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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacy Education
  • Higher Education Quality Assessment

Background:

  • Defining quality in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs is crucial for institutional assessment and improvement.
  • Existing metrics for evaluating PharmD programs may lack consensus or comprehensive scope.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a consensus definition of quality for Doctor of Pharmacy programs.
  • To identify and rank key quality metrics associated with PharmD education.

Main Methods:

  • A three-round Delphi process involving an expert panel of pharmacy deans.
  • An online survey tool was utilized to query the expert panel on quality measures.
  • Agreement and importance rankings were assessed for identified quality categories and metrics.

Main Results:

  • Fifteen public and 17 private pharmacy schools participated.
  • Nine distinct quality categories and 35 specific quality metrics were identified and agreed upon by deans.
  • Graduate "placement" was identified as the most critical quality measurement category.

Conclusions:

  • The identified quality categories and metrics provide a foundational framework for assessing PharmD programs.
  • This consensus-based approach can facilitate inter-institutional quality comparisons in pharmacy education.
  • Standardized quality metrics can enhance accountability and guide curriculum development in pharmacy schools.