title: An electronic NAPLEX review program for longitudinal assessment of pharmacy students' knowledge.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To track pharmacy student knowledge over time using a proprietary software program in an accelerated program for curricular assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  All students were required to complete a computerized comprehensive diagnostic examination 3 times during the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) program: at the beginning of the second year, and near the end of the second and third years. The examination was comprised of 100 questions in 3 content areas: pharmacotherapy, preparation and dispensing of medications, and providing health care information. Within-subject differences in mean area and total percent scores were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on 123 students' data, mean scores for pharmacotherapy and total percent scores for examination 1 were significantly different from examinations 2 and 3.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The computer-based comprehensive diagnostic examination shows promise for use as a component of a comprehensive assessment plan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, MA 01608, USA. monina.lahoz@mcphs.edu
authors.forename: Monina R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lahoz
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Belliveau
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morin
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004339:Drug Compounding; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004521:Educational Measurement; D018961:Educational Technology; D058015:Health Communication; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D010601:Pharmacology, Clinical / Q000193:education; D012984:Software; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States