RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Standardized Patient Counseling Rubric for a Pharmaceutical Care and Communications Course
JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
JO Am J Pharm Educ
FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
SP 152
DO 10.5688/ajpe777152
VO 77
IS 7
A1 Horton, Niambi
A1 Payne, Kenna D.
A1 Jernigan, Michelle
A1 Frost, Jill
A1 Wise, Stephen
A1 Klein, Mary
A1 Epps, Joel
A1 Anderson, H. Glenn
YR 2013
UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/77/7/152.abstract
AB Objective. To restructure a required pharmaceutical care and communications course to place greater emphasis on communication skills and include a high-stakes assessment.Design. A standardized counseling rubric was developed for use throughout the pharmacy curriculum and the counseling laboratory practicals were changed to high-stakes assessments.Assessment. An annual mid-semester and end-of-semester high-stakes patient-counseling objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) conducted prior to and after revision of the course and counseling rubric documented improvements in students’ scores. Performance on the post-course annual assessment patient counseling OSCE improved compared to that on the pre-course (p<0.001).Conclusion. The 2010 course revision improved students’ medication counseling abilities and readiness to practice. Major course revisions should be undertaken only after input from all stakeholders and with data to support the need for change.