“There Are Too Many Assessments!”: Curbing Curricular Assessment Overload in Pharmacy Education

Sunday, July 21, 2024

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Hynes: 310

CE: 1.00

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Identify the signs of curricular assessment overload within pharmacy curricula and its impact on student learning and well-being.
Discuss strategies for balancing assessment methods and creating more effective and sustainable evaluation practices in pharmacy education.
Evaluate possible actions for institutions to address curricular assessment overload, fostering a more conducive learning environment for pharmacy students and sustainable assessment-related workload for faculty.

Assessment overload is a contemporary challenge that can hinder effective learning and contribute to student stress and burnout. This session aims to provide the audience with practical strategies to curtail curricular assessment overload in pharmacy curricula. Using a multi-institutional panel, experts will discuss innovative approaches, share best practices and engage with participants in identifying workable strategies. The session will provide valuable insights and practical examples for effectively reducing assessments in pharmacy education.

Moderator & Speaker(s)

Rosalyn P. Vellurattil, Pharm.D., CHCP

Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois

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Speaker(s)

Kristin K. Janke, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Associate Dean of Assessment and Quality
University of Minnesota, Minnesota
Katherine Kelley, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Associate Dean of Assessment
The Ohio State University, Ohio
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Beth Martin, Ph.D., M.S., R.Ph., FAPhA (she/her/hers)

Assistant Dean, Teaching and Learning
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin
Burgunda Sweet, Pharm.D. (she/her/hers)

Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Assessment
University of Michigan, Michigan