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New PEBC Certification Examination Begins in 2001 Pharmacist Assessors Needed As reported in the Sep/Oct 2000 issue of Pharmacy Connection (p. 32), beginning in the Spring of 2001 the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) will implement a new practice-based examination component. This will complement the written examination for certification. The two components are known as the PEBC Qualifying Examination - Parts I and II. The new exam component (Part II) will be similar in format to assessments now in use in several Canadian pharmacy faculties and in the Ontario College of Pharmacists’ Quality Assurance Program. It will be conducted each Spring in eight locations and again in the Fall in three of these sites, one of which will be a bilingual site. The first administration will be on Sunday, May 27, 2001. More information will be provided in the coming months and also posted on the PEBC web site (www.pebc.ca). The new component is based on an assessment model commonly known as the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). It is designed to assess communications/interpersonal skills, the application of knowledge to simulations of commonly encountered patient scenarios, and other aspects of professional competence that do not lend well to written examinations. The competencies to be assessed through both the written and practice-based exams are those adopted (or adapted) by all member provinces of the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA). PEBC invites pharmacists who are involved in providing or directly supervising patient care services (including dispensing, clinical and drug information services) to participate as assessors in the new examination. It is particularly important that practising pharmacists be involved in assessing candidates for licensure, in accordance with the needs of the public and the standards of the profession. Those who have been assessors in licensing and quality assurance programs would attest that involvement is both personally and professionally rewarding. This is a milestone for our profession, one that we, along with other provinces, have been working towards. It is a means for many pharmacists to become involved in a national program and we hope that you will respond to the invitation. PEBC Qualifying Examination - Part II (OSCE) Guidelines for the Selection of Assessors Objectives are to: • ensure that assessors have current practice experience • ensure that assessors are well-trained to perform assessments • avoid perceived or unconscious conflict of interest (from the point of view of foreign candidates, students who are borderline, etc.) • protect the security of the examination from unconscious or “good intentional” use of exam materials in any manner other than for the PEBC Qualifying Examination. Assessors must: • be a “member in good standing” of one or more provincial regulatory authorities • be fully licensed in a Canadian jurisdiction for at least the last three years and not disciplined by any professional body during the last three years • currently practice in a patient care environment, providing or supervising patient care services on a regular basis, either full- or part-time. Such services may include: dispensing, patient teaching, responding to patients’ requests, consulting with other health professionals regarding patients’ needs (e.g., drug information) • be willing to sign and comply with the assessor confidentiality, security, conflict of interest and code of conduct agreements • be willing to participate on the basis of the offered honorarium, without additional remuneration for travel and accommodation • have no limitations that would impair the ability to accurately observe, record and assess candidates’ performance over a 10- to 12-hour period. 22 PHARMACY CONNECTION Nov/Dec 2000
Practice-site (structured practical training, internship and clerkship) preceptors would normally qualify as assessors. Pharmacists are not eligible due to potential or perceived conflict of interest or bias if they are: • involved in the development of the curriculum for or training/assessment of practical/professional skills of groups of students in the third to final year of the undergraduate program • graduate students in the same faculty • involved in the development, review, administration or dissemination of practice exams, cases or preparatory courses or materials (designed to specifically prepare candidates for the examination) during a three-year period from the time of participation in the PEBC Qualifying Examination - Part II. PEBC Assessor Interest Assessors are trained on the morning of the examination, so it is not necessary to have experience as an assessor. The most important qualification is your current practice experience (either performing or directly supervising patient care activities such as dispensing, clinical and drug information services). The examination day will be approximately 10 to 12 hours long. An honorarium of $225 is offered to assessors; however, other expenses are not reimbursed. If you are interested in participating as an assessor, please indicate by responding to the following questions and mailing or faxing this page to the PEBC office. Your early response is greatly appreciated. (This first response is not considered a commitment on your part, but a means for PEBC to contact you early in 2001.) ! I am interested in participating as an assessor for the PEBC Qualifying Examination -Part II (OSCE). ! I meet the qualifications listed. ! I am currently involved in additional professional activities (in addition to my regular work), as follows: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Name (print): _______________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ Workplace & Address: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ OCP Registration#: _________________________ Year Registered:______________ Tel #: _______________________________________________________ Fax #: _______________________________________________________ E-mail: _______________________________________________________ Signature: _______________________________________________________ Send to: Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada 123 Edward St. Suite 603 Toronto, ON M5G 1E2 fax : (416) 599-9244 PHARMACY CONNECTION Nov/Dec 2000 23
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