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The impact of curricular revision on student performance in pharmacology assessments.
| Τίτλος: | The impact of curricular revision on student performance in pharmacology assessments. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Weeda ER; University of South Carolina, School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA., Quesnelle KM; University of South Carolina, School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA. |
| Πηγή: | British journal of clinical pharmacology [Br J Clin Pharmacol] 2026 Aug; Vol. 92 (8), pp. 2495-2499. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 09. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7503323 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1365-2125 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03065251 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Clin Pharmacol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell Original Publication: London, Macmillan Journals Ltd. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Pharmacology*/education , Curriculum*/statistics & numerical data, Educational Measurement/statistics & numerical data ; Problem-Based Learning ; Academic Medical Centers ; South Carolina ; Education, Medical, Undergraduate ; Students, Medical ; Humans |
| Περίληψη: | Aims: We implemented changes to a medical school curriculum aimed at boosting active learning and integrated instruction. Using the second level of Kirkpatrick's model, we describe the impact of the curricular revision on student performance in pharmacology assessments. Methods: The analysis was divided into legacy (n = 105) and new (n = 110) curriculum students. The primary outcome was the proportion of students answering pharmacology summative assessment questions correctly. Results: The number of pharmacology hours in the first year increased from 20 to 88 but remained at ~60 in year two. The mean proportion of students answering pharmacology questions correctly was 89.4 (standard deviation [SD] = 10.9) in the legacy versus 87.2 (SD = 12.3) in the new curriculum (P = .10). The only difference in performance was year of study, with students performing better in year two (odds ratio for >90% correct = 2.127, 95% confidence interval = 1.220-3.709). Conclusions: An analytic review of pharmacology assessment items demonstrated curricular equivalency between the legacy and new curricula. Regardless of curricula, more favourable student performance was observed in year two. (© 2025 The Author(s). British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Pharmacological Society.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: curriculum change; curriculum reform; medical education; pre‐clerkship education |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250909 Date Completed: 20260805 Latest Revision: 20260813 |
| Update Code: | 20260813 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13420884 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/bcp.70274 |
| PMID: | 40923535 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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