Table 3 Students’ average performance on the OSCE’s assessed competences post-APPE
From: Preparing competent graduates for delivering pharmaceutical care: an experience from Northern Cyprus
Competences | Mean Score out of 5 ± SEM Pre- APPE | Mean Score out of 5 ± SEM Post- APPE | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Respond to symptoms and history taking | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | p = 1.000 |
Clinical prescription management problems | 3.1 ± 0.25 | 2.5 ± 0.23 | p = 0.220 |
Patient counselling skills | 3.1 ± 0.14 | 3.5 ± 0.13 | p = 0.165 |
Pharmacotherapeutic knowledge application | 2.5 ± 0.12 | 2.54 ± 0.18 | p = 0.567 |
Systems-based client assessment | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.25 | p = 0.577 |
Data retrieval and interpretation | 1.6 ± 0.12 | 4.4 ± 0.13 | p < 0.001 |
Communication skills and attitude | 3.3 ± 0.15 | 4.2 ± 0.09 | p < 0.001 |
Promoting public health | 3.2 ± 0.18 | 3.92 ± 0.12 | p = 0.02 |
Average | 2.85 ± 0.18 | 3.42 ± 0.17 | p < 0.001 |