Objective. To develop, implement, and validate an entrustable professional activity (EPA) assessment tool that could be used to calculate course grades for experiential students in all practice environments. Methods. An EPA assessment tool was developed and directly mapped to 18 EPAs, and a criterion, or passing score, for each EPA was established for all practice experiences. The EPA assessment tool was implemented in the college's experiential program during summer 2018 and comparative outcomes and reliability of the EPA assessment tool were assessed within the core advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). Results. The EPA assessment tool reliability was strong (Cronbach's alpha50.93), with preceptorsuggested grades and grades calculated using the EPA assessment tool equivalent in 95% of completed APPEs. All nonequivalent calculated-preceptor grade pairs were evenly split between one grade higher than scored and one grade lower than scored. Conclusion. The EPA assessment tool is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing EPA achievement in the APPE year. Future work should focus on determining the longitudinal utility of the EPA tool by comparing outcomes in introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences.
Introduction: It is important to construct interprofessional education activities that simulate realistic practice, even if students are in different physical locations. This manuscript outlines an effort to provide an activity in which physician assistants and pharmacy students carry out a case-based simulation via telecommunication in their final didactic semester.
Programme description: Both professions were tasked with providing optimal care to patients during a busy workday of managing multiple patients simultaneously.
Evaluation: Instructional objectives were assessed through a follow-up quiz on the other’s profession, reflection questions, and appropriate documentation for each profession. Student perceptions of communication methods and the other profession were collected via an optional survey.
Future plan: Based on overall responsiveness to the activity, this type of simulation is effective for providing interprofessional education while overcoming the common barriers of physical location and space.
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