Piloting an Objective Structured Clinical Examination to Evaluate the Clinical Competency of Pre-Registration Pharmacists

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 194-198

  Coombes, Judith A ^a,e   McGuire, Treasure M ^a   Harrhy, Karen L ^b   McRobbie, Duncan ^c   Davies, J Graham ^d   Fleming, Gail ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^e PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BECLOMETASONE; CARBOPLATIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGISTRATION; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0345601830     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr2003333194     Document Type: Article

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