Written by pharmacy clinicians in academia, PARA evaluates APPE readiness by comparing performance data at the individual student and aggregate level to national benchmarks — all readily available through ExamSoft without the need for exam registration or third-party proctoring.

Meaningful data insights

• Strengths & Opportunities Report compares individual student performance with national benchmarks by key categories and provides student percentile rank across a national sample of students.
• Summary Report compares cohort performance with national benchmarks according to key categories.
• Key categories include Bloom’s Taxonomy, NAPLEX topic areas, ACPE required elements of the didactic doctor of pharmacy curriculum, ACCP Pharmacotherapy Toolkit, and other key concepts.

Pre-APPE content

• Content closely aligns with 2016 ACPE standard 25.8 for APPE preparedness and ACCP Pharmacotherapy Toolkit.
• 200-question assessment mirrors NAPLEX question types.
• Exam leverages assessment best practices and deep subject matter expertise of practicing pharmacy clinicians and educators across the country.