Beatty Stuart J, Kelley Katherine A, Ha Joohyun, Matsunami May
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 Oct 15;78(8):152. doi: 10.5688/ajpe788152.
To describe a capstone experience to: 1) assess student preparedness for Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) and 2) provide program-level assessment data.
A capstone course was added immediately prior to APPEs. All capstone activities emphasized application and integration and were mapped to ACPE Appendix D, which details performance abilities expected of students prior to APPEs. Eleven learning activities comprising 20 assessments were created. Each assessment was pass/fail; students had to pass 15 of 20 assessments to pass the capstone course. Evaluation rubrics emphasized formative feedback for students.
The capstone experience was delivered 4 times over 4 consecutive years. One student did not pass; 55-68% of the students passed all activities. Program-level assessment data provided details on individual student preparedness prior to APPE, important information for accreditation, and basis for curriculum revisions.
A capstone experience can be a valuable addition to a PharmD curriculum. Capstone activities incorporating authentic assessments provide important program-level assessment data for colleges/schools of pharmacy.
描述一项顶点课程体验，以：1）评估学生对高级药学实践经验（APPE）的准备情况，以及2）提供项目层面的评估数据。
在APPE之前立即增设了一门顶点课程。所有顶点课程活动都强调应用与整合，并与ACPE附录D相对应，该附录详细说明了学生在APPE之前应具备的表现能力。创建了包含20项评估的11项学习活动。每项评估为通过/未通过；学生必须在20项评估中通过15项才能通过顶点课程。评估量规强调对学生的形成性反馈。
顶点课程体验在连续4年中进行了4次。有一名学生未通过；55%-68%的学生通过了所有活动。项目层面的评估数据提供了学生在APPE之前个人准备情况的详细信息，这是认证的重要信息，也是课程修订的依据。
顶点课程体验可以成为药学博士课程的一项有价值的补充。纳入真实评估的顶点课程活动为药学院校提供了重要的项目层面评估数据。
