Table 6 Ratings of students and assessors for OSCEs in a survey with a four-point Likert scale
Questionnairesa | Patient counseling, mean (SD) | Prescription review, mean (SD) | Drug information service, mean (SD) | OTC counseling, mean (SD) | Pharmaceutical care service, mean (SD) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Student | Assessor | p value** | Student | Assessor | p value** | Student | Assessor | p value** | Student | Assessor | p value** | Student | Assessor | p value** | |
The exam was difficult | 2.80 (0.93) | 2.50 (0.87) | 0.21 | 2.95 (0.80) | 2.00 | < 0.01 | 2.20 (0.68) | 2.75 (0.43) | 0.31 | 2.65 (0.79) | 2.00 | 0.05 | 2.75 (0.89) | 2.00 | < 0.01 |
The time given for the exam was sufficient | 3.50 (0.50) | 3.50 (0.50) | 1.00 | 3.45 (0.50) | 3.25 (0.43) | 0.46 | 3.50 (0.50) | 3.50 (0.50) | 1.00 | 3.50 (0.50) | 3.75 (0.43) | 0.36 | 3.50 (0.50) | 3.50 (0.50) | 1.00 |
The questions were appropriate for evaluating the clinical performance | 3.16 (0.87) | 3.25 (0.43) | 0.85 | 3.47 (0.50) | 3.00 | 0.08 | 3.37 (0.48) | 3.00 | 0.15 | 3.11 (0.72) | 3.50 (0.50) | 0.78 | 3.32 (0.57) | 3.25 (0.43) | 0.78 |
Pharmacy OSCEs prior to APPEs are needed in the future | 3.65 (0.48) | 3.75 (0.43) | 0.70 | 3.50 (0.50) | 3.00 | 0.06 | 3.60 (0.49) | 3.50 (0.50) | 0.71 | 3.65 (0.48) | 3.50 (0.50) | 0.57 | 3.50 (0.59) | 3.50 (0.50) | 1.00 |
Students’ clinical performance would be improved if the OSCEs were conducted in the future | 3.75 (0.43) | 3.75 (0.43) | 1.00 | 3.65 (0.48) | 3.00 | 0.02 | 3.65 (0.48) | 3.50 (0.50) | 0.57 | 3.75 (0.43) | 3.75 (0.43) | 1.00 | 3.70 (0.46) | 3.75 (0.43) | 0.84 |