Current state of APPE-readiness assessments in schools or colleges of pharmacy.

Autor: Parsons KA; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Western New England University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01119, United States of America. Electronic address: katelyn.parsons@wne.edu., Barrickman A; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, West Virginia University, PO Box 9500, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America. Electronic address: ashleigh.barrickman@hsc.wvu.edu., Dupree LH; Mercer University College of Pharmacy, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States of America. Electronic address: dupree_lh@mercer.edu., Begley K; Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, 2500 California Plaza, Vinardi 235, Omaha, NE 68178, United States of America. Electronic address: kimbegley@creighton.edu., Hong L; Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, 24745 Stewart St. Shryock Hall 205, Loma Linda, CA 92350, United States of America. Electronic address: lhong@llu.edu., Sourial M; Palm Beach Atlantic University Gregory School of Pharmacy, 901 South Flagler Drive, GH 335, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, United States of America. Electronic address: mariette_sourial@pba.edu., Taylor JH; Creighton University Core Facilities, 2500 California Plaza, Criss II/III 376, Omaha, NE 68178, United States of America. Electronic address: jacktaylor1@creighton.edu., Donohoe KL; Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, 410 North 12th Street, Richmond, VA 23298, United States of America. Electronic address: KLDonohoe@vcu.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning [Curr Pharm Teach Learn] 2024 Dec 26; Vol. 17 (3), pp. 102241. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2024.102241
Abstrakt: Objective: To determine components and assessments included in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) readiness plans in United States Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs.
Methods: An electronic survey was emailed to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Laboratory Instructors Special Interest Group. Survey items included demographic information about the program, APPE-readiness plan implementation status and components. The survey asked participants to indicate which skills and knowledge assessments were remediable and the methods used for remediation. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: Thirty-six institutions (25 %) were represented in the survey results, with the majority (83.3 %) from a 4-year traditional PharmD program. Most participants were in the implementing (66.7 %) or creating (16.7 %) a formalized APPE-readiness plan stage. Most participants reported that APPE-readiness was determined based on skills (77.8 %) and/or knowledge (72.2 %) assessments within courses. The assessments represented in 50 % or more of APPE-readiness plans include: communication/patient counseling (100 %), collection of patient history (90 %), calculations (80 %), Top 200/300 drugs (73 %), SOAP note/documentation (73 %), provider interaction (70 %), outpatient (70 %) and inpatient (63 %) order fulfillment, drug information (67 %), medication reconciliation (60 %), immunization training (57 %), and Pharmacists' Patient Care Process assessments (50 %). The majority of assessments were incorporated into skills laboratory courses and were remediable. Most programs permitted one or more repeat attempts.
Conclusions: There are some similarities in skills and knowledge assessments represented in PharmD APPE-readiness plans. This can help guide other schools or colleges of pharmacy that wish to develop their own APPE-readiness plan in the future.
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