آیا بیماران استانداردشده می‌توانند در آزمون ساختار‌یافته عینی- بالینی به قضاوت عملکرد دستیاران بپردازند؟

 Objectives: This study aims to compare viewpoints of standardized patients (SPs) and consultant psychiatrists about the performance of volunteer residents in the first Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in Iran. Method: OSCE was hold with 9 stations and 8 SPs, in one day with attendance of 22 senior psychiatric residents. In each station two raters independently scored the residents based on a previously prepared checklist. SPs were three females and five males with the mean age of 27 years. In the end, viewpoints of consultant psychi-atrists and SPs on the performance of residents were compared. Results: Beside three stations, no significant correlation between SPs’ and consultants’ opinions could be found in other stations.  SPs in the stations with significant correlation had higher level of educa-tion especially in the psychiatry-relevant fields. Conclusion: Despite capabilities of the SPs, it is probably not reason- able to rely on their opinion as raters unless they have higher level of education.