Malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)

Objective To implement and determine the effectiveness of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to assess fourth-year pharmacy students' skills in a clinical pharmacy course. Design A 13-station OSCE was designed and implemented in the 2007-2008 academic year as part of the a...

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Main Authors:	Awaisu, Ahmed, Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Shaikh Rahman Bux, Siti Halimah Bux, Mohamed Nazar, Nor Ilyani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2010
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-114192012-02-16T07:29:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11419/ Malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) Awaisu, Ahmed Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Shaikh Rahman Bux, Siti Halimah Bux Mohamed Nazar, Nor Ilyani RS Pharmacy and materia medica Objective To implement and determine the effectiveness of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to assess fourth-year pharmacy students' skills in a clinical pharmacy course. Design A 13-station OSCE was designed and implemented in the 2007-2008 academic year as part of the assessment methods for a clinical pharmacy course. The broad competencies tested in the OSCE included: patient counseling and communication, clinical pharmacokinetics (CPK), identification and resolution of drug-related problems (DRPs), and literature evaluation/drug information provision. Assessment Immediately after all students completed the OSCE, a questionnaire containing items on the clarity of written instructions, difficulty of the tasks, perceived degree of learning gained and needed, and the suitability of the references or literature resources provided was administered. More than 70% of the students felt that a higher degree of learning was needed to accomplish the tasks at the 2 DRP stations and 2 CPK stations and the majority felt the written instructions provided at the phenytoin CPK station were difficult to understand. Although about 60% of the students rated OSCE as a difficult form of assessment, 75% said it should be used more and 81% perceived they learned a lot from it. Conclusion Although most students felt that the OSCE accurately assessed their skills, a majority felt the tasks required in some stations required a higher degree of learning than they had achieved. This may indicate deficiencies in the students' learning abilities, the course curriculum, or the OSCE station design. Future efforts should include providing clearer instructions at OSCE stations and balancing the complexity of the competencies assessed. Keywords: clinical competencies, objective structured clinical examination, bachelor of pharmacy, Malaysia American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11419/1/Malaysian_Pharmacy_Students%E2%80%99_Assessment_of_an_Objective_Structured.pdf Awaisu, Ahmed and Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz and Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki and Shaikh Rahman Bux, Siti Halimah Bux and Mohamed Nazar, Nor Ilyani (2010) Malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 74 (2). p. 34. ISSN 0002-9459 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414449
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description	Objective To implement and determine the effectiveness of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to assess fourth-year pharmacy students' skills in a clinical pharmacy course. Design A 13-station OSCE was designed and implemented in the 2007-2008 academic year as part of the assessment methods for a clinical pharmacy course. The broad competencies tested in the OSCE included: patient counseling and communication, clinical pharmacokinetics (CPK), identification and resolution of drug-related problems (DRPs), and literature evaluation/drug information provision. Assessment Immediately after all students completed the OSCE, a questionnaire containing items on the clarity of written instructions, difficulty of the tasks, perceived degree of learning gained and needed, and the suitability of the references or literature resources provided was administered. More than 70% of the students felt that a higher degree of learning was needed to accomplish the tasks at the 2 DRP stations and 2 CPK stations and the majority felt the written instructions provided at the phenytoin CPK station were difficult to understand. Although about 60% of the students rated OSCE as a difficult form of assessment, 75% said it should be used more and 81% perceived they learned a lot from it. Conclusion Although most students felt that the OSCE accurately assessed their skills, a majority felt the tasks required in some stations required a higher degree of learning than they had achieved. This may indicate deficiencies in the students' learning abilities, the course curriculum, or the OSCE station design. Future efforts should include providing clearer instructions at OSCE stations and balancing the complexity of the competencies assessed. Keywords: clinical competencies, objective structured clinical examination, bachelor of pharmacy, Malaysia
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author	Awaisu, Ahmed Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Shaikh Rahman Bux, Siti Halimah Bux Mohamed Nazar, Nor Ilyani
author_facet	Awaisu, Ahmed Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Shaikh Rahman Bux, Siti Halimah Bux Mohamed Nazar, Nor Ilyani
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title	Malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
title_short	Malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
title_full	Malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
title_fullStr	Malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
title_full_unstemmed	Malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
title_sort	malaysia pharmacy students' assessment of an objective structured clinical examination (osce)
publisher	American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
publishDate	2010
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