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COURSE COMPARISON – Updated May 28, 2019This document higlights key differences in the following areas:
• Faculty and Staff
• Questions
• Notes
• Discounts
• Other
Faculty and Staff
Why this matters? PharmAchieve PharmacyPrep
Is the institution Only certified institutions have YES
certified by the been reviewed by the PharmAchieve is the only government certified institution in
NO
Canadian government and can issue a Canada offering PEBC preparatory courses.
Government? tuition tax credit. See: https://goo.gl/nxAeBJ
How many people No one person can possibly A team of about 50 people serves you including:
work on the courses keep the materials up to date.
full-time? • 5 full-time pharmacists with PharmD degrees from
A team of computer scientists Canadian schools
is required to provide a high • 10 pharmacists who teach the course (8 of whom are One full time pharmacologist who
quality online experience and faculty at Canadian pharmacy schools) does not have a pharmacy degree.
the technology to mirror the • 2 Pharmacologists PhDs
exam. • 30 PharmD graduates from Canadian schools who work
on the question bank
• 3 computer scientists
How many No single person has depth of
10 professors (PharmD & Residency) each with deep
professors? Are they knowledge to teach a course
specialization and practice experience in the topics they 1 instructor teaches all subjects
specialists? covering the breadth of the
teach.
PEBC exams.
Are the instructors To answer your questions,
NO – Instructor (Misbah Brebani) does
registered as working instructors should be delivering
YES – 100% practice in hospital or retail except (i) not have a pharmacy degree and is
in a pharmacy? patient care.
calculations professor who is a pharmacologist that is a NOT a pharmacist and not legally
professor at the University of Waterloo; and (ii) ethics allowed to treat or counsel patients.
(per Ontario College Owing to hospital focus of the
professor who has a masters in policy. But 50% of the EE grade is in
of Pharmacists)? exam they should also have
pharmacy practice.
hospital experience.
Do faculty members The PEBC exams are highly YES
teach at Canadian correlated to what is taught in
NO
Universities? Canadian schools. 8 of 10 professors also teach at the faculty of pharmacy at
the University of Waterloo or the University of Toronto
, Questions
Why this matters? PharmAchieve PharmacyPrep
Simulate features of real To perform your best you need to understand
Computer Based Test the computer based test and all 5 tools they YES – 100% of stated exam features
(for EE and MCQ) e.g. provide to help you complete the questions. To including all 5 tools provided during the
highlighting, right click perform your best you want to practice and exam NO – They do not provide the tools
to cross out answers, understand the tools BEFORE exam day. provided in the computer-based test.
navigation bar, flagging See this video: https://goo.gl/BR98Su
of questions, online
calculator)
How many questions in You need to practice questions in the style of 4,200 questions (EE)
~2,000 Questions for EE/MCQ
question bank? the exam to prepare. 3,500 questions (MCQ)
What feedback is In MCQ there may be multiple “right” answers About 80% of questions have all the
provided for multiple- but only one “best” answer which is considered following headings:
choice questions? How to be the correct answer. If you make a
long is this feedback? mistake, you want to know WHY your answer is 1. Learning Objective
not the best answer. 2. Background
3. Rationale including why correct
Only tell you why correct answer is
answer is correct AND why wrong
correct. No references.
answers are wrong
4. Takeaway
5. References
Length: 1 paragraph
The 20% that do not have all of the above
headings still have information from
2,3,5.
Length: 1 paragraph to 1.5 pages
When can you do mock Some courses do not let you do mock tests
tests? whenever you want. Moreover, some classes Mock tests only administered during
Anytime
use valuable class time to do mock tests, which specific classes.
you could have easily done at home.
Do you get to review Some courses do not let you keep mock tests YES
NO - Mock tests are collected by staff
mock tests after class? (they collect the mock tests the same day they You can review your completed review
the same day they are given (so you
administer them so you can’t review them mock tests at any time during your
can’t review them later).
later). subscription period
Can you generate Most courses only give you pre-determined YES
customized tests on- mock tests at pre-determined times. You Can specify:
NO
demand based on your cannot generate your own mock tests on • Topics/sub-topics
own criteria? demand, and cannot customize what is in those • Number of questions
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