A new approach to a final examination in surgery. use of the objective structured clinical examination
Cuschieri, A.; Gleeson, F.A.; Harden, R.M.; Wood, R.A.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 61(5): 400-405
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 496231 Document Number: 143698
In an attempt to overcome the disadvantages of the conventional final examination an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) was introduced into the final examination in surgery at the University of Dundee. In this approach are tested at 20 stations through which the candidates rotate. At some stations the students are assessed, by an examiner using a check list, on their ability to take a history or examine a patient. At other stations objective questions are used to assess the students' findings and their interpretation, his (or her) management of the patient, and his assessment of laboratory investigations. This approach to the final examination is more reliable and more valid than traditional methods and has practical advantages over them.