Development and Validation of a Clinical Practicum Assessment Tool for the NAACLS-Accredited Biomedical Science Program

Taghreed Abunada, Atiyeh M. Abdallah, Rajvir Singh and Marawan Abu-Madi
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Taghreed Abunada: Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
Atiyeh M. Abdallah: Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
Rajvir Singh: Cardiology Research, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar
Marawan Abu-Madi: Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: Student perspectives on their final year clinical placements in biomedical sciences at Qatar University are assessed using the clinical practicum assessment tool (CPAT), which was developed in-house following accreditation body requirements. The tool, which we call the CPAT-Qatar University (CPAT-QU), covers the three clinical practicum domains: practicum content, preceptors, and competencies. Here, we validate this tool. The CPAT-QU has 27 Likert-scale questions and free-text open questions. CPAT-QU readability was calculated using the Flesch–Kincaid Reading Ease (FKRE) instrument. Content validity was assessed using the average and universal average scale-level content validity indices (S-CVI/Average and S-CVI/UA). For construct validity, 50 employed graduates who had completed the practicum were consented for study participation, and the validity was calculated by a principal component analysis (PCA). Reliability was analyzed by Cronbach’s alpha. The S-CVI/Average and S-CVI/UA were 0.90 and 0.59, respectively, indicating that an adequate proportion of the content was relevant. The PCA extracted two core components, which explained 63% of the variance in the CPAT-QU. Cronbach’s alpha values for the items were within the acceptable range of 0.60–1.00, showing that internal consistency has a good level. CPAT-QU appears to be a useful tool for assessing student perspectives on their clinical placements; however, construct validity needs continuous improvement.

Keywords: medical laboratory sciences; students assessment; clinical practicum; tool validation; NAACLS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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