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Self-assessment tool for drug information advanced pharmacy practice experience
Marie A Abate1, Matthew L Blommel
1School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, USA. mabate@hsc.wvu.edu
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
|April 13, 2007
Summary
Student self-assessments effectively measure the impact of pharmacy education on drug information skills. Pharmacy APPEs enhance student perceptions of their knowledge and abilities in this area.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Education
- Experiential Learning
- Drug Information Science
Background:
- Assessing the effectiveness of advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) is crucial for curriculum development.
- Student self-assessments offer a valuable, yet underutilized, method for evaluating learning outcomes.
- Drug information skills are a core competency for pharmacy graduates.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate student self-assessments as a metric for the efficacy of a drug information APPE.
- To ascertain if other APPEs contribute to reinforcing drug information skills.
Main Methods:
- A self-assessment survey on information-related skills was administered to students at the beginning and end of a drug information APPE.
- Student self-ratings were analyzed to determine the impact of the drug information APPE and other APPEs.
- Student self-ratings were compared with faculty ratings for similar skill items.
Main Results:
- Student self-ratings of information-related skills significantly improved following the drug information APPE.
- Other APPEs, gender, and academic performance did not substantially influence students' perceived information skills.
- Student and faculty ratings demonstrated general agreement, with some individual variations noted.
Conclusions:
- Student self-assessments are a viable tool for evaluating and refining experiential pharmacy programs.
- Integrating self-assessment data with other metrics provides a comprehensive view of program effectiveness.
- This approach can inform necessary adjustments to both the experiential program and the overall curriculum.
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