PSA Assessment — House Officer Clerkship

PSA

Prescribing Safety Assessment

House Officer Clerkship Completion Tool — BPS/MSC Framework

Assessment Overview

R1 Resident 1 Foundation & core drug knowledge

Foundation & core drug knowledge Assessment rules: Questions are uniquely randomised per candidate session using a seeded algorithm — no two candidates receive the same order. Do not share questions or answers. Once the timer starts, do not close or refresh the browser.

Total Questions

60 items

Time Allowed

120 minutes

Pass Mark

≥ 70%

Question Format

Randomised per candidate

Assessment Modules

Adverse Drug Reactions (4 items)

Antibiotic Stewardship (7 items)

Calculation Skills (5 items)

Cardiovascular Prescribing (7 items)

Critical Care (1 items)

Drug Interactions (4 items)

Drug Monitoring (4 items)

Endocrine Prescribing (5 items)

Haematology Prescribing (1 items)

Hepatic Prescribing (1 items)

Neurological Prescribing (1 items)

Obstetric Prescribing (2 items)

Oncology Prescribing (1 items)

Paediatric Prescribing (1 items)

Pain Management (4 items)

Pharmacokinetics (1 items)

Pharmacovigilance (1 items)

Psychiatry Prescribing (2 items)

Renal Prescribing (4 items)

Respiratory Prescribing (1 items)

Surgical Prescribing (3 items)

Anti-cheat notice: Questions are presented in a randomised order unique to each candidate session. Answer options within each question are also shuffled.

Do not share questions or answers with other candidates. Each session generates a unique token logged with your submission.

Once started, do not close or refresh the browser — your progress is saved but the timer continues.

Enter Your Candidate ID

Enter your registered candidate ID to begin the assessment.