title: Perceived utility of pharmacy licensure examination preparation tools.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify board examination preparation tools most commonly used by recent pharmacy graduates and determine which tools are perceived as most valuable and representative of the actual content of licensure examinations.
  
  
  METHODS
  An electronic survey was sent to all 2004 graduates of colleges of pharmacy in Indiana. Participants identified which specific preparation tools were used and rated tools based on usefulness, representativeness of licensure examination, and monetary value, and provided overall recommendations to future graduates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most commonly used preparation tools were the Pharmacy Law Review Session offered by Dr. Thomas Wilson at Purdue University, the Complete Review for Pharmacy, Pre-NAPLEX, PharmPrep, and the Kaplan NAPLEX Review. Tools receiving high ratings in all categories included Dr. Wilson's Pharmacy Law Review Session, Pre-NAPLEX, Comprehensive Pharmacy Review, Kaplan NAPLEX Review, and Review of Pharmacy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although no preparation tool was associated with a higher examination pass rate, certain tools were clearly rated higher than others by test takers.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Butler University.
authors.forename: Amy Sutton
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Peak
authors.forename: Amy Heck
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sheehan
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arnett
mesh_terms: D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007196:Indiana; D007885:Legislation, Pharmacy; D008009:Licensure, Pharmacy; D010506:Periodicals as Topic