(185) Precision Feedback: Developing Individualized Student Progress Reports

Objective : To pilot a program designed to provide students with precision feedback about their learning.

Methods: The Practice Ready Curriculum (PRC) is designed for students to learn the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and experiences necessary to become “Practice-Ready” pharmacists upon graduation. Twelve competencies essential for Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) readiness and their achievement threshold “benchmark” scores upon completion of the third year were selected by curriculum leaders using the Delphi Method. A progress report of the essential competencies for P2 year (2021-2022) was run for each third-year student. The student’s achievement scores were calculated from the individual’s outcomes on exams, performance-based assessments, and assignments.

Results: The formative progress report was explained in class then individually emailed to 132 students. Interpret wellness screening results had the highest benchmark achievement by students (96.2%). Conduct medication histories, communicate professionally, and utilize resources for drugs/diseases each had 94.5% achievement. Sixteen students achieved all threshold scores while 32, 20, and 16 didn’t meet 1, 2, or 3 competencies, respectively. Seven students didn’t meet seven competencies which was the highest number of competencies not achieved; yet the threshold is designed to be met after the third year of courses. Only 10 competencies were evaluated due to missing tagging in the assessment software. Students provided positive opinions regarding the report at assessment feedback sessions and faculty can now monitor student progression longitudinally.

Conclusions: The pilot program successfully provided progress reports on student’s achievement of competencies to demonstrate APPE-readiness. Reports providing yearly and cumulative outcomes will be disseminated after the first and second year and two months before APPEs begin. Students who do not benchmark will remediate before APPEs. Other programs can model this process.