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To develop and evaluate a candidate common-core competency framework for early-career pharmacists working across secondary and tertiary Chinese public hospitals.

August 1, 2026Intelligent PharmacyOpen Access

Developing a Candidate Competency Framework for Early-Career Pharmacists in Chinese Public Hospitals: A Two-Round Modified Delphi Study

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SYShengnan YeChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College XLXudong LiuNingxia Medical University BZBin ZhaoChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

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Modified Delphi study establishes a core competency framework for early-career hospital pharmacists, indicating broad consensus across public secondary and tertiary institutions.

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To develop and evaluate a candidate common-core competency framework for early-career pharmacists working across secondary and tertiary Chinese public hospitals.
Conducted a two-round modified Delphi consensus study evaluating an evidence-informed framework comprising 6 primary domains and 20 secondary elements (26 total rating units).
Panel experts (Round 1: n = 51 analyzable; Round 2: n = 37 primary analysis set) rated units on 1–5 Likert scales for importance, contextual applicability, assessability, and clarity.
Assessed consensus using an a priori mixed threshold model (75–80%), post hoc uniform cutoffs (75%, 80%, and 85%), and Kendall's W coefficient of concordance.
In Round 2 (n = 37), all 26 units met the mixed threshold and post hoc uniform 75% and 80% criteria, with high ratings (4–5) spanning 91.9%–100.0% for importance, 81.1%–97.3% for applicability, 83.8%–100.0% for assessability, and 86.5%–100.0% for clarity.
Digital and artificial intelligence elements showed the lowest relative support, with element D2 being the only unit failing the uniform 85% cutoff, while common-core designation was retained in 98.5% of valid recommendations (948/962).
Expert concordance across dimensions remained weak, with Kendall’s W values ranging from 0.062 to 0.101.

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Ye et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a976bf3bddcf941759d8f12 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipha.2026.08.007

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Modified Delphi study establishes a core competency framework for early-career hospital pharmacists, indicating broad consensus across public secondary and tertiary institutions.

Developing a Candidate Competency Framework for Early-Career Pharmacists in Chinese Public Hospitals: A Two-Round Modified Delphi Study

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Developing a Candidate Competency Framework for Early-Career Pharmacists in Chinese Public Hospitals: A Two-Round Modified Delphi Study

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