ArticleEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2019
Towards a "prescribing license" for medical students: development and quality evaluation of an assessment for safe prescribing.
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- Assessment and evaluation of prescribing competences: A systematic review and recommendations.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Prescribing variation across Europe: Insights into prescribing practices and educational needs.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Article
- Reimagining pharmacology education.Pharmacological reviews · 2026Review
- The Feasibility and Quality of the European Prescribing Exam: An International Multicenter Pilot Study Among 3109 Medical Students From 16 Medical Schools.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Article
- Enhancing therapeutic reasoning: key insights and recommendations for education in prescribing.BMC medical education · 2024Review
- Utility of RAND/UCLA appropriateness method in validating multiple-choice questions on ECG.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- The impact of a summative national prescribing assessment and curriculum type on the development of the prescribing competence of junior doctors.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2023Article
- A comparison of the clinical pharmacotherapy knowledge of medical and surgical residents and consultants.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2023Article
- Do we become better prescribers after graduation: A 1-year international follow-up study among junior doctors.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Article
- The European Prescribing Exam: assessing whether European medical students can prescribe rationally and safely.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Article
- European List of Essential Medicines for Medical Education: a protocol for a modified Delphi study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- WHO guide to good prescribing is 25 years old: quo vadis?European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThis report describes the development and validation process of an assessment with national consensus in appropriate and safe pharmacotherapy.
methodsA question-database on safe prescription based on literature of pharmacotherapy-related harm was developed by an expert group from Dutch medical faculties. Final-year medical students concluded a 2-year education program on appropriate and safe prescription by one of nine assessment variants of 40 multiple-choice questions each. An expert panel of professionals (n = 10) answered all database questions and rated questions on relevance. Questions were selected for revision based on lack of relevance or poor test and item characteristics.
resultsA total of 576 final-year medical students of the Radboud University was assessed. There was no significant difference in performance between students and content expert group (p = 0.7), probably due to learning behavior. Out of 165 questions, 59 were selected for revision.
conclusionJoint national effort from a team of experts in prescription and pharmacotherapy is an appropriate way to achieve a valid and reliable last-year student drug prescription assessment.
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