Table 2.
Design of the assessment by use of test matrix for each parallel test
| Question type: n | Domain and example of question | Subdomain (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Three options MCQ: n = 25 | Basic pharmacology knowledge | |
| e.g. What is a ‘first pass effect'? | - Pharmacodynamics (n = 7) | |
| - Pharmacokinetics (n = 7) | ||
| - Interactions and side effects (n = 4) | ||
| - ATC groups knowledge† (n = 7) | ||
| Three options MCQ: n = 24 | Clinical pharmacology or applied knowledge | |
| e.g. an 80-year-old women with renal failure and a complicated urinary tract infection is presented to the GP. What is the best treatment for the UTI in this woman? | - Prescribing (n = 7) | |
| - Prescribing in special groups (n = 7) | ||
| - Interactions and side effects (n = 3) | ||
| - Drug information, regulations and laws (n = 7) | ||
| Open: n = 1 | Pharmacotherapy skill | |
| e.g. Write the recipe for your ambulant patient for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 625 mg 3 times a day for 7 days | - Recipe (n = 1) | |
†
ATC groups: drug groups by the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification system. MCQ, multiple choice question.