Evaluating generic skills through the PROG test in Japanese pharmacy education: A pilot study

The Progress Report On Generic Skills (PROG) test has been used to assess generic skills in a variety of educational programs in Japan. It categorizes generic skills as either literacy or competency. Literacy involves applying previously acquired knowledge, while competency includes proper interaction with the environment. We aimed to examine student progression using the PROG test through a pharmacy program from the first year through the fifth year. Undergraduate student pharmacists undertook the PROG test three times: in their first year (July 2019), before their on-site clinical internship in the fifth year (May 2023), and after the five-month clinical internship (December 2023). The scores of the three tests were compared to assess the outcomes of the on-campus didactic education and those of the clinical internship. During the on-campus didactic education from the first year to the fifth year, both literacy and competency scores decreased (5.0 to 4.7, p = 0.468, r = 0.25..., , , # Evaluating generic skills through the PROG test in Japanese pharmacy education: A pilot study

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6m905qgb8](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6m905qgb8)

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Author(s)

Hiroshi Ohara, Ph.D.
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ohu University
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Keita Odanaka, Ph.D.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shonan University of Medical Sciences
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Toshinori Ito, MA
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ohu University
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Shigeki Kisara, Ph.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Practice Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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通用技能进展报告（Progress Report On Generic Skills, PROG）测试已被应用于日本各类教育项目的通用技能评估。该测试将通用技能划分为读写素养与综合能力两大类别：读写素养指运用既往习得知识的能力，综合能力则涵盖与环境开展合理互动的能力。本研究旨在依托日本药学专业本科一至五年级的培养体系，通过PROG测试考察学生的能力发展进程。

本科药学专业学生共完成三次PROG测试：分别为入学第一年（2019年7月）、五年级临床实习前（2023年5月），以及为期五个月的临床实习结束后（2023年12月）。研究通过对比三次测试的得分，评估校内理论教学与临床实习的教学成效。

在一年级至五年级的校内理论教学阶段，读写素养与综合能力得分均出现下降（5.0分降至4.7分，p=0.468，r=0.25……）——# 日本药学教育中通过PROG测试评估通用技能：一项预实验研究
[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6m905qgb8](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6m905qgb8)

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### 作者信息
大原博之（Hiroshi Ohara），博士
奥羽大学药学院
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小中启太（Keita Odanaka），博士
湘南医疗科学大学药学院临床药学系
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伊藤俊则（Toshinori Ito），硕士
奥羽大学药学院
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木原茂树（Shigeki Kisara），博士
东北医疗药科大学药学院临床药学实践中心
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