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A comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE)
PURPOSE: The Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) has been mandated by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) for three and a half years; however, colleges of pharmacy and/or pharmacy organizations in Saudi Arabia have yet to implement a comprehensive review program to help pro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9715636/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36465845 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2022.07.017 |
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author | Sales, Ibrahim Alwhaibi, Abdulrahman M. Aljadeed, Raniah I. Alzaidi, Rawan F. Shahba, Ahmad Almuqbil, Mansour Alshamsan, Aws |
author_facet | Sales, Ibrahim Alwhaibi, Abdulrahman M. Aljadeed, Raniah I. Alzaidi, Rawan F. Shahba, Ahmad Almuqbil, Mansour Alshamsan, Aws |
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description | PURPOSE: The Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) has been mandated by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) for three and a half years; however, colleges of pharmacy and/or pharmacy organizations in Saudi Arabia have yet to implement a comprehensive review program to help prospective graduates to succeed. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of an integrated program designed to enhance students’ performance on the SPLE. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the impact of integrating SPLE review activities (clinical review quizzes (CRQs), disease state presentations (DSPs), a Capstone OSCE, and a mock SPLE) on students’ SPLE results and perceptions of their SPLE preparation and performance. Student scores from the review activities were analyzed and an anonymous, voluntary survey was used to assess the impact of these activities on student readiness levels and performance on the SPLE. RESULTS: A total of 127 Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) students were included in the study. The average scores for the mock SPLE, DSPs, and Capstone OSCE were (55.8% ± 8.55), (91.3% ± 7.17), and (95.2% ± 6.90), respectively. Approximately 50% of the students responded to the survey. Most students had taken and passed the SPLE on the first attempt (94.6%) with an average score of 635.7 ± 39.4 (∼79%). Over 60% and 70% of students recommended the SPLE CRQs activity and the DSP activity, respectively. With respect to mock SPLE, 60.9% believed that it provided an idea of what to expect on the SPLE and 54.7% recommended to add the Capstone OSCE into the curriculum. Overall, the majority of students would recommend these activities be incorporated in the college of pharmacy curriculum in order to better prepare pharmacy graduates for the SPLE. CONCLUSION: Prospective graduates from Saudi universities may benefit from college of pharmacy-organized SPLE reviews. Based on this study’s findings, a comprehensive review course including a mock SPLE and disease state presentations is recommended. In addition, SPLE review lectures, CRQs, and a Capstone OSCE may provide additional benefit. |
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spelling | pubmed-97156362022-12-03 A comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) Sales, Ibrahim Alwhaibi, Abdulrahman M. Aljadeed, Raniah I. Alzaidi, Rawan F. Shahba, Ahmad Almuqbil, Mansour Alshamsan, Aws Saudi Pharm J Original Article PURPOSE: The Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) has been mandated by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) for three and a half years; however, colleges of pharmacy and/or pharmacy organizations in Saudi Arabia have yet to implement a comprehensive review program to help prospective graduates to succeed. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of an integrated program designed to enhance students’ performance on the SPLE. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the impact of integrating SPLE review activities (clinical review quizzes (CRQs), disease state presentations (DSPs), a Capstone OSCE, and a mock SPLE) on students’ SPLE results and perceptions of their SPLE preparation and performance. Student scores from the review activities were analyzed and an anonymous, voluntary survey was used to assess the impact of these activities on student readiness levels and performance on the SPLE. RESULTS: A total of 127 Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) students were included in the study. The average scores for the mock SPLE, DSPs, and Capstone OSCE were (55.8% ± 8.55), (91.3% ± 7.17), and (95.2% ± 6.90), respectively. Approximately 50% of the students responded to the survey. Most students had taken and passed the SPLE on the first attempt (94.6%) with an average score of 635.7 ± 39.4 (∼79%). Over 60% and 70% of students recommended the SPLE CRQs activity and the DSP activity, respectively. With respect to mock SPLE, 60.9% believed that it provided an idea of what to expect on the SPLE and 54.7% recommended to add the Capstone OSCE into the curriculum. Overall, the majority of students would recommend these activities be incorporated in the college of pharmacy curriculum in order to better prepare pharmacy graduates for the SPLE. CONCLUSION: Prospective graduates from Saudi universities may benefit from college of pharmacy-organized SPLE reviews. Based on this study’s findings, a comprehensive review course including a mock SPLE and disease state presentations is recommended. In addition, SPLE review lectures, CRQs, and a Capstone OSCE may provide additional benefit. Elsevier 2022-11 2022-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9715636/ /pubmed/36465845 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2022.07.017 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Sales, Ibrahim Alwhaibi, Abdulrahman M. Aljadeed, Raniah I. Alzaidi, Rawan F. Shahba, Ahmad Almuqbil, Mansour Alshamsan, Aws A comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) |
title | A comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) |
title_full | A comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) |
title_fullStr | A comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) |
title_full_unstemmed | A comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) |
title_short | A comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the Saudi Pharmacist Licensure Examination (SPLE) |
title_sort | comprehensive review program to prepare pharmacy students for the saudi pharmacist licensure examination (sple) |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9715636/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36465845 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2022.07.017 |
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