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ArticleAmerican journal of pharmaceutical education2015

Limited Predictive Utility of Admissions Scores and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations for APPE Performance.

Jacqueline E McLaughlin, Julia Khanova, Kelly Scolaro, Philip T Rodgers, Wendy C Cox

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Article in American journal of pharmaceutical education, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Jacqueline E McLaughlinUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Julia KhanovaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Kelly ScolaroUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Philip T RodgersUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Wendy C CoxUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the relationship between admissions, objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), and advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) scores.

methodsAdmissions, OSCE, and APPE scores were collected for students who graduated from the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) program in spring of 2012 and spring of 2013 (n=289). Pearson correlation was used to examine relationships between variables, and independent t test was used to compare mean scores between groups.

resultsAll relationships among admissions data (undergraduate grade point average, composite PCAT scores, and interview scores) and OSCE and APPE scores were weak, with the strongest association found between the final OSCE and ambulatory care APPEs. Students with low scores on the final OSCE performed lower than others on the acute care, ambulatory care, and community APPEs.

conclusionThis study highlights the complexities of assessing student development of noncognitive professional skills over the course of a curriculum.

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School Admission CriteriaStudents, PharmacyClinical CompetenceCurriculumEducational MeasurementEducation, PharmacyFemaleForecastingHumansMaleSchools, Pharmacyadmissionsadvanced pharmacy practice experiencesassessmentobjective structured clinical examinationstudent development

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PMID26430271
PMCPMC4584376

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