Summative assessment in a doctor of pharmacy program: a critical insight.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Canadian-accredited post-baccalaureate Doctor of Pharmacy program at Qatar University trains pharmacists to deliver advanced patient care. Emphasis on acquisition and development of the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes lies in the curriculum's extensive experiential component. A campus-based oral comprehensive examination (OCE) was devised to emulate a clinical viva voce and complement the extensive formative assessments conducted at experiential practice sites throughout the curriculum. We describe an evaluation of the final exit summative assessment for this graduate program.

Methods

OCE results since the inception of the graduate program (3 years ago) were retrieved and recorded into a blinded database. Examination scores among each paired faculty

SUBMITTER: Wilbur K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4337416 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature