Repeated Testing to Improve Skills in a Pharmacy Practice Laboratory Course

Objective. To evaluate the impact of repeated simulations and testing on the pharmacy practice skills development of third-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students. Design. A pharmacy practice skills laboratory was redesigned to reinforce skills development and enhance retention. Timed, repeated le...

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Published in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2013-08, Vol.77 (6), p.130-130, Article 130
Main Authors: Begley, Kimberley, Monaghan, Michael S., Qi, Yongyue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
assessment
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Colleges & universities
Counseling
Curriculum
Education, Pharmacy - methods
Educational Measurement
Feedback
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Laboratories
Learning
Outcomes of Education
Patient safety
Pharmacy
pharmacy practice
pharmacy practice laboratory
pharmacy skills
Prescriptions
Program Evaluation
Science education
simulation
Skill Development
Skills
Software
Student Participation
Students
Students, Pharmacy
Teachers' Topics
Teaching methods
testing
Utilization review
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Summary:Objective. To evaluate the impact of repeated simulations and testing on the pharmacy practice skills development of third-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students. Design. A pharmacy practice skills laboratory was redesigned to reinforce skills development and enhance retention. Timed, repeated learning experiences that increased in complexity throughout the semester were used to test student knowledge, skills, and abilities. Assessment. Over a 5-year period, scores from skills-based activities deemed essential to professional practice and repeated 4 or more times in the course were analyzed. There was a significant improvement in scores on drug utilization reviews and patient counseling simulations despite the increasing difficulty and complexity of the medication problems presented (p
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467
DOI:10.5688/ajpe776130