Development of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination Using the American Board of Anesthesiology Content Outline for the Objective Structured Clinical Examination Component of the APPLIED Certification Examination

Abstract

The goal of this study was to use the American Board of Anesthesiology Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) content outline as a blueprint to develop and administer a 9-station mock OSCE with station-specific checklists to senior residents (n = 14). The G- and Ф-coefficient reliability estimates were 0.76 and 0.61, respectively. Residents judged the scenarios as either extremely or somewhat realistic (88%). It is feasible to develop and administer a mock OSCE with rigorous psychometric characteristics.

Transfusion Medicine Education for Anesthesiology Residents: A Novel Curriculum

“…1,2 Across all specialties, most blood product transfusions are administered by physicians without dedicated training in the principles of transfusion medicine (TM). 3 Furthermore, TM is listed as part of the examination for board certification in anesthesiology, 4 and anesthesiology residents (ARs) who train in TM perform better in TM. 5 To these ends, we were guided by previous work that showed that a structured approach for ARs in TM would improve their medical knowledge, provide an opportunity for them to learn and discuss TM topics with nonanesthesiologists, develop better judgment regarding blood utilization, and improve the safety of transfusions.…”

The Management Ability for Head Nurses Assessed by Using Kendall’s Coefficient of Concordance

“…In hospital setting, we have observed many kinds of assessment or questionnaire to evaluate examinees' performance such as annual personal performance evaluation, nursing professional ability advanced evaluation, or such an Objective Structured Clinical Examination(OSCE) [8,9], etc.. The most frequent type of assessment for head nurse is the annual personal performance evaluation.…”

Fundamentals of blood banking in anesthesiology: A problem-based learning simulation session as an addition to a novel curriculum of transfusion medicine education for anesthesiology residents

“… 1 , 2 Transfusion medicine is part of real-life anesthesiology practice and an element of the board certification exam. 3 This educational need provides an ideal opportunity for transfusion medicine specialists to “speak for themselves” by training future anesthesiologists in transfusion medicine, rather than delegating this task to anesthesiologists or other non-specialists. 4 …”