Implementation of Advanced Objective Structured Clinical Examination Trial in Pharmacist Education and Evaluation of Results

The advanced objective structured clinical examination (advanced OSCE) trial was conducted in a hospital pharmacy forfifth-year students who had completed the pharmaceutical common achievement test,and the results were evaluated.Theitems students were tested on were“blood pressure measurement skill”with a mercury manometer and“physical assessmentability”(regarding diarrhea,brain hypertension,or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) using a Physiko?? device.In thedetailed overall evaluation,the mean achievement rates for both items tested were high,ranging from 95.6 to 98.5%.However,there was a significant difference in the mean achievement rate between“blood pressure measurement skill”and“physical assessment ability (regarding diarrhea)”,showing that there was a difference in level of difficulty between these 2items.As there had been high levels of achievement in the detailed overall evaluation,we feel that the students had beenable to acquire the required skill in blood pressure measurement technique and ability to conduct basic physical assessmentsin the advanced OSCE trial.Implementation of the advanced OSCE trial will help pharmacy students acquire the ability to check vital signs and conductphysical assessments effectively and we hope that this study will contribute to pharmacist education in the Faculty ofPharmacy in the future.