INNOVATIONS in pharmacy

An Approach for the Development and Implementation of an Assessment Tool for Interprofessional Education Learning Activities

Lisa Salvati

Ferris State University

David Bright

Ferris State University

Margaret de Voest

Ferris State University

Lisa Meny

Ferris State University

Kali VanLangen

Ferris State University

Kari Vavra Janes

Ferris State University

Mark Young

Ferris State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v8i4.930

Keywords: interprofessional education, pharmacy education, assessment, rubric, assessment tool development, interprofessional education, pharmacy education, assessment, rubric, assessment tool development

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Abstract

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards 2016 state that colleges of pharmacy must assess student achievement and readiness to contribute as a member of an interprofessional collaborative patient care team. There are a limited number of assessment tools available to achieve this part of the Standards. The purpose of this Case Study Report is to describe the process that one college of pharmacy took to develop an interprofessional education (IPE) assessment tool to be used for their longitudinal assessment approach for IPE in the didactic portion of the curriculum. Strategies for the development of an assessment tool are provided through three themes: continuous refinement, collaboration and streamlining. Next steps for the implementation of the assessment tool, as well as evaluating its validity and reliability, are discussed.

 

Type: Case Study