OBJECTIVE To explore how formative OSCEs influence student performance and perception when undertaking summative OSCEs. METHODS We introduced formative OSCEs for second-year medical students at a large London medical school. Examination data from both formative and subsequent summative OSCEs were analysed to determine the effect on summative OSCE performance. We gathered student perceptions u...

BACKGROUND The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a cornerstone in healthcare assessment. As a potential tool for providing learner-centred feedback on a large scale, the use of tablet devices has been proposed for the recording of OSCE marks, moving away from the traditional, paper-based checklist. METHODS Examiner-recorded comments were collated from successive first year f...

OBJECTIVE To investigate if the psychometric qualities of an OSCE consisting of more complex simulated patient encounters remain valid and reliable in the assessment of postgraduate trainees in general practice. METHODS In this intervention study without control group, the traditional OSCE was formally replaced by the new, complex version. The study population was composed by all postgraduate...

OBJECTIVES This pilot study was designed to evaluate the impact of a pre-rotation workshop (PRW) on pharmacy students' clinical skills and preparation for clinical Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) involving direct patient care. METHODS Randomized controlled trial of an educational intervention with Institutional Review Board approval. PRW activities designed to simulate rotation ...

Objectives: This study describes the implementation of a training course that aimed to increase competency undergraduate students Korean medicine at single college obtain informed consent and perform bee venom acupuncture using an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).Methods: We developed implemented short for 111 fourth-year during their rotation Department Acupuncture Moxibustion ...

Background: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is widely accepted as an effective means of assessing clinical competence and nursing skills. There is, however, little existing knowledge on how first-year students perceived stress during their first OSCE. Objectives: To determine the perception stress; to identify factors causing incidence stress. Method: A descriptive, survey ...

OBJECTIVE To find out whether the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) using standardized patients allows the same evaluation of students as the traditional oral clinical examination (TOCE) using real patients. METHODS The results of 4 cohorts of students (904 students) in the end of posting examination (using the TOCE), and the end of year examination (using OSCE) during the acad...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the marks in the third year Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) were affected by the collusion reported by the students themselves on an electronic discussion board. DESIGN A review of the student discussion, examiners' feedback and a comparison of the marks obtained on the 2 days of the OSCE. PARTICIPANTS 255 third year medical students. SETTIN...

BACKGROUND The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a widely used method for assessing clinical competence in health sciences education. Studies using this method have shown evidence of validity and reliability. There are no published studies of OSCE reliability measurement with generalizability theory (G-theory) in Latin America. The aims of this study were to assess the reliabi...

www.pharmacypractice.org 219 ABSTRACT Objectives: This pilot study was designed to evaluate the impact of a pre-rotation workshop (PRW) on pharmacy students’ clinical skills and preparation for clinical Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) involving direct patient care. Methods: Randomized controlled trial of an educational intervention with Institutional Review Board approval. PRW act...