University of Oslo: Norwegian skills threatens patient safety – Dagbladet.no

University of Oslo: Norwegian skills threatens patient safety – Dagbladet.no

The five health programs at the university now wants the students to have a minimum grade of 4 in the Norwegian subject from high school to study, write the university newspaper Universitas.

– A large percentage of students in pharmacy and other health sciences programs speak Norwegian discipline so bad that we mean it the term may create a risk of patient safety, says Solveig Kristensen, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

In addition to pharmacy education that Kristiansen’s faculty is responsible, would also professional studies in medicine, bachelor degree in dentistry and the five-year master programs in clinical nutrition and dentistry stringent Norwegian standards.

If faculties get what they want, the new Norwegian requirements introduced for a trial period of three years. The government has opened up for such pilot schemes. (NTB)