Karimi Reza, Meyer Doug, Fujisaki Brad, Stein Susan
School of Pharmacy, Pacific University, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 Aug 15;78(6):124. doi: 10.5688/ajpe786124.
To evaluate whether a novel integrated longitudinal curricular activity to prepare graduating doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students for 2 comprehensive examinations was successful, and to assess whether it engaged other pharmacy students in curricular discussion and learning.
Thirty-eight of 91graduating third-year (P3) students in a PharmD program formed 11 teams to create and present pharmacotherapeutic posters to their peers. The impact of the novel activity on graduating students' performance on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and a comprehensive commercial examination was assessed. All first-year (P1), second-year (P2), and P3 students reviewed and discussed the content of each poster.
Participants in the integrated longitudinal curricular activity performed better than nonparticipants on the commercial examination (p=0.023) and NAPLEX (p=0.033). However, regardless of participation, commercial examination scores predicted a significant amount of variance (ie, 34%) in NAPLEX scores. The P3 participants (83%) believed the curricular activity assisted them in their NAPLEX preparation, while 75% of P1 students, 79% of P2 students, and 80% of P3 students agreed that poster review provided an effective summary of different disease states. Ninety percent of faculty poster evaluators reported that the posters were professional, and all evaluators agreed that participants effectively conveyed their message to the intended audience.
The integrated longitudinal curricular activity provided a positive learning environment for all pharmacy students and may have better prepared graduating students' for the NAPLEX.
评估一项新颖的综合性纵向课程活动，该活动旨在让药学博士（PharmD）专业的应届毕业生为两场综合考试做准备，评估该活动是否成功，并评估其是否促使其他药学专业学生参与课程讨论和学习。
在一个药学博士项目中，91名即将毕业的三年级（P3）学生中的38人组成了11个团队，制作并向同龄人展示药物治疗海报。评估了这项新颖活动对应届毕业生在北美药剂师执照考试（NAPLEX）和一场综合性商业考试中的表现的影响。所有一年级（P1）、二年级（P2）和P3学生都对每张海报的内容进行了复习和讨论。
参与综合性纵向课程活动的参与者在商业考试（p = 0.023）和NAPLEX（p = 0.033）中的表现优于未参与者。然而，无论是否参与，商业考试成绩都能预测NAPLEX成绩中相当大的方差（即34%）。P3参与者（83%）认为该课程活动有助于他们准备NAPLEX，而75%的P1学生、79%的P2学生和80%的P3学生都认为海报复习有效地总结了不同的疾病状态。90%的教师海报评估者报告说海报很专业，所有评估者都认为参与者有效地向目标受众传达了信息。
综合性纵向课程活动为所有药学专业学生提供了积极的学习环境，可能让应届毕业生更好地为NAPLEX做准备。
