Design and Implementation of a Video-based Clinical Examination

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Education
• Clinical Skills Assessment

Background:

• Traditional assessment methods may not fully capture essential pharmacy skills.
• Developing effective evaluation tools is crucial for pharmacy student training.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the development of a Video-based Clinical Examination (VCE) for assessing pharmaceutical assessment and recommendation skills.
• To evaluate first-year pharmacy students' perceptions of the VCE format.

Main Methods:

• A descriptive study was conducted with first-year pharmacy students.
• The study involved the implementation and evaluation of a VCE testing format.

Main Results:

• 129 students participated in the study.
• Students perceived VCEs as a real-life, interactive learning environment.
• Students reported feeling rushed due to the rapid pacing of video segments.

Conclusions:

• The University of Colorado will continue using VCEs in performance evaluations.
• VCEs appear effective for developing students' active listening, higher-level learning, and problem-solving skills.
• Further research on VCE validity, reliability, and application is planned, with results shared to encourage broader adoption.