Introduction

The Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment (PCOA) is a standardized exam developed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) in 2008 to measure the curriculum in relation to student progress. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of pre-admissions and pharmacy school variables on third-year student PCOA performance at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) College of Pharmacy.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted using data from three cohorts of students who took the PCOA in their third professional year from 2015 to 2017. An independent samples t-test, correlation analysis, and multivariate linear regression were conducted to determine the relationship between student characteristics and the PCOA score.

Results

The mean PCOA scaled score for the third-year pharmacy students was 349.6 ± 46.20 while the mean Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) percentile was 62.7 ± 14.5. Most students (67%) self-identified as Black and the majority (54.9%) were female. The PCOA scores were correlated with the PCAT percentile (P < .001) and the cumulative grade point average (GPA) through the fall semester of the third professional year (P < .001). After adjusting for other factors, the cumulative GPA through the fall semester of the third professional year (P < .001) and PCAT percentiles (P < .001) remained predictive of students PCOA scores.

Conclusions

The cumulative GPA through the third-year fall semester and PCAT percentiles are important factors in helping to predict PCOA scores among third year pharmacy students at a HBCU.

中文翻译：

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确定影响历史上黑人药学院第三年药学课程成果评估绩效的预测因素

介绍

药学课程成果评估 (PCOA) 是全国药学委员会协会 (NABP) 于 2008 年开发的一项标准化考试，旨在衡量与学生进步相关的课程。该研究的目的是确定预录取和药学院变量对历史上黑人学院或大学 (HBCU) 药学院三年级学生 PCOA 表现的影响。

方法

使用来自 2015 年至 2017 年第三个专业年参加 PCOA 的三组学生的数据进行回顾性分析。进行独立样本t检验、相关分析和多元线性回归以确定学生特征与PCOA 评分。

结果

三年级药学学生的平均 PCOA 量表分数为 349.6 ± 46.20，而平均药学院入学考试 (PCAT) 百分位数为 62.7 ± 14.5。大多数学生 (67%) 自我认定为黑人，大多数 (54.9%) 是女性。PCOA 分数与 PCAT 百分位数（P  < .001）和第三个专业年秋季学期的累积平均绩点（GPA）相关（P  < .001）。在调整其他因素后，通过第三个专业年秋季学期的累积 GPA ( P  < .001) 和 PCAT 百分位数 ( P  < .001) 仍然可以预测学生的 PCOA 分数。

结论

通过第三年秋季学期的累积 GPA 和 PCAT 百分位数是帮助预测 HBCU 第三年药学学生 PCOA 分数的重要因素。