上有兩年的限制，但是FPGEC新規定允許官方回報的托福iBT考試成績無限保留。前提是申請人的FPGEC檢定申請案件未被結案

FPGEE Overview (FPGEE考試概觀)

• The FPGEE is based on a nationally uniform content blueprint. The blueprint, revised in 2011, provides important information about the topics covered on the examination and the competency areas that candidates will be tested in.

• FPGEE考試根據2011年最新修訂全國統一的內容綱要命題。考試範圍和考生所需具備的能力請參照課程綱要。

• The blueprint is available on the NABP Web site at www.nabp.net/programs/under FPGEE. The examination is a comprehensive measure ofknowledge in four major pharmacy content areas:

• 該綱要可至NABP網站www.nabp.net/programs/之下FPGEE類別查詢。本考試綜合評量考生對下列四大主題的知識：– 16% – Basic Biomedical Sciences (基礎生物醫學)– 30% – Pharmaceutical Sciences (藥物科學)– 22% – Social/Behavioral/Administrative Pharmacy Sciences (社會/行為/管理與藥學)

– 32% – Clinical Sciences (臨床藥學)

FPGEE Overview (FPGEE考試概觀)

• The FPGEE is a 250-question multiple choiceexamination using a computerized format administered over a five-and-one-half hour testing period. The examination is administered twice a year at more than 200 Pearson VUE testing centers in the continental United States.

• FPGEE考試型態為250題選擇題，使用電腦考試。考試時間為5.5小時。每年有兩次考試，分別於北美200多個Pearson VUE的測試中心舉行。