BACKGROUND Patient safety (PS) receives limited attention in health professional curricula. We developed and pilot tested four Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) stations intended to reflect socio-cultural dimensions in the Canadian Patient Safety Institute's Safety Competency Framework. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 18 third year undergraduate medical and nursing students at a Canad...

An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) was introduced at the end of the fourth year undergraduate paediatric training. We have compared the results obtained with those of our traditional method of assessment. We feel that the OSCE is a valid and reliable assessment; it provided good feedback and was well received by the students.

INTRODUCTION In the pre-clinical phase of the study of dentistry at the University of Greifswald, the course "Early Patient Contact (EPC)" is conducted within the framework of Community Medicine/Dentistry. The course is based on three pillars: the patient visiting program, special problem-oriented seminars, and communication training for doctors. The essential goal consists of providing student...

OBJECTIVE To investigate how accurately doctors estimated their performance on the General Medical Council's Tests of Competence pilot examinations. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey design using a questionnaire method. SETTING University College London Medical School. PARTICIPANTS 524 medical doctors working in a range of clinical specialties between foundation year two and consultant leve...

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 ...