Objective: To restructure a required pharmaceutical care and communications course to place greater emphasis on communication skills and include a high-stakes assessment.
Design: A standardized counseling rubric was developed for use throughout the pharmacy curriculum and the counseling laboratory practicals were changed to high-stakes assessments.
Assessment: An annual mid-semester and end-of-semester high-stakes patient-counseling objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) conducted prior to and after revision of the course and counseling rubric documented improvements in students' scores. Performance on the post-course annual assessment patient counseling OSCE improved compared to that on the pre-course (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The 2010 course revision improved students' medication counseling abilities and readiness to practice. Major course revisions should be undertaken only after input from all stakeholders and with data to support the need for change.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776906 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5688/ajpe777152 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Evaluation of a Pregnancy Options Counseling Curriculum for Pediatric Residents.
J Adolesc Health
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Purpose: To evaluate an adolescent-centered pregnancy options counseling curriculum for pediatric residents.
Methods: In 2022, we assessed the curriculum in one residency by randomizing half the residents to a pretraining or posttraining Observed Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE). We scored the OSCE by 15-item rubric and analyzed results by Wilcoxon Rank-Sum tests.
Use of Online Large Language Model Chatbots in Cornea Clinics.
Cornea
December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluated the performance of various large language model (LLM) chatbots, including ChatGPT and Google Bard, in responding to cornea-related medical scenarios to assess their effectiveness in clinical settings.
- ChatGPT performed the best overall, scoring an average of 83.8% across various evaluation criteria, while Google Bard excelled in readability metrics.
- The research underscores the potential benefits of LLMs in ophthalmology but emphasizes the need for careful monitoring and professional oversight to ensure safety and effectiveness in patient care.
Tools for Assessing Communication in Pharmacy Education: Review and Recommendations.
Am J Pharm Educ
December 2024
Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address:
Objectives: Well-developed and finely tuned communication skills are foundational for pharmacists and should be at the core of Doctor of Pharmacy curricula. This narrative review aimed to identify and summarize useful instruments for pharmacy educators interested in assessing communication skills.
Findings: Fifty-seven studies were evaluated.
A Blended Learning Approach to Teaching Medication Use and Perspectives on Spirituality in Pharmacy Practice.
Am J Pharm Educ
December 2024
University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA. Electronic address:
Objective: This study aimed to assess students' proficiency and perspectives regarding the role of spirituality in pharmacy practice using a blended learning approach.
Methods: Students viewed online preclass videos on general spirituality and 5 major religions in the United States. Next, students attended an interactive lecture followed by a simulated counseling session.
Academic language use in middle school informational writing.
Br J Educ Psychol
November 2024
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Background: Learning to write the complex academic language (AL) associated with a discipline (like science) is a critical task in education, with middle school being a key developmental period. However, we need more research to guide how we assess students' learning to write AL, especially if we want to create assessment that guides more effective instruction.
Aims: We evaluated middle school students' informational writing for six different measures of AL to determine which ones were most strongly related to writing quality and were most indicative of the unique features of informational writing.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!