Development of assessments for use on advanced pharmacy practice experiences

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning

Abstract

To develop two comprehensive assessments related to common disease states seen in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. Methods: Syllabi from the didactic therapeutics sequence were reviewed to identify topics on which the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) student pharmacists were previously assessed. Results: Fifteen major system and patient-care problem areas were identified as the most commonly experienced by APPE student pharmacists during an Ambulatory Care or Acute Care/General Medicine rotation. Nine content experts were invited to write ten multiple-choice questions in his/her designated content area(s) with an even distribution of inpatient and outpatient emphasis questions, practitioner role questions, and the preferred 7:3 ratio of application to analysis questions. Conclusions: These assessments will be utilized as pre- and post-rotation quizzes to assess student learning on APPEs. Using these assessments, students may be able to self-assess and preceptors may be able to determine how well their rotation educates student pharmacists. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.

First Page

431

Last Page

437

DOI

10.1016/j.cptl.2013.03.003

Publication Date

9-1-2013

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