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Pharmacy OSCEs and Competency-based Assessments

Pharmacy OSCEs and Competency-based Assessments
By:Sharon Haughey; Roisin O'Hare
Publisher:Elsevier Limited (UK)
Print ISBN:9780702067013
eText ISBN:9780702066986
Edition:0
Copyright:2018
Format:Reflowable

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Patient safety is now a very strong focus of pharmacy degrees. Competency-based evaluations of pharmacy students using simulated assessments including Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and Criterion Referenced Assessments (CRAs) are increasingly commonplace. These are designed to simulate aspects of real-life pharmacy practice in order to train students to integrate their knowledge of medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, therapeutics, legislation, clinical skills, numeracy, communication and empathy, and to test a student’s ability to provide safe and effective patient care.

This book provides a unique resource to support students and trainers in developing and practising these essential skills. It is designed as a useful resource for undergraduate students, clinical tutors and those involved in teaching students on pharmacy degree courses.

Format

OSCE outline

Format (written/interactive)

Level of difficulty

Time limit

Props supplied (e.g. BNF)

Competencies tested

Station task

Model Answers and sample marking schemes

Tips

  • Short chapter introductions about how to tackle the type of problems encountered in the chapter.
  • Station examples to test your ability to integrate knowledge and skills.
  • Stations written in detail so that you can practise and then check or score performance against model answers.
  • Examples of competency-based assessments designed to assess the level of integration between science and practice.