Drug Knowledge Assessment | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

The DKA (formerly HRDKA) is a key evaluation of basic student knowledge of drugs prior to their entry into the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) of the P4 curriculum. The assessment evaluates student knowledge of top 200 drugs in the area of in- and out-patient pharmacies.

Drug Knowledge Assessment (DKA) Information Link

SOP OP: 80.P.06 Policy for Poor Performance on the School’s P3 Drug Knowledge Assessment (DKA)

2023-2025 DKA Top 200 Drug List


Exam Date: Friday, January 12, 2024
Check-In & Download: 8:30 a.m.
Exam Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

* After the exam begins, the late arriving student may not be admitted after the first student has been dismissed from the exam at any one of the campuses OR 30 minutes passed since the beginning of the exam

Exam Type: ExamSoft

* 110 graded test questions and 25 sample test questions

What to Bring on Exam Day: Tech ID

Exam Campus / Room / Proctors
Campus Room Proctor(s)
Abilene TBA TBA
Amarillo TBA TBA
Dallas TBA TBA
Lubbock TBA TBA

REQUEST FOR TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS


The Assessment of Student Learning Committee (ASLC) and the Office of Assessment administer and evaluate the DKA. To ensure the security and integrity of the assessment, students will have the opportunity to submit an accommodation request.

If you need exam accommodations, please submit the following information and notify the Office of Assessment (email: Sonya.E.Sherrod@ttuhsc.edu) by Friday, December 1, 2023.

  • A description of the requested accommodations; and
  • The Letter of Accommodation which is on file with the Office of Student Disability Services.

For academic concerns, please contact the current Chair of the ASLC, Dr. Bret Bessac b.bessac@ttuhsc.edu or Dr. Rebecca Sleeper (Office of Assessment) at Rebecca.Sleeper@ttuhsc.edu.

For logistical, technical, or administrative questions, please contact Sonya Sherrod at Sonya.E.Sherrod@ttuhsc.edu.

 

Updated: 07/05/2023