关联高级药房实践经验考试成绩和药剂师执照状态在一个单一的程序中
Mabel Truong1, Shane Tolleson1, Nancy D Ordonez1
1Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
American journal of pharmaceutical education
|August 1, 2024
概括
先进的药房实践经验 (APPE) 考试成绩可以预测药剂师执照考试的成功. 在APPE考试中的值分数为77.8%,表明通过执照考试的可能性更高.
科学领域:
- 药房教育 教育 药房教育
- 许可证考试 许可证考试
- 学生成绩评估 学生成绩评估
背景情况:
- 药剂师执照考试的通过率一直在下降.
- 考试成绩的传统预测指标不再需要.
- 需要替代策略来预测许可成功.
研究的目的:
- 评估高级药房实践经验 (APPE) 考试成绩与首次药剂师执照考试通过率之间的关系.
- 根据APPE考试成绩确定获得执照成功的预测门.
主要方法:
- 进行了回顾性观察性分析.
- 2020-2023年APPE考试成绩与德克萨斯州的执照数据相关联.
- 使用后勤回归和分类/回归树分析来确定预测值.
主要成果:
- 研究队列 (2021-2022) 的许可成功率为80.6%.
- APPE考试成绩与执照成功有很强的相关性.
- 在APPE考试中,77.8%的门分数区分了成功 (82.5%) 和失败 (16.7%).
结论:
- APPE考试的成绩是第一次药剂师执照考试成功的合理预测指标.
- 这种评估可以作为学生的有价值的风险分层工具.
- 早期识别有风险的学生可以促进针对性支持执照.
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