title: Assessment of streams of knowledge, skill, and attitude development across the doctor of pharmacy curriculum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To continue efforts of quality assurance following a 5-year curricular mapping and course peer review process, 18 topics ("streams") of knowledge, skills, and attitudes were assessed across the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum.
  
  
  METHODS
  The curriculum committee merged the 18 topics into 9 streams. Nine ad hoc committees ("stream teams") of faculty members and preceptors evaluated the content, integration, and assessment for their assigned streams across the 4 professional years. Committees used a reporting tool and curriculum database to complete their reviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After each team presented their findings and recommendations at a faculty retreat, the 45 faculty members were asked to list their top priorities for curriculum improvement. The 5 top priorities identified were: redefinition and clarification of program outcomes; improved coordination of streams across the curriculum; consistent repetition and assessment of math skills throughout the curriculum; focused nonprescription and self-care teaching into an individual course; and improved development of problem solving.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This comprehensive assessment enabled the college to identify areas for curriculum improvement that were not readily apparent to the faculty from prior reviews of individual courses.
authors.affiliation: The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, 73190, USA. susan-conway@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: Melissa S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Letassy
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011340:Problem Solving; D013339:Students, Pharmacy