Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Department of Pharmacy Practice, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, College of Pharmacy, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Nov;87(11):100595. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100595. Epub 2023 Sep 29.
Determine the impact of prematriculation course withdrawals on first year pharmacy school (P1) success, defined as on-time progression to the second (P2) year without remediation.
A retrospective review of students matriculating to a four-year private institution from 2018 to 2021 was conducted. Potential predictors of P1 year success including age, sex, highest degree achieved, prematriculation grade point average (GPA), and course withdrawals were collected.
Bivariate analysis indicates that age, cumulative GPA, science GPA, and prematriculation course withdrawals were significantly different between students who were successful vs unsuccessful in the first year of pharmacy school. Out of 220 students analyzed, 40.9% (n = 90) were unsuccessful in the first year. Of those 90 P1 students, 52% did not progress to the P2 year, and 48% progressed but required course remediation. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that independent predictors of P1 success included cumulative GPA and having less than two prematriculation course withdrawals. In addition, the number of prematriculation course withdrawals, cumulative GPA, and having a bachelor's degree or higher were independent predictors of P1 GPA.
Prematriculation course withdrawal was an independent predictor of both P1 success and P1 GPA. Students with less than two prematriculation course withdrawals were more likely to be successful during the first year of pharmacy school. College of pharmacy admission committees may consider prematriculation course withdrawal frequency when making admission decisions or to identify students that may need additional academic support during the first year of pharmacy school.
确定预科课程退修对药学专业第一年（P1）成功的影响，P1 成功定义为无需补救即可按时进入第二年（P2）。
对 2018 年至 2021 年入读四年制私立学校的学生进行回顾性研究。收集了可能影响 P1 年成功的预测因素，包括年龄、性别、最高学历、预科平均绩点（GPA）和课程退修情况。
单变量分析表明，在药学专业第一年成功和不成功的学生之间，年龄、累计 GPA、科学 GPA 和预科课程退修情况存在显著差异。在分析的 220 名学生中，40.9%（n=90）在药学专业第一年不成功。在这 90 名 P1 学生中，52%没有进入 P2 年，48%进入但需要课程补救。多变量分析表明，P1 成功的独立预测因素包括累计 GPA 和预科课程退修次数少于两次。此外，预科课程退修次数、累计 GPA 和拥有学士或更高学位是 P1 GPA 的独立预测因素。
预科课程退修是 P1 成功和 P1 GPA 的独立预测因素。预科课程退修次数少于两次的学生更有可能在药学专业第一年取得成功。药学院入学委员会在做出入学决定时或确定需要在药学专业第一年获得额外学术支持的学生时，可能会考虑预科课程退修频率。
