Remediation and Reassessment Methods in Pharmacy Education: A Systemic Review

Colleges of pharmacy are currently required to implement a remediation program within their curricula, but no specifications are provided on the ideal methodology. While the need for successful remediation strategies continues to grow, literature describing positive or negative outcomes of different approaches is significantly lacking. A literature review was completed to evaluate and describe published remediation strategies. There was significant dissimilarity in the literature on overall remediation approach. Outcomes varied significantly between studies, making methodology comparisons difficult. It is also challenging to evaluate these studies in terms of larger applicability to other programs due to the lack of specificity on remediation details, course types, and success rates within current literature. Larger studies including more detail and consistency in the reported outcomes would be beneficial to students and help clarify remediation for colleges of pharmacy.