title: A psychometric evaluation of an advanced pharmacy practice experience clinical competency framework.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the psychometric properties of the clinical competency framework known as the System of Universal Clinical Competency Evaluation in the Sunshine State (SUCCESS), including its internal consistency and content, construct, and criterion validity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sub-competency items within each hypothesized competency pair were subjected to principal components factor analysis to demonstrate convergent and discriminant validity. Varimax rotation was conducted for each competency pair (eg, competency 1 vs competency 2, competency 1 vs competency 3, competency 2 vs competency 3). Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach alpha.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the initial 78 pairings, 44 (56%) demonstrated convergent and discriminant validity. Five pairs of competencies were unidimensional. Of the 34 pairs where at least 1 competency was multidimensional, most (91%) were from competencies 7, 11, and 12, indicating modifications were warranted in those competencies. After reconfiguring the competencies, 76 (94%) of the 81 pairs resulted in 2 factors as required. A unidimensional factor emerged when all 13 of the competencies were entered into a factor analysis. The internal consistency of all of the competencies was satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychometric evaluation shows the SUCCESS framework demonstrates adequate reliability and validity for most competencies. However, it also provides guidance where improvements are needed as part of a continuous quality improvement program.
authors: University of Texas at Tyler, Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy, Tyler, Texas.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Douglas Ried
authors: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
authors: Randell E
authors: RE
authors: Doty
authors: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Alexandria, Virginia.
authors: Ruth E
authors: RE
authors: Nemire
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Pharmacy practice competency; advanced pharmacy practice experiences; experiential education; psychometrics; reliability; validity