An assessment system for mapping CAPE outcomes in an advanced pharmacy practice experience program.
OBJECTIVE
To implement and evaluate an assessment system based on the 1998 Center for the Advancement of Pharmaceutical Education's (CAPE) Outcomes for students in advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs).


METHODS
The system requires each preceptor to create a summative assessment tool by choosing the most important 20-30 CAPE competencies and sub-elements necessary for his/her pharmacy practice with each to be scored by him/her on a 4-point scale from "exceeds expectations" to "below expectations." Students' grades are determined by an examination committee based on the preceptors' assessments. The system contains a mechanism to assist students with competency deficits and permits a student's yearlong performance in the APPE program to be considered when assigning grades for individual APPE courses.


RESULTS
The assessment system permits each student's performance in individual APPE courses to be mapped to the CAPE competencies for grading purposes. It permits class performance in an APPE program to be mapped to the CAPE competencies for quality assurance and school planning.


CONCLUSIONS
An assessment system based on the 1998 CAPE Educational Outcomes competencies has been successfully introduced for students in APPE training.
Turner
Christopher J
CJ
School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Box C238, Denver, CO 80262, USA. Christopher.Turner@uchsc.edu
Altiere
Ralph
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Fish
Douglas
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Giles
Joel
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Page
Robert
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Sintek
Charles
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Ulrich
Heather
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Valdez
Connie
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Vondracek
Sheryl
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Zadvorny
Emily
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D003120:Colorado; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D011231:Preceptorship; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy; D013339:Students, Pharmacy