Development and pilot testing of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) on hoarseness

Abstract

This OSCE can be effectively used for the objective assessment of clinical competency in hoarseness. Our pilot study evaluated multiple competencies on a single occasion, including medical knowledge, patient care, professionalism, and communication and interpersonal skills. Clinical competence in history taking, physical examination, flexible fiber-optic laryngoscopy, and ability to interpret radiologic findings improved with increasing year of training. This OSCE provides targeted assessment of practice-based learning and feedback for improvement of clinical performance.

Designing and Implementing the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Anesthesiology

“…13 Several reports have evaluated the feasibility, reliability, and validity of using OSce in the medical and surgical fields. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20] in reported experiences with OSce, various formats have included a combination of methods including written problem-solving stations, 15 standardized patients, [14][15][16]20 handson stations requiring demonstration of technical skills, or interpretation of laboratory results. 20 These differences in format and content target various objectives expected of diverse groups of trainees.…”

“…OSce was found to be a reliable tool to assess physical examination skills, 18,19 clinical judgment and diagnosis, 15,20 interpretation of radiological and laboratory findings, 20 technical skills, [17][18][19][20] and even billing and documentation exercises. 16 communication skills, such as end-of-life decisions, disclosure of medical errors, 14,21 and patient feedback, 16 have also been assessed.…”

Role of Google Glass in improving patient satisfaction for otolaryngology residents: a pilot study

“…Video assessments are well‐documented tools for improving clinical skills and interactions as well as surgical skills . Traditional methods of training medical students and residents in clinical competence include objective structured clinical examinations and video recordings of interactions with either standardised patients or live patients.…”

“…Video assessments are well-documented tools for improving clinical skills and interactions as well as surgical skills. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Traditional methods of training medical students and residents in clinical competence include objective structured clinical examinations and video recordings of interactions with either standardised patients or live patients. Primary care training programs and medical schools have found video technology useful for selfassessment and teaching communication and interpersonal skills in simulated and live patient encounters.…”

Does simulation suffice? Teaching procedural skills in undergraduate medical students- observational quasi-experimental study.

“…A division into five OSCE stations was introduced: auscultation of the heart and pulse rate, non- This process was intended to ensure that the tasks were appropriate to the student syllabus and whether they rated/checked what we wanted to assess with proper accuracy (its reliability). The panel of experts also assessed the consistency of the checklists used (28,29).…”