An automated competency-based student performance assessment program for advanced pharmacy practice experiential programs.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the development and preliminary outcomes of the System of Universal Clinical Competency Evaluation in the Sunshine State (SUCCESS) for preceptors to assess students' clinical performance in advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs).


METHODS
An Internet-based APPE assessment tool was developed by faculty members from colleges of pharmacy in Florida and implemented.


RESULTS
Numeric scores and grades derived from the SUCCESS algorithm were similar to preceptors' comparison grades. The average SUCCESS GPA was slightly higher compared to preceptors' scores (0.02 grade points).


CONCLUSIONS
The SUCCESS program met its goals, including establishing a common set of forms, standardized assessment criteria, an objective document that is accessible on the Internet, and standardized grading, and reducing pressure on preceptors from students concerning their grades.
Ried
L Douglas
LD
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Nemire
Ruth
R
Doty
Randell
R
Brickler
Mildred P
MP
Anderson
Holly H
HH
Frenzel-Shepherd
Elizabeth
E
Larose-Pierre
Margareth
M
Dugan
Dee
D
D001331:Automation; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D011231:Preceptorship; D013339:Students, Pharmacy