since 1960s, many experts criticized the use of traditional examinations to assess the skills of medical trainees at all levels and many efforts implemented to create a feasible instrument to measure these skills. objective structured clinical examination (osce) is a modern type of evaluation which is used in many psychiatric and other clinical centers worldwide and has shown a credible validit...

Background We established Zambia's first neurology residency program at the University of Zambia School Medicine and Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. Objective To evaluate feasibility effectiveness a modified objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to assess skills. Methods The training program's 3 participants completed OSCE exercise February 2019. used smartphones videotape trainees perf...

[Purpose] A major issue in physical/occupational therapist education is the improvement of students' clinical techniques. In this study, we introduced an education system using an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), and made an attempt at standardization of its evaluation. [Subjects] The subjects were 227 students in the classes of 2008 to 2010 who enrolled at our university betwe...

OBJECTIVE To report our experience with measurements of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) conducted for the final surgical clerkship year. METHODS A pilot study of the OSCE was conducted on 64 students split over 2 consecutive days lasting 160 minutes each day in May 22-23, 2005 at the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saud...

BACKGROUND Comprehensive aesthetic surgery training continues to be a challenge for residency programs. Our residency program developed a rhinoplasty-based objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) based upon validated methods as part of the residency education curriculum. We report our experience with the rhinoplasty-based OSCE and offer guidance to its incorporation within residency pr...

The validity of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in evaluating clinical skills has been confirmed in a number of studies. However, inter-examiner reliability has been noted as a concern by many educators. To minimize discrepancy between examiners, in application of the OSCE, we have developed an OSCE attitude and skill test re-examination system. Student performance was digitall...

BACKGROUND This pilot study describes an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) developed using Human Patient Simulation (HPS). METHODS Eight residents completed two iterations of this HPS OSCE containing seven stations and utilizing checklists, global ratings, and scoring sheets. RESULTS The first- and second-year residents scored similarly with mean scores of 64/104 and 62/123, ...

OBJECTIVE To assess reliability and validity of the objectively-structured clinical examination (OSCE) applied in postgraduate certification processes by the Mexican Board of Rheumatology. METHOD Thirty-two (2013) and 38 (2014) Rheumatology trainees (RTs) underwent an OSCE consisting of 12 and 15 stations respectively, scored according to a validated check-list, as well as 300-multiple-choice...

OBJECTIVE To introduce a new method of assessment; an observed structured clinical examination (OSCE) into a postgraduate course for rheumatology clinical nurse specialists. METHOD The OSCE was introduced into a physical assessment module, which focused on the nurses' ability to perform an examination of patients' shoulders, knees and hands. A modified blueprinting exercise was used to ensure...